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Capiz’s unvaccinated vulnerable persons not allowed to go out

CAPIZ – Vulnerable but unvaccinated individuals here are not allowed to leave their houses. In Executive Order No. 26- 2021 that Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras...
Antique Provincial Capitol. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Antique seeks lower level of quarantine

ANTIQUE – The provincial government asked the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to lower the province’s quarantine level. Antique is...

La Carlota rape suspect falls

BACOLOD City – A 31-year-old man accused of rape was arrested in Barangay 3 Poblacion, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. Diony Mendoza’s arrest warrant (Criminal...
(PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)

Antique mulls ‘hybrid’ Binirayan Festival 2021

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Binirayan Festival this year from Dec. to 21 will have face-to-face activities and virtual events. According to Provincial Tourism and...
The province of Guimaras received an additional 1,500 doses of Moderna vaccine against coronavirus disease on Oct. 14, 2021. PHOTO BY THE GUIMARAS CAPITOL

Over 30K Guimarasnons fully vaccinated vs COVID

GUIMARAS – As of Oct. 14, 30,305 individuals here have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of these vaccinees, 18,556 received Sinovac, 4,541...
Plastic bottles can be repurposed as safe trash bins for facemasks.

Capiz finds creative way to dispose facemasks safely

CAPIZ – How do you safely dispose used facemasks? The Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (CAPENRO) is leading a campaign called “Mask-in-a-Bottle.” Capiznons are...

Antique to open all cemeteries for ‘Undas’

ANTIQUE – All public and private cemeteries here will open on All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2). “Visit to memorial...

Guimaras food inflation up 3.6% in September

GUIMARAS – The year-on-year inflation or rate of change in price levels for food here spiked to 3.6% in September, driven by faster price...
The Agting family represented by Elgin Fred Agting (center) receives financial assistance from the Police Regional Office 6. Police Staff Sergeant Elvin Agting of the Bugasong, Antique police station was shot by a mentally-challenged man when he responded to a shooting. PRO-6 PHOTO

‘Heroism Medal’ for fallen Bugasong cop

BUGASONG, Antique – Slain Police Staff Sergeant Elvin Agting of the municipal police station here will be honored with a posthumous Medalya ng Kadakilaan...

WV records fewer ‘lockdown births’

ILOILO City – The anticipated increase in births in Western Visayas due to pandemic-induced lockdowns did not happen in 2020. Last year, the number of...