ILOILO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Sen. Loren Legarda have launched two programs boosting connectivity in Antique province.
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STORMY WEATHER. Flooding along Antique road due to heavy rainfall caused by Tropical Depression Agaton as of Tuesday (April 12,2022). Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Broderick Train said classes and government work were suspended due to the heavy rainfall and flooding.(Photo courtesy of Antique PIO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Antique provincial government has suspended classes at all levels and government work at the capitol due to heavy rains brought about by Tropical Depression Agaton. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) chief Broderick Train said during a virtual press conference Tuesday the provincial government has issued an executive order. "Our Acting Governor Edgar Denosta has directed the suspension of classes and work at the provincial government because of the weather condition now," Train said. "There are no face-to-face classes and modular distribution today," said Antiqu
ENGINEERED BAMBOO. Bamboo craters and planters try the state-of-the-art equipment at the Bamboo Center in the University of Antique Main Campus in Sibalom, Antique on February 24, 2022. Dr. Nelly Mistio, UA Project Component Leader, said during a virtual press conference Monday that they are encouraging bamboo farmers to plant moreto be used as raw materials.(Photo courtesy of UA Main Campus) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Farmers from this province are encouraged to plant more bamboos to supply the demand for the engineered bamboo project of the University of Antique (UA). UA operates the Bamboo Center Shared Service Facility (SSF) from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) inside its main campus in the Municipality of Sibalom. The PHP14 million SSF has state-of-the-art equipment such as planer saw to remove bamboo nodes, pole cutter powered by electricity, and treatment bath against pesticide, among others to produce quality engineered bamboo craft and furniture. Dr. Nelly Mi
FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES. Students of the University of Antique in Sibalom, Antique attend the flag-raising ceremony at the start of the face-to-face classes on Monday (Feb. 14, 2022). The university is hoping to be able to continue the in-person classes after a two-week dry run. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - University of Antique, the lone state university in the province with 22,780 enrollees, commenced its limited face-to-face classes on Monday. In a virtual press conference, UA President Dr. Pablo Crespo Jr. said they are currently on a two-week dry run. "We started the face-to-face classes after two years with a flag-raising ceremony," he said. Students enrolled in the College of Business and Accountancy and College of Marine Studies will have their face-to-face classes Monday and Tuesday. Wednesdays and Thursdays will be allotted for students at the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering and Architecture. Cre
POTTERY CENTER. University of Antique president Dr. Pablo Crespo, Jr. (center) leads the launch of the pottery center at the university gymnasium on Nov. 29, 2021. Crespo said on Wednesday (December 1) the center will help promote and further train residents of Sibalom to use modern machines to efficiently make quality earthenwares.(PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, ANTIQUE - The University of Antique (UA) has opened a pottery center inside its campus in the municipality of Sibalom to promote pottery-making industry in Barangay Bari. Aside from popularizing the skill and the industry, the university will also be assisting barangay residents to market their products, said UA president Dr. Pablo Crespo Jr., in an interview on Wednesday. "We will also be providing training to the 30 families who are now into pottery-making on how to use the new equipment provided by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)," he said. The pottery center is