Guimaras is an island province Western Visayas region. It is renowned for its natural landscape and pastoral farms. The province is the home of Manggahan Festival every May. PANAY NEWS FILE PHOTO

Guimaras ‘high-risk’ area for COVID – DOH

GUIMARAS – From “minimal risk”, this province’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status has been raised to high risk. According to Department of Health (DOH) Region...

High COVID recovery rate in Antique

SAN JOSE, Antique – In Antique province, 80.74 percent or 977 of its 1,210 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have recovered. According to the Antique...

Several Capiz Villages flooded

ROXAS City – Several barangays in the towns of Sapian and Mambusao in Capiz province were submerged in floodwater following heavy rains on Tuesday...
Olive ridley sea turtles have nesting sites all over the world, on tropical and subtropical beaches. During nesting, they use the wind and the tide to help them reach the beach. Females lay about a hundred eggs, but may nest up to three times a year. The nesting season is from June to December. DENR-6 PHOTO

Olive ridley turtle in Boracay returns to the sea

BORACAY – A juvenile olive ridley sea turtle was released in the sandy shores of Puka Beach here recently. It was kept in captivity for...
The local government of Kalibo, Aklan wants to temporarily relocate market vendors on this vacant lot along Judge Nicanor Martelino Road in Barangay Andagaw, Kalibo while it repairs the public market.

DOCTORS ASK KALIBO MAYOR; ‘Move public market vendors elsewhere’

KALIBO, Aklan – Almost 50 doctors of Asia Pacific Medical Center-Aklan (APMC-Aklan) here opposed the temporary relocation of Kalibo public market vendors to a...
PORK PRODUCTS DISPOSED. Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil (center), head of the Antique Provincial Veterinary Office - Public Health Division, and personnel of the Municipal Agriculture Office of San Remigio town burn pork-based food items confiscated from a restaurant on May 12. PNA, ANTIQUE PROVET

Seizure of pork products legal – Antique prov’l vet

SAN JOSE, Antique – The confiscation of P20,000 worth of pork-based products from Manila that were sold by a restaurant in San Remigio town...
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COVID closes Hall of Justice

MAMBUSAO, Capiz – The Hall of Justice here has been temporarily closed yesterday for disinfection. The closure will be for two days. According to Executive Judge...
These senior citizens have just been vaccinated against coronavirus disease in Bugasong, Antique. Photo by Bugasong RHU

305 Bugasong residents get 1st dose of COVID vaccine

BUGASONG, Antique – So far, 305 residents here have received their first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to the Rural...
The local government unit of Libacao, Aklan hopes to convince more residents to have themselves vaccinated against coronavirus disease. PHOTO LGU LIBACAO AKLAN

Turnout remains low in Libacao vaccination site

LIBACAO, Aklan – Only 14 percent of those belonging to the priority A1 group here have received vaccine shots of the vaccine against coronavirus...
Antique’s Rodney Sobrino has been working hard to master the Korean language to give more accurate advice to other Filipinos struggling to adapt to the Korean working culture.

South Korea-based Antiqueño OFW Is 2021 ‘Bagong Bayani’

SAN JOSE, Antique – An Antiqueño overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in South Korea is set to receive one of the most prestigious awards in...