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Fire razes Dumarao senior citizen’s house

DUMARAO, Capiz – A morning fire razed the house of a senior citizen in Sitio Hansol, Barangay Lawaan here on Thursday. It started from a...
At 24, the municipality of Nueva Valencia in Guimaras has the most number of active coronavirus disease cases in the whole island province.

Guimaras’ active cases of COVID-19 surge to 40

JORDAN, Guimaras – Active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the island province of Guimaras climbed to 40 as of Feb. 25. The cases...

Kalibo policemen bust 2 ‘pushers’

KALIBO, Aklan – Two drug pushing suspects were arrested in separate police buy-bust operations here on Feb. 25. Anthony Fernando, 31, of Barangay Poblacion, New...
A store personnel pulls out items with pork ingredients in San Jose, Antique following an appeal for such from the Antique African swine fever task force. PROVET PHOTO

Ditch pork products from ASF areas, retailers told

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Antique African swine fever (ASF) Task Force asked retailers to voluntarily pull out from display pork-based processed and canned...
The municipality of Nueva Valencia is a third-class municipality in the province of Guimaras. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 39,810 people. 

Nueva Valencia town hall closed today for disinfection

NUEVA VALENCIA, Guimaras – The municipal hall here will be disinfected today. All work and transactions are suspended. This is a “precautionary measure to prevent...

Jamindan farmer nabbed for homicide

JAMINDAN, Capiz – A farmer wanted for homicide was arrested by operatives of the police station here in Barangay San Nicolas, Tapaz, Capiz around...

Capiznon ‘best director’ in film fest

ROXAS City – A filmmaker from Capiz was hailed the “best director” in the Cinemarya Film Festival – Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2020 held...

Rebel suspect caught in Himamaylan

HIMAMAYLAN City – Police and the military arrested a suspected New People’s Army (NPA) member in Purok 1, Barangay Carabalan here at around 6...

Makato’s No. 4 most wanted falls

MAKATO, Aklan – This town’s No. 4 most wanted person, a murder suspect, has been arrested in Barangay Castillo at around 5:30 a.m. on...
An arson investigator attempts to put out the fire that gutted the house owned by 71-year-old Rebeca Dampong in Barangay Lawaan, Dumarao, Capiz on Thursday./BFP DUMARAO

Fire razes Dumarao house

ROXAS City -- Fire razed a house in Barangay Lawaan, Dumarao, Capiz on Thursday. According to the Dumarao Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire...