Cuartero locks down town hall

CUARTERO, Capiz – The municipal building here was locked down yesterday. Some employees tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The lockdown will last for...

San Carlos City’s 3rd most wanted person arrested

SAN CARLOS CITY – Joint operating elements of the police here and the Maritime Group arrested the No. 3 most wanted person in this...
In Barangay Igmasandig, Valderrama, Antique, monsoon rains softened the soil, resulting in ground depression that caused the ground to crack. PHOTO BY ANTIQUE PDRRMO

Barangay in Valderrama unsafe for dwelling – MGB

SAN JOSE, Antique – Because it is “highly susceptible” to landslides, Barangay Igmasandig in Valderrama, Antique is unsafe for dwelling, according to the Mines...
“Boracay Island should be a fun destination for holidaymakers. Tourists from Manila are all tested, and after the National Capital Region Plus lockdown, they are coming to Boracay to have a good time,” says the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Boracay chapter.

Lift liquor ban, ease curfew – Boracay biz group

BORACAY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Boracay chapter has asked local officials in Aklan to lift the ban on the...
The recently released Program for International Student Assessment 2018 results put the Philippines at the bottom of 79 countries when it came to reading, science and mathematical skills. ABS-CBN NEWS

Education program goes on despite pandemic

ROXAS City – The city council passed an ordinance granting scholarship to qualified residents of the city who are Grade 12 or Alternative Learning...

Gunrunning suspect falls in police entrapment

PONTEVEDRA, Capiz – Joint elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group - Capiz Provincial Field Unit and the Pontevedra police station arrested a...
VASQUEZ (left); ALOVERA (right)

Over P230K shabu seized in Roxas City buy-bust

ROXAS City – In two separate buy-bust operations here on June 10, two drug suspects yielded a combined 33 grams of shabu valued at...
Aklan is under a modified general community quarantine. Only travel for essential needs is allowed.

No province-wide lockdown in Aklan, just stricter MGCQ

KALIBO, Aklan – There won’t be a province-wide lockdown in Aklan but restrictions would be made more strict due to rising cases of coronavirus...
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Elderly Pandan’s 6th COVID casualty

PANDAN, Antique – An 86-year-old male from Barangay Jinalinan here died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the town’s sixth fatality due to the pandemic. According...
Boracay Island-bound travelers are being required to show proof of negative coronavirus saliva or swab tests with 72 hours validity and confirmed hotel bookings. In less than a week, 11 tourists were caught with tampered test results.

Fake Covid-19 test results a growing concern in Boracay

BORACAY – Fraudulent coronavirus test results have cropped up again after the national government allowed visitors from the National Capital Region and its adjacent...