8 soldiers, civilian hurt as truck rams eatery
BY RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Eight soldiers and a civilian were injured when a trailer truck ploughed an eatery outside the military camp in...
Scholarship for children of poor Cafgu mulled
ROXAS City – The provincial government of Capiz will provide scholarship to the children of poor Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) members in...
Yasay, Briones leading CPU awardees
ILOILO City – Foreign Affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. and Education secretary Leonor Briones will lead the achievers the Central Philippine University (CPU) will...
80-hectare refo projects in Antique
BY STEPHEN LOUIE CHECA
SAN JOSE, Antique – Patnongon and Tibiao towns will benefit from reforestation projects launched in the province recently.
Around 89,000 trees will...
PCSO donates P42M for drug rehab center
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) donated some P42 million for the establishment of a drug rehabilitation center at the...
Capiz tourism office gives IPs, PWDs tour
ROXAS City – Indigenous people (IP) leaders and persons with disabilities (PWDs) were taken to separate tours around Capiz.
Facilitated by the Provincial Tourism and...
Drug education for Kalibo surrenderees
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Suspected drug users and pushers who turned themselves in to the police have undergone a “drug education seminar.”
The...
All Aklan towns drug-infested
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Not one municipality in Aklan is exempted from drug affectation, the provincial police said.
All 17 barangays in Malay,...
Tangalan mayor warns vs ‘Duterte scammers’
TANGALAN, Aklan – Mayor Gene Fuentes warned the public against scammers using the name of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Fuentes received reports on strangers roaming the...
More cruise ships in Boracay
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
BORACAY – This island resort is becoming more known as a cruise ship destination, a local port administrator said.
More international cruise...