Aklan power demand significantly drops
KALIBO, Aklan – The power demand of Aklan significantly dropped when Boracay shut down, according to the Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco).
Akelco said this is...
Sapian police chief: Don’t enter gambling areas
ROXAS City – The head of the police station in Sapian, Capiz stressed that he consistently reminds his personnel to refrain from going to...
Ex-local exec’s son dies in vehicular crash
ROXAS City – The son of a former local government official died after figuring in a vehicular crash in Barangay Cabugao, Panay, Capiz.
The 23-year-old...
Blue swimming crab hatchery in Concepcion
ILOILO City – The establishment of a hatchery for blue swimming crabs at the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) campus in Concepcion, Iloilo...
Daughter cries foul over drug allegations vs pa
ROXAS City – A farmer was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Burias, Mambusao, Capiz.
The 42-year-old Christopher Llanto of Barangay Caidquid, Mambusao...
Bomb-making items found in ‘rebel-abandoned’ hut
ROXAS City – Items used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found in a nipa hut that rebels allegedly abandoned in Barangay Putian,...
Kalibo smoking ban ‘in full swing’
KALIBO, Aklan – The campaign to make this capital town smoke-free is “in full swing,” according to Councilor Cynthia Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz, chairwoman of...
Motorcycle driver killed in Tapaz crash
ROXAS City – A man was killed after the motorcycle he was driving crashed against a passenger bus on the national highway in Barangay...
Colorum ‘trike’ driver falls in Kalibo drug bust
KALIBO, Aklan – A colorum tricycle driver was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in this capital town.
He was the 45-year-old Wilfredo “Bentong” Mesina...
What are the landslide-, flood-prone areas in WV?
ILOILO CITY – As the rainy season started, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region...