Boracay bubble guidelines for vaxxed tourists mulled

BORACAY – After nearly two years of tourism slow down, this island is expecting visitors from “green” countries (those that are relatively cleared of...

2 more Buenavista barangays free from illegal drugs

BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – Barangays Rizal and Zaldivar here have been declared as free from illegal drugs by the Regional Oversight Committee chaired by the...

Capiz holds mining, quarrying summit

CAPIZ – The provincial government held the 1st Capiz Mining and Quarrying Summit 2021 on Nov. 24 at Pueblo de Panay, Barangay Lawa-an, Roxas...
The Kalibo International Airport serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of Aklan province, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (also known as Caticlan Airport) in the municipality of Malay, Aklan. PHOTO BY KALIBO AIRPORT PNP

Kalibo airport girds for surge in visitors

KALIBO, Aklan – The Kalibo International Airport is ready to welcome more travelers, according to airport manager Engineer Eusebio Monserate Jr.   Many travelers –...
A youngster gets his first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease at the Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Memorial High School in Barangay Constancia, San Lorenzo, Guimaras. PHOTOS FROM GUIMARAS PROV’L GOV’T

432 Guimaras youngsters get first dose of COVID vaccine

GUIMARAS – The vaccination of minors here against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has started. On Tuesday, 423 children from 12 to 17 years old received...
Capiz healthcare workers are getting booster shots of the vaccine against coronavirus disease at the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital. PHOTO FROM CAPIZ KABALAKA INFORMATION CENTER

Capiz health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

CAPIZ – The provincial government has started giving healthcare workers here booster shots of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The vaccination kicked off...

5-MONTH UPTREND: Guimaras food inflation hits 4.1% peak in Oct.

GUIMARAS – Year-on-year inflation – the annual rate of change in price levels of food – rose for five straight months, climbing to a...
An ecobrick is a plastic bottle packed with used plastic to a set density. They serve as reusable building blocks. In Capiz, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office encourages people to make them. CAPENRO PHOTO

Innovative projects seek to make Capiz greener

CAPIZ – This November, in celebration of the Provincial Environment Consciousness Month, the Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (CaPENRO) unveils the project...

Seating capacity of San Jose tricycles increased

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) here granted Mayor Elmer Untaran the authority to increase the passenger capacity of tricycles-for-hire from the...
In Aklan, booster vaccine doses are available for people most at risk to coronavirus disease 2019. This includes frontline workers in COVID-19 referral hospitals, hospitals catering to COVID-19 cases and quarantine/isolation facilities, among others. PHOTO BY THE AKLAN PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE

Healthcare workers in Aklan get booster shots

KALIBO, Aklan – The province of Aklan will rollout booster shots of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to fully vaccinated frontline workers and...