San Jose’s Municipal Health Office closed; 2 staff contract COVID-19
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Municipal Health Office (MHO) here has been temporarily closed. Two of its staff tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019...
Man dies after attacking ‘tanod’ in Talisay City
BACOLOD City – In Hacienda Cabyayan Ybiernas, Barangay Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, Negros Occidental at about 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 9, a 45-year-old man...
Gunman shoots Hinoba-an resident
BACOLOD City – An unidentified gunman shot a resident of Barangay Culipapa, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental.
Forty-eight-year-old Ulysses Mahinay succumbed to a gunshot wound on the...
Only COVID-19-negative travelers can enter Antique
SAN JOSE, Antique – Beginning today, only travelers (returning Antiqueños and Authorized Persons Outside of Residence or APORs) tested negative for coronavirus disease 2019...
Tourist found dead in Boracay positive for COVID-19 in antigen test
BORACAY – A tourist was found dead in an apartelle in Barangay Manocmanoc on Jan. 4.
A rapid antigen test indicated the tourist had...
Capiz inbound travelers from outside WV must present negative RT-PCR test result
CAPIZ – Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force, Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras ordered that a negative RT-PCR (reverse transcription – polymerase...
In Anini-y, Antique vaccination required for those working ‘on site’
ANINI-Y, Antique – Beginning Jan. 6, the municipal government here required employees in the public and private sectors physically reporting to work to have...
‘Minors should stay home’
KALIBO, Aklan – Gov. Florencio Miraflores cautioned parents against bringing their minor children to public places, citing the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019...
DOH-Capiz records 14 ‘cracker-related injuries
CAPIZ – The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 14 cases of firecracker-related injuries in Capiz during the recent holiday season.
According to...
Gunmen shoot Maayon resident
CAPIZ – A 40-year-old resident of Maayon town was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 in...