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The Malumpati-Bugang River with crystal clear waters has captured the national attention by making it to the national finals as one of the cleanest inland bodies of water. Bugtong Bato Falls is a majestic seven-tiered waterfalls which cascades to feed the lush green vegetation and provide challenging rapids of Tibiao River. The majestic Madia-as Mountain is the legendary home of the great bulalakaw, the god of 10 Bornean datus who settled along the shores
The Malumpati-Bugang River with crystal clear waters has captured the national attention by making it to the national finals as one of the cleanest inland bodies of water. Bugtong Bato Falls is a majestic seven-tiered waterfalls which cascades to feed the lush green vegetation and provide challenging rapids of Tibiao River. The majestic Madia-as Mountain is the legendary home of the great bulalakaw, the god of 10 Bornean datus who settled along the shores
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The Malumpati-Bugang River with crystal clear waters has captured the national attention by making it to the national finals as one of the cleanest inland bodies of water. Bugtong Bato Falls is a majestic seven-tiered waterfalls which cascades to feed the lush green vegetation and provide challenging rapids of Tibiao River. The majestic Madia-as Mountain is the legendary home of the great bulalakaw, the god of 10 Bornean datus who settled along the shores
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as a tribute for the people of Antique and the entire
Filipino nation in pursuit of justice, freedom, dignity,
democracy, and peace. The marker is the spot where the late Governor Evelio B. Javier was shot by the forces of evil on February 11, 1986. PROVINCE OF The Malumpati-Bugang River with crystal clear waters has captured the national attention by making it Antique to the national finals as one of the cleanest inland bod- ies of water. ANTIQUE Antique is one of the four prov- inces comprising the island of Bugtong Bato Falls is a majestic seven-tiered Panay. It derived its name from the waterfalls which cascades to feed the lush green veg- word hamtic, after the large ants etation and provide challenging rapids of Tibiao River. A PROFILE lantic-lantic. Antique became a province through Act. No. 2711 in The river ideal for white water kayaking competition. It is where the international kayaking competition was March 10, 1917. held in 1997. The province is an elongated stretch of land and occupies the whole length of the western side of the The Igpasungaw Falls typifies nature at its best. A island. The total land area of the province is 252,200 one-hour hike through the mountain trails with its ex- hectares. This accounts for about 12.57 percent of the ceptional ecotour travel route, leads to this fantastic total land area of Western Visayas region. falls. The province has 18 municipalities namely: The majestic Madia-as Mountain is the legend- Anini-y, Barbaza, Belison, Bugasong, Caluya, Culasi, ary home of the great bulalakaw, the god of 10 Bornean Hamtic, Laua-an, Libertad, Pandan, Patnongon, San datus who settled along the shores of barangay Remigio, Sebaste, Sibalom, Tibiao, Tobias Fornier, Malandog in the municipality of Hamtic sometime in Valderrama, and the provincial capital, San Jose de 13th century. A trek to heights measuring 2,177 m. Buenavista. above sea level is a memorable experience. Discover rare species of flora and fauna, from butterflies, spot- Geography & Climate ted deer, and cloud rat, to moss-covered bonsai trees, WG&A Shipping Lines (Superferry) with its route The province is bounded by the mountains of Cen- orchids, and pitcher plants only here in Madia-as and from Iloilo to Manila, General Santos, Davao, tral Panay in the east; Cuyo East Pass and a part of the adjourning mountain ranges. Cotabato, and Zamboanga. China Sea in the west. It is 155 km. long and 35 km. at its widest point. The St. Augustine’s High School is a remodelled Media Infrastructure old Spanish convent near the site of the ruins of the The Antique Reporter (1,000 copies every two Antique has two zones of weather pattern. The century-old Spanish church. The school is run by mis- months), Daily Informer (16,000 copies), News Ex- northern zone from Culasi to Libertad is wet, while the sionaries. It is located in Patnongon 25 km. north of press (25,000 copies bi-weekly), Sun Star (Binirayan southern zone from Tibiao to Anini-y is dry. There is a San Jose. Forum) (100 copies daily), and the Panay News (175 lower precipitation in the south because the high moun- copies daily) are the carriers of information and latest Igpasungaw Falls in Sebaste. tain ranges cut off the northwest monsoon. Land travel to the province is made easy by buses news in Antique. plying the routes of San Jose-Iloilo vice versa, San Jose- Population & Languages/Dialects Culasi, San Jose-Pandan, and San Jose-Libertad. The FM stations in the province with broadcast Antique has a total population of 431,713 recorded Among these buses are Powerstars, A & M Panay Transport, a number of express buses and shuttle vans. centers located at the different towns of the province are owned by the Manila Broadcasting Corporation REGION VI in 1995. The natives speak two major dialects, Kiniray- a and Hiligaynon. The two dialects are quite similar and Radyo Natin in Patnongon, Laua-an, Culasi, and but with a slight difference in pronunciation. The lo- One can also travel by air. There are three air trans- San Jose, operating in 500 watts power. cals can understand English and other Visayas dialects. port ticketing offices. These are: Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific, and Philippine Air Lines. The AM radio stations in the province are: DYKA- Developed by the Antiqueños are freedom-loving people, heart- AM (5 kw) operated by Catholic Media Network, and warming, high-spirited, and uphold virtues worthy There are three sea transport ticketing in the prov- DYZN-AM (10 kw) operated by Binirayan Broadcast- Philippine Information Agency of respect and admiration. ince. These are Negros Navigation (NN) with its route ing Corp., both in San Jose. OPS from Iloilo to Manila, Cagayan, Ozamis, and Palawan; Infrastructure MBRS Lines (Romblon Bay) with its route from An- There is only one major transportation artery ser- tique to Manila, and Lipata (Culasi) to Manila; and October 2001 vicing the entire province, forming a fork which links Antique directly to the provinces of Aklan