ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said this year’s Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province was generally peaceful despite a riot involving the youth that went viral online. POLICE declare the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province generally peaceful. (Aklan...
ILOILO CITY – Police have implemented a gun ban in Kalibo, the provincial capital of Aklan, for the 2024 Ati-Atihan Festival this week. The Aklan Police Provincial Office suspended the Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence from January 15 to 21 for the event. SECURITY forces for the 2024...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will file criminal charges before the Sandiganbayan against Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary for Consumer Affairs Kristine Y. Evangelista and 17 others in the shortage and spiralled prices of onion in 2022. In a separate decision, the OMB...
ILOILO CITY – Seven couples from the Ati indigenous peoples (IPs) group in Iloilo tied the knot in a Catholic church in Barotac Viejo, this province. SEVEN Ati couples kiss after their wedding at Barangay Nueva Invencion Chapel in Barotac Viejo town, Iloilo province. (Saints Peter and Paul...
ILOILO CITY – Inclement weather did not stop the mass wedding of six couples from the Ati indigenous peoples (IPs) group in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province on Monday, July 17. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/ATI_WEDDING_ef61e7f28c/ATI_WEDDING_ef61e7f28c.jfif) SIX Ati...
ILOILO CITY – The Nagpana Minorities Association from the Ati indigenous peoples (IPs) tribe in Barotac Viejo town, Iloilo province has received a P200,000 livelihood aid from the Department of Tourism (DOT). THE Department of Tourism turns over a P200,000 livelihood assistance to boost the...
ILOILO CITY – Secretary Benhur Abalos of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Black Saturday joined a dive team conducting a follow-up search operation for the missing Ati leader who fell off a fishing boat off the coast of world-famous Boracay Island. DILG Secretary...
ILOILO CITY -- Two were arrested by cops for carrying marijuana during the highlight of the 2023 Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town, Aklan province on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15. The Kalibo police identified the suspects as 48-year-old Glenn Reyes and 33-year-old Niño Dela Cruz, who are both...
ILOILO CITY – Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy was spotted Sunday, Jan. 8, unwinding at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. TOURISTS pose for photos with Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy in Boracay on Sunday, Jan. 8. (Pamil del Rosario-Murray) Netizens posted photos and...
Containerized cargo growth in its Manila and Batangas ports boosted Asian Terminal Inc. (ATI)'s net income by one percent to P1.14 billion on revenues of P6.1 billion, up 11.7 percent, in the first half of 2022 versus the same period last year. Revenues from South Harbor international containerized...
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) allocated over P5 billion in capital expenditures this year to upgrade its major port gateways in Manila, Batangas and Laguna as well for acquisition of more modern and eco-friendly equipment, the company disclosed on Thursday, March 17. Part of ATI's investment will...
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) allocated over P5 billion in capital expenditures this year to upgrade its major port gateways in Manila, Batangas and Laguna as well for acquisition of more modern and eco-friendly equipment, the company disclosed on Thursday, March 17. Part of ATI's investment will...
