The Taguig City government evacuated 23 families after a landslide occurred in Barangay Western Bicutan on July 27. It said the landslide caused a perimeter wall to collapse, possibly brought about by heavy rains due to typhoon “Egay.” The landslide that happened in Western Bicutan, Taguig...
ILOILO CITY – Police have arrested the most wanted person in Western Visayas in Dumangas town, Iloilo province. The Iloilo Provincial Police Office-Provincial Intelligence Unit (IPPO-PUI), the 2nd Iloilo Provincial Mobile Force Company, and the Dumangas Municipal Police Station nabbed the suspect...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 has started reviewing the proposed P100 salary hike for workers in Western Visayas. “We hope to gather insights that will shape policies that are grounded in the actual needs of the workers and the current economic situation and give...
ILOILO CITY — In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. mentioned the proposed mega-bridges for Western Visayas region as well as improvement in the power transmission highway. Marcos said that the bridges linking the...
ILOILO CITY – The transport strike and the second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Western Visayas on Monday, July 24, were generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said....
BACOLOD CITY – The Aklan Police Provincial Office emerged on top of the Police Regional Office-6 Civil Disturbance Management Competition recently. “This is for the unpredictable crowds, the potential for violence while being able to delicately balance between control and respect for human...
ILOILO CITY – Two police officers from Western Visayas tested positive for drugs. One of them is assigned to Camp Delgado, the Police Regional Office-6 headquarters here and the other is deployed to Negros Occidental. The surprise drug test among policemen and personnel conducted earlier this...
The campus director of the Philippine Science High School - Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC)Shena Faith Ganela has been awarded as STAR Educator in the 9th edition of the International School Awards (ISA) at Marriot Marquis in Bangkok, Thailand. *Shena Faith Ganela, campus director of Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Maggi, the food and flavoring brand of Nestlé Philippines, has committed to boost the farm school programs of the Department of Education (DepEd)-6 in Western Visayas region. NESTLÉ Philippines Corporate Affairs Manager Kevin Carpio and Nestlé Philippines Assistant Vice President...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas has dropped for the fourth consecutive month. A VEGETABLE stall at the La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City. Inflation or the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time in Western Visayas has dropped for the fourth straight month....
ILOILO CITY – Monsoon rains enhanced by tropical cyclone “Dodong” have affected 21,464 people across Western Visayas region. According to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-6, affected persons were from 56 barangays in Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 (Western Visayas) said two police officers have tested positive for illegal drugs. In a media interview during his visit to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Thursday, July 13, Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, said they...