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Antique-Palawan maritime route reopening to boost trade, tourism

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The completion of a commercial passenger-cargo vessel's maiden voyage has paved the way for the resumption of the...
Dengue carriers are day-biting mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti) that breed in clean, stagnant water. WIKIPEDIA PHOTO

Dengue cases in Capiz surge to 261 with 3 deaths

CAPIZ – Cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Capiz rose to 261 with three deaths, data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) as of...

Dumangas slay suspect surrenders

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – One of the suspects in the killing of a 47-year-old former seafarer in Barangay Pagdugue, Dumangas town surrendered in...
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LTFRB, city gov’t claim success in Bacolod LPTRP SIMEX

BACOLOD City – The three-day simulation exercise (SIMEX) or pilot testing of the 24 approved routes here under the Local Public Transport Route Plan...
A 33-year-old man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in Talisay City, Negros Occidental yesterday morning, June 29. TALISAY CITY POLICE PHOTO

Van yields dead man

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – A man riddled with bullets was found dead in a van in Hacienda Manaol, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City,...
Western Visayas has a total of 1,166,400 hog heads as of July 1, 2022, based on the data from the Department of Agriculture Region 6. CAPIZ PROV’L GOV’T COMMUNICATIONS GROUP/FB PHOTO

Antique’s capital town sets addt’l measures vs ASF 

ANTIQUE – To prevent the highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF) from spreading to other parts of the town, San Jose de Buenavista’s Mayor...
The redevelopment of the People's Park in Roxas City is now taking shape, six months after construction began. It is eyed to become one of the major attractions in the city. MAYOR RONNIE DADIVAS FB PAGE

People’s Park redev’t taking shape

ROXAS City – Six months after the groundwork kicked off, the redevelopment of the People's Park in Barangay Baybay here is now taking shape. This...
A suspected New People’s Army rebel was caught in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, June 27. The photo shows the items recovered during the operation. BOY RYAN ZABAL PHOTO

‘Rebel’ caught in extortion try

KALIBO, Aklan – A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel fell in an entrapment operation on Tuesday morning, June 27, in Makato, Aklan. The 34-year-old...

Elderly man electrocuted

MAMBUSAO, Capiz – A 79-year-old man in Sitio Ibongon, Barangay Pinay, died due to electrocution. Eliodoro Oroceo was found unconscious by his son, Ernie, holding...
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Body of drowning victim recovered

DUMARAO, Capiz – Rescuers recovered the body of a 36-year-old man in an overflow bridge in Barangay Lawaan around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June...