AKLAN News Forum

07/12/2024

KALIBO, Aklan – Will it be another championship run for Kabog in the main Kalibo Sr. Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan Festival event?

Yes, defending champion Kami Amots Basi Una Gihapon (Kabog) from Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan is poised to overcome the challenges of Ati-Atihan contingents this January.

Amots, coined from a term “amot-amotan” by kibitzers in barrio basketball games, started in 1964.

The tribe joined the Ati-AtIhan contest in 1970 and four years after it was declared grand champion. For succeeding years, Amots was a perennial winner in tribe street dancing contest.

Amots was elevated in 1987 to the Hall of Fame. Kabog then was organized in 1990.

Eight other contingents from Kalibo and Makato will also race for Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan title in Tribal Small category on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

D’Kamanggahan from Dumga, Makato and Lezo Tribe from Ibao, Lezo are the out-of town contingents, while Kalibo is sending seven more contingents which will compete for the title.

The contingents are Tribu Bukid Tigayon and Tribu Ninolitos (Tigayon), Tribu Tampogaling (Linabuan Norte), Tribu Iwa Iwa and Tribu Was Was (Estancia) and Tribu Responde of New Buswang.

The Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan begins at 8 am in Osmena Avenue Capitol featuring the 34 Ati-Atihan contingents for the Tribal Big, Tribal Small, Modern Tribal and Balik Ati categories.

The day-time event is free of charge. Visitors just turn up, find a spot along the Sadsad route and immerse in the culture of Kalibo Ati-Atihan. (Boy Ryan Zabal)

By Boy Ryan Zabal KALIBO, Aklan – Will it be another championship run for Kabog in the main Kalibo Sr. Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan Festival event...

07/12/2024

Sana all talaga, pirdihon pa atung mga tricycle drivers sa adlaw adlaw nga pangita.

Kalibo, Aklan

07/12/2024

Security coordination meeting with Kalibo Ati-Atihan Site Task Group to ensure the safety of merrymakers and pilgrims come January Ati-Atihan festivities.

07/12/2024

KALIBO, Aklan – Aklan province now have three first-class municipalities, four second income class towns and seven third-class municipalities, based on income reclassification outlined in Department of Finance (DOF) Order No. 074-2024.

Ibajay has been upgraded to first-class town in the latest DOF data, while Banga, Libacao and New Washington, which were previously classified as third-class municipalities, are now ranked as second-class income towns

Nabas which was classified as 4th-class municipality has climbed to second-class status.

The second-class municipalities are earning between P160 million to P200 million annually.

The capital of Kalibo and Malay also maintained their first-class income classification, according to income class reclassification of DOF through the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF).

Towns classified as 4th class status, including Numancia, Altavas, Madalag, Balete, Makato, Malinao and Batan, are now upgraded to third income class municipalities that earn P130 million to P160 million income annually.

Meanwhile, the towns of Buruanga, Tangalan and Lezo, all in fifth income class status, also moved up to fourth class status. These municipalities have annual incomes from P90 million to P130 million.

The new classifications will take effect on January 1, 2025, in line with Section 9 of Republic Act 11964 and Rule III, Section 10 of its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). (Boy Ryan Zabal)

By Boy Ryan Zabal KALIBO, Aklan – Aklan province now have three first-class municipalities, four second income class towns and seven...

07/12/2024

Sayud mo baea ?

Gin-tau eon it Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival Board ag lokal na gobyerno it Kalibo, Aklan ru pangaywang subsidiya sa mga tribu ag grupo para sa 2025 Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest umpisa ku Disyembre 6, 2024.

07/12/2024

Christmas season in Paskwahan sa Kapitolyo.

06/12/2024

KALIBO, Aklan – Authorities in Kalibo, Aklan have intensified the anti-drugs campaign after arresting a 23-year old drug suspect considered as high-value target on Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2024.

The buy-bust operation was launched by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office VI Aklan Provincial Office, Western Visayas Interdiction Unit as the lead unit in collaboration with the Philippine National Police Maritime Group.

The suspect identified as Ivan Charles Leonel Deloria, resident of Linabuan Sur, Banga, Aklan, worked as a job order employee of the local government unit of Kalibo, Aklan.

Deloria's drug trade came to an end following the buy-bust operation along Federico Quimpo Avenue in Capitol Site, Estancia, Kalibo at around 12:20 p.m.

A poseur buyer handed the P20,000 marked money to Deloria in exchange for a brick of suspected ma*****na, weighing 1,000 grams with an estimated street value of P20,000, during the drug bust.

The operation also resulted to the seizure of disposable cartridge v**e containing ma*****na oil, a mobile phone believed have been used in illegal drug transactions, coin purse and P320 in various denominations.

Investigation Agent V Nicolas Gomez of PDEA-Aklan said the suspect sourced the illegal drugs from Manila via online.

Deloria is facing charges for violations of Section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs) and Section 11 (possession of dangerous drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, the PNP said. (Boy Ryan Zabal)

PHOTO PDEA 6 By Boy Ryan Zabal KALIBO, Aklan – Autho...

06/12/2024

06/12/2024

Getting ready for the pyromusical fireworks display at Paskwahan sa Kapitolyo.

06/12/2024

Maeapit na mga kasimanwa.

Pagpahayag sa Paskwahan sa Kapitolyo
December 6, 2024

06/12/2024

Kita kits sa opening of lights.

Paskwahan sa Kapitolyo
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05/12/2024

KALIBO, Aklan – Multi-titled Black Beauty Boys are ready to defend its title in Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan Contest in January 2025.

The reigning champion in Tribal Big category from Linabuan Norte, Kalibo returns to the streets on January 18, 2025, Saturday, in its bid to repeat as champion.

Running also for the top cash prize are 2023 champion Vikings from Dumga, Makato town and 2024 first runner-up Tribu Linabuanon from Linabuan Norte, Kalibo.

Also tagged to win the championship are Libtong Boys (Estancia, Kalibo), Pangawasan (Cayangwan, Makato), Tribu Alibangbang (Linabuan Norte, Kalibo), and Maharlika (Dumga, Makato).

Black Beauty Boys, managed by Engr. Lucas Francisco, claimed their seven consecutive titles from 2011 to 2017, champion from 1963 to 1967 and back-to-back champion in 2006-2007.

Overall, the tribe won 24 titles in six decades of Ati-Atihan contest.

Meanwhile, Vikings was the de facto defending champion in 2020 before the pandemic. The tribe, currently managed by Hark Tesorero, also won the title in 2018.

The Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan contest 2025 is the much-watched event in the popular Ati-Atihan celebration in the capital town of Aklan.

The festival event features 34 contingents from the towns of Kalibo, Ibajay, Lezo, Numancia, Makato and Malinao.

The festival is organized by the local government of Kalibo, Aklan through its Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival Board (KAFEB)./PN

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KALIBO, Aklan – Multi-titled Black Beauty Boys are ready to defend its title in Kalibo Sadsad Ati-Atihan Contest in January 2025. The reigning champion in Tribal Big category from Linabuan Norte, Kalibo returns to the streets on January 18, 2025, Saturday, in its bid to repeat as champion. Running...

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