Boracay Island News Network

21/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/gsis-hosts-project-hub-yearend-meet/

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) hosted a quadripartite meeting on December 18, bringing together officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the Quezon City Local Government Unit (LGU) to discuss milestones reached towa...

20/12/2024

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Police Regional Office 12 – In an intensified campaign against all forms of criminality led in the arrest of one of the Most Wanted Person in SOCCSKSARGEN at Purok 18, Sitio Malugasa, Brgy. Liliongan, Carmen, Cotabato on December 19, 2024. Joint elements from Carmen Municipal Police Station and 2n...

20/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/gsis-awards-p1-5-million-to-members-and-pensioners-in-gsis-touch-and-win-christmas-raffle/

  (Photo) GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso (2nd from left) hands over the property titles for 89 road lots, 79 pathways, and 2 open spaces in Bagong Nayon Subdivision to Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares (3rd from left), witnessed by Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares (rightmost) and GSIS ...

20/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/padayon-ang-serbisyo-diretso-sa-mga-antiqueno/

Ni: Antique Congressman AA Legarda Ginakalipay ko nga ipagkigbahin nga ang House Bill 9468, nga nagatuyo magpatindog kang isara ka sangay kang Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa banwa kang Pandan, Antique, ay madinuagon nga nakapasar sa Third Reading sa Senado kadya nga adlaw! Ang House Bill 9468 n...

19/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/boracay-launches-ipass-for-tourists/

Boracay, Island—The Aklan provincial government announced Thursday that it has partnered with PisoPay to implement iPass, a unified ticketing system. Aklan Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores told the local media that iPass would make travel to this resort island seamless, especially during this holi...

19/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/colony-of-bats-roost-in-the-city/

Bacolod City- They fly on wings of leather, blacken the sky and kept everyone in amazement. What can it be? A colony of Common Island Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) monitored roosting in a residential area at Brgy. 30, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental was recently investigated by a team of biologi...

18/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/aklan-has-a-glimpse-of-a-universal-studio-in-its-christmas-celebration/

NEW WASHINGTON, Aklan- Aklanons were recently treated with a different Christmas tree lighting spectacle for what it is considered a magical place in the province of Aklan this year, This is because the Maria Mercedes(MM) Resort and Convention at Barangay Malogo, New Washington Aklan is slowly but s...

18/12/2024

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𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 Iloilo City- Th...

18/12/2024

Weather Advisory No. 7
For: Tropical Cyclone Querubin and Shear Line
Issued at: Dec. 17, 2024, 11 p.m.

Heavy rainfall outlook due to Tropical Cyclone Querubin and Shear line
Tonight to tomorrow evening (December 18)
Heavy to Intense (100-200 mm):
Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental
Moderate to Heavy (50-100 mm):
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Quezon, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte

Tomorrow evening to Thursday evening (December 19)
Heavy to Intense (100-200 mm):
Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte
Moderate to Heavy (50-100 mm):
Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Bohol, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur

Thursday evening to Friday evening (December 20)
Heavy to Intense (100-200 mm):
Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, and Southern Leyte
Moderate to Heavy (50-100 mm):
Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Cebu, Bohol, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte

Forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas. Moreover, impacts in some areas maybe worsened by significant antecedent rainfall.

The public and disaster risk reduction and management offices concerned are advised to take all necessary measures to protect life and property. PAGASA Regional Services Divisions may issue Heavy Rainfall Warnings, Rainfall/Thunderstorms Advisories, and other severe weather information specific to their areas of responsibility as appropriate.

Unless significant changes occur, the next Weather Advisory will be issued at 5:00 AM tomorrow.

17/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/explanation-of-the-affirmative-vote-on-house-bill-9468/

By: Senate Pro Tempore Loren Legarda Mr. President, Good public service is defined by accessibility, efficiency, transparency, and convenience. With this in mind, I cast my affirmative vote in support of House Bill 9468, which aims to establish a district branch of the Land Transportation Office in....

17/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/p300k-cash-prize-set-for-boracay-bodybuilding-champ/

Boracay Island—The International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB) Boracay Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship, held on March 8, 2025, will award a cash prize totaling P300,000. Rylo ‘Starboy’ Tumbukon, a co-presenter of the event, said it is dubbed “12 Weeks Out.” The Internati...

17/12/2024

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  By: Kalibo Councilor Phillip Kimpo Ang “Paiwag” (o “Bag-ong Kahayag it Kalibo” this year) ang isa sa highly anticipated na events sa kalendaryo ng Kalibonhon. At bilang Konsehal ng Kalibo sa loob ng 9 na taon, dalawang beses ko pa lang yata ito na-miss. Una, noong 2019, kakapanganak lang ...

17/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/deped-thanks-pbbm-dbm-for-grant-of-20k-max-sri/

  PASIG CITY– The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to release the Php 20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for teaching and non-teaching personnel — a first for the agency’s staff to receive the maximum grant allowed — starting December 20, 2024. As instructed by President Ferdi...

16/12/2024

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Iloilo City, Iloilo – The Department of Tourism Region 6 held its yearly prestigious awards and recognition program for key tourism players, tourism champions, and stakeholders, at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel, Iloilo City on December 9, 2024. The theme for this year was “Tourism and Peace”, ...

15/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/mothering-the-community-through-volunteerism-maria-solita-mother-of-four-mother-to-all/

By Felmerie J. Sabino They say it takes a village to raise a child. In Maria Solita’s case, she raises a village.   To most, Maria Solita, or Em-Em, is more than just a name; she represents hope and the epitome of steady dedication to one’s community. Throughout the past 12 years, she has exemp...

15/12/2024

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Thunderstorm Information
Issued at 10:00 AM 15 December 2024

Thunderstorm is LESS LIKELY to develop over , , , and within 12 hours.

15/12/2024

https://www.boracayislandnews.com/national-artist-endorses-phillip-yerro-kimpo/

Kalibo, Aklan- One of the nation’s foremost scholars, writers, and cultural administrators, National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario, strongly endorsed the candidacy of Kalibonhon poet-legislator Phillip Yerro Kimpo as the vice mayor of Aklan’s capital town. Dr. Almario has served as C...