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...
ROXAS CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has finally unveiled the historical marker for the Capiz Provincial Capitol after it was delayed for almost two years by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Capiz Provincial Capitol in Roxas City, Capiz province. The National...
ILOILO CITY – A state of calamity has finally been declared in Capiz province after almost a week of widespread flooding caused by rains from tropical depression Agaton paralyzed the area. An aerial view of the flood-hit Capiz province due to rains of tropical depression Agaton. (Photo courtesy...
ILOILO CITY – The number of casualties in Capiz province hit by massive flooding during tropical storm Agaton rose to 19 with one still missing, according to the data released by the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Capiz PDRRMO). Search and rescue personnel...
ILOILO CITY – Nothing could be holier than spending the Holy Week helping those affected by landslides and flood brought by tropical storm ‘’Agaton,” something that many people from the provinces of Iloilo and Capiz did. Members of Ananda Marga Iloilo distribute relief goods to those...
Continuing his visit to areas devastated by Tropical Depression Agaton, President Duterte on Black Saturday checked the condition of evacuees in Pontevedra, Capiz, and led the ceremonial distribution of relief goods and assistance there. President Duterte leads the distribution of assistance to...
After the onslaught of Tropical Depression “Agaton” in Visayas, all vessel trips from Roxas City, Capiz to Bogo, Cebu and vice versa have resumed effective Tuesday, April 12, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced. Philippine Coast Guard Commander Jose Jacinto Jr., station commander of...
