Antique Gov. Rhodora Cadiao said her province had purchased P15 million worth of rapid test kits to screen returning residents, following the relaxation of quarantine measures. Cadiao said the kits would be used to test some 1,500 migrant sugar workers or sacadas...
No new cases of meningococcemia have been reported by Antique’s Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) under their surveillance. IPHO chief, Dr. Ric Noel Naciongayo said their medical team visited various barangay after the death of a three-year-old boy in...
Local authorities in Antique credit the “Iwas Paputok” campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) for successfully reducing firecracker-related injuries in the province during the holiday season. Only three cases of firecracker injuries have been reported and were...
Six fishermen from Barangay Maybato North, San Jose Antique were successfully rescued after their boat capsized in the waters of Odiongan, Romblon at the peak of typhoon Ursula’s destructive wrath. The rescued fishermen were: Julius Escoril, 32, the boat’s captain...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) encouraged farmers to conserve raw materials such as nito, buri, and bariw due to the growing demand of and shift to biodegradable packaging materials from the usual plastic. DTI-Antique Senior Development Specialist Arlene...
