Antique P 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 sakup s (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 lantik-lantik. (See History section below.)

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