ILOILO CITY – A man was arrested for alleged vote-buying in Madalag town, Aklan province on Sunday, May 11. The Police Regional Office-6 disclosed that the 56-year-old suspect was arrested in a checkpoint. Police Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, PRO-6 spokesperson, said the man was carrying several...
ILOILO CITY — Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores vehemently denied that their political slate “Tibyog Aklan” was involved in the murder of veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” Dayang last month. AKLAN Gov. Jose Enrique ‘Joen’ Miraflores (left) and his father, former Gov....
ILOILO CITY – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) announced that a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) has been created to investigate the recent murder of veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” Dayang in Aklan province. POLICE secure the house of veteran journalist Johnny...
Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. (left), Johnny Dayang (PPAB, Facebook) Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. is crushed upon learning of the murder of his "dear friend",...
The media is shocked over the brutal murder of veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” P. Dayang in his house in Kalibo, Aklan on Tuesday evening, April 29. DAYANG “We strongly condemn this killing, and we are calling for justice,” said the Publishers Association of the Philippines Inc....
ILOILO CITY—Local officials are calling for a deeper probe on the killing of veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” P. Dayang in Kalibo town, Aklan province on Tuesday night. POLICE secure the house of veteran journalist Johnny Dayang where he was shot dead on April 29 in Kalibo town, Aklan...
ILOILO CITY — Veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” P. Dayang was shot and killed on Tuesday evening in his house in Kalibo, the provincial capital of Aklan. DAYANG (PAPI) “He was declared dead on arrival,” said Police Capt. Aubrey Ayon, spokesperson of the Aklan Police Provincial Office....
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections has ordered Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores and his father, former Gov. Florencio “Joeben” Miraflores, to answer the disqualification cases filed against them. AKLAN Gov. Jose Enrique ‘Joen’ Miraflores (left) and his father, former...
Boracay (Unsplash) Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. has some harsh words for the provincial government, which he claims is "killing" local tourism with its alleged neglect of the world-famous Boracay. “This is not just neglect—it is...
ILOILO CITY— Former Aklan Gov. Florencio “Joeben” Miraflores defended Boracay Island as the country’s premier beach destination following the murder of a Slovakian tourist in the resort-island. “The isolated incident does not change the fact that our island is still the best...
ILOILO CITY – For a priest, the “sádsad” of the Ati-Atihan Festival – dubbed as the Mother of All Festivals – is the pilgrimage of the people of Aklan province. A LOCAL wears a colorful costume mimicking the native Ati people at the 2025 Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town,...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 12th Infantry Battalion has facilitated assistance to the family of a New People’s Army rebel killed in a clash in Libacao, Aklan province. Alvin Panoy from Lemery town in Iloilo province was the lone casualty in the evening encounter between the 12th IB and the NPA...
