Aklan redistricting bill OK’d on House’s second reading
KALIBO, Aklan – The House of Representatives passed on its second reading the bill that seeks to reapportion the province of Aklan into two...
Boracay rehab schedule on track, clarifies Cimatu
ILOILO City – The half-year deadline for Boracay’s rehabilitation is right on track, said Environment secretary Roy Cimatu.
Cimatu added that the rehabilitation might be...
Aklan’s inflation rate hits 4-year high
KALIBO, Aklan – The province’s inflation rate hit a four-year high at 6.2 percent in April 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Inflation...
Fire razes Libacao brgy hall
KALIBO, Aklan – Fire razed a portion of the barangay hall in Barangay Ogsip, Libacao, Aklan.
Senior Fire Officer 1 Ricky Domingo, chief of the...
16 hotels under probe for installing illegal pipes
ILOILO City – There are at least 16 hotels and tourism establishments that installed their own discharge pipes and flushed liquids beneath Boracay’s beachfront,...
85 families in Boracay wetland to transfer in mainland Malay
BORACAY – A total of 85 families occupying a wetland in this island resort will be relocated in mainland Malay, Aklan.
Department of Environment and...
Hamtic man hacks ma, sis
SAN JOSE, Antique – A man hacked to death his sister in Barangay Funda, Hamtic, Antique.
The 21-year-old Quennie Geronimo bore several hack wounds on...
Foreman killed after soil eroded in construction site
ILOILO City – Soil eroded in a housing project’s construction site in Barangay Tingib, Pandan, Antique, killing a foreman and hurting one of the...
Capiz poll exec reminds bets anew: Win or lose, file SOCE
ROXAS City – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) once again reminded candidates in the latest barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls to file their statement...
New water treatment system eyed for Boracay
MALAY, Aklan – A German private research association introduced a sustainable way of treating wastewater in Boracay Island.
The Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association...