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...
ILOILO CITY – Almost 4,000 police officers were deployed in Western Visayas to secure the 2026 State-of- the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27. The Police Regional Office-6 has intensified security measures for Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and...
ILOILO CITY – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-6 under the Department of Labor and Employment-6 is reviewing petitions to increase daily salary in Western Visayas by P250. The RTWPB-6 held a dialogue with stakeholders last July 21 to discuss the petition to increase daily wage...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing P2,000 cash aid for near-poor households in Western Visayas. An initial 2,198 beneficiaries received assistance under the United Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program...
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 17,219 beneficiaries received P2,000 assistance in the first day of the Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Assistance payout totaling P34.4 million in Eastern Visayas on Monday. Pursuant to the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to build a 200-megawatt (MW) solar battery system in the Visayas as part of its response mechanism to the low supply on the grid. DOE Secretary Sharon Garin announced that the islands of Panay, Negros, Cebu, and Bohol will each receive a 50-MW...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) urged local government offices in Western Visayas region to step up the use of solar energy. DOE Secretary Sharon S. Garin led the regional launching of the agency’s Solar Solutions for Government: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Public...
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...
