Voters cast their ballots at a polling precinct in this file photo. Antique is not included in the pilot areas for the automated election during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election on Oct. 30. PN FILE PHOTO

Antique to hold manual barangay, SK election

ANTIQUE – This province will implement a manual voting during the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) on Oct. 30. Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Antique...
Hundreds of tourists, local and foreign, flock to the island province of Guimaras to taste the country’s “sweetest” mangoes during the Manggahan Festival. Yesterday, May 22, Guimaras also celebrated the 31st anniversary of its provincehood. SWEETNESS THAT ATTRACTS

Manggahan 2023 ‘generally peaceful’

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS  GUIMARAS – The Manggahan Festival 2023 was “generally peaceful”, according to the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO). GPPO director Police Colonel Richard...

Bingawan’s No. 1 most wanted falls

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO & RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – Bingawan town’s No. 1 most wanted person was arrested in Barangay Pal-agon, Pavia, Iloilo, at...
The Capiz State University Main Chorale together with Roxas City's Mayor Ronnie Dadivas. The group will compete in the 12th World Choir Games in South Korea in July.

CAPSU Main Chorale to compete in Korea

CAPIZ – The Main Chorale of the Capiz State University will compete in the 12th World Choir Games in the city of Gangneung, South...
Nearly P1 million worth of inputs for egg production were given by the Department of Labor and Employment to farmers in Patnongon, Antique. DOLE-6 PHOTO

Antique farmers get nearly P1M egg production inputs

ILOILO City – Nearly P1 million worth of inputs for an egg production project were given to the Igbarawan Farmers Irrigators Association Inc. in...

City asks drainage project contractor to explain lack of warning devices

BACOLOD City – The city government is asking for an explanation from the contractor of the Department of Public Works and Highways – City...
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Guimaras dev’t roadmap centers on province’s youth

GUIMARAS – More than 50 percent of this island province’s population is 29 years old and younger, according to Gov. JC Rahman Nava. The...
Over P400,000 worth of suspected shabu was recovered from a drug pushing suspect in Molo, Iloilo City on Friday afternoon, May 19. PCADG WESTERN VISAYAS

P400K ‘shabu’ seized in Molo

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS  ILOILO City – Suspected shabu valued over P400,000 was seized in Barangay San Pedro, Molo district. Drug pushing suspect Andrea Ledesma Rase,...

Man stabbed by neighbor

BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS ILOILO – A man was declared “dead-on-arrival” at a hospital. He was stabbed by a neighbor in Sitio Katunggan, Barangay Bantud...
The Aklan Provincial Veterinarian Office conducted African swine fever control activities such as surveillance, testing, contact tracing and disinfection in Balete town on Saturday, April 20. OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL VETERINARIAN-AKLAN

Aklan declares state of calamity due to ASF

AKLAN – The African swine fever (ASF) is spreading in Aklan. Thus in a special session on May 19, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan unanimously passed a...