ILOILO CITY -- A soldier wanted for killing a relative was arrested in Jamindan town, Capiz province on Monday, Jan. 23. Authorities identified the suspect as Staff Sergeant Jomarel Verde Vacaro, a member of the Philippine Army’s 12th Infantry Battalion (12 IB). The 35-year-old soldier was...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) utilized two C-295 medium lift aircraft to deliver 500 boxes of relief goods to victims of flood due to bad weather in Surigao del Sur and 100 units of wheelchair in Capiz on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Photo: Philippine Air Force / PAF Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, PAF...
ILOILO CITY – This city and the provincial government of Iloilo have decided to ban the entry of poultry coming from Capiz province following the confirmation that chickens at a poultry farm in Roxas City are infected with bird flu. The first to issue the ban was the Iloilo province. Police are...
The Quezon City government, through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) and Social Services Development Department (SSDD), has sent relief aid to the residents affected by tropical storm “Paeng” in Roxas City, Capiz. The Quezon City government told Manila Bulletin on...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed three redeveloped roads in Capiz. AN aerial photo of the 1.7-kilometer tourism road going to and from Hinulugan Falls, a popular destination in Pilar, Capiz. (DPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office) “The...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has launched the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty Program (EPAHPP) in a move to help the province of Capiz fight hunger and poverty. (DAR logo) EPAHPP is a strategic program of the government that seeks to mitigate hunger, ensure food nutrition...
ILOILO CITY – Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro has ordered the contractor of an unfinished government hospital building to finish construction or face termination of contract. A five-story structure for outpatients at the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH) in Roxas City is yet to be finished 12...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fasttracking the construction of the new cultural and sports center in Capiz. THE Capiz Cultural and Sports Center in Roxas City being constructed. (DPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office) The DPWH-Capiz 1st District...
ILOILO CITY – Reelected Mayor Ronnie Dadivas emphasized that unity is the key in bringing more progress to Roxas City, the capital of Capiz. “We finally believed that a single vision of a united and unified Capiz is possible,” said Dadivas during his inaugural speech late last week. In his...
TRADE and provincial government officials grace the opening of the Capiz Chocolate Factory in Panit-an, Capiz. (DTI-6) ILOILO CITY – A chocolate factory opened in Capiz Monday, June 20, to boost the cacao industry in Western Visayas or Region 6. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6...
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY -- Governor Esteban Evan “Nonoy” Contreras II of Capiz province lost his reelection bid in Capiz where former 2nd District Representative Fredenil “Oto” Castro has been declared winner. “The election is over. I respect the people’s decision,” said Contreras as he...
