Antique Cong. Loren Legarda

Bills seek to create Antique high school for arts, protected seascape and landscape

SAN JOSE, Antique – On her first day as representative of the lone legislative district of Antique, Cong. Loren Legarda filed 10 proposed measures, including the...
Esteban Evan Contreras delivers his message during the oath taking and inauguration as the 22nd governor of the province on June 31. PDRRMO CAPIZ

Capiz guv highlights ‘6-K’ agenda

ROXAS City – Capiz governor Esteban Evan Contreras vowed to work for “6-K” priority agenda. Contreras underscored his core mission during his oath taking and inauguration as...

More compliant hotels in Boracay, says task force

BORACAY — More establishments accredited by the government are now up to operate in this world famous island.  In the recent Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force’s...

NegOcc town declares rebels unwelcome

BACOLOD City – The northern municipality of Toboso, Negros Occidental declared the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing New People’s Army (CPP-NPA)...

Antique kicks off disaster resilience month

SAN JOSE, Antique – The celebration of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) in the province kicked off here amid persistent downpour. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also known as the Philippine spotted deer or Prince Alfred's deer, is a nocturnal and endangered species of deer located primarily in the rainforests of Panay and Negros islands. ZOOCHAT

Conservation of WV endemic species pushed

BACOLOD City – Experts and stakeholders have created an integrated plan to conserve and prevent the extinction of five key species endemic to Western Visayas....
Antique congresswomen Loren Legarda (second from the right) takes her oath of office before village chief Macario Bagac of Mag-aba, Pandan on Sunday, June 30. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOREN LEGARDAAntique congresswomen Loren Legarda (second from the right) takes her oath of office before village chief Macario Bagac of Mag-aba, Pandan on Sunday, June 30. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOREN LEGARDA

Antique’s ‘golden age’ begins – Legarda

SAN JOSE, Antique – Lone district representative Loren Legarda declared the beginning of the province’s “golden age” as she took her oath of office on Sunday....

Malay owes Boracay garbage hauler P93M

KALIBO, Aklan – The local government of Malay, Aklan still owes ECOS Sanitary Landfill and Waste Management Corp. P93 million for its garbage collection services in...
The Provincial Agriculture’s Office in Aklan is urging farmers to submit their application claims to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to access affordable agricultural insurance protection against crop losses due to pests, diseases and natural calamities. BITLANDERS

801 Aklan farmers get crop insurance claims

KALIBO, Aklan – A total of 801 farmers in the province were recipients of the P5.44- million drought crop insurance indemnity program of the Philippine Crop...
Antidrug personnel seized these sachets of suspected shabu in an entrapment operation last week. PDEA REGION 6

Guimaras drug bust nets suspect

ILOILO City – A man was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Salvacion, Buenavista, Guimaras. Eleven sachets of suspected shabu were recovered from Jayson...