The Department Environment and Natural Resources has started desilting Antique’s Malandog River. Desilting is done to avoid flooding in rivers. It is the act of removing earthy materials such as sand and mud from the bed of a fast flowing- river to avoid obstructing free flowing movement of water. MALANDOG RIVER REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FB

DENR: Desilting of Malandog River essential to ecosystem

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started the desilting of Malandog River located in this province.Provincial Environment...
Antidrug personnel conducts inventory of items seized from Rochlem Anthony Gonzales and Rowin Fiscal, who were nabbed in an entrapment operation in Barangay Ilaud Poblacion, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo on July 14. PDEA REGIONAL OFFICE VI FB

‘Marijuana’ seized in Btac. Nuevo

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ILOILO City – Suspected marijuana weighing about 10 grams was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ilaud Poblacion, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. The 19-year-old Rochlem...
The road widening project is ongoing in Boracay, the world-famous island resort located in Malay, Aklan. The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force remains optimistic on the completion of rehabilitation projects in the island amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. BOY RYAN ZABAL/AKEAN FORUM

Boracay task force optimistic on completion of rehab projects

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KALIBO, Aklan – The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) remains optimistic the rehabilitation projects in the world class island located in Malay town will...
Provincial Disability Affairs Office in Antique receives 80 wheelchairs from the the Department of Health in Region 6. The wheelchairs will be distributed to target recipients in the province on July 21 as part of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week celebration. PDAO-ANTIQUE

Antique searches for PWD COVID-19 heroes

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The search is on for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in this province who have proven heroic acts amid the coronavirus...
It will be detrimental for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the economy as whole if another series of lockdown will be imposed, Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Thursday.

DTI to hold online mentoring for WV MSMEs

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SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will commence its first regional online mentoring for interested micro, small and medium...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Antique chief Junie Sabusap speaks of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related packages on July 10. Resorts and hotels in this province may seek accreditation from the Department of Health to serve as COVID-19 community isolation units for overseas Filipino workers and locally stranded individuals. PNA

Antique resorts, hotels eyed as COVID quarantine centers

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SAN JOSE, Antique – Resorts and hotels in this province may seek accreditation from the Department of Health (DOH) to serve as coronavirus disease...
"Based on the survey conducted by the Department of Tourism recently, Boracay remains to be the preferred tourism destination among tourists. We wanted to secure Boracay as a COVID-19- free tourism destination," says Gov. Florencio Miraflores of Kalibo. BORACAYINFORMER.COM

Aklan hopes to bolster consumer confidence in Boracay

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BORACAY, Aklan – The provincial government requires a standard for consumer confidence before fully reopening this world-class resort island to domestic tourists.Gov. Florencio Miraflores...
Gov. Eugenio Lacson (left) discusses with the Department of Education Division of Negros Occidental officials during the Provincial School Board meeting held at the Capitol Social Hall. The agency received a P9-million financial assistance from the provincial government. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

DepEd-NegOcc receives P9-M cash aid

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BACOLOD City – The provincial government has released P9-million financial assistance to the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Negros Occidental.Gov. Eugenio Lacson turned...
Personnel of the Negros Occidental Provincial African swine fever (ASF) Task Force set up additional biosecurity measures at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City in June. The province has remained ASF-free amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, a report from the Provincial Veterinary Office said on July 9. PROVINCIAL ASF TASK FORCE-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL VIA PNA

NegOcc retains ASF-free status

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BACOLOD City – This province has remained free from African swine fever (ASF) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.This was confirmed by the Provincial...
This police officer provides security during the distribution of special amelioration program (SAP) cash assistance in Barangay Malandog, Hamtic, Antique on July 3. The provision of emergency subsidy to the SAP additional beneficiaries is mandated under Memorandum Circular Number 14, series 2020 issued by DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista last June 1. HAMTIC PNP PCR

926 ‘left out’ Antique SAP recipients receive cash aid

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ILOILO City – Some 926 left out family-beneficiaries from the municipalities of Hamtic and Tobias Fornier in Antique have received their special amelioration program...
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