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OFWs, seafarers priority for Janssen vaccines

ROXAS City – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and seafarers here going back to work in the next four months will be given priority for...
This is the proposed Sunset View Park in Barangay Maybato Sur, San Jose, Antique to rise adjacent to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office. PNA PHOTO

Park project to dislocate squatters

SAN JOSE, Antique – In the first week of September this year, the provincial government of Antique will start relocating 39 families of informal...

Pandemic impacts Aklan kids’ nutrition

KALIBO, Aklan – Proper nutrition is crucial in supporting rapid brain development and building the immune system of babies during their first 1,000 days. With...
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P1.5-M for food vendors

ROXAS City – A total of P1.5-million worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to benefit street...

Capiz records 86.17% COVID-19 recovery rate

CAPIZ – This province logged an 86.17 percent recovery rate in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as of July 20. Data from the Provincial Heath Office...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue the crew of a capsized boat in the waters of Semirara Island in Antique. PCG-ANTIQUE PHOTO

Motorboat capsizes in Semirara

CALUYA, Antique – Motorboat Roxane-L capsized in the waters of Barangay Semirara here on July 20. Its crew of eight was rescued safely. The boat...
“Sa border, pamangkuton sanda kon importante ang travel,” says Antique’s Gov. Rhodora Cadiao, referring to people from elsewhere wanting to enter the province.

Border checkpoints screen people entering Antique

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Antique Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) activated provincial border checkpoints in the towns of Hamtic, Anini-y, Pandan, and Libertad. Policemen manning...
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 is the world’s first single-shot vaccine against the viral disease. Other vaccines need two doses to make the vaccinee protected against the coronavirus.

Aklan to get 15K J&J single-shot COVID vaccine

KALIBO, Aklan – The province of Aklan will receive 15,000 doses (3,000 vials) of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These...

Mindoro rape suspect arrested in Libacao

LIBACAO, Aklan – The sixth most wanted person in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro was arrested here. The 43-year-old Tammy Subiano of Sitio Agbatuan, Barangay Oyang,...

Bacolod man accused of molesting boy, 7

BACOLOD City – Operatives of the Bacolod City Mobile Force Company arrested a 29-year-old man charged with molesting a seven-year-old boy twice back in...