“I am asymptomatic and in stable condition but have subjected myself to strict isolation, with regular monitoring by our municipal health personnel,” says Mayor Elmer Untaran of San Jose, Antique. He has tested positive for coronavirus disease.

San Jose mayor contracts coronavirus

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SAN JOSE, Antique – Mayor Elmer Untaran here contracted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). He underwent reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test...
Policemen escort these Boracay Island tourists who presented fake reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction test results. From their hotel, the tourists were moved to the quarantine facility in Kalibo, Aklan. PRO-6 PHOTO

3 tourists with fake RT-PCR test results intercepted

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BORACAY – Three local tourists were arrested for fake reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results on July 14 at around 9...

Septuagenarian farmer gunned down in Maayon

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MAAYON, Capiz – A 76-year-old farmer was shot in Sitio Alawihaw, Barangay Balighot on Friday morning. Percito Tolentino was initially taken to the Bailan District...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel release a green sea turtle back to the sea. PHOTO FROM CAPIZ KABALAKA INFORMATION CENTER

2 endangered turtles released back to sea

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ROXAS City – Two endangered green sea turtles were released back to the sea here recently. Capiz governor Esteban Evan Contreras led the release in...

Mid-year inflation down to 3.4% in Guimaras

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JORDAN, Guimaras – The prices of basic goods in Guimaras province slowed in June after five months of erratic trend, the Retail Prices Survey...
To create the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, scientists used an adenovirus, originally derived from chimpanzees, and modified it with the aim of training the immune system to mount a strong response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.

Guimaras gets 4,300 doses of AstraZeneca jabs vs COVID

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JORDAN, Guimaras – The island province of Guimaras received 4,300 more doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine against coronavirus disease  2019 (COVID-19) from the...
Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras of Capiz says they would rather remain under general community quarantine until July 31, stressing that cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in the province are dropping.

Capiz, Roxas City want to remain under GCQ

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ROXAS City – The provincial government of Capiz is against the recommendation of the National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious...
The Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital is Aklan’s provincial hospital.

Aklan provincial hospital’s ICU COVID beds nearly fully occupied

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KALIBO, Aklan – Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital are now...
Sebaste Community Hospital will resume its in-patient and animal bite services as soon as the safety of the general public is ensured.

Community hospital stops accepting patients

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SEBASTE, Antique – The Sebaste Community Hospital (SCH) temporarily stopped accepting new patients beginning July 13. “The hospital will undergo general cleaning and disinfection for...
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Outdoor activities for Antique kids OK – guv

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SAN JOSE, Antique – Children five years old and older in Antique will be allowed outdoors, according to Gov. Rhodora Cadiao. The provincial government will...
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