DENR-6 gives 19 agri free patents in Antique

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Community Environment and Natural Resources-Belison recently distributed a total of 19 free patents for agricultural lots during the launching of the...

Antique youths join leadership gab

SAN JOSE, Antique – Over a hundred young people composed of out-of-school youths, students under the alternative learning system, Sangguniang Kabataan, and the indigenous people gathered recently...
Students recently showed their abilities for disaster preparedness during the 2019 Junior Rescue Olympics in San Jose, Antique. PIA6/TWV

San Jose holds pioneering Junior Rescue Olympics

SAN JOSE, Antique – Students from public and private schools in the province tested their skills on emergency response during a two-day Junior Rescue Olympics at...
The Kalibo market vendors, who were affected by the fire last Sept. 15, are heading back to their old location, according to the municipal government. AKEAN FORUM

Kalibo vendors back to old market posts

KALIBO, Aklan – The market vendors, who were affected by the fire here last September, were heading back to their old location, the municipal government said.    Engr....
Boracay All Stars Dragonboat Team. Photo from Boracay Allstars Dragonboat team Facebook

Boracay paddlers win 2 medals in int’l tourney

MALAY, Aklan – The Boracay All Stars Dragonboat won at least two medals over the recently concluded 2019 Kaohsiung City Cup Dragon Boat Tournament in Taiwan. The...
Chinese still dominates foreign arrivals in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. According to the Malay Municipal Tourism Office, a total of 389,885 Chinese tourists visited the world famous from January to October 2019. AKEANFORUM/BOYRYANZABAL

Chinese top Boracay foreign visitors since start of 2019

BORACAY – Chinese topped the list of foreign tourists who visited the world-famous island since January 2019, according to the municipal tourism office of Malay, Aklan....
One of the warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental which serves as a buying station for palay sold by farmers in the province. The NFA provincial office needs additional warehouses as its palay procurement is expected to increase amid the ongoing harvests. NFA-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc rice procurement surges, warehouse space goes scarce

BACOLOD City – Storage is expected to be a bottleneck for the National Food Authority in Negros Occidental as its palay (unhusked rice) procurement increases further amid...
“I do hope that other provinces in Western Visayas will also help Mindanao,” says Gov. Rhodora Cadiao of Antique

Cadiao calls for more aid to Mindanao quake victims

SAN JOSE Antique – Gov. Rhodora Cadiao, who chairs the Regional Development Council in Western Visayas, has appealed to other provinces in the region to extend aid...
The 22-year-old suspect Micheal Jhun Carbajosa of Barangay Botongon, Estancia, Iloilo was arrested after he allegedly exposed his “private part” in front of an Israeli national at the Bulabog Beach in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan on Monday. NOEL CABOBOS/RADYOTODO/88.5FM/PN

Man jailed for flashing ‘private parts’ to Boracay tourist

MALAY, Aklan – A man landed in jail for allegedly flashing his “private parts” to an Israeli national in Boracay Island here.          The 22-year-old Micheal Jhun Carbajosa of...
UNCANNY COINCIDENCE. Antique provincial government employees rush out of the capitol in the municipality of San Jose. An hour after an earthquake struck the province yesterday (Nov. 5, 2018), Antiqueños took part in a scheduled fourth quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill with San Jose as the ceremonial site in Western Visayas. TWV, PIA-ANTIQUE

Antiqueños urged to join earthquake drill

By Vicente Villavert SAN JOSE, Antique – An official of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) here urged government personnel, employees and the public to...