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CAVED IN. The approach of the Sumakwel Bridge in Barangay Malandog, Hamtic, Antique that collapsed on Jan. 17, 2023. Antique Provincial Engineer Inocencio Dajao said in an interview Wednesday (Jan. 18) the bridge collapsed due to the softening of the soil as an effect of the Severe Tropical Storm Paeng last year.(Photo courtesy of Galileo Magbanua) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique- The approach of Sumakwel Bridge in Barangay Malandog, Hamtic town collapsed on Tuesday due to scouring when Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paeng hit last year. Antique Provincial Engineer Inocencio Dajao, in an interview Wednesday, said the approach of the bridge finally gave way, resulting in a three-meter wide and two- to three-meter deep gap, because of the softening of the soil as an effect of the bad weather. The structure that linked Sitio Sumakwel to the village proper was built by the provincial engineering office sometime in 2001 with funding from the Department of the Interior and Local Government. &qu
CROSSING THE RIVER. A learner from Barangay Latazon, Laua-an town crosses the Cairawan River to attend classes at the town proper in this photo taken on June 15, 2022. Abel Pedro, tribal leader of the indigenous peoples in the area, on Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2022) urges the provincial government to implement the construction of a new hanging bridge.(Photo courtesy of Abel Pedro) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The tribal leader of the indigenous peoples (IPs) in Barangay Latazon, Laua-an town is asking the Antique provincial government to hasten the construction of a hanging bridge to replace the old one that collapsed last June 15. Abel Pedro said in an interview Tuesday they are asking if the provincial government can replace the bridge so their school children would be safe and not wade on the Cairawan River when they go to school. The collapsed bridge, which is 150 to 200 meters away from the IP area in Barangay Latazon, connects them to the town proper where the Laua-an National High
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
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