A mall-goer trades empty plastic bottles for tree seedlings in Roxas City. CAPENRO PHOTO

Trade empty plastic bottles for tree seedlings

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ROXAS City – Over 400 fruit-bearing tree seedlings were distributed to mall-goers during the three-day “Community Plant Tree” of the Capiz Provincial Environment and...

2,444 Libertad residents vaccinated against COVID

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LIBERTAD, Antique – From April 6 to July 30, 2,444 residents here were vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to Mayor Mary Jean Nicopior-Te,...
The goal for Boracay Island is to have 6,000 tourists daily. From January to July 25 this year, Boracay recorded a total of 105,057 guests or an average of 510 per day, according to Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay, Aklan.

Boracay rebrands; not just for party-goers, for families, too

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BORACAY – A new marketing plan with a “Better Than Ever” brand has been crafted for this world-famous island island as it strives to...
If health protocols are not taken seriously by the public, hospitals in Aklan would not have enough beds for coronavirus disease cases, according to doctors. Photo shows the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital i Kalibo, Aklan.

COVID could overwhelm Aklan healthcare system – doctors

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KALIBO, Aklan – Two associations of physicians in Aklan warned that the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, if left unchecked, could overwhelm...
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11 San Jose villages on granular lockdown

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SAN JOSE, Antique – A surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections prompted Mayor Elmer Untaran to lock down 11 barangays from July 28...
This November, Roxas City recorded four days with zero or no additional coronavirus disease cases. These were on Nov. 6, 9, 13, and 14.

Roxas city hall employee, 2 others die of COVID

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ROXAS City – A city government contractual employee was one of the three latest deaths here due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The employee was...
Domestic tourists enjoy Boracay Island’s white beach in Malay, Aklan. Aklan is now under a modified enhanced community quarantine due to rising cases of coronavirus disease.

Aklan under modified ECQ

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KALIBO, Aklan – The national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has approved the recommendation of the Western Visayas...

Roxas City gov’t sustains rice subsidy for residents

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ROXAS City – The distribution of rice subsidy for residents here amid the coronavirus pandemic continues and is now on its second tranche. The city...
Mayor Plaridel Sanchez VI of Pandan, Antique issued Executive Order No. 39, Series of 2021 placing on lockdown the town’s Barangay Carmen to curb the spread of coronavirus disease. All entry and exit points of Barangay Carmen shall be closed except for important or unavoidable circumstances, he said.

Pandan barangay locked down to stop spread of Delta variant

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PANDAN, Antique – Barangay Carmen here started yesterday a 1 4-day granular lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly the...
Local government units in Aklan province are being urged to establish more vaccination sites against coronavirus disease 2019. Aklan is deemed at high-risk by the Department of Health. PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE-AKLAN PHOTO

Long way to go for Aklan to achieve herd immunity

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KALIBO, Aklan – The province of Aklan still has a long way to go to achieve herd immunity against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). So far,...
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