ILOILO CITY -- Governor Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao and Vice Governor Edgar Denosta were reelected in Antique province. Cadiao and Denosta were formally proclaimed as winners by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10. Cadiao won by a landslide with 217,254 votes. Her gubernatorial...
Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda’s greenhouse project in San Remigio, Antique is seen to boost the provincial government’s anti-insurgency efforts, according to locals and agriculture officials in San Jose. 6 Legarda, who is seeking a Senate comeback in the upcoming...
A sample of the golden rice, which will be inbred with the local rice variety of PSB Rc 82. (Photo courtesy of DA-6) ILOILO CITY -- The cultivation of genetically-modified golden rice will be expanded in the provinces of Antique and Iloilo. The golden rice is said to be rich in Vitamin A and the...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda said her long time advocacy of boosting the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province of Antique has been one of her major priorities. Senator Loren Legarda shows off Antique's local products at the Antique...
Members of Partido Reporma in Aklan and Antique continue to support the electoral bids of independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and his vice presidential bet Senate President Vicente Sotto III, even after Lacson had left the party last March. Lacson met with members of his...
ILOILO CITY -- There’s an online petition calling to build a formal museum for Evelio Javier, the slain governor of Antique province and one of the key players who ignited the 1986 People Power and ended the Marcos regime. REMEMBERING A MARTYR—Bernie Salcedo (right) recalls the day Evelio...
ILOILO CITY—Discovery Channel Asia will air a documentary on the natural treasures of Antique province next week. The documentary Antique: Where the Mountains Meet the Sea will premiere on Discovery Channel Asia on March 23. (Photo courtesy of Studio H2O / MANILA BULLETIN) “Antique is a...
ILOILO CITY—The P50-million new district office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Antique province has finally opened. Congresswoman Loren Legarda (center) receives a plaque from NBI Director Eric Distor after the recent inauguration of the NBI District Office in San Jose de...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda barnstormed her home province of Antique and inaugurated a slew of projects like the new three-storey National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) District Office, Old Capitol Building, and the last remaining Balay nga Bato (stone house) in the province. loren inaug...
ILOILO CITY — Beginning March 27, there will be three flights per week flying between Metro Manila and Antique province. “Nami gid ja nga balita para sa aton mga kasimanwa nga gusto mag-uli sa probinsya kadya nga Holy Week, mas rako ang ma-accommodate nga mga Antiqueños (This is good news for...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday, Feb.23 that its Antique caravan will be postponed to a later date. Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. waves to his supporters during the recent Manila caravan/ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN...
ILOILO CITY — Vice President Leni Robredo reminded voters of the sacrifices made by Evelio Javier, the slain governor of Antique province and one of the key players that ignited the Edsa People Power and put an end to the Marcos dictatorship. “Dapat ang aral ni Evelio Javier ay nasa puso hindi...
