Aklanons urged: ‘Protect frontliners from discrimination’
KALIBO, Aklan – The Provincial Health Office is urging the public to support medical workers who have been risking their lives on the fight...
Antique sets protocols in managing repatriates
ILOILO City – Gov. Rhodora Cadiao of Antique issued a directive establishing protocols in managing all returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) amid the coronavirus disease...
Bacolod’s ‘Libre Sakay’ eases hassle for healthcare, essential workers
BACOLOD City – The city government here is providing “Libre Sakay” for healthcare and essential services workers since Sept. 14.
All forms of public transport...
Boracay ‘trike’ drivers seek fare hike amid pandemic
KALIBO, Aklan – With no stable source of daily income to feed their families, some 3,000 tricycle drivers and operators in this capital town...
Antique disaster mgt office on alert due to monsoon rain
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is closely monitoring the situation around the province, which is experiencing rains...
North Negros export processing zone to rise in Sagay City
BACOLOD City – The Northern Negros Agro-Industrial Export Processing Zone (NNAIEPZ) will soon rise on a 160-hectare local government-owned property in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
The project...
DOH inspects Roxas City’s mobile COVID testing lab
ROXAS City – A team from the Department of Health (DOH) and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) inspected the newly-installed coronavirus disease 2019...
Bugasong local found dead in river
SAN JOSE, Antique – A dead 65-year-old man was found in a river at Sitio Iglunoy in Barangay Bagtason, Bugasong, Antique yesterday morning.
Bonifacio Pacete...
Guimaras keeps RT-PCR test, 14-day quarantine for ROFs
ILOILO City – The provincial government of Guimaras is keeping the 14-day quarantine requirement and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test for repatriated overseas...
Aklan COVID lab shuts down due to infected personnel
BORACAY – The molecular laboratory of Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH) in Kalibo, Aklan temporarily halted its operations due to confirmed cases of...