PRIORITIES.Members of Antique's legislative body listen to the presentation of the executive agenda, plans, and platform (EAPP) by provincial government administrator Nery Duremdes on behalf of Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao during the Provincial Board Inaugural Session at the Legislative Building in San Jose de Buenavista on Thursday (July 7, 2022). The realization of the provincial government center and upgrading of three major hospitals are among the priorities of the new administration.(PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique-The realization of Antique's provincial government center and the upgrading of three major hospitals are among the priorities that were laid down before the legislative body during the presentation of the executive agenda, plans, and platform (EAPP) of the executive office. Provincial government administrator Nery Duremdes, who presented the EAPP on behalf of Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao during the Provincial Board Inaugur
CARAVAN VS. DENGUE. Personnel of the Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) take a photo before their caravan to kick off the National Disaster Resilience Month this July on Friday (July 1, 2022). Antique PDRRMO chief Broderick Train said the caravan highlighted the campaign against dengue.(Photo courtesy of Antique PIO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Antique province is counting on a tune to hook its residents to clean their surroundings as part of its campaign against dengue fever. The highlight of the start of the National Disaster Resilience Month in the province on Friday was a jingle played for more than an hour to remind residents of their duty to curb the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) Broderick Train said in an interview that dengue is rising in the province, hence, they decided to use the caravan to play the jingle to disseminate the need for the public to o
COLLAPSED.Part of the Latazon hanging bridge that collapsed and injured three persons on June 15, 2022. Laua-an Mayor-elect Aser Baladjay said in an interview Wednesday (June 22, 2022) that he will be seeking fund to construct a concrete bridge in Barangay Latazon in his municipality. (Photo courtesy of Arlene Pedro) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique-The mayor-elect of the Municipality of Laua-an is seeking funding for the construction of a new concrete bridge to replace the old hanging bridge that collapsed on June 15, 2022 and injured three persons. Mayor-elect Aser Baladjay said in an interview Wednesday that he will ask the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) if the proposed concrete bridge will be provided with funding since Barangay Latazon was once a rebel infested area. "We had presence of the New People's Army (NPA) as well as sympathizers before in Barangay Latazon and in about 14 more barangays in the municipality," he said. He a
DEADLINE. The Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) with Commission on Elections (Comelec) Antique provincial supervisor Wil Arceno (center) as presiding officer during the May 9 elections. Arceno in an interview Tuesday (June 7, 2022) urged other local candidates to beat the June 8 deadline for the filing of their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures.(PNA file photo by Annabel Consuelo J Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reminding local candidates in Antique during the May 9, 2022 elections to beat the June 8 deadline for the filing of their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). Antique Election Supervisor Wil Arceno, in an interview Tuesday, said SOCE is a requirement for the candidates to be submitted on time. "Hopefully, all local candidates could already file their SOCE tomorrow (June 8 since we had been informing them to do it right after the May 9 election," he said. The SOCE to be filed should co
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