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I. HITSORY
The province of Antique is situated in Western Visayas region and San Jose
is its capital. The territory is surrounded by Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo toward the east,
Moreover, Tribal Negritos or Atis were the primary pilgrims of the Island of
the year 1212 ten Malay datus led by Datu Puti escaped oppression in a Hindu-Malay
empire that existed in Borneo and Sumatra by sailing together with their people and
they arrived on Panay. The Malay Datus purchased the island from Marikudo by
different tokens. From that point forward, the Borneans settled here.
Additionally, Antique province was then known before the entry of the
Spaniards as "Hantik" derived from large red ants found in the Island called "Lantik-
lantik". Hantik was then under the administration of Datu Sumakwel, one of the ten
datus. He created the main Malay settlement in the Philippines, the town of
Antique.
Furthermore, Antique was later on formally perceived as a different political
and military territory with San Jose de Buenavista as the capital town. The
establishment of American specialist over the island and the rebuilding of peace and
1901. Amid the Japanese Occupation, Mt. Baloy (height, 2,080 m), which straddles
some portion of Antique, was the central command of the sixth military area under
Gen. Macario Peralta. The other two pinnacles of Panay, Mt. Madia-as (2, 117m
height) and Mt. Nangtud (1, 900m rise) are altogether found in the province of
Antique.
The province is secluded from what is left of the island of Panay by the Cordilleras
of the island and Semirara Islands, situated amongst Panay and Mindoro form part
of Antique. Land use is principally for agricultural and horticulture activities which
includes 45,200 hectares or 17.90% of the total provincial land. The area additionally
has 23,896 hectares or 9.5% of primary and secondary forest. The forest land
accounts to 118,635 hectares and 53% of the land area is named alienable and
dispensable.
Additionally, Antiqueos are hospitable individuals stretching out help to
guests and visitors. Their language is Kinaray-a. Inhabitants are likewise religious.
Also, even today, the Catholic Church stays persuasive in both the general public
and governmental issues of the province. In any case, individuals living in the
mountains still practices the beliefs of ancient people convictions, for example, the
is a larger than average serrated hemline on the western fringe of the three-cornered
scarf-like land mass that is Panay. It lies between the China Sea toward the west and
tall mountain ranges, 155 km long and 33 km at the amplest toward the East, isolate
it from whatever is left of Panay. Around, Antique has an aggregate land region of
2, 522 sq. kms. It is limited on the North and upper east by Aklan; on the East by
Capiz; and on the southwest by Iloilo. On the West is the Cuyo East Pass of the Sulu
territory: fourteen along the drift, three inland and one on six islets. The seaside
towns are Anini-y, Tobias Fornier, Hamtic, San Jose de Buenavista, Belison,
Libertad. The inland towns are Sibalom, San Remegio, and Valderrama.
Furthermore, the climate of Antique have two articulated seasons which is the
dry season that happens in the long stretches of November to April, and rainy season
happens from the periods of June to September. Cool months are December to
January and hot months are April and May. Normal mean temperature in the area is
27 C.
the official holiday of the Local Government Units, the barangay. Also, Filipinos
adore celebrating fiestas. It is a period for bliss and festivity. A fiesta is of Spanish
Most barangays whose population have been bunched by Muslims (Moros) and their
population is more than that of the Christians, the festival of the holiday have been
drop and supplanted with the Hari Raya or Eid al-Fitr. Moreover, the cities or
municipalities as a tradition have yearly celebrations where all the barangays take
part. The cities or municipalities hold contests for the best floats in parades.