ILOILO CITY – Mayor Receliste “Tanoy” Escolin was reelected in President Roxas town, Capiz province, despite the three-term limit. The Commission on Elections proclaimed Escolin as mayor after defeating Vice Mayor Braulio Godfrey “Botoy” Asis and Bart Locsin. Escolin maintained that he...
ILOILO CITY — Paolo Z. Roxas, son of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, was defeated in the Capiz first district congressional race by Pinuno party-list Rep. Howard Guintu. “Nag-husga na ang mayorya. Tapos na ang eleksyon. Bisan indi pabor sa akon ang desisyon, hugot ko...
ILOILO CITY – The May 12 mid-term elections in Capiz province were marked by the death of a female senior citizen and the arrest of two people for taking photos of their ballots. Reports from the Capiz Police Provincial Office said the death was recorded in President Roxas town while the two...
ILOILO CITY – Six chiefs of police in Iloilo and Capiz province were reshuffled ahead of the elections. Police Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, chief information officer of the Police Regional Office-6, said on Wednesday, May 7, that five of them are under the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) –...
ILOILO CITY — Capiz Archbishop Victor Barnuevo Bendico honored Pope Francis who passed away on Monday, April 21. "Si Papa Francisco nagtudlo sa aton nga hakuson ang mga imol, sa pag-abiabi sa mga napilasan, kag sa pagbalay sang isa ka Simbahan sang malapit kag nagaulikid sa mga tawo (Pope Francis...
ILOILO CITY — The 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) recently retrieved and buried the body of a New People’s Army (NPA) killed in an encounter in Valderrama, Antique. SOLDIERS bury an NPA rebel in Dumarao town, Capiz province. (Army 61st IB) The 61st IB, with the 12th Infantry Battalion (IB), buried...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz commemorated the 77 th death anniversary of President Manuel A. Roxas on Tuesday, April 15. A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the provincial capital Roxas City, named after the country’s first president after gaining independence from colonial...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested five persons for illegal possession of firearms during a one-day search warrant operation in Iloilo and Capiz provinces on April 7. The Police Regional Office-6 said that four suspects were from Iloilo and one was from Capiz. A total of nine firearms were seized from...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism launched a coastal tourism project in Barangay Pawa, Panay town, Capiz province on April 5. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco led the groundbreaking of the P12-million Panay: A Coastal Resource Experience Project where eco-friendly mangrove cottages...
This year’s Capiztahan celebration will be extra special as SM City Roxas joins in with interactive installations, activities, and events. With its campaign, “AweSM Capiz,” SM City Roxas promises more fun and excitement than ever, offering a wide range of thrilling activities and events lined...
ILOILO CITY – Former Senator and Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas joined the kick-off campaign of the One Capiz alliance on Friday. ONE Capiz coalition kicks off their campaign in Roxas City, Capiz on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Mayor Ronnie Dadivas Facebook page) Roxas showed...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army rebel was killed in a clash with soldiers in Tapaz town, Capiz province, on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The 82 nd Infantry Battalion engaged seven communist fighters believed to be remnants of the dismantled Central Front of the Komiteng Rehiyon-Panay in a...
