Boracay tourist arrivals exceed half-million
BORACAY – Tourists continue to flock this popular beach destination after the easing of quarantine restrictions.
More than 512,000 tourists already visited the island from...
Lightning hits 6 Roxas construction workers
ROXAS City – A lightning struck Barangay Dayao here on Saturday afternoon. A construction worker died while five colleagues sustained burns.
The fatality was 24-year-old...
Dengue spreads to 16 Antique municipalities
ANTIQUE – Of this province’s 18 municipalities, only two remain free from dengue as of May 14 – Caluya and Libertad, data from the...
DOLE: Businesses may seek exemption from wage hike
KALIBO, Aklan – Private establishments in the province of Aklan employing not more than 10 employees may apply for exemption from paying the new...
Hamtic policemen live up to PNP’s ‘makakalikasan’ value
ANTIQUE – Police personnel of the municipality of Hamtic planted 100-fruit bearing trees in the backyard of Bia-an Elementary School in Barangay Bia-an, Hamtic...
NegOcc renews calls for LGUs to step up COVID vaxx efforts
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental governor Eugenio Jose Lacson renewed his call to local government units (LGUs) to step up...
2 investors mull renewable power plants in NegOcc
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Two investors plan to construct renewable power plants in Negros Occidental, according to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson.
Specifically,...
Antiqueño father inspires 2022 PMA valedictorian
SAN JOSE, Antique – Krystlenn Ivany Quemado, valedictorian of this year’s Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class “Bagsik-Diwa” (Bagong Sibol Kinabukasan Didigma Hanggang sa Wakas),...
Roxas City represented in Miss World PH for 1st time
ROXAS City – A lass representing this city made it to the Top 35 finalists of the Miss World-Philippines 2022. She is Erika Tiangco...
Lightning strikes; 10 laborers hospitalized
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Ten people, all of whom were farm laborers, sustained injured from a lightning strike in Purok Concordia,...