900 fiberglass boats distributed in Antique
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over 900 fiberglass boats to the marginalized fishermen in Antique.
BFAR regional...
BIWC assures sufficient water supply in Boracay
BORACAY – There is a sufficient potable water supply amid the onset of the El Niño phenomenon, according to a water utility company in...
NCCA provides P4-M grant for Negros culture, arts scholarships
BACOLOD City – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) extended its scholarships grants on various courses for cultural artists and workers in...
Sipalay City’s kite festival promotes plastic waste cut
BACOLOD City – The Sipalay City’s annual kite festival is promoting the reduction of plastic waste in Negros Occidental.
The participants of the award-winning tourism event...
19 martyrs’ heroism remembered in Aklan
KALIBO, Aklan – Descendants and local officials commemorated the heroic deeds of the province’s 19 martyrs who dedicated their lives against oppressors during the...
Validation of social pensioners in Antique ongoing
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started validating social pensioners in the province yesterday.
“The validation aims to...
Antique Harvest fair earns P600,000
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Antique Harvest fair has generated P400,000 sales and additional orders worth P200,000, according to Antique Development Foundation Incorporated director Rhoda...
Kalibo fire leaves P2.5-M damage
KALIBO, Aklan – Properties estimated to be worth P2.5 million went up in smoke after fire charred a commercial establishment in this capital town...
Aklan reforms Arbor Day committee
KALIBO, Aklan – The province’s Arbor Day Committee was recently reconstituted.
Due to the transfer and retirement of previous designated council members, Gov. Florencio Miraflores...
Rice farmers encouraged to plant alternative ‘cash crops’ in Negros
BACOLOD City –The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) encouraged farmers to plant alternative cash crops amid the prolonged dry spell in Negros Occidental.
The...