Boracay ranks third among top getaway locations for the holiday break Travel company Agoda recently polled Filipinos on their top getaway destinations for the Holy Week observance and found Boracay, located in Malay, Antique, ranked third on the list, behind Manila and Cebu. The rank is a slight boost from previous years where the …
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Experimental traffic scheme planned for Iloilo City’s Jaro district
In response to traffic congestion along McArthur Drive in Barangay Tabuc Suba, located in Iloilo City’s Jaro district, the Iloilo City Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) will be trying out an experimental traffic scheme starting on Monday, April 22. “Traffic congestion starts exactly [at] the intersection near the bridge,” explained PSTMO head Jeck …
Iloilo CHO recommends staying hydrated, avoid sunlight to prevent disease
In an effort to prevent disease during the summer, the Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) offered recommendations to the public such as staying hydrated and avoiding sunlight. “It is important for us to take good care of ourselves and, as much as possible, stay away from sunlight,” explained city health officer, Dr. Bernard Caspe. “During …
Holy Week 2019
DOT-6 sets up information desks across the region In anticipation of an influx of visitors to the region for the ongoing Holy Week observance, the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) has set up information and assistance desks at various locations across the region. “DOT-6 is expecting [an] influx of tourists during the Lenten season,” …
Holy Week 2019
PDEA conducts sweeping operations at terminals By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 6 (PDEA-6) conducted sweeping operations at various terminals in the Western Visayas as part of the Holy Week observance. PDEA-6 operatives also utilized K-9 units in searching passenger bags at the Bredco Port in Bacolod City and …
Panay East-West Lateral Road
around 20% complete –DPWH-6 The Department of Public Works and Highway-Region VI (DPWH-6) recently noted, after “construction has been going on for around three years” on the 41-kilometer Panay East-West Lateral Road, which will connect Antique, Iloilo, and Capiz, they have completed around eight kilometers, approximately 20 percent. According to DPWH-6 assistant director Al …
33 rescued from human traffickers in Boracay
The Malay Municipal Police Station, 2nd Aklan Provincial Mobile Force Company, and Aklan Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force recently conducted operations resulting in the rescue of 33 women who were being forced into prostitution at Sitio Tulubhana, a community located within Barangay Manoc-Manoc at popular tourist destination Boracay. Six individuals were arrested including 42-year-old Richard …
Minor earthquake strikes Hinoba-an
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded west of Hinoba-an yesterday morning, around 8:26 a.m. According to a subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin, no damage was reported in or around the Negros Occidental town as a result of the tremor. There were also no aftershocks expected. Quakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 in magnitude …
Holy Week 2019
PSTMO to deploy over 200 personnel to Iloilo City churches Amid the ongoing Holy Week observance, the Iloilo City Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) will be deploying 245 personnel for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, which begin tomorrow. PSTMO head Jeck Conlu said personnel will be stationed at churches across the city …
One killed, dozens injured after Ceres bus crashes in Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person is confirmed dead, while dozens more are seriously injured, after a Ceres Liner bus crashed yesterday morning at Purok Balunggay in Barangay Pacol, Bago City. Police identified the fatality as 28-year-old Ana May de Claro, a resident of Barangay Ma-ao in the said city. Bago City …