Police: San Jose safe for tourists
SAN JOSE, Antique – Tourists who will spend the December holidays in this capital town are secure, the chief of police said.
Chief Inspector Norby...
Aklan police drug-free – Gentiles
BY JUN AGUIRRE
BORACAY – Chief Superintendent Jose Gentiles commended the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) for being a drug-free law enforcement unit.
“So far there...
Alleged illegal recruiter falls
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – A suspected illegal recruiter was arrested in an entrapment in Banga town.
Richard Democrito allegedly recruited 16 sacadas (migrant...
San Jose girds for Binirayan Festival, Palarong Pambansa
SAN JOSE, Antique – This capital town is gearing up for big events in December this year and in early 2017.
Sangguniang Bayan member Cris...
New big plane at Caticlan airport
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – A big new plane is expected to bring in more Boracay-bound tourists to the airport in Barangay Caticlan,...
‘Poor enforcement aids illegal fishing’
SAN JOSE, Antique – Poor enforcement of fishery ordinances contribute to illegal fishing, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officer said.
Around 50...
Guimarasnon heading WV councilors’ league
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – A councilor from the island province of Guimaras was elected chairwoman of the Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL) Western...
25 San Jose inmates learn to weave ‘nito’
SAN JOSE, Antique – Twenty-five inmates at San Jose District Jail are undergoing training on nito weaving.
The skills they will learn are “not seasonal”...
2 foreigners arrested for ‘sex on beach’
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
BORACAY – Sex on the white-sand beach here is a no-no — and foreigners are no exception.
Two foreign tourists were arrested...
Iodine deficiency disorder prevalent in 3 provinces
ILOILO City – In Western Visayas, Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) is prevalent in the provinces of Antique, Capiz and Guimaras, according to a survey...