Guimaras is an island province Western Visayas region. It is renowned for its natural landscape and pastoral farms. The province is the home of Manggahan Festival every May. PANAY NEWS FILE PHOTO

Guimaras cuts biz hours, suspends dining in

GUIMARAS – Gov. Samuel Gumarin issued Executive Order (EO) No. 37, series of 2021 yesterday shortening the operating hours of establishments and restricting activities...
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Only ‘essential travelers’ allowed into Roxas City

ROXAS City – Starting today, Sept. 7, until Sept. 21 this city government will restrict non-essential travelers from entering the city. According to Mayor Ronnie...
At the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Aklan, 22 personnel already got their coronavirus vaccine shots. PHOTO by Aklan BJMP

Aklan inmates wait for COVID jabs

KALIBO, Aklan -- Persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Aklan District Jail have yet to be...

Antique intercepts 5 fake RT-PCR results

SAN JOSE, Antique – The provincial government has cautioned its returning residents (RRs) against the modus operandi of individuals offering fake reverse transcription-polymerase chain...
Inside this black body bag are the remains of a drowning victim in Barangay Casit-an, Laua-an, Antique.

Antiqueño drowns crossing barangay river

LAUA-AN, Antique – In Barangay Casit-an, a man crossing a river to go home drowned on Sunday night. Arnold Sentino was a 28-year-old resident of...
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VOTERS’ REGISTRATION; Comelec to prioritize Antique’s PWDs, elderly

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Antique will be prioritizing persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens and pregnant women in...
WHERE HAVE ALL THE TOURISTS GONE? The famous “white beach” of Boracay Island used to be teeming with tourists prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, it is almost like a “ghost beach”. PN PHOTO

‘KONTRA-BIDA’; Proposed Boracay regulatory body goes against devolution – solon

ILOILO City – The proposed Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) would “violate the policy of devolution and decentralization” and thus should be opposed, according...
A healthcare personnel holds a vial of anticoronavirus vaccine. Western Visayas is expected to receive an additional 7,200 Sinovac vaccines today. These will then be distributed to provinces and highly urbanized cities in the region. ARNOLD ALMACEN/CMO

36 Capiz inmates vaxxed vs COVID

ROXAS City – Thirty-six persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Capiz Rehabilitation Center (CRC) were vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Sept....
Personnel of the Guimaras provincial government check these Sinovac vaccines delivered by the Department of Health on Sept. 2, 2021. GUIMARAS PROV’L GOV’T PHOTO

18,567 Guimarasnons complete vaccination

GUIMARAS – As of Aug. 28, 18,567 Guimarasnons were already fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of these, 6,141 residents got the single-dose Janssen...
Because of its robust tourism industry, the municipality of Malay, Aklan is considered as having the strongest economy in all the municipalities in Region 6, and the richest municipality of Aklan in terms of income and annual budget. The tourism industry of Boracay Island is the catalyst of Malay’s economic growth, bringing in investors and helping transform the municipality into a cosmopolitan area.

Boracay work force antigen tests halted

BORACAY – The antigen testing requirement for returning workers here has been suspended. Last month as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases spiked, the local government...