NO ROOF, NO WALLS. A tornado ripped open this house in Barangay Gabu-an, Roxas City on May 14. Good thing the owners were away when the twister struck. PHOTO BY THE CAPIZ KABALAKA INFORMATION CENTER

Afternoon tornado flattens house in Roxas

ROXAS City – An afternoon tornado touched down in Barangay Gabu-an here and flattened a house. Owned by tricycle driver Ramon Alejaga, 47, the house...
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Jordan records 9 new COVID cases

JORDAN, Guimaras – This town record nine new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on May 14. Eight of these were in Barangay Bugnay while...
An Aklanon undergoes a nasal swab for coronavirus testing. Aklan, which is currently under modified general enhanced community quarantine, recorded 1,819 cases with 42 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year. PHOTO AKLAN PESU

Aklan averages 19 new COVID infections daily

KALIBO, Aklan – For the past two weeks, the province of Aklan was averaging 19 cases of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). New infections stood...

Granular lockdown in 3 Valderrama barangays

VALDERRAMA, Antique – Due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, Barangay Ubos, Barangay Takas plus Purok 1 and Purok 2 of Barangay Bunsod...

19 NPA members surrender in Kabankalan

KABANKALAN CITY, Negros Occidental – Nineteen members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered in Barangay Tapil here on May 11. They belonged to the...
Drug suspect Jan Harry Tating (seated, right foreground) looks away as operatives check the items recovered from him in Barangay 8, San Jose, Antique.

27-year-old man falls in San Jose drug bust

SAN JOSE, Antique – A 27-year-old man was arrested in a drug entrapment operation conducted by the police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on...
A frontliner in Jordan, GuimAras receives her initial dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease. PHOTO FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF MAYOR RUBEN CORPUZ

133 Jordan folks to get 2nd COVID vaccine dose today

JORDAN, Guimaras – Today, 133 persons here will be getting their second dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ten of them will...
Philippine Red Cross’ Boracay-Malay chapter has started accepting clients wanting to be tested for coronavirus disease 2019 via their saliva specimens. PHOTO BY PRC BORACAY-MALAY

56 Red Cross Boracay clients test negative for COVID

BORACAY – All the 56 clients of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Boracay-Malay chapter (as of May 11) tested negative for coronavirus. They submitted saliva...
People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride bicycle during the morning rush hour in Beijing on Oct. 12. ANDY WONG/AP PHOTO

Ordinance sets ‘Capiz Bicycle Day’

ROXAS City – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Capiz recently passed Provincial Ordinance No. 280 - 2021 setting a “Capiz Bicycle Dday” every fourth Sunday...

Senior citizen falls in Ibajay drug buy-bust

IBAJAY, Aklan – A 61-year-old drug pushing suspect was arrested here on May 11 by operatives of the Aklan Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU)...