Capiz mayor faces raps over plaza Indian trees

BY GLENN VIDAL BEUP Tuesday, May 16, 2017 ROXAS City – The mayor of President Roxas, Capiz was accused of violating environmental and anti-graft laws over...

Why thievery continues in Boracay

Tuesday, May 16, 2017   BORACAY – Curbing thievery in this island resort is difficult, and it is not merely because the continued rise in the...

Town health offices screen Aklan junkies

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Tuesday, May 16, 2017 KALIBO, Aklan – Municipal health offices across the province continue the profiling of drug dependents who surrendered to...

New DENR sec heads to WV for 1st field visit

Tuesday, May 16, 2017   ILOILO City – Roy A. Cimatu will visit Western Visayas today in his first field visit as the newly appointed Environment...

Entry to Boracay under scrutiny

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Monday, May 15, 2017   KALIBO, Aklan – Provincial Board members in Aklan will review the ordinance providing for the “one entry, one...

No more drinking at Boracay beach

Monday, May 15, 2017   BORACAY – Drinking alcoholic beverages in public areas in the island will be regulated. The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) approved an ordinance setting...

Capiz to plant 1M trees in a year

Monday, May 15, 2017   ROXAS City – Capiz will try to plant about a million forest and fruit-bearing trees within a year by holding quarterly...

Vendors thumb down unfair biz practices

Sunday, May 14, 2017   SAN JOSE, Antique – To eliminate unfair business practices, the Tradetown Market Vendors Association (TMVA) in this capital town campaigns for...

Region 6 ‘Brigada Eskwela’ begins

Sunday, May 14, 2017     ILOILO City – To prepare schools for the resumption of classes this June, the 2017 Brigada Eskwela in Western Visayas was...

Guimaras showcases mangoes in nat’l fest

Sunday, May 14, 2017   GUIMARAS – This island province known worldwide for its sweetest mangoes is taking part in the National Mango Festival in Quezon...