The tandem of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her runningmate vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan earned the endorsement of another lay group. Photo Diocese of Romblon FB In a statement, the diocesan Council of the Laity of Romblon said they believe the two...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo expressed confidence on Thursday, March 10, that Romblon province will once more vote for her as it did in 2016 when she won against her main rival, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo during a campaign sortie in...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan will continue campaigning even in areas deemed as not vote-rich as he believes that the upcoming elections will be a "very tight" one. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko Pangilinan) This is why every vote counts...
The incumbent mayor of Ferrol town in Romblon was arrested along with more or less 200 others in a raid on cockfighting arena on Sunday, Feb. 6. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Sultan Hernia, director of the Police Regional Office 4-B, said the operation stemmed from a report sent to the Criminal...
(PHIVOLCS) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a magnitude 3.7 earthquake in Romblon province at around 2:25 p.m., Monday, Nov. 22. The epicenter of the earthquake was traced 17 kilometers (km) southwest of Corcuera, Romblon, at a shallow depth of 14 km....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has stepped up its campaign against illegal fishing following the arrest of 36 individuals allegedly engaged in such prohibited acts. The latest incident happened last Wednesday when three fishermen were collared by the PCG Sub-Station Cajidiocan for alleged...
Romblon’s first school factories for metals and woodworking have been inaugurated this month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Photo by Blaz Erzetic on UNSPLASH DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña reported Friday, Oct.15 that the DOST-Mimaropa (Mindoro,...
An endangered sea turtle was rescued after it got trapped in a fishnet off Cajidiocan, Romblon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, September 10. An endangered sea turtle was rescued after it got trapped in fishnet off Cajidiocan, Romblon on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Photo courtesy of...
Police forces in Romblon were lauded for helping build a place of worship for local residents of San Agustin town as part of the strengthened police-community relations. romblon2 Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the involvement of the local police...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Of all the places — Palawan is one of the most memorable. The first time I went there, my boat sank and for almost an hour — we clung to a bamboo pole in the middle of the sea to survive. Ten years have passed and yet — I couldn’t forget the fateful night in...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is continuing its efforts to deliver food donations to thousands of families in some 22 provinces and cities ravaged by three sucessive super typhoons, with total donations reaching P15 million to date and rising. “We continue to get appeals for help from so many...
