TACLOBAN CITY – Tourism Secretary Maria Christina Frasco launched the Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) program in Eastern Visayas on Friday, October 13, here. FRASCO (DOT-8 FB) "We've seen that there is a massive potential for further development here that is why we brought the BBMG program in the...
CEBU CITY – Forty-one areas in Central Visayas have been placed under the orange and yellow categories in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Those placed under the orange category were considered areas of immediate concern while those in the yellow category were...
CEBU CITY – Seized illegal drugs amounting to P330 million were destroyed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) here on Thursday, October 12. CHEMISTS from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas prepare to destroy illegal drugs worth P330 million...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued 77 show-cause orders to candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Western Visayas on October 30 for premature campaigning. AUSAN (FB) Dennis Ausan, Comelec-6 director, said the number of show-cause orders may be...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 is seeking to expand the slow food movement in Western Visayas. “We want to expand the slow food to other provinces of Western Visayas,” said DOT-6 Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez. A NATIVE sweetened rice delicacy, known as ‘pusô,’ of...
ILOILO CITY – Police have arrested 92 violators of the gun ban in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Western Visayas from August 28 to October 10. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said 87 of them were civilians. THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) conducts a checkpoint in...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up for the second straight month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. A STALL at La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The PSA-6 said the region logged a 6.6 percent inflation rate in September, up 0.5 percent from 6.1...
Considering the decreasing trend of communist terrorist groups in Western Visayas, President Marcos believes that declaring the region as insurgency-free is achievable. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division in Jamindan, Capiz on Oct....
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army neutralized 30 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western and Central Visayas in September. The 3rd ID said 16 NPA rebels were killed while others surrendered from September 1 to September 30. Among the communist fighters killed...
ILOILO CITY – Sixty-four individuals have been arrested since the gun ban for the barangay and SK elections in Western Visayas took effect on August 28. A consolidated report by the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said these violators were arrested from August 28 to September 30. POLICE...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) on Friday, September 29, started distributing cash assistance to sari-sari store owners in the region affected by the price cap on rice. According to DSWD-7, there are more than 2,000 sari-sari owners who...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 has tested the capability of policemen assigned to this city, the regional capital of Western Visayas, to respond to emergency situations in a simulation exercise. THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) participates in a simulation exercise at SM...
