ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than P100 million in smuggled cigarettes were seized by the Philippine Navy during separate operations from May 23 to 24 in Western Mindanao. The Naval Command Western Mindanao intercepted two vessels identified as FB Sea Dragon and MPB Sea Horse near Tongkil Island, Sulu...
ILOILO CITY – New Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) chief Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño is prioritizing police visibility to further deter crimes. “Dapat na ginagawa ng kapulisan dito ang tinatawag natin na intensification of police visibility (What our police should be doing here...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agriculture-6 is promoting organic farming for healthier food security in Western Visayas. “Under the environmental and social governance, this organic agriculture is very important for the health of the people,” said DA-6 Regional Technical Director...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some P526-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were intercepted by the Philippine Navy in Western Mindanao in two separate operations last week. The first operation took place last Wednesday afternoon, May 13, when Navy personnel observed a suspicious vessel loaded with cargo....
BACOLOD CITY – The beauty of every start is the possibility of a better ending. And Central Visayas proved just that as it edged Western Visayas for the overall crown at the conclusion of the 2026 National PRISAA Games on Friday, May 15, at the STI West Negros Gymnasium. Central Visayas collected...
BACOLOD CITY – Western Visayas cue players Elijah Alvarez and Garlyn Delfin displayed great poise and precision to grab the limelight in the 9-ball events of the 2026 National PRISAA Games at the Forth Thursday morning, May 14. Alvarez, a second-year Business Administration student at Filamer...
BACOLOD CITY – Western Visayas pair Andrei Villanueva and Ma. Victoria Cruz took the spotlight by completing a six-gold haul in the dancesport youth category to become the most bemedalled athletes so far in the National PRISAA Games Tuesday, May 12. Villanueva and Cruz put on a show with their...
ILOILO CITY — The National Irrigation Administration Region-6 is pushing the use of solar energy in Western Visayas as part of its approach in providing sufficient irrigation amid climate change and the fuel crisis. NIA-6 is expanding its Solar Pump Irrigation Program (SPIP) and Small...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and partners are working together to address job mismatch in Western Visayas region. DOLE-6 signed a memorandum of agreement to create the working group for the Career Development Support Program (CDSP) during the Labor Day Job Fair in...
ILOILO CITY – A medium-scale feed mill has opened in Tigbauan, a coastal town in southern Iloilo province, and will boost milkfish and tilapia production in Western Visayas. The P30-million aquaculture feed mill facility inside the headquarters of the inter-governmental Southeast Asian Fisheries...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that agribusiness ventures in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental were among the national winners in the Young Farmers Challenge (YFC). The DA-Western Visayas led by Director Dennis Arpia produced four winners in the start-up categories...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has installed a new commander of the Western Command, a Palawan-based unit responsible for operations in the country’s western maritime territories, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. presided over the change of...
