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10 brgys receive medicines, vitamins

Region Ime Sornito -
BUENAVISTA, Guimaras – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over medicines and vitamins worth P200,000 to 10 barangays here. The barangays were Sawang, Sto....
“Ang aming businesses are promising, medyo nag-pick up na, tapos ma-implement ikaw sang lockdown? Madulaan sang obra ang Antiquenos,” says Gov. Rhodora Cadiao of Antique.

Cadiao: GCQ useless, Antique COVID-9 cases going down

Region Panay News -
SAN JOSE, Antique – The National Inter-Agency Task Force’s placing of Antique under general community quarantine (GCQ) did not sit well with Gov. Rhodora...
FEW ARE MOVING AROUND. General community quarantine limits the movements of people in accessing essential goods and services from permitted establishments. In Aklan, individuals below 18 years and adults above 65, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity and pregnant women are required to stay at home at all times.

‘Restriction upgrade a wake-up call for Aklanons’

Region Boy Ryan B. Zabal -
KALIBO, Aklan – People should take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously. It is time to reduce caseloads with stricter measures and effective contact tracing...
Gunrunning suspect Johny Helario (shirtless) looks on as police operatives check the items recovered from him in Barangay Tanque, Roxas City.

Cops seize gun, drugs in Roxas entrapment

Region Panay News -
ROXAS City – Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 6 entrapped a gunrunning suspect in Sitio Calubihan, Barangay Tanque, here. Johny...
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Guimaras’ aquaculture fishery production up

Region Panay News -
JORDAN, Guimaras – Aquaculture fishing in Guimaras rose 7.09 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021 with 859.07 metric tons (MT) production, the...

Aklan prov’l hospital to expand COVID beds to 50%

Region Boy Ryan B. Zabal -
KALIBO, Aklan – To tackle the raging pandemic, Aklan governor Florencio Miraflores announced that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) referral facility in the province...
Guimaras Registered Marriages by Municipality: 2019, 2020, and 2021 Q1. Decentralized Vital Statistics System, PSA Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office

Pandemic fails to dampen marriages in Guimaras

Region Panay News -
JORDAN, Guimaras – Despite the coronavirus pandemic, registered marriages in Guimaras during the first quarter of 2021 increased by 47.7 percent compared to the...
FREED. Green sea turtle hatchlings are released in the coastal area of Barangay San Francisco, Tibiao, Antique. The 86 hatchlings were discovered by a fisherman on June 26 and were immediately reported to the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in the town of Culasi. PHOTO COURTESY OF CENRO CULASI

Turtle hatchlings released back to sea in Antique

Region Panay News -
SAN JOSE, Antique – Hatchlings of the endangered green sea turtles were released to their habitat in the coastal area of Barangay San Francisco,...
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Roxas City won’t request for MECQ extension

Region
ROXAS City – Mayor Ronnie Dadivas will no longer request for the extension of its month-long modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) which ended yesterday,...
The Philippine Coconut Authority Antique Provincial Office conducts mass registration among coconut farmers in Barangay Igburi, Patnongon. On Wednesday, it said they have already registered 25,000 farmers who could avail themselves of the benefits under the Republic Act 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act. PCA ANTIQUE

Coco trust fund brings hope to Antique farmers

Region Panay News -
SAN JOSE, Antique – Coconut farmers from this province are optimistic that their lives will improve with the enactment of Republic Act Number 11524...
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