At the heart of the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, there lies a province known as the “Land Where the Mountains Meet the Sea” – Antique.
It is bounded on the north and northeast by Aklan, on the east by Capiz, and on the southwest by Iloilo. On the west is the Cuyo East Pass of the Sulu Sea, part of the vast China Sea. Eighteen municipalities make up the province: fourteen along the coast, three inland, and one on six islets.
Info and main banner photo from Antique province website
Farm Tourism holds the promise of food sufficiency and additional income for our tourism stakeholders, including farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk. After all, gainful employment, enhanced productivity and sustainable livelihoods are what tourism is really all about. – Bernadette Puyat, Department of Tourism
Barangay Pantad, a small and rural community is inhabited by the ati community of Tobias Fornier (formerly Dao). The creative minds of the women of Barangay Pantad do Buri Weaving not only to gain income but more importantly to uphold the native culture of Antique.
Info from Alpas
