Guimaras mango prod’n up

Sunday, January 22, 2017 GUIMARAS – Mango production in this province recovered in 2015, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Guimaras. The local mango industry...

New Aklan jail mulled

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Sunday, January 22, 2017 KALIBO, Aklan – The intensified crackdown on illegal drugs has resulted in overcrowding in the district jail in...

Kalibo Immigration execs arrested

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Saturday, January 21, 2017 KALIBO, Aklan – Two female Bureau of Immigration officers at the Kalibo International Airport implicated in human trafficking...

No permit, no selling at Boracay beaches

Saturday, January 21, 2017 Ambulant sunglass vendors stand by at the white-sand beach of Boracay. Only vendors with permits will be allowed to sell at...

Ambulances for Antique hospitals

Saturday, January 21, 2017 SAN JOSE, Antique – Seven district hospitals and three municipal health centers in Antique each received an ambulance from the Philippine...

No major incident, casualty in Ati-Atihan

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Friday, January 20, 2017  KALIBO, Aklan – Except for petty crimes, no major incident or casualty were reported during the Ati-Atihan Festival. Even...

2 families homeless after Yapak fire

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Friday, January 20, 2017  BORACAY – Fire broke out in a residential area in Sitio Hagdan, Barangay Yapak. Two families were left homeless...

‘Yolanda’ cash aid mess: Capiz brgy execs suspended

Friday, January 20, 2017  ILOILO – Two barangay kagawads in Ilaya, Pontevedra, Capiz were suspended for three months. The Office of the Ombudsman Visayas found Marilyn...

Divide Aklan into 2 districts – Marquez

BY BOY RYAN ZABAL Wednesday, January 19, 2017 KALIBO, Aklan – The proposal to divide Aklan province into two legislative districts has been refiled in the...

‘Capiz drug-cleared in 3 months’

Wednesday, January 19, 2017 ROXAS City – Police promised to make Capiz province “drug-cleared” within the first three months of the year. Ongoing drug-clearing operations in...