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Once again, police in Capiz province were warned against any involvement in illegal drug activities.

Most people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Western Visayas are males and in the prime of their lives, according to the Department of Health.

Mayor Denny Refol of Altavas, Aklan was slapped by the Office of the Ombudsman with a six-month suspension for disgraceful and immoral conduct.

Survivors of super typhoon “Yolanda” who failed to receive the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) were urged to avail themselves of the P5,000 Presidential Assistance Fund (PAF).

A potable water system will be built in Barangay Manlacbo, Valderrama town. Some 200 households are expected to benefit from it.

Its penalties may seem enough to compel smokers to kick the habit, but the antismoking ordinance may not be as effective as expected without implementing rules and regulations (IRR).

Soldiers and locals trekked for more than six hours to bring donated materials to a school in the hinterland barangay of Rizal Norte in Tapaz, Capiz.

Power demand in Metro Cebu decreased by 3.1 megawatts (MW) during the Earth Hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, a utility official said.

Within seven months of training, a total of 512 Aklanons from remote barangays graduated at the Monfort Technical Institute on March 17 under the Barangay Kasanayan para sa Kabuhayan at Kapayapaan (BKKK) program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).

Aklan is bidding to become a home for retirees both foreign or local.