CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) clarified that there is no unusual spike in Covid-19 cases in the region. The agency issued the clarification to allay fears after some Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) reported an increase in Covid cases. The DOH-7 clarified...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized illegal fishing equipment valued at P10 million in 10 days in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said P10.16 million in fishing boats and gears and fish worth P111,360 were confiscated in 58 anti-illegal fishing operations. “Hindi lamang tungkol sa...
ILOILO CITY – Fisherfolk leader Pablo Rosales of Pangisda Pilipinas reminded graduates of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) that harmony is only achieved through social justice. “Walang tunay na harmoniya kung wala munang katarungan (There is no true harmony without justice...
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed a Cebuano businessman as presidential assistant for the Visayas. Philip Lo took his oath before Marcos in Malacañang on Wednesday, July 8. As chief of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Lo is taking over a key...
President Marcos has appointed Philip Lo as secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro announced Lo 's designation during a Palace briefing on Wednesday, July 8. Lo previously...
CEBU CITY – Central Visayas needs close to 11,000 classrooms. Dr. Arturo Bayocot, Department of Education-Central Visayas (DepEd-7) chief, disclosed the shortage when he appeared in a regular session by the Cebu Provincial Board, which looked into the current condition of classrooms, schools,...
CEBU CITY – A total ban on the use of cell phones in schools is something that the Department of Education-Central Visayas (DepEd-7) will not implement. The agency issued this clarification after the local government unit of Dumanjug in southern Cebu banned cell phones in schools to ensure...
The Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) property market is emerging as a key investment hotspot outside Metro Manila as residential expansion, outsourcing-led office demand, and rising tourism fuel growth across regional hubs, according to property consultancy Colliers Philippines. In its latest VisMin...
ILOILO CITY – Majority of public schools in Western Visayas region lack permanent guidance counselors who are certified to handle the enormous task in handling students’ behavior and mental health. The Department of Education-6 said there are currently 2,265 designated guidance counselors for...
ILOILO CITY – African Swine Fever (ASF) cases have reemerged in Iloilo province, four years after an outbreak. The Iloilo Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) confirmed on Thursday, July 2, positive cases in Barotac Viejo town, following positive results in tests conducted by the Regional Animal...
Panay Energy Development Corp. successfully synchronized the third unit of its coal-fired power plant back to the Visayas power grid on Thursday, July 2, completing repairs ahead of schedule to help ease the prolonged electricity crisis in the region. In a statement, MGEN Thermal Energy Inc. said...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has said that around 95 percent – 867 out of 966 – of school-based bullying cases in Western Visayas region were resolved during school year 2025-2026. Leonerico Barredo, chief of DepEd-6 Education Support Services Division, said only 99 cases...
