300 scared residents flee brgy after deadly Tapaz raid
ROXAS City – Some 300 individuals fled their homes after a deadly military raid in Barangay Lahug, Tapaz, Capiz on Dec. 30, 2020.
They moved...
MARINA grounds wooden-hulled Guimaras boats; hundreds of passengers stranded
JORDAN, Guimaras – Around 60 wooden-hulled motorboats plying the Iloilo City – Guimaras route were grounded by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) beginning Jan....
140 Aklan ‘sitio’ households on lockdown
KALIBO, Aklan – Households in two sitios in the municipalities of Lezo and Numancia, Aklan are on granular enhanced community lockdown.
It started on Dec. 30,...
Capiz posts 10 ‘cracker injuries
ROXAS City – The Provincial Health Office of Capiz recorded 10 firecracker-related injuries during the holidays.
Four of these cases were recorded on New Year’s...
Torrential rains batter Sigma barangays
ROXAS City – Heavy rains battered Sigma, Capiz at the start of the new year. Some of its barangays got flooded.
According to Provincial Disaster...
8 Kalibo int’l airport staff catch COVID-19
KALIBO, Aklan – Eight workers of the Kalibo International Airport tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to airport manager Engineer Eusebio Monserate,...
Antique sacadas get lecho, medicines
SAN JOSE, Antique – Bringing holiday cheers, Antique provincial government agencies distributed lechon and medicines to Antiqueño sacadas working in Negros Occidental on Dec. 18.
The distribution...
Roxas City ‘most competitive’ in infras
ROXAS City – This city was declared the “most competitive” in the Infrastructure Competitiveness Category of the recent 4th Regional Competitiveness Council – VI...
Guimaras 2021 budget approved
JORDAN, Guimaras – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved the province’s proposed budget for 2021 – P771,684,084.
The approval was unanimous, Vice Gov. John Edward Gando...
Extended MGCQ good for Guimaras – Gando
JORDAN, Guimaras – The extended modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) in Guimaras is beneficial to the island province, according to Vice Gov. John Edward...