Teachers of the Lezo Integrated School in Lezo, Aklan hold a trial run for online learning to their students earlier this week. CHIE MENDAL

Aklan public schools hold dry runs for learning modalities

KALIBO, Aklan – Public schools in this province held dry runs on various distance learning modalities to identify possible glitches, issues and concerns prior...

760 scholarships for online IT courses up for Negrenses

BACOLOD City – Some 760 scholarship slots are available for qualified Negrenses interested to enroll in full online training for various courses at the...
“We are not in the position to announce prior or until there is an official statement from where they had swab test,” says Mayor Elmer Untaran of San Jose, Antique. PIA-ANTIQUE

San Jose folks told to stop spreading misinformation on town’s COVID case

SAN JOSE, Antique – Authorities in this capital town urged residents to stop spreading malicious reports relating to the recent second confirmed case of...
Department of Education in Antique superintendent Felisa Beriong briefs the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on their preparations for the opening of schools during the IATF meeting last week. Beriong said Tuesday they are now ready for the start of school year 2020-2021 on Aug. 24. PNA

DepEd-Antique ready for opening of schools

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) in this province is ready for the opening of classes this school year. “The principals are...
Senior citizens get free pneumonia and flu shots administered by barangay health workers during the “Bakunado si Lolo at Lola, Iwas Pulmonya” in Bacolod City on Jan. 24. Around 1,000 senior citizens and persons with disabilities were immunized during the activity. ERWIN NICAVERA

Bacolod City grants P41.5-M ECQ hazard pay to workers

BACOLOD City – The city government is set to release P41.5 million in hazard pay and special risk allowance for employees who rendered frontline...
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Antiqueños urged to apply learned drills during disasters

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) here urged residents to safeguard themselves from natural disasters by applying...
Provincial and national government employees, non-government organizations representatives and the academe take part in the tree planting activity during Antique’s kickoff of the Dulungan Month celebration in Barangay Flores, Culasi town on Aug. 3. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE

Antique begins ‘Dulungan Month’ celebration

SAN JOSE, Antique – This province kicked off its Dulungan Month celebration in Barangay Flores, Culasi town. “Dulungan” or the Rufous-headed hornbill – adapted as...
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia attends the virtual meeting of the Union of the Local Authorities of the Philippines with Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the chief implementer of the country's National Policy Against coronavirus disease 2019, and concerned Cabinet officials on Aug. 4. Leonardia – national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines – emphasized anew the importance of retaining the authority of local governments in imposing their own health protocols on arriving locally stranded individuals. BACOLOD CITY PIO

‘Allow LGUs to impose own health protocols on LSIs’

BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia of this city emphasized anew the importanceof retaining the authority of local government units (LGUs) in imposing their...
“Our frontliners are now at the point of being consumed. Let us help and rally around them by staying at home and observing strictly our health protocols,” says Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental. PIO NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

Rally behind exhausted medical frontliners, Negrenses urged

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson urged Negrenses to show support behind this province’s medical frontliners who continue treating patients infected...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) in Antique and the provincial government of Antique sign the agreement for the Health Care Providers Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) last July 30. Signing the agreement were (left to right) PHIC-Antique chief Junie Sabusap, Gov. Rhodora Cadiao, Integrated Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ric Noel Naciongayo, and Culasi District Hospital chief Dr. Rebecca Aguirre. PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE

PHIC to allocate P70-M trust fund to 2 Antique hospitals

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) will allocate a total of P69.9 million in trust fund to two hospitals in...