Ibajay woman faces illegal gambling rap
IBAJAY, Aklan – A 46-year-old woman was arrested in Barangay Poblacion. Policemen said she was soliciting bets for the illegal numbers game bookies.
Babeth Seneris...
Senior citizen hurt in road accident
ROXAS City – A 61-year-old male senior citizen was hospitalized. A vehicle hit him in Barangay Dumulog.
Moises Andrada was standing near his motorcycle at...
Libacao resident drowns in river
KALIBO, Aklan — A man was found dead in a river in Barangay Can-awan, Libacao, Aklan.
Federico Sapico, 40, was a village resident. He was...
Men dominate cases of suicide in Guimaras
JORDAN, Guimaras – From January to October this year, the island province of Guimaras recorded 28 cases of suicide – 27 males and one...
Saliva-based COVID test for Boracay tourists mulled
BORACAY – Tourism stakeholders here are in dire need of solutions to stay afloat during this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
One option being explored...
Dead man washed ashore
ROXAS City – A man was found dead on the shores of Barangay Dumolog here yesterday.
As this was being written, the man’s identity remained...
Capiz jail warden, prison guard sacked
ROXAS City – After a noise barrage of inmates at the Capiz Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Barangay Lawaan here, the provincial jail warden and...
Should Kalibo LGU shut down flea markets?
KALIBO, Aklan – “Talipapa” or roadside flea markets have mushroomed along barangay roads and the provincial highway here as people try to avoid crowding...
WV’s ‘corona’ death toll now 534
ILOILO City – The death toll from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas has risen to 534 as of Nov. 24.
Six new casualties...
Anini-y, Belison want to stop accepting LSIs from Dec. to Jan.
SAN JOSE, Antique – Two more municipalities in Antique province are seeking to temporarily stop accepting returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs) this December –...