ILOILO CITY – Police have implemented a gun ban in Kalibo, the provincial capital of Aklan, for the 2024 Ati-Atihan Festival this week. The Aklan Police Provincial Office suspended the Permits to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence from January 15 to 21 for the event. SECURITY forces for the 2024...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has kicked off the housing project for 180 families displaced by the expansion of the Kalibo International Airport in Aklan province. SECRETARY Jaime Bautista, with officials of Aklan province, lead the groundbreaking ceremony of the housing...
The Diocese of Kalibo in Aklan has begun preparations for its golden jubilee celebration in 2026. Diocese of Kalibo (Facebook) A holy mass presided over by Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc was held at the Kalibo Cathedral on July 15 to formally launch the three-year preparation for its 50th anniversary...
The Kalibo International Airport (KIA) in Aklan has opened new international flight routes in a bid to help revive the Philippine tourism industry, In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the new routes will provide travelers with greater access to the region,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it is now ready to handle passengers of international flights bound for Kalibo and Caticlan airports in Aklan. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco has instructed the bureau’s port operations division (POD) to deploy adequate personnel at the two airports to...
ILOILO CITY — With the exception of those going to Boracay Island, inbound travelers to any other part of Aklan no longer need to present a quick response (QR) code to gain entry. “The QR code requirment for all returning Aklanons and travellers is hereby lifted,” said newly installed Aklan...
AN Air Seoul plane arrives at Kalibo International Airport, the gateway to world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan. (KIA) ILOILO CITY – International flights have resumed at Kalibo International Airport that serves as a gateway to world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan for the first time in more than...
FREEDOM did not last long for security guard Mark Archie Torrefiel who was arrested in Pasig City after killing a pawnshop manager in a robbery incident in Kalibo, Aklan. (CIDG photo) ILOILO CITY – A security guard who allegedly killed a pawnshop manager in Kalibo, Aklan was arrested in Pasig...
A COUPLE walks on the beach as they visit Boracay Island during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – More tourists visited world-famous Boracay Island last May compared to the month before. Data released by the Malay Tourism Office Thursday, June 2, revealed that...
A total of 142 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as its "Bakuna Bus" returned to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Kalibo, Aklan, the agency said on Thursday, November 4. In a statement, PRC...
Tourists and locals enjoy the white-sand beach of Boracay Island as travel restrictions have been eased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tara Yap / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Kalibo Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc expressed his objection to the decision of the government to allow the operations of...
Diocese of Kalibo, Aklan Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc has called on the faithful to pray for the recovery of the priests in the diocese who are currently afflicted with the coronavirus. “I earnestly appeal to all of you to pray hard for our beloved priests who are presently experiencing difficult...
