A participant in the Art for Healing” workshop in Roxas City shows off her artwork. PHOTO FROM THE ‘UPOD KITA RONNIE DADIVAS’ FACEBOOK PAGE

Women frontliners in ‘Art for Healing’

Region Panay News -
ROXAS City – As part of the celebration Women’s Month in this city, an art workshop for women frontliners was held over the weekend. Held...

4 men caught playing ‘pusoy’

Region Ime Sornito -
BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – Policemen here caught four persons gambling with the card game “pusoy” in Barangay Avila on Saturday night, March 27. Playing cards, Manila...

3 men nabbed for ‘tong-its’

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TANGALAN, Aklan – Three persons were arrested for illegal gambling on March 27 in Barangay Poblacion here.The following were taken to the Tangalan police...
Dumalag, Capiz native Cardinal Jose Advincula is the newly appointed archbishop of Manila. “I am asking the faithful and the religious of Capiz to pray for me as I also pray for everybody,” he says. PHOTO COURTESY OF CASYC

‘PRAY FOR ME’; Capiz’s Advincula scared but ready for ‘challenging’ duty in Manila

Region Panay News -
ROXAS City – Newly-appointed Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula of Dumalag, Capiz said he is ready but admitted he felt scared when he learned...
This is the health center of Banga, Aklan. Banga inter-agency taskforce advises residents to stay home to avoid spreading or catching coronavirus disease.

‘Alarm bells’ as Banga records 11 COVID-19 cases in 3 days

Region Boy Ryan B. Zabal -
BANGA, Aklan – The inter-agency task force here recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from March 19 to 21. It urged...
Photo courtesy of Starlite Ferries

Death of ro-ro passenger not due to ‘corona’

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The Starlite Ferries roll-on, roll-off (ro-ro) passenger who died at the provincial hospital in this town succumbed to Chronic Obstructive...

Roxas’ Hall of Justice locked down

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ROXAS City – The Roxas City Hall of Justice here was locked down on Friday, March 26. An employee tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
Roxas City under Mayor Ronnie Dadivas has devised a unique scheme that motivates and inspires barangay leaders to initiate activities that further protect their constituents from coronavirus disease.

One-stop shop for social services in Roxas mulled

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ROXAS City – A one-stop shop for social services is being planned at the Roxas City Hall. Mayor Ronnie Dadivas discussed the plan with Philippine...
Boracay Island’s white beach looks desolate. Prior to the new travel restrictions, the tourist traffic in Boracay improved to 800 to 1,000 daily. However, this is still below the 2019 levels. WHERE ARE THE TOURISTS?

New travel restrictions to stall Boracay recovery

Region Boy Ryan B. Zabal -
KALIBO, Aklan – With new restrictions on travelers from the National Capital Region (NCR), airline passenger demand for domestic flights in and out of...
“Ang social gatherings or pagtilipon or inum ang nag-infect sa pila ka mga pumoluyo, plus ang pag-abot sang locally stranded individuals naton halin sagwa sang region,” says Vice Gov. John Edward Gando of Guimaras.

‘Pending full vaccination rollout, health protocols best defense against COVID’

Region Ime Sornito -
JORDAN, Guimaras – This is not the time of slacken the enforcement of health protocols to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),...
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