Major Industry Products of Antique

1.      TIBIAO, ANTIQUE

Pottery Making (Bandoja, Tibiao, Antique)

Native Products like vases (Caluagan, Tibiao, Antique)

Handicrafts

2.      CULASI, ANTIQUE

 Handicrafts

Souvenir Shop

 Blacksmith

 Weaving

Dried Fish

3.      LIBERTAD, ANTIQUE

  Mat Weaving (“Banig”)

4.      LAUA-AN, ANTIQUE

Bandi Making

Muscovado Sugar

5.      CALUYA, ANTIQUE

  Seaweed Chips

6.      BELISON, ANTIQUE

Dairy Products

7.      TOBIAS FORNIER, ANTIQUE

  Buri Making

8.      BARBAZA, ANTIQUE

  Abaca Cloth Making

9.      PANDAN, ANTIQUE

  Handicrafts like bags, hats and many more

10.  BUGASONG, ANTIQUE

Patadyong Making

Maniguin Island (Culasi, Antique)

Maniguin (Maningning) Island

            Another potential tourist destination, commonly known as Maningning. It will take 3 hours and 30 minutes ride by means of pump boat/motorboat from coast of Poblacion. Like so many islands, Maniguin also enjoys favourable climatic conditions. This island has rich oil and mineral deposits. Aside of the perfect and nice view, Maningning was also characterize as a fine and white sand island. 

              It has historical landmarks in the area called the lighthouse and bunkhouse which are built in 1901. The lighthouse has 87 steps or equivalent of 90 feet high while the bunkhouse used as their accommodation facilities whenever visitors come to their place. This island is perfect for diving and swimming in clear and clean water.

Festivals of Antique

Tibiao, Antique

• Maninihon Festival
• This annual town fiesta was being celebrated in every 18th to 20th day of February.
• People believes on the bountiful and abundant harvest that brings blissfulness in the life of people.

Culasi, Antique

• Madja-as Festival
• This annual town fiesta celebrates of the people in every last week of February to 1st week of March.

Libertad, Antique

• Banigan Festival
• The people of Libertad celebrates Banigan Festival because the main product that they trades was "Banig".

Laua-an, Antique

• Pahinis Festival
• This town fiesta celebrates in every 26th to 30th day of January.
• Pahinis means Muscovado Sugar.

Valderama, Antique

• Panubason Festival
• It was being celebrated in every 21st to 25th day of January.
• They believes in the bountiful harvest that brings prosperity in the life of people.

Pandan, Antique

• Tugbong Festival
• It was being celebrated in every 5th and 25th of April.

Sebaste, Antique

• Patuyaw Festival
• It was celebrated in every 1st and 3rd day of February.
• Patuyaw means big shrimp.

San Jose, Antique

• Binirayan Festival
• It was being celebrated in every 23rd to 25th day of December.

Patnongon, Antique

• Udyakan Festival
• It was being celebrated in every 23rd to 21st day of February.

Bugasong, Antique

• Bugas sa Lusong Festival
• This fiesta celebrates in every 15th to 18th of January.

Barbaza, Antique

• Batabat Festival
• It was being celebrated in every 17th to 21st day March.

Pandan, Antique

MALUMPATI COLD SPRING RESORT

     Pandan is known for their native delicacy and handicraft products that trades it for the tourists as the travel souvenirs and gifts. Aside of the cottage industry, Pandan was also a place of tourist destination that attracts tourist to experience the eco-adventure and nature activities of Antique. It was a Malumpati Spring Resort. You will travel 3.5 km from the national highway. The entrance fee cost 20.00. In Malumpati, you will feel the extreme cold water frosting in your body. Its quite deep but you will enjoy diving and swimming in the water. The Malumpati Resort is a wide river with a clear and clean water. It has cottages and stores. It has indoor activities like nature trekking and zip line that gives enjoyment and adventure in the tourists.

Sebaste, Antique

    Taking a glimpse on high, rocky, heavy flowing cold waterfalls attracts for whosever wanted to see it. It is located in Sebaste, Antique, Philippines. It is called as the Igpasungaw Falls. You can reach the place from the crossing in Sebaste consisting approximately 1 hour foot trail travel. It’s quite difficult to travel going to the falls because it has a zigzag road. The entrance fee is affordable in just 30 pesos. There is no store and cottages in this place, but you will enjoy capturing the beauty of nature because of the heavy flow of waterfalls, green tall trees, tweeting of birds and it looks like a jungle place.

Then, Igpasungaw falls is considered as virgin because there are only few people who discovered and visited this place. Also, you will love to dive in a clean, clear, and cold water came from the unstoppable flowing of the waterfalls. The view of the place is like a secret garden because of the amazing and beautiful environment surrounded of different living and non-living things/ organism that brings beauty and wonders. For sure, you will appreciate and like to experience this unseen spot of Sebaste.  

Anini-y, Antique

 

NOGAS ISLAND

(ANINI-Y, ANTIQUE)

Experiencing the wonderful places in Antique is worth to remember. So, another eco-destination will refresh us from our stressful and busy life. You will not regret to witness and experience the wonderful place of Anini-y. Anini-y is known because of its unique and nice spot of Nogas Island and the popular Siraan Hot Spring of Antique. Nogas Island is a white sand beach with beautiful view of the sea that attracts the tourist to spend their leisure time enjoying the beauty of nature.

In Nogas Island, you will smell the fresh air because it surrounded of many trees that keeps our health safe. Also, you can have picture taking/ photoshoot in a Frangipani-Lined Path while passing in the nice view of Calachuchi flower. You can dive or swim anytime in the cool splash of the waves and clean crystal blue color of the sea. Also, you can have a family bonding and summer vacation in Nogas Island. Then, you can also visit and experience the Siraan Hot Spring. It looks like a swimming pool but the water inside is warm. This hot spring relieves stresses and pains in our body. It was already visited of many tourist that makes them really enjoyed and satisfied.  

   

Batbatan Island (Culasi, Antique)

Batbatan Island

      Are you looking for another one place to capture and experience? Well, try to visit and endure the beautiful island called Batbatan. Before you reach the island, you need to ride using the pump boat and it takes one hour. You will travel 17 kilometres off coast of Poblacion. This island comprises of nine sitios with an area of 142 hectares. To describe this island, it has white and pebbly sand. The blue wide sea attracts you to swim because of its clean and clear water. The different kinds of coral reef were also present in this island. You will love the view of this island.