ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-six life vests were distributed to police units in Western Visayas on Oct. 31 after a policeman drowned while on duty on Oct. 16. “No one else should die while on duty,” said Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, who stressed that this...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 said that All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day were generally peaceful in Western Visayas. PRO-6 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky said there was no major incident during "Undas" and cited operating units for maintaining peace and order. PEOPLE...
CEBU CITY – At least 6,000 security personnel have been deployed in key areas in Central Visayas as law enforcement agencies aspire for a peaceful observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. POLICE Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas,...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that prices of “Undas” products like candles and bottled water are stable across Western Visayas. CANDLES sold in a store for ‘Undas’ in Iloilo City on Thursday, Oct. 31. (Tara Yap) “Our monitoring results show a...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has deployed 1,900 police officers to secure All Saints’ Day in Western Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO-6 chief, on Thursday, Oct. 31, ordered police chiefs in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental provinces as well...
TACLOBAN CITY – Over 2,400 policemen were deployed to secure All Saints’ Day in Eastern Visayas. Their deployment began on Oct. 29 in high-traffic areas, including 326 cemeteries and memorial parks, as well as transport terminals, ports, and other public locations with increased foot...
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health- Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-EVCHD), in collaboration with the Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC), has dispatched a team of 18 healthcare professionals to the Bicol region to assist with local response following tropical...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has implemented more than P735.6 million in solar-powered irrigation projects in Western Visayas region in four years. A SOLAR-powered irrigation project in San Enrique town, Iloilo province. (NIA-Region 6) “We want to...
ILOILO CITY – Severe tropical storm “Kristine” affected nearly 334,000 persons across Western Visayas region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 said on Sunday, Oct. 27. CLEARING operations are conducted in Iloilo City during the aftermath of tropical cyclone ‘Kristine.’...
CEBU CITY – A 19-year-old female student was arrested after authorities pinpointed her in the hoax bomb threat that rocked a university here on Monday, Oct. 21. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas releases the mugshot of the 19-year-old student allegedly behind the hoax bomb...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas are on heightened alert to enable them to immediately respond in the aftermath of severe tropical storm “Kristine.” A CARGO vessel drifted to a shallow portion of the sea in Talisay City, Cebu on Thursday, Oct. 24. The vessel ran aground after...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started distributing relief items for people affected by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Western Visayas. Arwin O. Razo, DSWD-6 officer-in-charge, said they have around P146 million in relief goods. THE Department of...
