Culasi village chief, 4 others arrested for violating ECQ

SAN JOSE, Antique – A barangay captain and four other persons were arrested for violating enhanced community quarantine orders at a warehouse in Barangay Centro Norte,...
Members of the San Juan Torena Agrarian Reform Cooperative in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental distribute relief packs to its members and other agrarian reform beneficiaries from neighboring villages affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. The organization aims to be a great part of the community while people are coping back in life amid the present crisis. PIA

Cadiz agrarian coop gives food packs to folks affected by COVID

BACOLOD City – An agrarian reform cooperative in Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental has extended their assistance to households affected by the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic....

‘Pusher’ falls in Roxas buy-bust

ROXAS City – A suspected drug pusher was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Lawaan. Seven sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P40,500 were seized...
Negrense senator Juan Miguel Zubiri says he’s recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 after he tested negative for it twice. He and fellow senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara promised to donate plasma from their blood to help the ongoing research in treating the virus.

Negrense senator Zubiri recovers from COVID-19

MANILA – Negrense senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has been cleared of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after he tested negative for it two straight times. The Kabankalan...
With the establishment of ‘Tindahan sa Barangay,’ residents of Roxas City, Capiz will have no worries about purchasing essential goods despite the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. Poultry products, vegetables, fruits, rice, fish and other aquaculture products, among others can be purchased in strategic locations accessible to residents of the villages. GLENN BEUP

Roxas puts up ‘Tindahan sa Barangay’ amid COVID-19

ROXAS City – The city government here has established a program that aims to make essential goods accessible to its residents, who were affected...
For violating orders of the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, police personnel in Kalibo, Aklan impound some 39 tricycle units. JUN AGUIRRE/PN

Kalibo impounds 39 ‘trikes’ for violating ECQ

KALIBO, Aklan – For violating the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some 39 tricycle units were impounded in Kalibo, Aklan. Mayor...
Health personnel of the Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Sagay City, Negros Occidental attend patients who fell ill after eating linugaw, which contained intoxicating yam on April 10. As of yesterday, the residents were cleared from hospitalization. SAGAY CDRRMO

‘Poisonous’ yam downs 80 Sagay residents

BACOLOD City – For eating linugaw with intoxicating yam or locally known as kayos, around 80 persons from three villages in Sagay City, Negros...

3 Antiqueños nabbed for illegal cockfighting

SAN JOSE, Antique – Four persons were caught engaging in illegal cockfighting in Barangay Magcalon. Police identified them as resident Norato Pilosopo, 54, Rizalday Lamprea of Barangay...
Antique Gov. Rhodora Cadiao said they are planning to transfer the capitol building to escape the “busy” business district in the capital town San Jose. PNA

Mayors edgy as Antique records COVID cases

SAN JOSE, Antique – The confirmation of Antique’s first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case has made municipal mayors anxious. They would like the enhanced community quarantine...
Informal workers in the municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo province, whose sources of income were affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), attend Department of Labor and Employment’s TUPAD program. The program’s beneficiaries will earn P395 per day in their 10 days work of disinfecting their respective houses to curb the spread of COVID-19. EMZ ESTANDO

300 Tubungan folks benefit from DOLE’s TUPAD program

ILOILO – Some 300 informal workers in the municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo province, whose sources of income were affected by the enhanced community quarantine caused by...