FINANCIAL AID. Agriculture secretary William Dar (fifth from left, back row) leads the distribution of the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance to recipient-farmers in Oton, Iloilo. Each rice farmer tilling below two hectares us given P5,000. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF DA-RAFID VI

P1.1-B financial aid to benefit WV farmers

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ILOILO – A total of 234,199 rice farmers in Western Visayas tilling land two hectares or less will benefit from the P1.17-billion Rice Farmers...
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‘Vaccination best gift’ this holiday season’

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CAPIZ – This Christmas season is the best time to receive a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to the Provincial Health Office...
A new policy takes effect next month in the provincial government of Guimaras – job hires must have themselves vaccinated against coronavirus disease or their contracts won’t be renewed. Those applying for job hire positions must also be vaccinated.

Over 61T in Guimaras fully vaxxed vs COVID

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GUIMARAS – More than 61,000 individuals in this province have already been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data from the Department of...
FACE-TO-FACE. Senior high school students of Antique National School taking up Electrical Installation and Maintenance attend the first day of limited face-to-face classes on Dec. 6, 2021. A total of 88 Technical-Vocational Livelihood students are participating. PNA PHOTO BY ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY

Antique school opens F2F classes for tech-voc students

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The biggest secondary school in the province of Antique started on Dec. 6 limited face-to-face classes for senior high school...
HEIGHT DOESN’T MATTER. Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. awards a Certificate of Recognition to Richard Alpanta as one of the most improved JobStarter awardee. The 24-year-old graduate was hired on the spot by the Department of Labor and Employment to work at its Negros Occidental Field Office. DOLE-6 PHOTO

Equal employment opportunity: DOLE-6 walks the talk in anti-discrimination campaign

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BACOLOD City – Upholding equal employment opportunity, Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) hired a three-foot, two-inch-tall...
A pioneering medicine against coronavirus disease has been delivered to Roxas City. Molnupiravir can reduce the risk of hospitalization and death when taken within five days of the onset of symptoms, according to its US-based manufacturer Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. PHOTO BY MERLINDA BAGNATE

First in Region 6: 10K antiviral COVID pills delivered to Roxas City

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ROXAS City – This city is the first in Western Visayas to secure Molnupiravir, a groundbreaking medicine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On Friday, 10,000...
A voter places her ballot in a PCOS machine after voting at precinct 169 of San Antonio High School in Makati City. According to Comelec, registered voters who are positive for COVID-19 can vote in the coming 2022 elections. INQUIRER/ARNOLD ALMACEN

Antique has 387,998 registered voters for May 2022 elections

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ANTIQUE – This province has 387,998 registered voters for the May 2022 elections, data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed. There’s an increase of...
Laserna Integrated School in Nabas, Aklan welcomes back pupils for limited in-persons classes. The Department of Education cited the school’s prudent implementation of health protocols against coronavirus disease. Parents and learners are required to wash their hands, go through a non-contact thermometer and write in the logbook. The learners will then go straight to the classrooms. Upon entry, the teacher will again check the body temperature of the learners, sanitize their hands and have them seated in designated chairs covered with plastic barriers.

2 more Aklan schools hold face-to-face classes

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AKLAN – Two more public schools in this province resumed on Dec. 6 limited in-persons classes. Joining Laserna Integrated School in Nabas, Aklan holding face-to-face...
“I am honored to serve the province of Aklan. I will be passionate in doing my job,” says Police Colonel Crisaleo Roleda Tolentino, Aklan police director.

Aklan has a new police director

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AKLAN – An acting police director has been named by the Philippine National Police for the Aklan Police Provincial Office (Aklan PPO). Police Colonel Crisaleo...
For months, Boracay Island saw its travel and tourism sector hit hard by the coronavirus health crisis. Many hotels and resorts struggled to keep afloat. But now, restrictions are starting to ease and visitors are gradually returning.

High hopes for Boracay tourism reboot, recovery

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BORACAY – As this island takes stringent pandemic safety protocols for residents and domestic tourists, the Municipal Tourism Office of Malay, Aklan welcomed the...
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