Foreign visits up, domestic visits down in Boracay on Holy Week
BORACAY – The number of foreign tourist arrivals in this island resort during this year’s Holy Week increased while that of domestic tourists dropped,...
Demand for civil registry docs increases in 2017
KALIBO, Aklan – Demands for civil registry documents at Kalibo Serbilis Center increased 2 percent in 2017, based on the records of the Philippine...
WV tourism officers to visit Antique sites
SAN JOSE, Antique – Tourism officers from all over Western Visayas will hold a three-day familiarization tour in Antique this April to help promote...
Bacolod council backs proposed SIM card act
BACOLOD City – The city council is supporting a bill seeking to help law enforcement agencies track down individuals who use mobile phones with...
Capiztahan all set – organizers
ROXAS City – The activities for the annual celebration of Capiztahan in this capital city are already set, according to organizers.
Capiz Provincial Tourism and...
No time will be wasted for Boracay rehab – Malay gov’t
BORACAY – No time will be wasted during the six-month rehabilitation period of this famed island destination, the local government of Malay, Aklan assured.
The...
Pontevedra cops test negative for drug use
ROXAS City – Officers at the Pontevedra municipal police station all tested negative for illegal drug use, based on test results from the Police...
Malay council wants roro ships out of Caticlan port
MALAY, Aklan – The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of Malay is proposing to transfer roll on, roll off (roro) operations at Caticlan port to another...
Bodies ready Boracay closure contingency
BORACAY – In light of the proposed closure of this famed island resort, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Regional...
Over 4.5-T workers regularized in WV
ILOILO City – A total of 4,612 workers in Western Visayas have been regularized in the first quarter of 2018 as the Department of...