A female student receives her educational cash assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development at the Provincial Engineering Office Gym in San Jose, Antique. DSWD-6

1,300 Antiqueños to receive educational aid today

ANTIQUE – Around 1,300 indigent and in-crisis Filipino students from this province will receive cash assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation...

No bail for Top 8 most wanted person in Pontevedra

BACOLOD City - The Regional Trial Court, Branch 74 in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental did not recommend a bail for the temporary liberty...

164 Negros fugitives fall

BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) arrested a total of 164 wanted persons in a 24-hour simultaneous focused police operation. Nineteen...

P240K ‘shabu’, gun seized from La Carlota resident

BACOLOD City - The elements of the La Carlota City police station recovered P240,000 worth of suspected shabu and a gun from a resident...
These are an artist’s renderings of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project – Stage II which includes the construction of a 109-meter Jalaur high dam (A), the 38.5-meter afterbay dam (B) and a 10-meter Alibunan catch dam (C). The project also includes an 80.74-kilometer high line canal; generation of new areas for irrigation; and rehabilitation of existing irrigation system. NIA

Jalaur dam to address food security issues

ILOILO – The completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP) is expected to help boost the country’s food security and address declining agricultural...
In this Philippine News Agency undated photo, a biker poses for a souvenir photo with the famous Boracay Keyhole behind him. The unique rock formation sits along NewCoast, a new mixed-use leisure and resort development on the world-famous island.

Boracay e-bikes raise public safety concern

BORACAY – Electric bicycles (e-bikes) in this island resort have been around unregulated. Now, safety has become a concern of motorists and pedestrians.   Sangguniang...
Photo courtesy of the Province of Guimaras

Guimaras hospital levels up services

BY GLENDA TAYONA GUIMARAS – The Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Provincial Hospital (DCGNPH) in Barangay San Miguel, Jordan town now has an Intensive Care Unit...

Antique keeps border open despite Iloilo monkeypox case

ANTIQUE – Despite a confirmed case of monkeypox in Iloilo, the provincial government of Antique is not closing its border with its neighboring province. “Wala....
For representation only. Photo courtesy of Omar Lopez/Unsplash

More baby girls born in Guimaras in 1st qtr

GUIMARAS – Registered live births in the first quarter of 2022 in this island province reached 1,014 – 1.91 percent higher than the 995...
An artist’s perspective of the Malay Sports Oval.

Malay constructs rubberized sports oval

MALAY, Aklan – The construction of Malay Sports Oval is ongoing. The 400-lineal meter rubberized six-lane track and field within Malay Elementary School in Barangay...