Dr. Miguel Mac D. Aposin. DEPED ILOILO

DepEd-Aklan gets new schools division superintendent

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KALIBO, Aklan – The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Aklan has a new schools division superintendent. Dr. Miguel Mac D. Aposin, who was previously assigned in...
The Task Force Demolition of the municipality of San Jose in Antique removes structures encroaching the sidewalks. All 18 towns in the province have complied with the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to conduct road clearing operations, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government. PNA

Antique LGUs complied with road-clearing order – DILG

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SAN JOSE, Antique – All local government units (LGUs) in Antique have met the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) 60-day deadline to clear public...
Personnel of the Negros Occidental Provincial African Swine Fever Task Force puts up posters at the Bacolod-Silay Aiport as part of its intensified move against the highly-contagious pig disease. NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PROVINCIAL ASF TASK FORCE

NegOcc ASF task force boosts awareness drive

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BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Provincial African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force has intensified its information drive and precautionary measures. Through distribution of information, education and...
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a dangerous trans-boundary pest that feeds on corn, sorghum, rice, millet, sugarcane, cotton, potatoes, and other crops. The term “armyworm” can refer to several species, often describing the large-scale invasive behavior of the species’ larval stage. JAMES CASTNER/ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY DEP’T UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

NegOcc farmers warned against fall armyworm

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BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson formed the Provincial Coordinating Task Force on Fall Armyworm (FAW) to protect crops in the province from...
Two suicide bombers are seen as behind the bombings at a military camp in Indanan, Sulu, which killed three soldiers and wounded 12 others on Friday. REUTERS

AFP urged to ensure ex-RPA-ABB members’ safety

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KALIBO, Aklan – Gov. Florencio Miraflores urged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ensure the safety of former members of the Revolutionary Ploretariat Army-Alex...
Drivers of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) plying the San Jose de Buenavista-Sibalom route wait for passengers in the capital town on Monday. Most PUJ operators and drivers in Antique did not join the nationwide transport strike. ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY/PNA

Antique not affected by transport strike

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SAN JOSE, Antique – Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in this province continued to ply the streets amid the nationwide transport strike on Monday. Oscar Legaspi, president of...
Pastor Spencer Kent Aguilar of God's Love Ministry shares his testimony during a prayer rally at the Evelio B. Javier Park in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique on Monday. ANNABEL CONSUELO J. PETINGLAY/PNA

Antique religious groups oppose SOGIE bill

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SAN JOSE, Antique – Various religious groups in the province made known their opposition to the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill. Reverend...
Fourteen paddlers were rescued while seven others were killed when the boat of a 21-member paddling team capsized off the shoreline of Barangay Manoc-Manoc in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan on Sept. 25. COAST GUARD AKLAN

Boracay task force to reassess public emergency services

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MALAY, Aklan – The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) wants to enhance the capacity and capability of public emergency services on Boracay Island after a boat...
TOURISM EXCHANGE. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) welcomes the Tourism Promotion Team from Amakusa City, Japan led by Ryuichi Yokoshima at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on Thursday afternoon (Sept. 26, 2019). The group visited the province as part of a Tourism Business Exchange Program that will promote Amakusa as a destination to Negrenses traveling to Japan. PIO Negros Occidental

Japan’s Amakusa City taps NegOcc as tourism partner

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BACOLOD City – The Amakusa City in Japan is tapping Negros Occidental as its tourism partner in the Philippines.  The Amakusa tourism promotion team presented attractions to...
Bacoleño photographer, filmmaker and production designer RJ Lacson’s 2019 MassKara Festival installation will be unveiled at the Bacolod City Government Center’s fountain area on Oct. 6, according to festival director Eli Tajanlangit. MASSKARA FESTIVAL

MassKara poised to unveil ‘ruby year’ art installation

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BACOLOD City – Bacoleño photographer, filmmaker, and production designer RJ Lacson’s 2019 MassKara Festival installation will be unveiled on Oct. 6 at the government center fountain area,...
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