ARQUILOLA. PHOTO FROM JORDAN MPS GUIMARAS FACEBOOK PAGE

Most wanted person in Jordan yields to police

GUIMARAS – The most wanted person in the municipality of Jordan surrendered. Randy Arquilola was a 43-year-old, married, barangay tanod and resident of Sitio Core,...

Dengue cases rising in Aklan

KALIBO, Aklan – Dengue cases in Aklan continue to increase, according to the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the Department of Health (DOH)...
The mango “eat-all-you-can” event is the highlight every Manggahan Festival in Guimaras. PHOTOS FROM THE GUIMARAS MANGGAHAN FESTIVAL FACEBOOK PAGE

8 tons of mango consumed during Manggahan’s ‘eat-all-you-can’ event

GUIMARAS – The weeklong “eat-all-you-can” event of last week’s Manggahan Festival here used up a total of eight tons of mangoes, according to Alvin...
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MassKara Coliseum mulled for conversion into convention center

BACOLOD City – Instead of building a convention center, Mayor-elect Alfredo Benitez plans to convert the Bacolod MassKara Coliseum currently under construction in Barangay...

Ex-village chief shot dead in President Roxas

CAPIZ -- A former barangay captain was shot dead by riding-in-tandem gunmen past 6 a.m. on May 25 in Barangay Santo Niño, President Roxas...
This is one of the search teams looking for a missing ice cream vendor in Mambusao, Iloilo. PHOTO BY CAPIZ PDRRMO

Missing Mambusao ice cream vendor found dead

CAPIZ – After more three days of search, a missing ice cream vendor was found dead past 11 a.m. on May 21 in the...
Policemen of Malay, Aklan gather for a briefing prior to their deployment to various villages. PHOTO BY MALAY AKLAN PNP

Crime volume in Malay down 5%

MALAY, Aklan – The total crime volume in this town dropped by five percent – 188 cases in 2021 as compared to 198 cases...
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COVID vaxx drive in NegOcc every Thursday, Friday of June

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Hoping to vaccinate more people against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros...
This is the sanitary landfill of Tapaz, Capiz in Barangay Agcococ. Tapaz is so far the only municipality in Capiz with such a facility to manage its solid wastes.

Tapaz sanitary landfill is the first in Capiz

CAPIZ – Tapaz is so far the only municipality in this province set to operate a sanitary landfill. Construction of the facility has just been...

San Remigio farmer yields shotguns, ammos

SAN REMIGIO, Antique – Policemen recovered firearms and ammunitions from a farmer’s house during a raid on May 23 in Barangay Magdalena here. The team...