These guns and bullets were recovered from a house that policemen raided in Numancia, Aklan on June 20. They were unlicensed. PHOTO BY RODNEL AGUIRRE, RMN DYKR KALIBO

Tricycle driver yields unlicensed guns, ammos

NUMANCIA, Aklan – Several unlicensed firearms and ammunition were recovered after a search warrant was served by operatives of the Numancia municipal police station...
A tricycle stops at a checkpoint in Roxas City for inspection. PIA-CAPIZ PHOTO

12 arrested in Capiz for violating gun ban

ROXAS City – From Jan. 9 to June 8 this year, 12 persons in Capiz were arrested for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’...
From behind the trees can be seen smoke that appears to be growing red from a warehouse that caught fire in Sitio Bulabog, Barangay Balabag, Boracay Island. PHOTO BY PRC BORACAY-MALAY CHAPTER

Midnight fire razes Boracay hotel warehouse

BORACAY – A hotel warehouse in Barangay Balabag burnt down past midnight on June 17. The blaze totally damaged the warehouse of Aqua Boracay in...
Photo for representation only. A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF/ Wikimedia Commons

Dispute over trees drives father to hack son dead

BACOLOD City – A father was arrested for hacking his son to death during a dispute over gmelina trees in Sitio Hakpan, Barangay Maaslob, Calatrava,...
Photo for representation only.

Gasoline station owner accuses employee of theft

BACOLOD City – The owner of a gasoline station in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental complained to the police that a staff stole...

2 fall in drug bust

BACOLOD City – Two persons were arrested in an antidrug buy-bust operation of the Silay City police on June 14 in Barangay Mambulac. The suspects...

Prices of basic goods in Capiz up – DTI-Capiz

CAPIZ – Prices of basic commodities in this province increased this June. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Capiz confirmed it approved the...

Wakes and vigils in Buenavista OK for 25 days

GUIMARAS – Mayor Eugenio Reyes of Buenavista town has allowed wakes and vigils for the dead up to 25 days. His June 8 Executive Order...
The low-cost South Korean airline Air Seoul resumes flights to Kalibo, Aklan four times weekly – Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday – via Incheon International Airport.

Direct SoKor flights back at Kalibo airport

KALIBO, Aklan – For the first time in 27 months, a regional flight took off from Incheon International Airport in South Korea and headed...
Guimaras is an island province Western Visayas region. It is renowned for its natural landscape and pastoral farms. The province is the home of Manggahan Festival every May. PANAY NEWS FILE PHOTO

3 Guimaras towns record zero new COVID cases

GUIMARAS – As of June 16, this island province had five active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These cases, all local, were recorded in...