‘Penalize residents who don’t clean surroundings’
CEBU City – A councilor in Mandaue City has proposed an ordinance that penalizes residents, officials at government-owned properties and business establishment owners who...
Mayor: Ensure food safety at New Washington ‘talabahan’
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Dining at the seaside is a widely popular experience in the coastal barangay of Tambak in New Washington...
Boracay gets new wastewater treatment plant
BY JUN AGUIRRE
BORACAY – Another wastewater treatment facility has been put up in this island resort.
The Manoc-manoc Sewage Treatment Plant can accommodate 5 million...
In Aklan, dengue hits mostly teens
KALIBO, Aklan – Most dengue patients in Aklan are teenagers.
From Jan. 1 to Sept. 3 this year, the province posted 1,035 cases — 82.86...
Maritime Week ‘links shipping, int’l society’
ILOILO City – Western Visayas has started observing the 2016 National Maritime Week.
A short program and an exhibit of photos of maritime equipment and...
Mayor’s ex-aide caught for drugs
BY JOHN HEREDIA
ROXAS City – A Bantay Dagat member and former bodyguard of Pilar, Capiz mayor Gideon “Ike” Patricio was arrested for allegedly selling...
More vagrant Aetas, Badjaos rounded up
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
BORACAY – More vagrant Badjaos and Aetas in the island resort have been rescued by authorities.
They found the natives dwelling at...
HIV/AIDS treatment hub opens in Antique
SAN JOSE, Antique – An HIV/AIDS satellite treatment hub has been opened in a hospital here.
People living with HIV/AIDS seeking treatment no longer have...
Crimes in Aklan down
BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Crime volume in the province has decreased.
It was down 13.5 percent to 7,615 from January to August this...
‘School food safety a public concern’
SAN JOSE, Antique – Stressing that “food safety is a public concern,” the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Antique called for the regulation of itinerant...