ILOILO CITY – Francis Dave Lacson Selorio, a chef from Capiz province, won in the prestigious food writing contest organized by the Food Writers Association of the Philippines. SELORIO (Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award) Selorio was awarded the second prize in the Doreen Gamboa Fernandez...
ILOILO CITY – A cancer treatment facility will soon rise in Capiz province. CAPIZ Gov. Fredenil ‘Oto’ Castro (center) turns over the P1.6-million counterpart funding for the construction of the first cancer facility of the province to representatives of the Capiz Lions Club, Capiz Lioness...
ILOILO CITY – After this week’s inauguration of the mega dam project in Iloilo province, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) might also start construction of the mega dam project in neighboring Capiz province by 2026. AN aerial photo of the Panay River Basin in Capiz province....
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police opened a police clearance satellite hub in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, on Wednesday, July 10. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky (center), Roxas City Mayor Ronnie Dadivas (left), and Rhoda Avelino, regional operations manager of...
ILOILO CITY – A squad leader of the New People’s Army was arrested in Capiz province on Tuesday, June 25. GUNS and bullets were seized from New People’s Army (NPA) squad leader Francisco Balois in Capiz province. (Army 301st IB) The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY — The province of Capiz is under a state of calamity due to the El Niño climate phenomenon. Capiz was the third provincial government in Western Visayas to make the declaration. The Capiz Provincial Board approved the recommendation of the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-6 (Western Visayas) said a Visayan leopard card, locally known as “maral,” was recently rescued in Mambusao town, Capiz province. The animal reportedly attacked chickens in a rice field owned by farmer Lony Salaya in...
ILOILO CITY – The lawyer known as “Pinoy Aquaman” brought his marine protection advocacy after a 10.8-kilometer swim to Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. LAWYER Ingemar Macarine, dubbed the ‘Pinoy Aquaman,’ swims to the shore of Roxas City from the island-barangay of Olotayan on...
ILOILO CITY – The body of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was recently exhumed in Barangay Siya, Tapaz town, Capiz province. SOLDIERS exhume the body of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in Tapaz town, Capiz province. (Army 12th IB) The 301st Infantry Brigade (IB) of the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – A government housing project built by the National Housing Authority (NHA) has become the relocation site for victims of a recent fire in Barangay 7, Roxas City, Capiz province. FIRE victims move into their new homes at Tanza Ville Subdivision in Roxas City, Capiz province....
ILOILO CITY – Two people died in a fire in a residential area in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, on Tuesday afternoon, February 27. Roxas City Mayor Ronnie Dadivas confirmed the death of two senior citizens in an official statement released via his official Facebook page. SMOKE rises...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Receliste Escolin of President Roxas, Capiz has filed a motion to stop the Office of the Ombudsman from implementing his three-month suspension. ESCOLIN (DA-6) Escolin has submitted an Omnibus Motion for Reconsideration with prayer to hold in abeyance the Ombudsman’s...
