‘Last dance’: Kasafi ends 9-year long Ati-Atihan journey
KALIBO, Aklan – In a surprise move in December, Albert Meñez – chairman of the Kalibo Santo Niño Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi) – announced...
What’s up with Ati-Atihan?
ILOILO City – The Ati-Atihan season is here. Being among the most sought-after festivals not only in Western Visayas but in the entire country,...
Aklan roads prepared for Ati-Atihan 2019
KALIBO, Aklan – Thousands of foreign and local tourists are flocking this capital town for the 2019 Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival.
The Department of Public Works...
Brgys first to spot corrupt practices – DILG exec
SAN JOSE, Antique – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assistant secretary Roosque Calacat urged barangay officials here to stop corruption that...
San Jose to implement stricter waste mgt policy
SAN JOSE, Antique – The municipal government of this capital town will strengthen the implementation of the solid waste management (SWM) program this 2019,...
‘Pollution-free’ Sinulog eyed
CEBU City – Aiming for a pollution-free Sinulog celebration, the Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas (EMB-7) and the government of Cebu City have...
Antique gov’t in dilemma over salaries of job order workers
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial government is in a dilemma where to get the salaries of job order (JO) workers...
More than 2M kids targeted for deworming in Western Visayas
ROXAS City – The Department of Health – Center for Health Development 6 (DOH-CHD-6) hoped to recover from the low deworming coverage last year...
NegOcc intensifies efforts to control rabies
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental has stepped up its efforts to reduce, if not eliminate rabies, with the implementation of the Rabies Control Action...
Airline opens new China routes from ‘gateway to Boracay island’
MANILA – AirAsia has added several flights to Macau, Kunming, and Chengdu from Kalibo International Airport, gateway to Boracay island in the Philippines.
The Kalibo-Macau...