Guimaras transitioning to ‘new normal’ – exec
BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – The island province of Guimaras is gradually transitioning to the “new normal”.
Among others, it is embarking on events that can attract...
Targeted ‘mass testing’ for COVID-19 in Kalibo ‘purok’
BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Aklan is in the thick of “mass testing” the residents of...
Bailan District Hospital chief contracts COVID
ROXAS City – The hospital chief of Bailan District Hospital tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Dr. Ma. Venus Loretizo was asymptomatic and currently...
No LSIs for a month in Jamindan
JAMINDAN, Capiz – The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) approved a one-month suspension on the repatriation of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) here.
The suspension is...
2 motorists die in road mishap
IBAJAY, Aklan – Two motorcycle riders died in a vehicular accident on the national highway in Barangay Rigador.
Patrolman Kier Tabagon of the Ibajay police...
Archbishop of Capiz made a cardinal in unusual consistory
ROXAS City – In an unusual consistory at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis formally elevated Archbishop Jose Advincula of Capiz to the rank...
Jordan priest now free from virus; church lockdown lifted
JORDAN, Guimaras – St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Barangay Poblacion here is no longer on lockdown.
The municipal government ended the church’s lockdown...
Unauthorized ‘dentists’ fall
ROXAS City – Two persons not authorized to install dental braces and dentures were arrested in an entrapment operation of the Criminal Investigation and...
Laborer with gun scares neighbors
MAKATO, Aklan – Police arrested a laborer in Barangay Tibiawan here.
Scared neighbors complained that 33-year-old Geraldy Tagudtod was creating disturbance.
Responding policemen seized from the...
Multicab plows roadside store
DUMARAO, Capiz – A wayward multicab crashed against a roadside store in Barangay Poblacion Ilaya here.
Storeowner Meladin Aritalla told the police she was thankful...