Reformation center for drug offenders opens

ROXAS City – Balay Silangan, a reformation center for drug offenders, was inaugurated in Jamindan, Capiz on Dec. 7. Established at the new municipal building,...

Wanted drug suspect nabbed

ROXAS City – A resident here charged with violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (Republic Act 9165) was arrested by policemen on...

Drug surrenderer runs into trouble

NUMANCIA, Aklan – Combined forces of the police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a drug pushing suspect in a buy-bust operation in...

2 motorcycles collide; 5 injured

ROXAS City – In Barangay Dolores, Dumalag, Capiz two motorcycles collided. Five persons were injured. The five were Alexandra Ace Abendan, 24; Maria Cielito Corazon...

Truck driver faces illegal gun rap

KALIBO, Aklan – A truck driver faces a charge for violation of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Policemen in Barangay Tabangka, Numancia, Aklan...
This man is a returning locally stranded individual. He is set to be swabbed by healthcare workers in Aklan. His specimen would be analyzed for the possible presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.

3 Aklan towns ban LSIs for a month

KALIBO, Aklan – For a month, three towns in Aklan province are not accepting returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs). According to the mayors of the...
Former rebels in Antique (standing) are receiving support from various government agencies and the provincial government of Antique so they could be reintegrated in their communities. PIA-ANTIQUE PHOTO

Antique ex-rebels receive assistance for reintegration

SAN JOSE, Antique – Former rebels (FRs) in Antique who returned to the folds of the law were given livelihood projects and social protection...

2 drug pushing suspects fall in Buenavista buy-bust

BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – In Sitio Carazan, Barangay Avila here, two drug pushing suspects were arrested in an entrapment operation. A poseur buyer bought from Norberto...
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Guimaras mulls QR codes for contact tracing

JORDAN, Guimaras – The provincial government may use quick response (QR) codes for a more efficient contact tracing to stop the spread of coronavirus disease...

Construction worker electrocuted

TANGALAN, Aklan — A construction worker in Barangay Tondog here died. He was accidentally electrocuted. The 57-year-old Leny Teñoso of Barangay Poblacion expired while being...