CAPIZNON HISTORY HAVEN Exterior shot of Capiz Museum My paternal great-great-grandmother Concepcion Talintin was a tuba drinker. She enjoyed it very much and believed it was a cure-all. When my great-grandfather Daniel Arcilla Romualdez decided to move his family from Pandacan, Manila to...
After a long time, President Marcos was able to meet his long-time friend, former Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas in an event in Roxas City, Capiz. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and former Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas exchange pleasantries during the distribution of...
ILOILO CITY – A father died after he was accidentally stabbed while trying to break up a fight between two sons in Barangay Ilawod, Cuartero, Capiz, on Monday night, October 2. Police identified the victim as 53-year-old Ruben Sibug. The Sibugs were attending a gathering of relatives when...
ILOILO CITY – A nine-year-old boy died and 31 others were hospitalized due to suspected red tide poisoning in Capiz province. “The identified cases manifested the following signs and symptoms: Numbness, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, amongst others, after consumption of...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to the police in Capiz province on Friday, August 18. Felecesimo Garbosa Garotche, alias “Ka Roque,” turned himself in to the 2nd Capiz Provincial Mobile Force Company, the Dumalag Municipal Police Station, and the Capiz Police...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed Friday, July 7, that Capiz province no longer has a case of bird flu.  DA Memorandum Circular No. 27 said Capiz is free from Avian influenza, more than seven months after the first bird flu case in Western Visayas region was...
ILOILO CITY – Roxas, the capital city of Capiz province, is celebrating its 72nd founding anniversary. RESIDENTS raise their barangay (village) flags during the 72nd founding anniversary of Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, on Friday, May 12. (Mayor Ronnie Dadivas Facebook) “Padayon...
ILOILO CITY – Archbishop Victor Bendico presided over his first Sunday Mass as the newly installed head of the Archdiocese of Capiz. BENDICO (Pamati-Archdiocese of Capiz) In his homily delivered mostly in the Hiligaynon dialect, Bendico urged the faithful to choose the narrow road like Jesus...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government has warned the people of non-existent tourist sites in Capiz being promoted in social media. ONE of the Facebook accounts posting contents of fake tourist destinations in Capiz province. Several accounts of what seemed to be social media influencers were...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Arroyo's office) House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has credited an unpopular law signed during her administration for the economic growth being enjoyed by the province of...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte asked the local government of Capiz province to boost its tourism and disaster preparedness system while calling on communities to prioritize peace and order and education for children. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) The official was the...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz commemorated on Saturday, April 15, the 75th death anniversary of President Manuel A. Roxas. VICE President Sara Duterte and House Deputy Speaker Gloria M. -Arroyo join Capiz officials in commemorating the 75th death anniversary of President Manuel Roxas in...
