32 tribes, groups join Ati-Atihan’s ‘sadsad’
BORACAY – Thirty-two tribes and groups
were officially registered for this year’s Ati-Atihan street dancing
competition or “sadsad,” lower compared to last year’s 34.
In the...
Balete town wins Aklan ‘Higante Contest’
BORACAY – The town of Balete in Aklan
bested seven other entries for the “Higante Contest” of this year’s Kalibo
Ati-Atihan Festival.
Balete received the grand prize...
Signal shutdown set for Kalibo fest
BORACAY – Cellphone signals of all
telecommunication services will be shutdown in some parts of the capital town
during the “Kaadlawan it Kapistahan ni Señor Sto....
Relocation of Antique capitol, San Jose town hall pushed
SAN JOSE, Antique – The provincial
government and this capital town were planning to relocate their government
edifices outside the town proper to avoid traffic congestion. ...
48 Negros Occidental ARBs get land titles
BACOLOD City – A total of 48 farmers
in Binalbagan and La Castellana towns in Negros Occidental were installed and
received land titles in separate rites...
Culasi woman falls in drug sting
SAN JOSE, Antique – A woman was nabbed
in a buy-bust operation at a bar in Culasi, Antique.
The 37-year-old Hazel Joy Villavert of
Barangay Malacañang, Culasi...
WV’s ‘longest bridge’ opens in Aklan
KALIBO, Aklan – The Kalibo Bridge III,
dubbed the longest bridge in Western Visayas, was opened to the public on
Thursday.
Mark Villar, secretary of the
Department...
Antiqueños urged to stay calm amid ‘meningococcemia’ scare
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Integrated
Provincial Health Office (IPHO) urges Antiqueños not to panic over the reported
death of a three-year-old boy due to a...
Phivolcs: Mt. Kanlaon alert status normal
BACOLOD City – The alert status of Mt.
Kanlaon in Negros Island, one of the active volcanoes in the country, remains
normal despite reported volcanic quakes,...
‘Power in Aklan, Antique households 85% restored’
BORACAY – A local electric cooperative
said nearly 85 percent of households and establishments in Aklan and northern
Antique have electricity – three weeks after typhoon...