‘Learners are safer in schools than in malls’
NABAS, Aklan – Officials in this municipality believe that bringing children to schools is safer than seeing them in malls.
Mayor James Solanoy, in a...
Only 8 Antique COVID patients hospitalized
ANTIQUE – Of the 63 active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) here (as of Nov. 15), only eight are in hospitals.
The rest are...
Specialty hospital for Aklan’s senior citizens mulled
KALIBO, Aklan – The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Nov. 8 a measure seeking to establish the Aklan Geriatric...
Authorities to go after stray dogs, owners
BORACAY – Municipal Ordinance No. 432, series of 2020 outlawing stray dogs here will be strictly enforced, according to Malay, Aklan acting mayor Frolibar...
Aklan 100% drug-free – PDEA
AKLAN – All 220 drug-affected barangays in this province were all cleared, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 6.
However, this would...
25% of Antique’s target fully vaccinated vs COVID
ANTIQUE – As of Nov. 11, 111,243 individuals or 25 percent of the 432,452 target population here were fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019...
Inmates’ ‘Stars of Hope’ light up Roxas City streets
ROXAS City – “Stars of Hope” Christmas lanterns light up major thoroughfares here at night.
The lanterns were crafted by persons deprived of liberty (PDLs)...
In Antique, expansion of face-to-face classes eyed
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Schools Division of Antique is planning to have more schools adopt face-to-face (F2F) classes, once its implementation in two...
WV records 1st legalized adoption through simulation of birth
MAMBUSAO, Capiz – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas recorded its first approved case of legalized adoption through simulation of birth.
This...
TV show to feature slain Tapaz soldier
CAPIZ -- The heroics of slain Philippine Army soldier Corporal Frederick Villasis will be featured by television program “Magandang Gabi Pilipinas” in the government-owned...