Boracay reinstates RT-PCR for tourists
BORACAY – Beginning Jan. 9, tourist visiting Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan are once again required to submit a negative result of their reverse...
RT-PCR test for Antique-bound travelers mulled anew
ANTIQUE – Gov. Rhodora Cadiao is exploring the possibility of once again requiring Antique-bound travelers – vaccinated or not – to submit negative results...
Power coop seeks refund for ‘Odette’ repair expenses
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) will ask the national government to refund its expenses in restoring power in areas affected...
Malay mayor hit ‘illegal’ tour guides in Boracay
BORACAY – Malay, Aklan acting mayor Frolibar Bautista vowed not to tolerate illegal tour guides and profiteers taking advantage of the gradual return of...
Roxas resident falls in buy-bust
CAPIZ – A 28-year-old man was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 6, Roxas City around 11:25 a.m. on Jan. 4.
The suspect was...
Drug suspect arrested in Kalibo antidrug buy-bust
KALIBO, Aklan – A buy-bust operation resulted to the arrest of a 22-year-old drug suspect on Jan. 4 at around 7:45 p.m. on Roxas...
San Jose has highest COVID vaccination rate in Antique
ANTIQUE – Among the 18 municipalities here, San Jose de Buenavista has the highest population rate of vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) –...
Feast of Sto. Niño De Kalibo: Church activities to push through despite COVID-19
KALIBO, Aklan – Church activities for the feast of Sto. Niño de Kalibo will push through despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Cathedral...
Antique records 4 New Year firecracker-related injuries
ANTIQUE – There were four 2022 New Year revelry firecracker-related injuries in this province.
Two of the cases were due to “boga” and were from...
Capiz PENRO head hailed as ‘most effective’ in Asia-Pacific
CAPIZ – The acting chief of Capiz’s Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) was hailed as “most effective sustainable leader” in the Asia-Pacific...