NATURAL DYE. Handwoven fabric is known aspatadyongnow on display at the Senate. Mario Manzano, chairman of the Bagtason Loom Weavers Association (BLWA) said on Friday (Feb. 17, 2023) they are now cultivating a model farm that will be a source of natural dye for their handwoven fabric in Barangay Bagtason, Bugasong.(Photo courtesy of Mario Manzano) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A loom weavers group in the municipality of Bugasong has started cultivating a model farm as a source of natural dye for handwoven fabric known as patadyong. The Bagtason Loom Weavers Association (BLWA) led by its chairman Mario Manzano, in an interview Friday, said they initially planted indigo, a shrub that can be a source of blue natural dye in a less than a hectare area in Barangay Bagtason on Feb. 13. The BLWA in the municipality of Bugasong is now using natural dye on its handwoven fabric. Manzano said they used to make use of a synthetic dye that they ordered from stores in Metro Manila. Last November,
FARMER OWNERS. Farmers who are Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries from different provinces in the Northern Mindanao region show the land titles and certificates of land ownership award on Friday (Sept. 9, 2022) in Cagayan de Oro City. The distribution of titles was led by Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-Since the Agrarian Reform Law was enacted in 1988, about 98 percent of agricultural land has been distributed to the farmers in Northern Mindanao who are Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs). DAR-10 Director Zoraida Macadindang, in an interview Friday, said Region 10 is already classified as a "low-land acquisition and distribution region" because targets were almost achieved over the years. Macadindang said the recent turnover of titles, led by DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III, was the distribution of some 999 hectares of farmland to 654 ARBs, during his visit to the city. "This year our target (land area for dis
HEMOSEP. A personnel of the Antique Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) Office vaccinates a cow in Barangay Masayo, Tobias Fornier. Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil of the ProVet said Friday (May 20, 2022) that farmers are warned against the Hemorrhagic Septicaemia (Hemosep) disease that affects the livestock animals, especially during the rainy season.(Photo courtesy of Antique ProVet/Luela Furio) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Antique Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) is warning farmers against hemorrhagic septicemia (Hemosep), a disease that could affect their livestock this rainy season. Provet Antique Public Health Division head Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil, in an interview Friday, said farmers should immediately notify their Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) if they suspect their livestock, such as cows and carabaos, manifesting early signs of the bacterial disease like nasal discharge or other respiratory problems. "The ProVet since February until now are having free vaccination and de
SAFE PHYSICAL DISTANCING. Voters in Barangay Mag-aba, Pandan town observe safe physical distancing inside the clustered polling precinct on May 9, 2022. Sheree Vego, Nurse 4 of the Antique Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said on Friday (May 13) that despite the following strict Covid-19 health protocol, the LGUs are urged to prepare in case of a Covid-19 surge.(PNA file photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is urging local government units (LGUs) in Antique to prepare for a possible surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases after the May 9 elections. IPHO Nurse 4 Sheree Vego, in an interview Friday, said the province's 18 LGUs were advised to prepare, particularly their Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs) or isolation centers. "We anticipate a possible surge in the Covid-19 because of the very recent election and other previous activities where people were free to go
VAX CAMPAIGN. Officers of the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (FSCAP) Antique Chapter meet to discuss how they could help with the vaccination campaign of the provincial government on Friday (March 25, 2022). FSCAP president Edgar Maghari said they will conduct an advocacy campaign to raise the vaccination accomplishment of their sector.(PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A group of senior citizens has expressed willingness to help raise the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination accomplishment of their sector in the province. The Antique Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (FSCAP) Antique chapter president Edgar Maghari, in an interview Friday, said they will be working closely with local health officers during their advocacy campaign since they have difficulty in explaining technical questions being raised by their peers. "We found it hard to explain the advantages and disad