and Iloilo to The Old Hispano Filipino Church is a massive the north and west, respectively. Within the province, white coral building which has survived earthquakes this major road passes through 11 of the 18 towns along and time. Constructed by Augustinian friars sometime the north and south route. There are 72 bridges found in 1875-1880, this is the only Spanish structure that along the national and provincial roads with aggregate still exists, in the province and one of the oldest land- length of 6,711.27 linear meters. marks in Antique located in the poblacion of Anini-y, 40 kilometers south of San Jose. There are two airports in Antique located in the towns of San Jose de Buenavista and Caluya. The first The Mararison Island is an inhabited island of can accommodate jet propeller aircraft while the other Culasi with a long stretch of white sand beach. is privately owned by the Semirara Coal Corporation. Mararison has five hectares of riceland, plenty of co- conut trees, and two caves about 100 feet long. An in- Antique has two seaports located in the towns of Muscovado, brown sugar Coconut is the major prod- teresting “pitcher plant” can also be found here. It is a uct of the province converted San Jose and Culasi that serve as take-off and entry produced through chemi- into copra and processed rare species of plant with leaves shaped like a pitcher, points for relatively small ferry vessels which ply cal-free process. into coconut oil. with an open cap which closes to trap insects. The is- Piña weaving, and fascinating and exquisitely handcrafted Mindoro, Caluya, and Manila routes. items are some of the products of the creative Antiqueños. land is four kilometers off the coast of Culasi and is Antiqueños weave and embroider very fine piña cloth. Few other provinces can produce these fabric 15-minute ride by pumpboat. Commerce & Industry telephone services, Islacom has put up 2,500 telephone The province’s economy depends mainly on agri- which has a very upscale market because it is beautiful lines operating in the towns of San Jose and Sibalom as well as expensive to produce. The Sira-an Hot Spring is a government-owned culture, with rice and sugarcane being the major crops. while Globe Telephone Company has established a hot sulphur spring atop a solid rock with hot water flow- cell site in the province catering to the subscribers of ing profusely from a crevice and collected in a basin Specifically, the province is known for coconut- The province has a large deposit of good quality the six towns from Anini-y to Belison. based products. Antique is one of the country’s major marble. The towns of Libertad and Pandan have re- that can accommodate two persons. The spring is along coconut producers. The coconuts are converted to co- serves of 4.131 billion metric tons. the highway and is one and a half kilometers from the All of these and a number of telegraph/cellular town proper. pra and further processed into coconut oil. The records phones, fax machines, and municipal telephone services of the Philippine Coconut Authority show that Antique Growth Centers connect the towns and the province to other parts of produced 79 million nuts in 1995 with the bulk pro- The capital town of San Jose is considered primary The Malumpati Health Spring and Tourist Re- the country and of the world. Aside from having a post sort is located at Pandan. The spring collects water, vided by the municipalities of Caluya, Pandan in the and secondary center of trade and commerce mainly office in every town, there are a number of cargo and north, and Sibalom in the south. attributed by the presence of seaports. believed to have medicinal qualities. Water is so cold letter forwarders available in the province. even in hot days, making the place ideal for vacation. Antique has been known to produce 60-80 percent Alternative growth centers are in the towns of Accommodations & other Facilities of the country’s requirement of muscovado in the Patnongon, Sibalom, Hamtic, Culasi, Pandan, and The Malandog Marker located in Hamtic is seven Numerous hotels, resorts, and inns are available for km. south of San Jose. It memorializes the landing of 1970s. Muscovado is moist brown sugar that con- Caluya due to the investment and tourism potential it transient visitors of the province. These are Autajay tains minerals beneficial to the body such as calcium offers. the earliest Malayan settlers. Beach Resort, Susana Guest House, Ugwad and magnesium. Health conscious people take Antiqueño, EBJ Upland Development Project, muscovado instead of refined white sugar. Water & Power Supply The Evelio B. Javier Park located in front of the Tuburan San Kabuhi, Barrio House Resort and Antique provincial capitol building in San Jose was built Water districts and communal potable water Training Center, College Assurance Plan, St. Joseph The production of fashion accessories made of projects supply the water needs of the province. There semi-precious stones is gaining momentum in the Multipurpose Center, Mambuyong Beach Resort, are 81.53 percent of the population who are served with and Casa Royal Pension House, all located in the province. potable water, however, 18.47 percent still draw water capital town of San Jose. from doubtful sources. The town of Culasi offers Casa Juancho Lodging Power in the province is primarily distributed by House, and Culasi Development Center and Resort the Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) which in case one would decide to stay up north. serves 15 towns. Power supply comes mainly from the Panay-Negros grid with its 53 megawatt capacity. The In Pandan, the Malumpati Health Spring Resort power needs of the towns of Pandan and Libertad are can be located. You can also explore Villa Valderrama supplied by the Aklan Electric Cooperative Beach Resort and Sira-an Hot Spring cottages in (AKELCO), and Caluya Island is powered by the coal Anini-y. mining firm. Tours & Transport Communication Facilities The province is considered a haven for those seek- Majestic Madia-as mountain is 2,117 meters above sea The government-operated telecommunications of- ing refuge from the hum and buzz of city life. A num- Malumpati-Bugang River made it to the national level and home to rare species of butterflies and flora and fice in San Jose has 300 existing telephone loads to ber of attractive spots in the province is continuously finals as one of the cleanest inland bodies of fauna. answer Antique’s communication needs. To expand drawing domestic and foreign tourists. water.