“Bastante ang palay at rice stocks sa ating warehouses. Patuloy din ang milling of palay,” says acting manager Glenda Gonzales Paz (left) of the National Food Authority’s Capiz branch.

NFA: Aklan rice stocks sufficient

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KALIBO, Aklan – The rice inventory in Aklan is sufficient to meet daily rice consumption, even in this pandemic, according to National Food Authority...
Land Transportation Office Region 6 director Eric Lenard Tabaldo vows to endorse Capiz transport groups’ position paper to their central office.

Capiz transport groups seek lower inspection fee

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ROXAS City – Public transport groups in Capiz province are pressing that inspection fees prior to vehicle registration be lowered. In a position paper, they...

Guimaras inspection teams vs ASF eyed

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JORDAN, Guimaras – To prevent the entry of African swine fever (ASF) to Guimaras, inspection teams will be screening anything and anyone passing through...
The Sangguniang Bayan may soon pass a resolution declaring as persona non grata Boracay Island-bound travellers submitting fake coronavirus test results to the Aklan provincial validating team. Since December 2020 several tourists have been caught submitting fake negative test results. PHOTO CATICLAN AIRPORT PNP

Malay may ban tourists with fake COVID tests

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BORACAY – The local government of Malay, Aklan which has jurisdiction over this island resort could declare as persona non grata tourists using tampered...
“Nakakalungkot. Akala nila nakalamang sila. Pero what they didn’t realize was naapektuhan nila lahat ng nagtatrabaho sa Boracay,” says Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, referring to tourists with forged coronavirus test results.

Raps mulled vs tourists forging COVID results

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BORACAY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is mulling falsification charges against six tourists who presented fake coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test results to...

4 Cuartero brgys to receive P20-M each from NTF-ELCAC

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ROXAS City – Four barangays of Cuartero, Capiz will be getting P20 million each from the Support Barangay Development Program of the National Task...
Mayor Rigil Kent G. Lim of Caluya, Antique presides the meeting of the Caluya Municipal Inter-Agency Task Force on coronavirus disease at the Sangguniang Bayan session hall on Feb. 4. PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK PAGE OF MUNICIPALITY OF CALUYA

Caluya to allot P10 million for COVID-19 vaccines

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The municipal government of Caluya, Antique is allotting P10 million for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The Caluya...
Wary of a surge in cases of coronavirus disease, the provincial government of Aklan has tightened public healthy safety measures in Boracay Island.

Health protocols get tougher in Boracay

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BORACAY – Gov. Florencio Miraflores of Aklan introduced enhanced health safety protocols to hotels, resorts and similar establishments here, focusing on workers and tourists. He...
RABIES PREVENTION . Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil of Antique’s Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) vaccinates a dog. Having their dogs vaccinated is part of the owners’ responsibility, he stresses. PHOTO COURTESY OF PROVET ANTIQUE

Be responsible dog owners, veterinarian tells Antiqueños

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The newly-confirmed Provincial Veterinarian (ProVet) of Antique is advocating responsible dog ownership as a preventive measure against rabies. “Stray dogs are...
This November, Roxas City recorded four days with zero or no additional coronavirus disease cases. These were on Nov. 6, 9, 13, and 14.

House of investment scheme leader strafed?

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ROXAS City – The house of the chief executive officer of an investment scheme here was allegedly strafed. Neighbors of Junelyn “Madam O” Obamos in...
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