Antique offers mass for zero casualty during typhoon

SAN JOSE, Antique – People in this province have expressed their gratitude through a mass for the zero casualty in the aftermath of Typhoon “Ursula.”   Gov....

230 linemen to restore Aklan’s electricity

KALIBO, Aklan – Around 230 linemen from different power cooperatives across the country will arrive here to help restore electricity. “The linemen are composed of 29 teams coming...
Tourist arrivals in the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan continues to increase, setting aside the maximum capacity of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, after over a year that it was opened to the public. JUN AGUIRRE/PN

Boracay exceeds daily tourist capacity

KALIBO, Aklan – Tourist arrivals in the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan continues to increase, setting aside the maximum capacity of the Department of Environment...
A witness signs an inventory sheet of the suspected shabu seized from street-level target Hardy Gellang during an entrapment operation in Barangay 40, Bacolod City on Dec. 24. BACOLOD CITY POLICE OFFICE

Bacolod police ‘relentless’ in antidrug ops during holidays

BACOLOD City – After recovering millions worth of suspected shabu in the past days, the police in this city will continue to be aggressive in pursuing...
Antiqueños are cautioned against firecrackers that could cause injuries this New Year. Vendors were also told to sell only the allowed firecrackers in areas designated by the local government units. PNA/ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY

Antiqueños warned vs use of firecrackers

SAN JOSE, Antique – The provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) here warned Antiqueños against the use of firecrackers as they celebrate the holiday...
A former New People’s Army member (right) receives a P15,000 financial aid from the Negros Occidental provincial government, in the presence of provincial director Ferdinand Panes (left) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government on Dec. 19. 303RD INFANTRY BRIGADE/PHILIPPINE ARMY

NegOcc gives P365-K aid to former rebels

BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental provincial government, through the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), gave a total of P365,000 in various assistance to former rebels. Seven...
Tyrone Yves Amante and Arnel Maximo Retino were arrested in an entrapment operation staged by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6 in Barangay Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan on Dec. 19. PDEA REGION VI-WESTERN VISAYAS

Kalibo drug bust nets 2 suspects

KALIBO, Aklan – Suspected marijuana leaves valued around P3,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan. Tyrone Yves Amante and Arnel Maximo Retino yielded...
Michelle Viscera, corporate communications officer of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, says line personnel and engineers will make sure there will be no power shutdown this Christmas season. Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay

No power outage in Antique during Christmas – NGCP

SAN JOSE, Antique – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently assured Antiqueños that there will be no scheduled power interruption this Christmas season. “The...
The Boracay Island, voted Asia’s best island by Conde Nast Traveler, used to welcome the coming year with huge fireworks display, parties and celebrations before the national government temporarily closed the island to tourists for rehabilitation. NELSON TALIDONG JR.

Boracay to welcome New Year sans fireworks display

BORACAY – There will be no fireworks display in this island on New Year’s Eve, acting Malay mayor Frolibar Bautista said.   The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF)...

Antique power coop needs P17M to remove 200 electric posts

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) needs P17 million to remove 200 electric posts affected by the road widening project from Barangay Atabay...