San Jose records 7th coronavirus patient

SAN JOSE, Antique – This municipality recorded its 7th confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case.  According to Mayor Elmer Untaran, Patient No. 7 is...
This portion of the Capiz Villareal Stadium is the temporary housing facility for health care workers serving at the frontlines of coronavirus disease 2019 battle. CAPIZ KABALAKA INFORMATION CENTER

Capiz provides housing facility for frontliners

ILOILO City – The provincial government of Capiz is preparing a housing facility for health care workers serving at the frontlines of coronavirus disease...
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Lightning strike kills Mambusao ma, son

ILOILO City – A woman and his son died when they got hit by a lightning strike in Sitio Agcagay, Barangay Bunga, Mambusao, Capiz. Police...
Antiqueño repatriates are being fetched by an ambulance from their respective local government units in Antique Airport. The coming home of Antiqueños was made possible through the "Libre Uli Antique" program, a joint undertaking of Gov. Rhodora Cadiao and Lone District Rep. Loren Legarda. CONTRIUBTED PHOTO

Over 10,000 Antiqueño repatriates back home

ILOILO City – More than 10,000 Antiqueño repatriates stranded in Manila and other areas in Luzon are now home since March this year, data...
Policemen in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental led by Lieutenant Colonel Mary Rose Pico (right) greet Francisca Montes-Susano, who turned 123 years old on Sept. 11, 2020 at her residence in Barangay Oringao. The super-centenarian was tagged the oldest living Filipino and could also be the world’s oldest once her birth records are verified. KABANKALAN CITY POLICE STATION

NegOcc cops bring birthday cheer to ‘oldest living Filipino’

BACOLOD City – Considered the oldest living Filipino, Francisca Montes-Susano of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, turned 123 years old on Sept. 11. On that day, social...
Photo shows the Old Anini-Y Public Cemetery in Antique with its welcome marker that reads “Mabanhaw kami,” which can be loosely translated to “We will rise again.” GOILOILO.COM

Antique guv won’t shut cemeteries on ‘Undas’

ILOILO City – All public and private cemeteries in Antique will open on All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2),...
Boracay Island in Malay Aklan, one of the top beaches in the Philippines, is blessed with a long stretch of powdery-white sand beach and crystal clear waters. BOY RYAN ZABAL/AKEAN FORUM

Aklan LGU hopeful for Boracay reopening to foreign tourists

BORACAY – Local authorities in Aklan are waiting for the green light from the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) to open this world-famous island...
Members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Sigma, Capiz pay last respects to their coworker Ernie Fulgencio who died in a road accident on Sept. 7. SIGMA LGU

Sigma LGU cries justice for frontliners killed in crash

ILOILO City – Mayor Christopher Andaya of Sigma, Capiz led the call of fellow Sigmahanon for justice for their two frontliners who were killed...
Some stranded “sacadas” or migrant sugar workers in Negros Occidental wait to board a vessel at the Bredco port to travel back home to Panay in this photo taken last May. Travel and health protocols have been set for their return to Negros Occidental in time for the start of the milling season in September. ADRIAN BOBE VIA PNA

DOLE: No transport of ‘sacadas’ yet

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has not yet received any request for authority to transport sugar migrants, locally known...
The provincial government of Guimaras has imposed a temporary ban of Chinese guests as a precautionary measure against the 2019 novel coronavirus through an executive order signed by Gov. Samuel Gumarin. PNA

Guimaras has only 10 active virus cases; still no deaths

ILOILO City – The island province of Guimaras has recorded only 10 active coronavirus disease 2019 cases on its soil and not a single...