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SEEDS FOR REPLANTING. Three municipalities in Antique whose farmers were adversely affected by recent southwest monsoon rains received seedling assistance from the Office of the Provincial Agriculture.

DUE TO RAINS; 8 Antique towns incur P2.7M ‘palay’ damage

SAN JOSE, Antique – An estimated P2.7-million worth of palay (unhusked rice) from this province was damaged due to heavy monsoon rains. Office of the Provincial...

Guimaras population growth fastest in WV

JORDAN, Guimaras – Guimaras’ population grew by 1.55 percent over the past five years, the fastest-growing population among the provinces of Western Visayas, the...
PROTECTED. A senior citizen takes a vaccine against coronavirus disease in Iloilo City. The Department of Health in Western Visayas says there has been an increase in jabs among the elderly due to the single-shot Janssen vaccine. PHOTO FROM THE ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT FB PAGE

Janssen vax boosts WV elderly COVID-19 jab

ILOILO City – The availability of vaccines, especially the single-dose Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, has boosted Western Visayas' inoculation program for seniors against the coronavirus...
Due to the rise in coronavirus infections, Aklan has been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine from Aug. 1 to 15, 2-21. Photo shows a tricycle driver in Kalibo, Aklan wearing a facemask while working.

Crematorium overheats due to many dead bodies

KALIBO, Aklan – The Gegato Abecia Funeral Homes & Crematory based in Iloilo City announced they would scale down to cremating 10 bodies a...
A mall-goer trades empty plastic bottles for tree seedlings in Roxas City. CAPENRO PHOTO

Trade empty plastic bottles for tree seedlings

ROXAS City – Over 400 fruit-bearing tree seedlings were distributed to mall-goers during the three-day “Community Plant Tree” of the Capiz Provincial Environment and...

2,444 Libertad residents vaccinated against COVID

LIBERTAD, Antique – From April 6 to July 30, 2,444 residents here were vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to Mayor Mary Jean Nicopior-Te,...
The goal for Boracay Island is to have 6,000 tourists daily. From January to July 25 this year, Boracay recorded a total of 105,057 guests or an average of 510 per day, according to Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay, Aklan.

Boracay rebrands; not just for party-goers, for families, too

BORACAY – A new marketing plan with a “Better Than Ever” brand has been crafted for this world-famous island island as it strives to...
If health protocols are not taken seriously by the public, hospitals in Aklan would not have enough beds for coronavirus disease cases, according to doctors. Photo shows the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital i Kalibo, Aklan.

COVID could overwhelm Aklan healthcare system – doctors

KALIBO, Aklan – Two associations of physicians in Aklan warned that the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, if left unchecked, could overwhelm...
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11 San Jose villages on granular lockdown

SAN JOSE, Antique – A surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections prompted Mayor Elmer Untaran to lock down 11 barangays from July 28...
This November, Roxas City recorded four days with zero or no additional coronavirus disease cases. These were on Nov. 6, 9, 13, and 14.

Roxas city hall employee, 2 others die of COVID

ROXAS City – A city government contractual employee was one of the three latest deaths here due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The employee was...