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...
ILOILO CITY – The Ombudsman suspended Mayor Receliste Escolin of President Roxas town, Capiz province, for three months without pay due to misconduct. ESCOLIN (DA-6) Associate Ombudsman Arita Lapitan has issued an order to Gov. Fredenil Castro to implement Escolin’s suspension. The order...
ILOILO CITY – A man from Capiz province was arrested for violating the gun ban as this city celebrated the highlight of the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. A GUN and bullets were confiscated from a man as Iloilo City was celebrates the Dinagyang Festival. (PNP Iloilo City) The Iloilo City...
ILOILO CITY – A new Capiz provincial capitol is rising. Construction commenced following the groundbreaking ceremony on January 18. THE new Capiz provincial capitol will rise in the Pueblo de Panay in Roxas City. (Capiz provincial government Communications Group) Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro led...
ILOILO CITY – The province of Capiz suffered P552 million in economic loss from the January 2 to 5 blackout that affected Panay Island, data submitted by the Capiz Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) to the Capiz Provincial Board said on Wednesday, January 10. ROXAS City is...
ILOILO CITY – Police have arrested the most wanted person in Dao town, Capiz province. Apprehended on Wednesday, December 27, in an operation in Barangay Jambad for homicide was alias “Kalboy.” KALBOY’S mugshot. (Dumarao PNP) Kalboy was nabbed by a tracker team of the Dumarao...
ILOILO CITY – Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, was named as one of the country’s “Tastiest Travel Destinations” by travel booking website Agoda. Dubbed as the “Seafood Capital,” Agoda picked Roxas due to its fresh oysters and squid as well as a wide selection of dried fish....
