ILOILO CITY – More than 800,000 students trooped to schools in Western Visayas region during the opening of classes for the school year 2026-2027 on Monday, June 8. Initial data from the Department of Education-6 said that there is an initial enrollment of more than 814,000 students as of Monday...
BACOLOD City – A scorching second-round showdown looms at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club as the race for the remaining ICTSI North vs. South Elite Junior PGT Finals berths reaches a fever pitch. With several heavyweights skipping the sixth and final leg of the Visayas-Mindanao...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos distributed financial assistance to all barangays in Western Visayas region. The First Couple distributed checks under the “Bawat Barangay Makikinabang” program during a luncheon with local officials on Friday,...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development-Central Visayas (DHSUD-7) pushed back against complaints about alleged delays in the issuance of Licenses to Sell (LTS) covering 10,000 housing units in Cebu. Describing the allegation as "false" and "baseless," DHSUD-7...
ILOILO CITY – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos became emotional at the graduation rites of her 25 law students at West Visayas State University (WVSU) on Friday, June 5. The First Lady was seen holding back tears when she was honored for her role as one of their professors at College of Law (COL)....
President Marcos has urged aspiring lawyers to remain steadfast in their principles and use their legal education in the service of the nation, stressing that character matters more than intelligence or eloquence in the legal profession. Speaking at the third Commencement Exercises of the West...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is calling for an urgent increase in baseload power supply for Visayas, warning that the area’s leading status in renewable energy (RE) is insufficient to prevent persistent electricity shortages. While the Visayas grid boasts the highest share of clean energy in...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of potential rotating power outages in the Visayas region on Tuesday, June 2, as major coal-fired power plants remained offline, straining the region’s grid generation capacity. The grid operator said manual load dropping, or...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has expanded free Wi-Fi to more than 2,000 public areas in Western Visayas. The DICT launched the program during the kickoff of the National ICT Month celebration at University of the Philippines Visayas (UP...
ILOILO CITY – Two ethnographic books documenting the indigenous and cultural practices of the Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Western Visayas was launched here recently. “Nature and Her Stewards: The Story Behind the Agricultural Tradition of the Ati Panay” and “Ang Buri kag Nito:...
The power grid in the Visayas faces worsening stability constraints after another electricity generator unexpectedly failed, prompting energy officials to declare a system emergency and warn of impending rolling blackouts. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has refined the development road map for micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) product exports in Western Visayas region. DTI-6 officer-in-charge Regional Director Mutya Eusores said the Export Development Road Map for MSMEs of Western...
