Anini-y LGU restricts movement of tourists

ANINI-Y, Antique – To prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the local government here is restricting the movements of tourists and guests. In...
On September 2019, fire partially destroyed the decades-old Kalibo public market along Toting Reyes Street and Roxas Avenue Extension.

Issue on relocation stalls public market construction

KALIBO, Aklan – Some P60-million unutilized funds for the public market here would be remitted to the National Treasury, according to Engineer Alejandro Ventilacion...

Mandaluyong fugitive caught in Dumarao

DUMARAO, Capiz – After six years of hiding, a man accused of raping his daughter in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila was arrested in Barangay...
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Akelco general manager retires

KALIBO, Aklan – Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) general manager Engineer Alexis Maypa Regalado announced his retirement, surprising cooperative officials and employees. Akelco is the sole...
Dengue is caused by Aedis eegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes – these are day-biting mosquitoes that live and breed in clean, stagnant water.

Zero dengue cases in Guimaras for 7 weeks

JORDAN, Guimaras – The island province of Guimaras has not recorded new cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever for seven straight weeks. The latest data from...
Cadet 1st Class Mae Pearl Alarcon Agustin of Malinao, Aklan will be joining the Philippine Army as her branch of service after the Philippine Military Academy graduation rites on May 10 in Baguio City.

Aklanon PMA grad to join Philippine Army

KALIBO, Aklan – The daughter of a farmer from Barangay Kinalangay Viejo in Malinao, Aklan is one of the upcoming graduates of the Philippine...
Another quarantine facility would make Capiz more capable of taking care of its coronavirus disease patients, says Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras.

Another quarantine facility for Capiz eyed

ROXAS City – The provincial government of Capiz requested the national government for funding assistance. It plans to build another quarantine / isolation facility. In...
After super typhoon “Yolanda” devastated Aklan in November 2013, the local government of Kalibo, Aklan identified permanent and typhoon-resilient housing sites where displaced families would be relocated.

More relocation houses for Kalibo’s ‘Yolanda’ survivors

KALIBO, Aklan – The National Housing Authority (NHA) assured its remaining qualified beneficiaries – survivors of 2013’s super typhoon “Yolanda” – here they would...
Gov. Florencio Miraflores of Aklan receives his first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 at the ABL Sports Complex in Kalibo, Aklan. “Magpabakuna tayo pag dumating ang mga vaccines,” Miraflores urges Aklanons.

Aklan guv, mayors get first dose of vaccine vs COVID

KALIBO, Aklan – Aklan governor Florencio Miraflores and 10 municipal mayors received their first doses of CoronaVac vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on...
This is the Antique Polymerase Chain Reaction Laboratory in San Jose, Antique.

Antique COVID test lab set for dry run

SAN JOSE, Antique – By next week or a few weeks from now the Antique Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory will undergo a dry...