15 Guimaras fugitives arrested

JORDAN, Guimaras – Last month, 15 fugitives in Guimaras were arrested, according to the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO). One of them was classified as...
Dr. Leoncio Abiera Jr. of the Integrated Provincial Health Office of Antique says people should not be afraid to seek medical help. PNA PHOTO BY ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY

Antique records 18 cases of dengue

SAN JOSE, Antique – The province recorded 18 cases of dengue, with one death, in the first 16 days of January. The Integrated Provincial...
At an oyster farm in Roxas City, from under the water a man scoops out this circular contraption (used automotive rubber tires) where oysters are clinging.

Roxas City to boost ‘talaba’ production

ROXAS City – Talaba or oyster farmers here can look forward to ample assistance to boost production and improve marketing. With the city government, they...

Guimaras maintains hog, pork ban

JORDAN, Guimaras – The ban on hogs and pork products and byproducts from areas hit by the African swine fever (ASF) remains, according to...
This slope protection structure uses high tensile wire. It is being implemented by the Guimaras District Engineering Office along the Guimaras Circumferential Road, Barangay Igdarapdap, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. PHOTO COURTESY OF DPWH GUIMARAS DEO

Slope protection structures built in Guimaras’ landslide-prone brgys

NUEVA VALENCIA, Guimaras – Residents in landslide-prone areas of barangays Igdarapdap and Concordia Norte here as well as motorists passing along the said section...
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Kalibo, Aklan may be temporarily used as vaccination site for coronavirus disease, a councilor of Kalibo suggested, because it has ample space to accommodate lots of people without sacrificing physical distance. PHOTO FROM MAPIO.NET

Churches, schools eyed as vaccination sites

KALIBO, Aklan – Public schools, auditoriums and churches here may be utilized as vaccination sites once the vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) become...
“Maging God-fearing,” Police Colonel Ramir Perlito Paradero Perlas, new police director of Aklan, tells his men.

New Aklan police director’s goal: better crime solution efficiency

KALIBO, Aklan – One of the major goals of the new police director of Aklan, Police Colonel Ramir Perlito Paradero Perlas, is to improve...
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Water station bizman shot

KALIBO, Aklan – A water refilling station owner was shot by an unidentified gunman on Feb. 2 around 7:40 p.m. in Barangay Estancia. Eduard Alvarez,...
With coronavirus vaccines in sight, local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are rolling out their plans for procurement and inoculation. Four LGUs in the region are forging tripartite agreements with the national government and British vaccine maker AstraZeneca. REUTERS

Buenavista allots P3.5M for COVID-19 vaccines

BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – The municipal government here allocated P3.5 million for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. Mayor Eugenio Reyes told Panay News...

Capiz guv to sign deed of donation for lot

ROXAS City – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Capiz has authorized Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras to sign, on behalf of the provincial government, a...