Kalibo diocese backs local groups vs Boracay closure
BORACAY – The Diocese of Kalibo supports the preparations of several local organizations against the six-month temporary closure of this island resort.
The Diocese also...
Why are there more cops in Boracay now?
BORACAY – The additional police personnel who were deployed to this famed island destination – which is now facing a looming closure – are...
Tourism authority mulled in northern Iloilo
ILOILO City – The provincial government is planning to establish a tourism authority in northern Iloilo.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. said the plan will prepare...
‘Entry to Boracay allowed before midnight on April 25’
BORACAY – Tourists may still enter this world-famous island before it reaches midnight on April 25, according to a port official.
The Caticlan Jetty Port...
PRO-6 sends more Boracay security forces
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) deployed a total of 139 rookie police officers to Boracay Island in preparation for the...
Bacolod lecture to feature digitized guerilla records
BACOLOD City – United States National Archives head researcher Marie Vallejo will present the digitized version of old records of Filipino war guerillas in...
No swimming in Boracay for 6 months
BORACAY – Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior...
Iloilo NFA rice stocks ‘very negligible’
ILOILO City – Some 1,500 bags of surplus rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) in Capiz will augment the supply in Iloilo as...
10 outstanding teachers in Aklan named
KALIBO, Aklan – The Department of Education (DepEd) Aklan is once again recognizing 10 outstanding elementary and high school teachers.
They will be officially cited...
Cimatu against mega casino in Boracay
MALAY, Aklan – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary Roy Cimatu expressed disapproval on the planned construction of a 23-hectare mega casino...