These are recipients of certificates of land ownership award for 19.58 hectares of property with Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer Rodrigo Jose Renato DefiƱo during the distribution ceremony in Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on June 21, 2021. PHOTO BY DAR NEGROS OCCIDENTAL I-NORTH

360 Negrenses finally become landowners

BACOLOD City – A total of 360 farmers received certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) and were installed in various landholdings in the northern...
ā€œAvoid unnecessary gatherings. Continue to follow our public health and safety protocols,ā€ Mayor Plaridel Sanchez VI of Pandan, Antique tells his constituents.

Pandan records 12 new COVID cases, two deaths

PANDAN, Antique – This municipality recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and two more deaths from this viral illness. ā€œWe are greatly...
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Aklan posts record-high 114 COVID infections in one day

KALIBO, Aklan – On July 2, Aklan recorded its highest single day new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – 114. This raised to 4,531...

Motorcycle rider killed in road crash

DUMARAO, Capiz – An 18-year-old motorcycle rider crashed against a Toyota Innova past 3 p.m. on Friday in Sitio Cabugao, Barangay Dacuton. Rollyn Beldia, a...

Police station No. 2 ā€˜most wanted’ falls

BACOLOD City – Joint elements of the Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) Special Operating Unit-6, together with Police Station 2 intelligence operatives of the...

Senior citizen found dead

ROXAS City – A 69-year-old male senior citizen was found dead over the weekend in Devoniers Subdivision, Barangay Tanque. Ernesto Espadera Gabas was already in...
Sugar migrant workers register at the ā€œsacada deskā€ of the provincial government of Antique. The desk is under the Antique Provincial Planning and Development Office. ANTIQUE PROV’L GOV’T PHOTO

ā€˜Antique sacadas must have SSS’

SAN JOSE, Antique – The sugar migrant workers (sacada) desk of the provincial government of Antique is calling on contractors to enroll their workers...
Between June 1 and June 27, 2021 domestic tourist arrivals in Boracay Island reached 23,599 – but these were barely half the tourist numbers before the coronavirus pandemic.

Boracay stakeholders bullish on tourism

BORACAY – The coronavirus disease pandemic has crippled the tourism and travel industries but stakeholders here are expecting this year to be significantly better...
Farmers in Barangay Aningalan, San Remigio, Antique produce cabbage and other high-value crops. The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist is constructing seven greenhouses in Barangay Aningalan to boost the income of farmers. PHOTO BY SAN REMIGIO LGU

P19-M greenhouses in San Remigio ready by Sept.

SAN JOSE, Antique – Antique's Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) is constructing seven greenhouses in Barangay Aningalan, San Remigio town to ensure farmers...

Anini-y folks alerted on possible dengue surge

ANINI-Y, Antique – The Rural Health Unit (RHU) here urged residents to take precautionary measures against dengue, a mosquito-borne disease. ā€œSa kadya nga panahon hindi...