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Aklan prov’l hospital to expand COVID beds to 50%

KALIBO, Aklan – To tackle the raging pandemic, Aklan governor Florencio Miraflores announced that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) referral facility in the province...
Guimaras Registered Marriages by Municipality: 2019, 2020, and 2021 Q1. Decentralized Vital Statistics System, PSA Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office

Pandemic fails to dampen marriages in Guimaras

JORDAN, Guimaras – Despite the coronavirus pandemic, registered marriages in Guimaras during the first quarter of 2021 increased by 47.7 percent compared to the...
FREED. Green sea turtle hatchlings are released in the coastal area of Barangay San Francisco, Tibiao, Antique. The 86 hatchlings were discovered by a fisherman on June 26 and were immediately reported to the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in the town of Culasi. PHOTO COURTESY OF CENRO CULASI

Turtle hatchlings released back to sea in Antique

SAN JOSE, Antique – Hatchlings of the endangered green sea turtles were released to their habitat in the coastal area of Barangay San Francisco,...
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Roxas City won’t request for MECQ extension

ROXAS City – Mayor Ronnie Dadivas will no longer request for the extension of its month-long modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) which ended yesterday,...
The Philippine Coconut Authority Antique Provincial Office conducts mass registration among coconut farmers in Barangay Igburi, Patnongon. On Wednesday, it said they have already registered 25,000 farmers who could avail themselves of the benefits under the Republic Act 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act. PCA ANTIQUE

Coco trust fund brings hope to Antique farmers

SAN JOSE, Antique – Coconut farmers from this province are optimistic that their lives will improve with the enactment of Republic Act Number 11524...
Dine-in services in food establishments in Guimaras are still prohibited, says Acting Governor John Edward Gando.

Operating hours extended for businesses in Guimaras

JORDAN, Guimaras – The provincial government of Guimaras has extended the operating hours of businesses in the province. Acting Governor John Edward Gando issued Executive...
Dr. Adriano P. Subaan, incoming director of the Department of Health in Western Visayas, pays Iloilo’s Gov. Arthur Defensro Jr. a courtesy visit on June 29. He would assume office starting July 1. BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

DOH Region 6 gets new director by July

ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 6 is getting a new chief beginning Thursday, July 1.    Incoming regional health director...
Western Visayas will continue to ship live hogs to Luzon even if there is a price cap for selected pork and chicken products sold in Metro Manila. PNA FILE PHOTO

Aklan prices of live hogs gone down

KALIBO, Aklan – The farm gate prices of live hogs in Aklan have gone down between P130 and P135 per kilogram, the Department of...
Residents of Barangay Nazareth, Sibalom, Antique demand justice for the poisoning of their pet dogs.

Sibalom dog killings alarm residents

SIBALOM, Antique – Through social media, residents of Barangay Nazareth appealed for help and demanded justice to their dogs that were killed by poisoning...
This bus participates in the “Libre Sakay” scheme of the Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. Passengers do not have to pay fare. Instead, the driver and/or operator receives from the national government a subsidy. JAPHET FAJARDO/PN

Antique wants ‘Libre Sakay’ extended till December

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Antique asked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...