DUE TO RAINS; 8 Antique towns incur P2.7M âpalayâ damage
SAN JOSE, Antique â An estimated P2.7-million worth of palay (unhusked rice) from this province was damaged due to heavy monsoon rains.
Office of the Provincial...
Guimaras population growth fastest in WV
JORDAN, Guimaras â Guimarasâ population grew by 1.55 percent over the past five years, the fastest-growing population among the provinces of Western Visayas, the...
Janssen vax boosts WV elderly COVID-19 jab
ILOILO City â The availability of vaccines, especially the single-dose Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, has boosted Western Visayas' inoculation program for seniors against the coronavirus...
Crematorium overheats due to many dead bodies
KALIBO, Aklan â The Gegato Abecia Funeral Homes & Crematory based in Iloilo City announced they would scale down to cremating 10 bodies a...
Trade empty plastic bottles for tree seedlings
ROXAS City â Over 400 fruit-bearing tree seedlings were distributed to mall-goers during the three-day âCommunity Plant Treeâ of the Capiz Provincial Environment and...
2,444 Libertad residents vaccinated against COVID
LIBERTAD, Antique â From April 6 to July 30, 2,444 residents here were vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According to Mayor Mary Jean Nicopior-Te,...
Boracay rebrands; not just for party-goers, for families, too
BORACAY â A new marketing plan with a âBetter Than Everâ brand has been crafted for this world-famous island island as it strives to...
COVID could overwhelm Aklan healthcare system â doctors
KALIBO, Aklan â Two associations of physicians in Aklan warned that the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, if left unchecked, could overwhelm...
11 San Jose villages on granular lockdown
SAN JOSE, Antique â A surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections prompted Mayor Elmer Untaran to lock down 11 barangays from July 28...
Roxas city hall employee, 2 others die of COVID
ROXAS City â A city government contractual employee was one of the three latest deaths here due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The employee was...