Tapaz IPs green-light river project
TAPAZ, Capiz – Indigenous people (IP) here have given the go-signal for the Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project.
In exchange, the provincial government provided...
Only 18T Antique dogs vaccinated vs rabies
SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 17,685 dogs across the province have been vaccinated against rabies, the Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) said.
Vaccinated from...
Ex-Aklan congressman Quimpo dies of cancer
BY JUN AGUIRRE
KALIBO, Aklan – Former Aklan congressman Allen Quimpo has died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday, Dec. 14. He was 71.
His niece, Dan Salas,...
Fires hit 3 San Jose houses
BY STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA
SAN JOSE, Antique – Three houses in a village in this capital town were separately struck by fire on Monday and...
80 Aklan brgys now ‘drug-free’
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – At least 80 barangays in Aklan have been declared drug-free five months into the government’s intensified antidrug campaign.
Of...
‘Firemen medical responders, too’
ROXAS City – Firefighters respond to not only fires but medical emergencies as well.
They extend help during vehicular incidents, drowning and other health-related incidents,...
‘We didn’t kill store owner’
BY JOHN HEREDIA AND RUBY SILUBRICO
ROXAS City – Two natives of Barangay Lantawan, Sara, Iloilo denied having a hand in the fatal shooting of...
More probes on solid waste law compliance imminent
ILOILO – Local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas were reminded to comply with the solid waste management law by closing their open dumpsites...
Glass container ban in Ati-Atihan pushed
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members want to prohibit carrying beverage in glass containers on the streets during the Ati-Atihan...
Finalists in search for top pupils named
SAN JOSE, Antique – Elementary-level finalists in the Search for the Ten Outstanding Pupils and Students (TOPS) of Antique have been named.
TOPS-Antique gives recognition...