Senator Loren Legarda has hailed Antique’s progress in reducing poverty, saying it is a testament to the fact that sustainability, local enterprise and community-based livelihoods can drive effective and lasting recovery. Legarda, former representative of the lone district of Antique and who...
To beat the summer heat and find respite from the worries and uncertainties brought about by the conflict in the Middle East, the Hayahay sa Ambon Association Inc. (HAAI) is organizing the second Aningalan Arts Festival from April 17 to 19, 2026. HAAI is a non-stock non-profit organization composed...
ILOILO CITY – Former Antique Gov. Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao cried political harassment after administrative and criminal complaints were filed against her over alleged anomalies in the P531-million Antique Government Center in the capital San Jose de Buenavista. “They are out again to harass,...
ILOILO CITY – A miner was killed in a landslide in a coal mining pit of Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC), the country’s largest coal producer, in Caluya town, Antique province. The Caluya Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the victim as Ronilo Purgatorio, 48. Police said Purgatorio...
ILOILO CITY — The provincial government of Antique is eyeing to adopt new technology from South Korea to boost its agri-fishery sector. Gov Paolo Javier recently met representatives of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), and members...
ILOILO CITY – The only commercial flights to Antique – with a new P1.5-billion airport – thrice a week operated by Philippine Airlines (PAL) are scheduled to stop by the end of March. “This is disheartening,” said Antique Gov. Paolo Javier. The flag carrier will stop all turboprop flights...
ILOILO CITY – This province remembered Gov. Evelio B. Javier on his 40th death anniversary on Wednesday. “We stand in remembrance. We stand in gratitude. We stand in pride. There are moments in history when a life becomes larger than death. Evelio 's was one of those lives,” said former...
ILOILO CITY – A series of activities kicked off this week as part of the 40th death anniversary of Gov. Evelio B. Javier, whose February 1986 assassination in Antique province was one of the last events that triggered the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. The administration of Gov. Paolo Javier...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Paolo Javier is optimistic that the new P1.5-billion Antique Airport will boost provincial economy and tourism. “This airport is more than an infrastructure. The importance of this airport to Antiqueños cannot be overstated,” said Javier at the inauguration this week....
Infrastructure projects, including airport developments, should be implemented properly so that it would immediately benefit Filipinos, President Marcos said. "Gawin ninyo itong pamantayan para sa ating serbisyo sa mga residente at sa ating mga turista. Tiyakin natin naisasagawa nang maayos ang mga...
ILOILO CITY – A court has temporarily stopped the construction of a P1.5-billion river park and seawall that is part of a flood control project in San Jose de Buenavista, the provincial capital of Antique. The Regional Trial Court-Branch 11 issued a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO)...
ILOILO CITY – Fisherfolk and environmental groups have asked a court to stop a river park and seawall project in San Jose de Buenavista, the provincial capital of Antique, for environmental destruction. The Funda-Dalipe Fisherfolk Association (FDFFA), Amlig Antique Alliance, Dihon sa ‘Raya...
