Residents of Bugasong, Antique, like 35-year-old Rian Villabueva receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Around 1,000 Bugasongnons have been inoculated as of June 23. RHU-BUGASONG/FB

Over 50K Antiqueños now fully vaccinated against COVID-19

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ANTIQUE – A total of 50,336 Antiqueños were deemed fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of July 31. They were a mix of...
As of Aug. 3, 202 the total doses that Guimaras had received since the Department of Health started distributing coronavirus disease vaccines early this reached 37,154. PHOTOS FROM GUIMARAS PROV’L GOV’T

Guimaras gets 5,300 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines

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GUIMARAS – This island province received from the Department of Health (DOH) 5,300 more doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These were delivered...
Wearing facemasks, residents stroll in the downtown of Iloilo City. While the NCR Plus will shift to modified enhance community quarantine, Western Visayas will remain under modified general community quarantine for the month of April.PN FILE PHOTO

Region 6 population balloons to 7.9 million

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ILOILO City -- The total population of Western Visayas jumped to 7,954,723, the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) showed. There was a 1.14...
ONE ENTRY, ONE EXIT. A barangay official of Idio, Sebaste in northern Antique checks the body temperature of a resident at their “one entry, one exit” point. Barangay Idio chairperson Pamela Socorro Azucena says they are strictly limiting the movement of people to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease. PHOTO COURTESY OF LNB ANTIQUE

Antique village enforces ‘one entry, one exit’ rule

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SAN JOSE, Antique – A village in the northern municipality of Sebaste, Antique is enforcing a “one entry, one exit” policy to limit the...
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Nueva Valencia town hall closed for 2 days

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NUEVA VALENCIA, Guimaras – The local government unit (LGU) here temporarily suspended work at the municipal hall. On Aug. 5, the municipality recorded nine confirmed...
For year 2020, the Roxas City police station was the “best component city police station” in the country, according to the Philippine National Police.

Roxas police station PH’s best component city police station

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ROXAS City – The police station here has been cited as the “best component city police station” in the country for year 2020. The award...
SEEDS FOR REPLANTING. Three municipalities in Antique whose farmers were adversely affected by recent southwest monsoon rains received seedling assistance from the Office of the Provincial Agriculture.

DUE TO RAINS; 8 Antique towns incur P2.7M ‘palay’ damage

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SAN JOSE, Antique – An estimated P2.7-million worth of palay (unhusked rice) from this province was damaged due to heavy monsoon rains. Office of the Provincial...

Guimaras population growth fastest in WV

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JORDAN, Guimaras – Guimaras’ population grew by 1.55 percent over the past five years, the fastest-growing population among the provinces of Western Visayas, the...
PROTECTED. A senior citizen takes a vaccine against coronavirus disease in Iloilo City. The Department of Health in Western Visayas says there has been an increase in jabs among the elderly due to the single-shot Janssen vaccine. PHOTO FROM THE ILOILO CITY GOVERNMENT FB PAGE

Janssen vax boosts WV elderly COVID-19 jab

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ILOILO City – The availability of vaccines, especially the single-dose Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, has boosted Western Visayas' inoculation program for seniors against the coronavirus...
Due to the rise in coronavirus infections, Aklan has been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine from Aug. 1 to 15, 2-21. Photo shows a tricycle driver in Kalibo, Aklan wearing a facemask while working.

Crematorium overheats due to many dead bodies

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KALIBO, Aklan – The Gegato Abecia Funeral Homes & Crematory based in Iloilo City announced they would scale down to cremating 10 bodies a...
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