The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, June 23, directed a thorough investigation into the attempted killing of a radio broadcaster in Roxas City, Capiz even as it urged media workers facing threats or intimidation to immediately coordinate with authorities for protection. Police General...
ILOILO CITY – Former senator and Interior and Local Government secretary Mar Roxas has condemned the shooting of radio broadcaster Jay Lavapiez in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. “I join my kasimanwas (townmates) in condemning the attempt on the life of Jay Lavapiez, a known Capiznon...
ILOILO CITY – Media in Western Visayas region was urged to report any threats to the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the shooting of a radio broadcaster in Capiz province. “Kung may mga banta sa kanilang buhay o seguridad, agad makipag-ugnayan sa PNP (If there are threats to their...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has created a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the shooting of radio broadcaster Jay Lavapiez in Roxas City, Capiz, on Monday, June 22. “I have directed the creation of a Special Investigation Team to focus on the expeditious resolution of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) condemned the ambush on radio broadcaster Jay Lavapiez in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. “We condemn all acts of violence and intimidation against journalists and assert that such actions have no place in a...
ILOILO CITY – The Capiz Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has recorded new African Swine Fever cases in Roxas City and the towns of Pontevedra and Panitan. These were reported more than three years after a spike in ASF cases was recorded in Panay Island in 2023. An advisory released by the Capiz...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has opened the first satellite office of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-6 (RACU-6) in Capiz province. Police Major Gen. Wilson Asueta, chief of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group, led the inauguration in Sigma town this week. Police Brig. Gen....
The Visayas grid is expected to get additional solar capacity by 2028 after EcoSolar Energy Corp. (ESEC) clinched the environmental clearance required to advance its utility-scale solar development in Capiz province. In a statement on Tuesday, June 2, ESEC said it has secured an environmental...
ILOILO CITY – At least P6.5 billion is needed to start construction of the mega dam project in Capiz province before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. steps down in 2028. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is requesting the amount to be included in the 2027 national budget for its proposed...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Fredenil Castro has urged President Marcos Jr. to prioritize two major infrastructure projects in the province of Capiz – the construction of a mega dam project and upgrading of a hospital. Castro cited the Panay River Basin Integrated Development Project (PRBIDP) initially...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Capiz has wrapped up this year’s Capiztahan, the festival celebrating the 125th anniversary of its civil government, with a toned-down version due to the impact of the fuel crisis from ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The administration of Gov....
ILOILO CITY—A native of Capiz province shared her experience after the Iranian retaliatory strike in an American navy base in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, following the joint bombing of the United States and Israel Saturday in Iran. “The situation is very alarming,” said Ahmyzza Contreras...
