Falling cement bags kill 14-year-old lad
TIBIAO, Antique – Cement bags fell on a 14-year-old lad busy playing a game on his cell phone in Barangay Salazar here on Jan....
‘Ursula’ victims in Capiz get carabaos
ROXAS City – It is never too late to help.
To support 39 poor families in the towns of President Roxas and Maayon displaced by...
Pandemic forces Ibajay to cancel Ati-Ati 2021
KALIBO, Aklan – There will be no 2021 edition of the annual Ibajay Ati-Ati Festival due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Ibajay town’s...
Missing Sebaste fisherman rescued after 4 days at sea
SEBASTE, Antique – A fishermen from Barangay Aras-asan missing since Jan. 1 was rescued by fishermen from San Jose de Buenavista yesterday morning, Jan....
Capiz’s COVID cases down to 20
ROXAS City – As of Jan. 3, cases of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Capiz were down to 20, data from the Provincial...
‘Dearth of motorboats not an excuse to flout health protocols’
JORDAN, Guimaras – The scarcity of motorboats transporting people across the Iloilo Strait is not an excuse for travelers to violate minimum health standards.
Vice...
San Remigio reopens premier tourism destinations
SAN JOSE, Antique – The municipality of San Remigio has reopened its premier tourism destinations to local tourists.
Resorts and other tourism spots in Barangay...
Ati-Atihan in limbo; video plan ditched
KALIBO, Aklan – For this year’s Ati-Atihan Festival, organizers planned to make a video production of the performances of the participating tribes at the...
Not enough boats for people crossing Iloilo Strait
JORDAN, Guimaras – Six fiberglass motorboats. Two roll on, roll off (roro) vessels. Two steel-hulled boats.
At the moment, these are the only sea vessels...
Tourists try to enter Boracay with fake COVID test results
BORACAY – Two tourists were apprehended after landing at the Caticlan Airport on Dec. 29, 2020 for presenting fake coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test...