Arson cases alarm project contractors
SAN JOSE, Antique – Contractors of various projects in the province were assured of police assistance following separate arson incidents over the weekend.
Antique Police...
‘Expect power disruptions in Boracay in next 5 mos.’
BORACAY – Residents and others staying in this famed island destination were advised to expect a series of power interruptions in the next five...
Boracay tourism ‘to be limited to beachfronts’
ILOILO City – Tourism establishments in Boracay may soon be limited to beachfront spaces should the government’s plan to put the island under land...
No ‘drug-cleared’ villages in Capiz yet, clarifies PDEA
ROXAS City – No barangays in Capiz have been declared “drug-cleared” yet, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6.
PDEA regional director...
Dead Hamtic man found under bridge
SAN JOSE, Antique – Locals have found a dead man floating under a bridge in Barangay Poblacion 2, Hamtic, Antique.
Police identified the man as...
Roxas drug op nets woman
ROXAS City – Police arrested a woman in a drug buy-bust operation in along Pavia Street, Barangay 9 in this capital city.
She was the...
‘We are Boracay’ wants island closure stopped
BORACAY – Island residents and displaced workers banded as a group to appeal for the House of Representatives to address the downside of shutting...
Aklan expects over 130T enrollees this school year
KALIBO, Aklan – The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Aklan is expecting 137,168 or more enrollees this school year.
Acting Assistant School Division Superintendent...
Motorboat capsizes off Cagban port
BORACAY – Strong waves caused a motorboat to capsize near Cagban port in this island resort, putting the lives of 31 passengers in danger.
The...
People with HIV must not be ‘feared, discriminated’
SAN JOSE, Antique – People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are entitled to live a normal life, and thus must not be...