The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman was ranked first in the list of 100 best universities in the Philippines for 2023 by the independent metric-based ranking website, EduRank. Courtesy of UP EduRank said that the ranking was based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni...
ILOILO CITY – The House Committee on Energy has been urged to probe the massive power blackout that hit Western Visayas last week. Four congressmen from Western Visayas filed House Resolution No. 993 seeking the investigation. In House Resolution No. 993, the committee was asked “to immediately...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has reportedly instructed the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to act on the problems besetting the Visayas grid that resulted in massive power blackouts across Western Visayas region last week. According to Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto”...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) seized more than P31-million worth of illegal drugs in the past week. From April 23 to 29, 4.6 kilos of shabu worth P31 million and 1.7 kilos of marijuana valued at P200,000 were seized in various police operations in the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) released P69 million for various livelihood projects across Western Visayas region on Labor Day. DOLE-6 released livelihood aid to selected beneficiaries from Western Visayas as part of the Labor Day...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas is still reeling from the impact of long power blackouts which coincided with the searing heat since Thursday, April 27. Power is back in majority of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental as well as Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western...
ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout affected the entire Western Visayas region on Thursday, April 27. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits electricity from power generators to power distributors, reported a system disturbance. “At 1:51 p.m. of 27 April 2023, NGCP...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippines Statistics Authority announced that Western Visayas was the fastest growing regional economy in the country last year. THE booming skyline of Iloilo City, the regional capital of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The economy went up in the region comprised of Aklan, Antique,...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy its newest and largest vessel in the vicinity waters of Central Visayas to intensify its maritime security in the area. The newly acquired vessel that will be deployed is BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), a multi-role response vessel (MRRV)...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Region 6 has allowed schools across Western Visayas to implement distance learning due to the extreme heat. PUPILS listen to their teacher at the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City. The Department of Education (DepEd)-Region 6 has...
CEBU CITY – An additional 87 barangays and one municipality in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared. Declared as drug-cleared were 41 barangays from Cebu province, 16 from Bohol, 22 from Negros Oriental, and eight from Cebu City. These areas earned the drug-cleared status in another...
ILOILO CITY – After recording its highest inflation rate in 14 years at 10.8 percent in February, inflation or the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time decelerated by 1.7 percent in Western Visayas to 9.1 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. A MAN looks at...
