ILOILO CITY – This city and the provincial government of Iloilo have decided to ban the entry of poultry coming from Capiz province following the confirmation that chickens at a poultry farm in Roxas City are infected with bird flu. The first to issue the ban was the Iloilo province. Police are...
The Quezon City government, through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) and Social Services Development Department (SSDD), has sent relief aid to the residents affected by tropical storm “Paeng” in Roxas City, Capiz. The Quezon City government told Manila Bulletin on...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed three redeveloped roads in Capiz. AN aerial photo of the 1.7-kilometer tourism road going to and from Hinulugan Falls, a popular destination in Pilar, Capiz. (DPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office) “The...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has launched the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty Program (EPAHPP) in a move to help the province of Capiz fight hunger and poverty. (DAR logo) EPAHPP is a strategic program of the government that seeks to mitigate hunger, ensure food nutrition...
ILOILO CITY – Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro has ordered the contractor of an unfinished government hospital building to finish construction or face termination of contract. A five-story structure for outpatients at the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH) in Roxas City is yet to be finished 12...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is fasttracking the construction of the new cultural and sports center in Capiz. THE Capiz Cultural and Sports Center in Roxas City being constructed. (DPWH Capiz 1st District Engineering Office) The DPWH-Capiz 1st District...
ILOILO CITY – Reelected Mayor Ronnie Dadivas emphasized that unity is the key in bringing more progress to Roxas City, the capital of Capiz. “We finally believed that a single vision of a united and unified Capiz is possible,” said Dadivas during his inaugural speech late last week. In his...
TRADE and provincial government officials grace the opening of the Capiz Chocolate Factory in Panit-an, Capiz. (DTI-6) ILOILO CITY – A chocolate factory opened in Capiz Monday, June 20, to boost the cacao industry in Western Visayas or Region 6. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6...
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY -- Governor Esteban Evan “Nonoy” Contreras II of Capiz province lost his reelection bid in Capiz where former 2nd District Representative Fredenil “Oto” Castro has been declared winner. “The election is over. I respect the people’s decision,” said Contreras as he...
Over 300 families in Capiz received multipurpose cash assistance from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) A total of 333 affected families in Barangays Ambilay, Cabugao, and Cabangahan in the municipality of Panitan, Capiz were granted much-needed cash assistance to...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz has re-launched ‘voluntourism’ to attract local tourists and the likes to be part of the province’s socio-economic recovery plan. Visitors flock to the belfry of Panay Church in Panay town, Capiz province. The church houses one of the biggest bells in...
