Guimaras teen’s death puzzles cops

GUIMARAS – Did he commit suicide? The Jordan police station is looking into the death of a 13-year-old boy found hanging from a tree in...
WAITING FOR TOURISTS. On Nov. 16, Boracay Island scrapped its swab test requirement for fully vaccinated leisure tourists but still requires visitors to submit such documents as a VaxCert PH certification or a vaccination certificate issued by local government units. BOY RYAN ZABAL PHOTO

Simplify requirements, LGUs told amid Boracay missed flights

BORACAY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) asked local government units (LGUs) to simplify their entry requirements, following reports that some tourists in Boracay...

Two minors drown in Pilar

CAPIZ – Two minors – one a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman – drowned in the waters of the coastal barangay of San Ramon in...

Antique receives P1.5-M food production facility from DA

ANTIQUE – This province received P1.5-millon food production facility – a greenhouse with hydroponics – from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6. The facility...

Boracay girds for int’l tourists

BORACAY – Expect an early travel rush of tourists from “green” countries. But it won’t be easy. Fully vaccinated visitors from these countries are allowed...

5 Antique towns lead in COVID-19 vaccination

ANTIQUE – As of Nov. 16, 113,444 Antiqueños – or 26 percent of the 432,452 target population – were deemed fully vaccinated against coronavirus...
Lettuce grow in this greenhouse with hydroponics in Barangay Lanot, Roxas City. PHOTO FROM DA-6 FACEBOOK PAGE

Capiz gets first greenhouse with hydroponics

CAPIZ – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas turned over to the provincial government of Capiz the very first greenhouse with hydroponics...

Online teacher motivation training series at WVSU features powerhouse speakers

BY HAZEL P. VILLA ILOILO City – The pandemic has impacted not only students and their families but also teachers who struggle to keep their...
In Buenavista, Guimaras, contact sports such as basketball shall be held only in designated playing courts and participants must be fully vaccinated and 18 years old and above.

Contact sports now allowed in Buenavista

BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – Contact sports such as basketball may now be played here, according to Mayor Eugenio “Eugene” Reyes in Executive Order No. 073...
The recent Urban Operations Exercise in Jamindan, Capiz aimed to enhance interoperability and the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in conducting joint urban operations. PHILIPPINE NAVY PHOTOS

PN reservists join urban ops exercise in Jamindan

CAPIZ – The Philippine Navy, through the Naval Reserve Force from Western Visayas, participated in a two-day Urban Operation Exercise at Camp Peralta in...