An aerial view of the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center, the public market of Roxas City.

40-year-old Roxas public market to get facelift

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ROXAS City – The city government is rehabilitating its public market, the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center (TATC). The market is already 40 years old and...
A Boracay Island policeman is distributing food packs to locked down households in Barangay Balabag. PHOTO BY MALAY AKLAN PNP

Locked down Boracay residents cry for help

Region Boy Ryan B. Zabal -
BORACAY – Residents on lockdown here to stop the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the island are appealing for more help from...
“My exposure to the virus started during our meeting in the afternoon of March 23. Then I began experiencing itchiness in my throat… (On) March 29, 2021 I had a low-grade fever. I started coughing on April 3 and had difficulty breathing the following day. I was advised to be admitted in a hospital facility,” says Mayor Gian Carlo F. Occeña of Sibalom, Antique.

Sibalom mayor contracts COVID-19

Region Ime Sornito -
SAN JOSE, Antique – Mayor Gian Carlo F. Occeña of Sibalom, Antique contracted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an official...
The coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the finances of market vendors, according to Mayor Ronnie Dadivas (second from left) of Roxas City during a press conference. PHOTO FROM THE UPOD KITA RONNIE DADIVAS FB PAGE

No hike in market stall rentals due to pandemic

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ROXAS City – The city government is temporarily holding off increasing the rental fees for stalls at the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center (TATC). Mayor Ronnie...
“Actually ang aton laboratory is ready for operation. All we need is the Department of Health accreditation,” says Gov. Rhodora Cadiao of Antique.

Antique seeks accreditation for molecular laboratory

Region Ime Sornito -
SAN JOSE, Antique – Gov. Rhodora Cadiao of Antique asked the Department of Health (DOH) to hasten the training of the staff of the...
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18 Antique towns enforce ‘courtesy’ border control

Region Ime Sornito -
SAN JOSE, Antique – Beginning yesterday, Antique province’s 18 municipalities enforced what they termed as “courtesy border control” to regulate the movement of people...
Emergency responders perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on this boy found unconscious and floating in an inland resort’s swimming pool in Sigma, Capiz on April 4, 2021. PHOTO FROM MDRRMO SIGMA-SRT FACEBOOK PAGE

Capiz boy, 7, ‘drowns’ in pool on Easter Sunday

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ROXAS City – A seven-year-old boy reportedly drowned in the swimming pool of an inland resort in Barangay Mianay, Sigma, Capiz on Easter Sunday. The...
These items were recovered from a drug pushing suspect in Kalibo, Aklan on April 2, 2021. PHOTO BY KIM MELGAREJO

2 Kalibo drug pushing suspects arrested

Region Boy Ryan B. Zabal -
KALIBO, Aklan – Two drug pushing suspects were arrested in separate buy-bust operations of the police here on Good Friday, April 2. First to be...

Robbery suspect falls

Region Ruby P. Silubrico -
IBAJAY, Aklan – A robbery suspect was arrested on Good Friday at his house in Barangay San Jose here. The 47-year-old Bobet Tenorio was taken...

Antique eyes moratorium on commercial flights

Region Panay News -
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) will be proposing to the Regional IATF to temporarily suspend the operation of commercial...
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