“Ang aming businesses are promising, medyo nag-pick up na, tapos ma-implement ikaw sang lockdown? Madulaan sang obra ang Antiquenos,” says Gov. Rhodora Cadiao of Antique.

Antique strengthens ASF, bird flu watch

ANTIQUE – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has stringent measures, including surveillance, to prevent the entry into Antique of the African Swine Fever (ASF)...
Among the plant families identified by the survey team, the Family Orchidaceae was the most well-represented.

Capturing ecology: Capiz conducts flora and fauna survey

CAPIZ – The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office is strengthening scientific data gathering to fortify biodiversity conservation efforts. According to information officer Moon C....
Ellen Charice Valdemar Arevalo, a Grade 7 student of Capiz National High School, wins big in 2022 International Math and Science Competition in Singapore. BM AREVALO PHOTO

Capiznon teen wins gold in int’l Math Olympiad

CAPIZ – A Grade 7 teen from this province brought honor to the Philippines and to his home province by winning several awards in...
Silay City police arrested fish vendor Renato Espinosa (left) in a drug-buy-bust operation at the Silay public market on Dec. 6. RADYO BANDERA SWEET FM VICTORIAS CITY PHOTO

Fish vendor yields P100K ‘shabu’

BACOLOD City –  A fish vendor from Barangay Lantad, Silay City, Negros Occidental yielded 15 grams of suspected shabu worth P100,000 during a drug...
BEGGING FOR HELP.Carrying a baby, a Badjao beggar knocks on the window of a vehicle stuck in traffic in Barangay Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City. The city government plans to transport back to Sulu all Badjao mendicants. Also called “sea gypsies”, many Badjaos have been displaced by decades of conflict in Mindanao. IAN PAUL CORDERO

Kalibo taskforce targets mendicants, vagrants

KALIBO, Aklan – The local government of Kalibo formed a taskforce for the community-based rehabilitation of vagrants, beggars, street children, and scavengers.  Mayor Juris Bautista...
Sugar migrant workers or sacadas from Antique work in a plantation in Negros Occidental province. PHOTO BY ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY

Antiqueño sacadas in Negros receive early Christmas gifts

BY IME SORNITO ANTIQUE – Sacadas, or migrant sugarcane workers, in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental will receive early Christmas gifts. Starting today until Dec. 10., Antique...
Higantes are larger-than-life caricatures that are carried in a platform or cart and paraded down Kalibo’s streets for the Ati-Atihan Festival. AKEANFORUM.BLOGSPOT.COM PHOTO

‘Ati Higantes’ are back after pandemic hiatus

KALIBO, Aklan – Higantes will take center stage in the Kalibo Santo Niño Ati-Atihan Festival next month, almost like the pre-pandemic times. The Aklan Provincial Tourism...
Department of Education Western Visayas (DepEd-6) regional director, Dr. Ramir B. Uytico, (4th from left) visits the Jayobo Farm School at the Jayobo National High School in Lambunao, Iloilo on Dec. 3, 2022. DepEd-6 takes pride in having pioneered DepEd-run farm schools in the country. RAMIR B. UYTICO FB PAGE PHOTO

26 WV schools introduce farming to over 3K learners

ILOILO City – Twenty-six farm schools in Western Visayas under the Department of Education (DepEd) have introduced the concept of agricultural productivity, rural development...
Mayor Johnnyflores S. Bacongallo (center) receives a plaque of recognition for Patnongon, Antique as the “best performing LGU" for the 2022 Project RISE (Redefining Impact through Structural Empowerment) from Department of Interior and Local Government Region 6 director Juan Jovian Ingeniero (second from right) on Monday, Dec. 5. MUNICIPALITY OF PATNONGON FACEBOOK PAGE PHOTO

Patnongon best performing LGU for 2022 Project RISE

ANTIQUE – The local government unit (LGU) of Patnongon is the sole municipality from this province to be recognized as the “best performing LGU”...
Roxas City brings back the face-to-face celebration of the Sinadya Festival. PIA CAPIZ PHOTO

Face-to-face ‘Sinadya’ returns to Roxas City

ROXAS City – This city’s Sinadya Festival returns to a face-to-face format after two years of virtual celebration due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival kicked off...