No Boracay cleanup hiatus on Holy Week
BORACAY – Cleanup activities in this popular beach destination will continue even this Holy Week, said Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary...
120 drug suspects caught in WV since January
ILOILO City – About 120 drug personalities had been arrested in Western Visayas since January, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported.
PDEA regional director...
Tourism office targets 58-T island holiday vacationers
BORACAY – The Malay Municipal Tourism Office (MTO) is expecting a five-percent increase in the number of tourist arrivals in this famed island resort...
Panay among 25 top destinations in Asia
KALIBO, Aklan – The island of Panay in Western Visayas was among the top 25 destinations in Asia this year, according to online magazine...
Cimatu keeps island closure stance despite opposition
BORACAY – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary Roy Cimatu expressed a firm stance on the suggested six-month closure of this famed...
‘Workers may not return to Boracay if closure pushes through’
BORACAY – “Skilled workers” who may be displaced if ever closure plans on this world-famous island pushes through may not come back, according to...
NegOcc saves 20.6 megawatts on Earth Hour
BACOLOD City – Three major electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental have overall reported that 20.6 megawatts (MW) were saved during the latest Earth Hour...
San Jose chief of police relieved
SAN JOSE, Antique – The chief of police of this capital town had been relieved.
Senior Inspector Marc Dado and seven police officials who shot...
6 House reps from WV urge Du30 to resume peace talks
MANILA – Six Western Visayas-based lawmakers were among 60 House members who urged President Rodrigo Duterte to resume the government's peace talks with the...
Contractor denied of bidding docs?
ROXAS City – They were denied of bidding documents for a P3.6-million road re-blocking project in Panay, Capiz, an official from a private firm...