LOILO CITY – The most wanted person in Western Visayas region was caught in Valderrama town, Antique province on Wednesday, July 31. RONALD (center), the most wanted person in Western Visayas region, was apprehended by the police in Antique on July 31. (PRO-6 PIO) Ronald, 40, was arrested...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas play a crucial role in disaster mitigation. THE recent Visayas leg of Handa Pilipinas: Innovation in Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide Exposition organized by the Department of...
ILOILO CITY – Jails in Western Visayas remain overcrowded despite registering a lower congestion rate of 280 percent in the first six months of this year. THE construction of a new jail facility is underway in Leganes town, Iloilo province. (BJMP-6) According to the Bureau of Jail Management and...
Images KEVIN DE ASIS Everything is happening in Iloilo City and it’s not only because it has been declared the Philippines’ first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. EAT LIKE AN ILONGGO From top: Callos by Kalel Chan and Kieth Bianson; beef tenderloin with gravy infused with tabagak or salted...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Regional Office 8 said the opening of classes in Eastern Visayas on Monday, July 29, was smooth. Jazmin Calzita, DepEd-8 information officer, reported 828,720 enrollees for school year 2024-2025 as of posting time. "As of this time, there...
ILOILO CITY – At least 1.4 million students flocked to public schools across Western Visayas region on Monday, July 29, for the opening of classes for the school year 2024-2025. PUPILS of the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City during the first day of classes for school year...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 vowed to improve the immunization rate among children in Western Visayas after they were called out by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his State-of-the-Nation Address on July 22. “The DOH-6 oversees the enactment of various actions to expand the...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 is ready for the opening of public schools in Western Visayas on Monday, July 29. PRO-6 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky said they have deployed an ample number of policemen for the event. “I already gave instruction to all unit commanders to...
ILOILO CITY – The 10th Sabores de Visayas will highlight West Visayan heritage cuisine in a degustation dinner here on Saturday, July 27. “Sabores de Visayas is just an instrument. This is about our local cuisine,” said chef and heritage cuisine advocate Rafael “Tibong” Jardeleza...
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar aims to become the freediving capital of Eastern Visayas. DALUPIN Island in Northern Samar. The province is seeking to become the freediving capital of Eastern Visayas. (Wikipedia) To achieve this, the provincial government will host a freediving certification...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called out Western Visayas region for its low vaccination rate during the third State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. TODDLERS and children are immunized in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. (DOH-6) “Tuloy-tuloy...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is projecting that the economy of Western Visayas is poised to lose P379 billion once Negros Occidental and its capital city of Bacolod separates from the region. A TRUCK carrying sugarcane in Silay City, Negros Occidental province....
