Farmers plant ‘palay’ as rainy season begins
SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE – More than 16,000 hectares of farmlands
in Antique were already planted with palay
as irrigation water became available due to the onset...
Antique board OKs P1.5-B executive budget
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Provincial Board approved the P1.5-billion
budget of the Antique provincial government in its regular session last Thursday.
The budget will be...
Guimaras declares dengue outbreak
ILOILO City – A dengue outbreak was declared in Guimaras
province on Thursday, the local government confirmed.
The rise of dengue cases prompted Gov. Samuel...
Fire hits abandoned home in Antique
SAN JOSE, Antique
– Fire totally gutted an
abandoned house in Barangay San Fernando in this capital town.
Arson investigators said the
house was owned by Ma. Fe...
New group to handle Kalibo’s Ati-Atihan fest
KALIBO, Aklan – A new group will handle the management of the Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan Festival.
Town mayor Emerson Lachica recently signed an...
Business as usual in Malay – Acting Mayor Bautista
MALAY, Aklan – Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista urged
municipal workers to perform their duties and functions well to prevent
disruption of government services in mainland Malay...
Help fight dengue, Culasi locals urged
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Culasi
town appealed to residents to clean their surroundings to get rid of
dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
Municipal Health...
Boy drowns in Hamtic beach
HAMTIC, Antique – A 15-year-old boy died after saving his
sister from drowning at a beach in Sitio Datu Sumakwel, Barangay Malandog here.
Raven Lee Lagunday...
Majority bloc gets 22 of 24 SP-Aklan committees
KALIBO, Aklan – Out of the 24 committees in the 18th
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), 22 went to members of the majority bloc.
The delegation for the...
WV colleges start ROTC program
ILOILO City – Twenty-nine schools in Western Visayas are starting their respective Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) program as the first semester for school...