Kalibo to scale down 2021 Ati-Atihan fest
KALIBO, Aklan – The Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan Festival here next month will be scaled down.
Due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health and safety issues,...
‘73% of Boracay structures compliant to easement rule’
BORACAY – The “25 + 5-meter easement rule” enforced by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) on structures in the island has so far...
Be aggressive in protecting industry, WV hog raisers told
ILOILO City – Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 6 Regulatory Division chief Dr. Jonic Natividad urged hog raisers to be more aggressive in protecting...
Capiz homicide suspect arrested in Metro Manila
ROXAS City – A homicide suspect in Dao, Capiz was arrested in Malate, a district in Manila.
Marvin Sion of Barangay Daplas, Dao was served...
Man hacks elder brother
DUMALAG, Capiz – In Barangay San Rafael here, a man hacked his elder brother with a bolo.
As this was being written, the whereabouts of...
Rare plants stolen from garden
KALIBO, Aklan – Rare plants were stolen from the garden of the surprised Andaya family.
This was a first for them, according to Alyssa Marie...
DOLE-Aklan: Release 13th month pay before Dec. 24
KALIBO, Aklan – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Aklan reminded private companies to release their employees’ 13th month pay not later...
DOT to subsidize COVID tests for Boracay-bound tourists
BORACAY – Tourists bound for this island may soon spend less for the required coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing.
Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat formally announced...
Roxas city gov’t mulls Double A slaughterhouse
ROXAS City – The city government proposed to construct an upgraded slaughterhouse.
The plan was presented during a “virtual project call” of the Department of...
29 persons violate Jordan’s anti-smoking ordinance
JORDAN, Guimaras – The Jordan Anti-Smoking Taskforce apprehended 29 individuals on Dec. 7 for violating the municipality’s anti-smoking ordinance.
Some were smoking in public places,...