Ati-Atihan opening salvo ‘with a bang’
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Ati-Atihan groups and beauty pageant contenders will lead the loud opening salvo of the “mother of Philippine festivals,”...
‘They keep going back to illegal drugs’
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Warning drug suspects to stop trafficking illegal drugs is not enough. Or so it appears.
Four drug suspects, including...
Drug suspect shoots cop
BY JOHN HEREDIA
ROXAS City – A drug suspect shot a member of an antidrug police unit here during a sting operation in Barangay 6.
Police...
Whale shark found dead on Malay shore
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – A lifeless whale shark has been washed ashore in Malay town.
Residents in Barangay Naasug found the 17-foot long...
Pope assigns Roxas priest as Baguio bishop
ILOILO – Pope Francis has appointed the parish priest of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Roxas City as bishop of Baguio.
The Holy Father gave...
Over P1.6-M drugs seized in 8 mos.
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – More than P1.6 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in Aklan in the first eight months of...
Antique records two rabies-related deaths
SAN JOSE, Antique – So far this year, two human deaths were reported in the towns of Sibalom and San Remigio due to rabies.
They...
Guimaras chorale hailed
GUIMARAS – The Guimaras Capitol Chorale was cited as the best entry from the Visayas during the 6th Government Choral Competition at the Cultural...
Aklan innovates, goes green
KALIBO, Aklan – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6 director Rebecca Rascon lauded Aklan traders for having gone far in terms of...
Bullying pervades public schools
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Bullying happens every day in public elementary and high schools in Aklan, according to the Department of Education...