2 brothers nabbed over altar boy’s death

PANAY, Capiz – Two brothers who were charged for the death of a church altar boy in February this year in Barangay Anhawon were arrested...
This is the hanging bridge of Barangay Latazon, Laua-an, Antique that suddenly collapsed. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUA-AN MPS/FB

Hanging bridge collapses in Antique brgy

SAN JOSE, Antique – The hanging bridge in Barangay Latazon, Laua-an town collapsed afternoon of June 15. Three persons were hospitalized for injuries. The bridge’s...
NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s electricity transmission grid.

P260K NGCP supplies stolen

BACOLOD City – An estimated P260,000 worth of supplies were stolen from the compound of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines in Barangay...

Teener gunned down

ROXAS City – An 18-year-old youngster was gunned down on Arnaldo Boulevard, Barangay Baybay. Pipo Arroyo was a resident of the barangay. He was with...

Woman found dead

ROXAS City – A 30-year-old woman was found dead inside a boardinghouse in Sitio Lawis, Barangay Baybay. Maria Victoria Villanueva was living alone. Around 8...
Southern Negros Occidental swims in floodwaters when super typhoon “Odette” struck last week.

NegOcc ends distribution of aid to ‘Odette’ victims

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Six months after super typhoon “Odette” devastated southern Negros Occidental, the provincial government finally wrapped up its...

DOLE hires 850 Antiqueño students for special employment program

SAN JOSE, Antique – A total of 850 Antiqueño students have been hired under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) of...

21-year-old lad robbed

ROXAS City – Past 7 p.m. on June 14, a 21-year-old lad was robbed on Arnaldo Boulevard. Louie Corros was a resident of Tapaz, Capiz but...

Man shot by riding-in-tandem in Roxas

ROXAS City – A man was shot by motorcycle riding-in-tandem gunmen in Barangay Banica. Nestor de Andres was a resident of Barangay San Jose. He...
Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan is also known for is picturesque sunset. To allow it space to breathe and rebuild, Boracay closed to the public for a few months in 2018. The “tourism holiday” has paid off. The beach is now very clean and the white sands ever so powdery. But the coronavirus pandemic since 2020 has undoubtedly been hard on local businesses and residents. PHOTO BY MALAY MUNICIPAL TOURISM OFFICE

Tourist numbers steadily rising in Boracay Island

BORACAY – Tourist arrivals here continue to improve. With the easing of travel restrictions, the month of May tallied the highest number of inbound tourists...