Special lane for elderly voters on May 9 polls

CAPIZ – Elderly voters will have special lanes in polling precincts on May 9, election day. According to Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial supervisor Atty....
INSPECTION. Atty. Wil Arceño (center), Antique election supervisor, inspects vote counting machines in a warehouse in Aklan on May 2. PHOTO BY COMELEC-ANTIQUE

Ballot boxes for Antique accounted

SAN JOSE, Antique â€“ The delivery of ballot boxes intended for Antique province is now complete. The reported 30 undelivered boxes were finally transported to...
Parents enlist their school-age children during the early registration set by the Department of Education from March 25 to April 30, 2022 in preparations for school year 2022-2023. DEPED-6 PHOTO

360K WV learners enlist for DepEd early registration

ILOILO City – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas  enlisted 360,571 learners during its early registration for school year 2022-2023. DepEd Region 6...

2 rebels surrender to Bacolod police

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Two New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in Barangay Singcang-Airport yesterday...
An eastern grass owl is released back to the wild by the Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office. PHOTO FROM CAPENRO

Displaced eastern grass owl rescued

CAPIZ – A displaced eastern grass owl was rescued by a concerned citizen in Maayon town. According to the Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources...

Another patient at reg’l hospital takes own life

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Another patient at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) took his own life by jumping...

Antique got 945,560 COVID-19 vaccine doses from DOH since 2021

ANTIQUE – This province has so far received from the Department of Health (DOH) 945,560 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines since vaccination...
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Over 300 Aklan schools to serve as poll centers

KALIBO, Aklan – On May 9, 304 public elementary and high schools in the province of Aklan will be used as polling centers for...

Sibalom records 20 dengue cases with one death

ANTIQUE – The municipality of Sibalom has so far recorded 20 dengue cases with one death this year. Mayor Gian Carlo Occeña issued Executive Order...

Capiz bans live birds, poultry products

CAPIZ – This province is guarding its poultry industry from the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus also known as bird flu. Gov, Esteban Evan...