They’re coming back: Over 20K tourists visit Boracay this June
BORACAY – Tourist arrivals here are picking up.
Malay, Aklan chief tourism operations officer Felix Delos Santos Jr. said they recorded 20,058 arrivals through Caticlan...
Capiz seafarer beats Delta virus variant
ROXAS City – A 44-year-old seafarer from Capiz province was found with the Delta variant (previously called the India variant) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus...
Bacolod councilor passes away
BACOLOD City – Councilor Elmer Sy of this city passed away at the Bacolod Adventist Medical Center, yesterday, June 25. He was 65.
The councilor, who was...
Hygiene kits seen to help curb spread of coronavirus
BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – The municipal government received 45 sets of hygiene kits from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Guimaras chapter on June 24.
Each hygiene...
1,000 Bugasongnons receive 1st dose of COVID vaccine
BUGASONG, Antique - As of June 23, around 1,000 residents of Bugasong, Antique received their first dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease...
300 Capiz studs receive Cong. Tawi’s educational cash grant
CAPIZ – A total of 300 students in this province received education cash grants through the “Cong. Tawi Cash Grant Program,” by Capiz 1st...
Antique seeks divine intervention amid calamities
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A religious movement in Antique will launch a virtual event dubbed “Pray for Antique” on June 25 to...
DPWH employee trapped by fire, dies
CAPIZ – An employee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Capiz 2nd Engineering District died after he was trapped in...
7,108 households ‘graduate’ from 4Ps
ILOILO – A total of 7,108 households (HHs) in Western Visayas have graduated from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as of June...
‘Last trip’ of Iloilo-Guimaras boats extended to 5 p.m.
JORDAN, Guimaras – Beginning yesterday, the “last trip” of motorboats plying the Iloilo City – Guimaras route (and vice versa) has been moved to...