A man was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his home in Barangay Maloco, Ibajay, Aklan on Wednesday morning, Sept. 20. RADYO BANDERA KALIBO

Aklan man stabbed dead

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS AKLAN – A construction worker was found dead in his house, immersed in a pool of blood on Wednesday morning, Sept....
Capiz’s Gov. Fredenil Castrol vows to sustain the provincial government’s financial assistance to Capiznons in crisis situations such as those needing hospitalization and medical aid, burial assistance and even educational scholarship. PHOTO FROM RONNIE DADIVAS’ FB

P10.4B Capiz investment plan OK’d

CAPIZ – The Provincial Development Council has approved the P10.4-billion Annual Investment Program (AIP) of Capiz for fiscal year 2024–2025, to be obtained from...
Volunteers segregate and weigh collected trash during the 2023 International Coastal Cleanup held simultaneously throughout the country on Sept. 16. DENR-6

Coastal cleanup rakes in 12T kilos trash

ILOILO City – Some 12,000 kilograms of trash were connected during the recent International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) in six provinces of Western Visayas. The massive...
Police officers have yet to identify the two men found dead in Barangay Dualo, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Sept. 21. BAGO CITY PNP

Dead bodies found in Bago City

BACOLOD City – Two men were found dead on Friday in Purok Talutog, Barangay Dulao, Bago City, Negros Occidental. City police said the bodies were...

Guimaras teacher nabbed for ‘shabu’

GUIMARAS – An elementary school teacher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Aguilar, San Lorenzo, Guimaras on Thursday, Sept. 21. Drug-pushing suspect Al...
Volunteers and local stakeholders from the municipality of Ajuy, Iloilo conduct mangrove tree planting and coastal clean-up in Barangay Culasi of the said town. MUNICIPALITY OF AJUY PHOTO

WV winner on fisheries conservation vies for nat’l award

ILOILO City – In celebration of the 60th National Fish Conservation (FishCon) Week and in recognition of the efforts of local stakeholders in maintaining...
Shellfish and alamang from certain coasts in the provinces of Capiz, Aklan and Iloilo are still positive for toxic red tide, according to the recent Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources advisory. BFAR-6

Red tide still up in WV waters

BY MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO City – All varieties of shellfish and Acetes sp., commonly known as alamang or hipon, from specific coasts in Western Visayas...

Man livestreams suicide

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS & MARY JOY CAVAÑAS ILOILO – A 36-year-old man shot himself during a livestream on a social media platform on Wednesday...
Photo courtesy of VINGEL YAGO

Body positivity, gender sensitivity drive pushed for Bacolod workforce

BACOLOD City – Employers in this city are strongly encouraged to organize body positivity and gender sensitivity seminars for their employees. In a Facebook post...
A vendor tends to her stall selling rice at the Kamuning Market in Quezon City. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

DSWD releases P3.7M to NegOcc rice retailers 

BACOLOD City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has disbursed P3.720 million in financial aid to assist 248 micro rice retailers...