ILOILO CITY – Police seized more than P169-million worth of illegal drugs in Western Visayas region in the first half of the year. Data released by the Police Regional Office-6 said 24.55 kilos of suspected shabu worth P166.9 million and 17.315 kilos of marijuana valued at P2 million were...
ILOILO CITY – The police and military arrested one of the most wanted New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western Visayas region. Dario was captured last July 11 in Miag-ao town, southern Iloilo province by the Police Regional Office-6 and 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army. The...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education-6 has ordered public schools in Western Visayas to assess and review security measures following two recent stabbing incidents in Iloilo and Antique. DepEd-6 OIC Regional Director Cristito Eco issued the directive to school divisions in Aklan, Antique,...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and technical partner Central Philippine University (CPU) recently launched the Technical Guide on Food Product Packaging in the Philippines here. “We often think of packaging in terms of aesthetic or visuals. But in the food...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan said people can call for police assistance at world-famous Boracay Island by dialing 911. Ligan walked on the famous stretch of white sand beach at the country’s most famous beach destination in Malay town of Aklan...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental on Saturday, June 28, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the tectonic quake occurred at 7:07 a.m....
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Office-6 apprehended 1,531 traffic violators in Western Visayas in a two-week night-time crackdown. LTO-6 Regional Director Gaudioso Geduspan II and Assistant Regional Director Jeck Conlu oversaw the “Night Shift Law Enforcement Operation.” The crackdown...
ILOILO CITY – Less than a week after assuming as police chief of Western Visayas region, Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan led a random drug testing on Friday, June 27. Ligan initially called for a meeting of key commanders of the Police Regional Office-6 in Camp Delgado, the regional police...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Tuesday morning, June 24, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, font-family: Gilroy; display: inline !important;>Phivolcs reported that...
ILOILO CITY – New Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino D. Ligan has ordered his men to prioritize the five-minute response policy. “Our aim is to deliver police response in under five minutes, no matter where or when,” said Ligan after his installation over the weekend....
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Josefino D. Ligan is the new police chief of Western Visayas region after the Philippine National Police amended the order that named Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. as Police Regional Office-6 chief on Thursday, June 19. Peñones was assigned to the...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky has been reassigned to head the PRO 4-A (Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area), ending a stint in font-family: Gilroy; display: inline !important;>Western Visayas that lasted almost a...
