Police seized 283 loose firearms in Western Visayas in the first 15 days of August in an aggressive regionwide operations that also resulted in the arrest of 13 people for illegal possession of unlicensed guns. In the same period from Aug. 1 to 15, Western Visayas regional police chief Brig. Gen....
Shell Pilipinas Corp. is set to open its fifth fuel import terminal in the Philippines by the end of 2026, expanding its supply network as the company leans on its pure-import model to navigate global oil price and supply volatility stemming from the prolonged Middle East conflict. During the...
Relief for the strained Visayas power grid may not come by month-end as delayed repairs on a major power plant continue to drag down regional supply, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE Undersecretary Mario Marasigan told reporters on Monday, Aug. 17, said that supply in Visayas...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan happily shared that Visayas consumers are expected to benefit from lower electricity rates following the Energy Regulatory Commission 's (ERC) suspension on the flawed collection of excessive Line Loss and Congestion Cost...
About four months after the Visayas began experiencing continuous power strains that triggered yellow and red alerts across the region, there may finally be a light at the end of the tunnel: the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is projecting relief by the end of August. NGCP...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has directed immediate corrective measures to fix recurring spikes in line rental charges in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), moving to lower electricity costs for consumers in the Visayas affected by transmission constraints. In a statement on...
ILOILO CITY—Prices of basic goods and services in Western Visayas region continue to rise when the inflation rate was recorded at 7.8 percent in July 2026. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-6) reported that the region’s inflation rate rose by 1.0 percent last month. In comparison, the...
Amid the inclement weather, the already fragile Visayas grid has been placed on its fourth red alert since July, according to National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP announced on Monday, Aug. 10, that Visayas would be on red alert until 9 p.m., while a yellow alert would follow from 9...
Police recorded no incident of murder, robbery and six other focus crimes in Western Visayas during the 24-hour period from Friday morning, the second time lawmen achieved the feat for this month. Aside from murder and robbery, the six other focus crimes are homicide, physical injury, rape, theft,...
Police arrested all the top 10 fugitives in Western Visayas in just four days after the regional most wanted list was updated for the month of August this year—one of the fastest, if not the fastest, accounting of top level wanted persons recorded so far in the Philippine National Police (PNP)....
TACLOBAN CITY – Three bays in Eastern Visayas are still affected by toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported Wednesday. Based on shellfish and seawater sample examinations, three bodies of water were found to have red tide toxins beyond the regulatory limit....
The mist seen in a now-viral video during a demonstration in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Central Office in Quezon City came from the agency’s regular weekly disinfectant defogging activity and not from “pesticide gas” directed at protesters, the DENR...
