AKLAN, Philippines – “My duty is to put ... a turning point in Philippine history. Sin was born on August 31, 1928, in New Washington. He passed away on June 21, 2005, due to complications ...

Another legend connected to the history of the Kalibo Ati-atihan was when 10 Bornean datus sailed to Aklan to escape the dictatorship of their ruler. They accidentally landed in Panay Island where ...

AKLAN, Philippines – Aklan’s piña handloom weaving has received official recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The province’s ...

The ancestral house of late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin in New Washington, Aklan has been converted into a museum and is now open to the public, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference ...

MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed the handwoven piña or pineapple textile of Aklan province into its ...

Andrew Solidum recalls attending the Aklan Association’s Ati-Atihan festivals at Harmon cliffline and watching his cousins beat the drums in the 1980s. Curious, he took up the drums and started ...

Aklan Gov. Florencio T. Miraflores is ecstatic with another tourist attraction in his province, in addition to world-renowned Boracay and Ati-Atihan. He is hoping that the world-class woven piña ...

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Aklan officials are pushing for the cityhood of Malay town, which has jurisdiction over the famous resort island, Boracay. The Aklan provincial board passed a ...

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Kalibo, the capital town of Aklan, welcomed back the show of colorful costumes on paint-covered street dancers and cheering residents and foreign spectators as ...