Probationer arrested in drug sting
SAN JOSE, Antique – A man on probation for an illegal drug offense was arrested in an anti-drug buy-bust operation of the police and...
Frontliners keep Roxas safe from ‘Auring’
ROXAS City – The local government here cited frontliners ensuring the safety of residents wary of Typhoon “Auring” over the weekend.
“Auring” eventually weakened into...
17 contacts of Jordan COVID case negative for virus
JORDAN, Guimaras – Seventeen of the 19 close contacts of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case here tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
200 mangrove propagules planted in Nueva Valencia
NUEVA VALENCIA, Guimaras – Some 200 mangrove propagules were planted along the coast of Barangay La Paz here on Feb. 20 by personnel of...
Outcry forces suspension of Kalibo traffic rerouting
KALIBO, Aklan – The outcry of tricycle operators, drivers and commuters did not fall on deaf ears. Mayor Emerson Lachica ordered the suspension of...
4 communist rebels surrender in Libacao
LIBACAO, Aklan – Four members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to the local government here.
The barangay captain of Manika turned over...
2 killed, 2 injured in San Jose road mishap
SAN JOSE, Antique – A national highway accident in Barangay Funda-Dalipe here around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, Feb. 20, left two persons dead...
Roxas preps evacuation centers, distributes relief goods early
ROXAS City – As early as Saturday morning, the city government started releasing food assistance to residents of Olotayan, an island barangay, in preparation...
Capiz on alert for 2021’s 1st typhoon
ROXAS City – The disaster risk reduction and management offices of this city and Capiz province are on alert for the country’s first typhoon...
‘Surgical lockdown’ in Brgy. Magamay, Nueva Valencia
NUEVA VALENCIA, Guimaras – Parts of Sitio Central and Sitio Landasan in Barangay Magamay here were placed on “localized containment” or “surgical lockdown”.
Eleven persons...


















