ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) have received more than P20 million aid from the Iloilo provincial government. The administration of Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. released last week checks for P20.3 million for the rehabilitation of...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 has urged local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region to order pre-emptive evacuation as tropical cyclone “Uwan” nears. “We once again call on our LGUs to act fast, activate preparedness measures, and prioritize life preservation,”...
ILOILO CITY – All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days were generally peaceful in Western Visayas region as the Police Regional Office-6 did not record major criminal incidents. The PRO-6 attributed this to the 4,280 police officers deployed in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as...
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Saturday morning, November 1, according to the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 1 issued at 8:49 a.m., Phivolcs said the tremor was...
ILOILO CITY – Six Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drug use during a random drug test conducted by the Western Visayas regional office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) ahead of this year’s All Saints Day. Five of the six who tested positive during the...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 4,280 police officers were deployed in Western Visayas region for this year’s ‘’Undas’’ or All Saints’ Day observance. “Your police force in Western Visayas is fully prepared to secure and assist everyone during the ‘Undas’ observance,” said Police...
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1, the agency said the tectonic quake occurred at 1:26 p.m. with a depth of 14...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Surigao del Norte at around 7:03 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. The tremor was initially measured at magnitude 6.2 before being revised. Phivolcs said the epicenter was located 22 kilometers southeast...
ILOILO CITY — The crime rate in the first nine months of the year in Western Visayas dropped by more than 200 incidents. A report released by the Police Regional Office-6 said 14,380 criminal incidents were recorded from January to September, 209 lower than the 14,589 recorded during the same...
Transmission services across the Visayas Grid are under normal operations after NGCP completed its key restoration efforts following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake in Cebu province. As of 9:38 a.m. Oct. 3, Friday, NGCP successfully energized the Daanbantayan-Tabango 230kV Line 2, the submarine cable...
Close to 11,000 aftershocks have rattled parts of Cebu and nearby provinces following the magnitude 6.9 offshore quake last Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Oct. 11. In its latest report, Phivolcs said that since the strong earthquake...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a total of 792 aftershocks as of Saturday morning, October 11, following the powerful magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes that struck offshore Davao Oriental on October 10. Of the total aftershocks, 331 have been plotted,...
