Antique’s capital town loses P1.2M to ASF

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Losses due to African swine fever (ASF) in this capital town of Antique has already reached P1.2 million. Municipal...

Carles police chief sacked for ‘failure’ to solve illegal fishing

ILOILO City – The chief of police of Carles town was relieved and is now under investigation for failing to stop illegal fishing activities. Police...

Escalante shooting victim dies

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – One of the three victims in the shooting incident in Escalante City, Negros Occidental has died. The family...
Lacson. File Photo

NegOcc guv slams ad agency of new DOT campaign

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson criticized the advertising agency hired by the Department of Tourism (DOT)...
Police Master Sergeant Ramon Baylon Jr. of the Dumangas, Iloilo police station says they have already identified the suspect in the killing of Allan Jhay Insular Adorador in Dumangas. The victim was found with multiple stab wounds in a nipa hut on June 30. AJ PALCULLO

Dumangas stabbing suspect named

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – The Dumangas Municipal Police Station (MPS) has named a suspect in the death of a fishpond caretaker in Sitio...
A loom weaver of the Bagtason Loomweavers Association (BLWA) in Bugasong, Antique weaves a piece of patadyong cloth. BLWA chairperson Mario Manzano says a weaving center will be constructed in the municipality of San Remigio this July. PNA PHOTO BY ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY

P2-M weaving center to rise in San Remigio

ANTIQUE – A weaving center will be constructed in San Remigio town to help revitalize the handloom weaving industry in the province and make...
The Kalibo International Airport welcomed an aircraft from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China on its maiden flight on Saturday, July 1. MJ DELOS SANTOS

Kalibo reopens more flights to China

KALIBO, Aklan – More regional flights from mainland China will be catered at the Kalibo International Airport as leisure travel picks up to the...
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Motorcycle crash kills 2

ANTIQUE – Two died and one was in critical condition after their motorcycle crashed into an electrical pole in Barangay Poblacion, Belison, Antique around...
Vietnam-manufactured Avac vaccine against African Swine Fever is a single-shot vaccine for hogs aged four to 10 weeks. It needs a certificate of product registration before it could be allowed entry as an import in the Philippines. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

NegOcc eyes unified hog trade protocol w/ NegOr, Cebu

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson will hold consultations with the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) after a...
Some 100 tonnes of mangoes await visitors of the Manggahan Festival 2023 in Guimaras. PNA PHOTO

Price coordinating councils revived in 2 Guimaras towns

GUIMARAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Guimaras recently conducted two back-to-back orientation and meeting sessions to reactivate the Municipal Price...