The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that three coastal areas in Aklan have been cleared from red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023, issued on Wednesday, September 20, BFAR said the coastal waters of Altavas, Batan, and New Washington in Batan Bay are free...
ILOILO CITY – Two security guards were arrested on Thursday, September 7, in Malay, Aklan for violating the gun ban in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Police did not identify the suspects who were arrested in the port across world-famous Boracay Island. Police Lt. Col. Danis...
BACOLOD CITY – The Aklan Police Provincial Office emerged on top of the Police Regional Office-6 Civil Disturbance Management Competition recently. “This is for the unpredictable crowds, the potential for violence while being able to delicately balance between control and respect for human...
Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. A congressman from the home province of Boracay has trumpeted the "many accomplishments" of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its chief, Secretary Christina Frasco amid the "Love the Philippines" debacle. “The Department of Tourism has been making...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was arrested for attempted extortion in Makato town, Aklan province. The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army identified the suspect as “Prince Egudas.” He was arrested by the 3rd ID Civil-Military Operations Battalion and the Aklan...
ILOILO CITY – The military has encountered a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Aklan, a province that had been declared insurgency-free more than a year ago. Troops of the 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army were deployed after receiving reports about the presence of...
ILOILO CITY – Aklan has declared a state of calamity due to an upsurge in African Swine Fever (ASF) cases in the province. The Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Aklan Provincial Board) approved a resolution declaring a state of calamity sought by the Aklan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Victorino Romanillos has been appointed officer-in-charge of the Aklan Police Provincial Office. Romanillos was erstwhile chief of the Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) Police Community Relations Division. Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
ILOILO CITY – The 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army thwarted the New People’s Army’s bid to infiltrate an Aklan province that has long been declared insurgency free. ITEMS recovered after NPA rebels clashed with the Army in Libacao town, Aklan province. (12th IB) The rebels...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Region 6 assured the safety of student-athletes competing in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet amid the summer heat and the increasing number of Covid-19 cases. THE Aklan Sports Complex in Makato town, Aklan...
ILOILO CITY – African Swine Fever (ASF) has reached Aklan province as two hogs in Balete town were infected with the highly contagious and deadly swine disease. Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores confirmed these infections in a press conference on Thursday, April 13, after the Regional...
A congressman from the home province of popular tourist site Boracay has expressed worries about the environmental impact of the Oriental Mindoro oil spill. According to Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr., the oil spill that resulted from the sinking of MT Princess Empress last Feb. 28...
