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...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Office-6 has issued show-cause orders following two major vehicular accidents in Bacolod City and a southern Iloilo town during the Holy Week. THREE persons were killed and 17 others, including two policemen, were injured when a red Toyota Innova driven by an...
ILOILO CITY—The Holy Week was generally peaceful in Western Visayas region. Except for vehicular accidents, the Police Regional Office-6 did not record any major criminal incidents in Western Visayas. This was attributed to the deployment of police all over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and...
LOILO CITY — As the Holy Week comes to a close, the Commission on Elections-6 urged voters and candidates to reflect. COMELEC-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan speaks to the media in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “In the spirit of Lent, it is a time of reflection,” said Comelec-6...
ILOILO CITY—The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying 1,680 police officers to secure the Holy Week in Western Visayas. POLICE stand in attention at the Iloilo City Police Office headquarters. (Tara Yap) The Police Regional Office-6 under Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky has...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky of the Police Regional Office-6 assured substantial deployment of policemen across Western Visayas region for the elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky of the Police Regional Office-6 and Comelec-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan during a security...
ILOILO CITY – With less than a month before the May 12 elections, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned anew candidates across Western Visayas region from taking credit for the government’s financial aid programs. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo (center) speaks to...
ILOILO CITY — Prices of basic goods and services in Western Visayas remained unchanged for the second straight month. PEOPLE purchase goods in a stall in a wet market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority-6 reported that the region’s inflation rate remained at 2.7...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education has transferred Western Visayas Regional Director Ramir B. Uytico to Negros Island Region. UYTICO (DepEd-Western Visayas) Uytico’s transfer was officially made this week after the release of a department order by Undersecretaries Peter Irving...
