Roxas City gets new police chief
ROXAS City – This city has a new chief of police – Police Lieutenant Colonel Aron Palomo.
He replaced Police Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Jomuad Jr....
Guimaras’ corn yield improves
JORDAN, Guimaras – Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, the province of Guimaras yielded 311 metric tons of corn in the 4th Quarter (Q4) of 2020,...
Pandan records 4th COVID-19 related death
PANDAN, Antique – This municipality recorded its fourth casualty due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – a 96-year-old female resident of Barangay Patria.
According to...
Forgo non-essential travel to Iloilo, Antiqueños told
SAN JOSE, Antique – Citing border restrictions to be imposed by the city and province of Iloilo due to rising infections of coronavirus disease...
Roxas City implements border control
ROXAS City – Following this city’s shift to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) yesterday, border control was also implemented.
Border checkpoints were set up in...
Aklan listed as COVID low-risk area
KALIBO, Aklan – The province of Aklan was classified a low-risk area based on two weeks (May 17 to May 30) of infection growth...
Banking hours shortened as Roxas shifts to MECQ
ROXAS City – Banking hours here are being shortened as the city shifts to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
The Capiz Bankers Association issued an...
7 San Jose villages locked down
SAN JOSE, Antique – Seven barangays here are on lockdown for 14 days due to their rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
It started...
More measures vs pandemic in San Lorenzo
SAN LORENZO, Guimaras – “There is a need to impose appropriate measures to further thwart and arrest the spread of the virus.”
Mayor Ninfa Gajo stressed...
Vietnam starts mass testing as new variant emerges
HANOI – Vietnam hopes to tackle a new coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City and introducing...