Antique

Antique (pronounced /ɑːnˈtiːkə/) is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is San Jose and is located at the western portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo to the east. Antique faces the Sulu Sea to the west.

Antique was one of the three old sakups (districts) of Panay before the Spanish colonizers arrived in the islands. The Antique was then known as Hantik, which was named after the large red ants found on the island, called hantik. (See History section below.) The Spanish chroniclers, however, recorded it as "Hantique" in the French manner. Later, the initial "h" was dropped, and the name officially became "Antique." Unlike the English term "antique", the province is pronounced "an-ti-kway."

Tiriripon ANTIQUEnous

Nogas Island

is a 24-hectare government naval reservation island with a lighthouse. It is 3 miles from the shoreline of Anini-y town proper and can be accessed by sailboat or motorboat within 20 minutes.

St. Monica Church

a church located in Hamtic, Antique.

Rafflesia

 is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It contains approximately 28 species (including four incompletely characterized species as recognized by Willem Meijer in 1997), all found in southeastern Asia, on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.

Rafflesia is said to be seen in Sibalom it is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. It is known as the "Rice Bowl" of the province. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 49,971 people in 9,768 households.

Binirayan Festival

Binirayan, literally “where they landed”, recalls the story of the ten Bornean datus led by Datu Puti and Datu Sumakwel who settled in Panay in the early 12^th century. The festival commemorates a culture that once flourished in the shores of Malandog which became the foundation of Antique’s culture.

The idea to rekindle the noble spirit of a past and conquer the future for its people moved its founder to initiate a festival as a frame of reference for his people. It had materialized in 1974 with the popular Antiqueño governor, Evelio B. Javier, at the helm. Guided by Evelio’s vision of hope and the quest for justice, dignity and freedom, Binirayan Festival became a constant reminder of his genuine devotion to these ideals.