Koreans, Chinese top Boracay foreign markets
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
BORACAY – A total of 739,960 foreigners — mostly Koreans and Chinese — went to this island resort from January to...
Antique focuses on children’s education
SAN JOSE, Antique – Starting today the province will hold several activities in observance of the Children’s Month.
The provincial Child-Friendly Movement (CFM) will launch...
Aklan’s No. 8 drug suspect, 3 others fall
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Police have arrested an antidrug campaign “high-value target” in New Washington town.
Roljohn Tejada, 36, of Barangay Jalas, New...
Begging in Boracay a no-no
BORACAY – A local law prohibits begging for food and money in Malay, Aklan, including this world-famous island resort.
Municipal Ordinance No. 354 penalizes anyone...
Strong goat industry pushed
SAN JOSE, Antique – Gov. Rhodora Cadiao is optimistic the province can strengthen its goat industry with the organization of the Antique Goat Raisers...
1,882 Antique residents infected with dengue
SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 1,881 Antiqueños fell ill with dengue from January to Oct. 12 this year, the Provincial Health Office...
Tree planting to mark 3rd ‘Yolanda’ anniv
ROXAS City – To commemorate the third anniversary of the devastating super typhoon “Yolanda”, members of the Capiz Association of Government Public Information Officers,...
Aklan free from red tide – BFAR
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Talaba and shellfish farmers, vendors and consumers in Aklan have nothing to worry about.
Coastal waters in the province...
Calamity-resilient government bldgs sought
ILOILO – A Commission on Audit (COA) official hopes new government buildings will be built to withstand calamities, especially typhoons and floods.
The agency is...
What skills training do Capiz brgys need?
ROXAS City – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) is determining what skills training barangays in Capiz need.
The mapping is in line...