ILOILO CITY – The crime rate in Western Visayas dropped by 11.68 percent in the first half of this year. The Police Regional Office-6 recorded 5,529 crime incidents from January 1 to June 30, 731 fewer than the same period last year with 6,260. CAMP Delgado, the Police Regional Office-6...
BACOLOD CITY – A 39-year-old farmer tagged as the No. 2 most wanted person in Western Visayas was arrested by the police in Sitio Amihan, Barangay Celestino Villacin, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 18. According to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo), the...
BACOLOD CITY – A mechanical engineering graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas based in Talisay City, Negros Occidental topped the July 2024 Master Plumbers Licensure Examination (MPLE). Jobrylle John Tarrazona Simbahon, who garnered an 89 percent rating in the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Western Visayas is eyeing more discussions on the approval of an updated carrying capacity for world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. “More proper discussions are needed to come up with the proper numbers,”...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is monitoring rice prices in Western Visayas region following a 15 percent tariff reduction early this month. A RICE stall at La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Grace Benedicto, chief of the DTI-6 Consumer Protection...
By TARA YAP LOILO CITY – Police seized 2,428 firearms and explosives in Western Visayas in the first six months of the year. The Police Regional Office-5 said 2,112 guns and 316 explosives were confiscated from January 1 to June 30. PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Rommel Marbil...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – Three groups were awarded the 2024 Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partners for pushing micro, small, and medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Western Visayas region. REPRESENTATIVES of the Capiz State University Intellectual Property Management Office,...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas region jumped to 4.9 percent last June. A VENDOR at the La Paz Market in Iloilo City. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the inflation rate in Western Visayas went up to 4.9 percent in June. (Tara Yap)...
By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-6 reported that Western Visayas earned more than P70 billion from tourism in 2023. The Sun sets at world-famous Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) The region also registered a 22.8 percent growth in tourist arrivals with 5.36 million visiting key...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 disclosed that the emergency allowance totaling P5.98 billion for health workers who served during the pandemic in Western Visayas region has been released. SUBA-AN (Tara Yap) DOH-6 Regional Director Dr. Adriano Suba-an said the amount accounts for more...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized in Central Visayas in a three-day police operation dubbed Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations from July 5 to 7. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 2.6 kilos of shabu were recovered and 174...
ILOILO CITY — Crimes in the Western Visayas region decreased by 7.2 percent in the first five months of this year. CAMP Delgado, headquarters of the Police Regional Office-6 based in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Police Regional Office-6 logged 4,820 crime incidents from January to May,...
