CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a group of Taiwanese for their alleged involvement in scamming activities. The suspects, 16 males and one female, were arrested in their makeshift office in a subdivision here on Thursday, May 15. Six of them have standing...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) placed the entire Eastern Visayas region under blue alert status on Friday due to the impact of the San Juanico Bridge load limit. "Starting today, all concerned agencies will mobilize resources to help those...
ILOILO CITY – A man was arrested for alleged vote-buying in Madalag town, Aklan province on Sunday, May 11. The Police Regional Office-6 disclosed that the 56-year-old suspect was arrested in a checkpoint. Police Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, PRO-6 spokesperson, said the man was carrying several...
ILOILO CITY – Almost 36,000 teachers in Western Visayas region, including Negros Occidental province, are serving as members of the electoral board for the May 12 polls. TEACHERS and other Department of Education staff serve as electoral board members in Iloilo City for the May 12 elections....
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) is ready for the elections on May 12. The PRO-7 headed by Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said security plans, coordination protocols, deployment schedules, and contingency measures are in place. The PRO-7 has coordinated with the...
All but one of the six division winners from the kickoff leg of the ICTSI Junior PGT Visayas-Mindanao Series are back in action, aiming to sustain momentum and secure back-to-back titles in the second leg scheduled on May 14 at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City. Leading...
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division is deploying 3, 922 soldiers and utilizing 91 of its assets in Western Visayas and Negros Island regions to guard the May 12 elections. “We are making comprehensive preparations to ensure our soldiers effectively perform their election duties,” said 3rd...
Approximately 9,300 job vacancies were offered in the Labor Day job fair in Iloilo. JOB seekers line up at the Labor Day Job Fair in a popular mall in Iloilo City. (DOLE-6) Atty. Sixto Rodriguez Jr., director of the Department of Labor and Employment-6, led the opening of the job...
ILOILO CITY — Ventures on renewable energy are being encouraged in Western Visayas region, especially among university-based technology business incubators (TBIs). The Department of Science and Technology-6 (DOST-6), the UMWAD Western Visayas Consortium, represented by the Iloilo Science...
The Department of Science and Technology recently awarded 256 outstanding scholars from the Western Visayas region. The DOST awards scholars with In Touch with Excellence (ITWE) medals in an April 25, 2025 awarding ceremony in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) They were recipients of the In Touch with...
President Marcos' move to fulfill his promise to lower the price of rice to as low as P20 per kilo, at least in the Visayas region, was not a political move, Malacañang said. The move was neither related to the recent drop in Marcos' approval, nor a campaign strategy for the administration...
ILOILO CITY – The Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) of Western Visayas region dropped to P641.76 billion in 2024 from the P1 trillion in 2023 without Negros Occidental province. MORE buildings at Iloilo Business Park in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippines Statistics Authority recorded an...
