ILOILO CITY – All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days were generally peaceful in Western Visayas region as the Police Regional Office-6 did not record major criminal incidents. The PRO-6 attributed this to the 4,280 police officers deployed in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as...
ILOILO CITY – Classes in the Western Visayas region were cancelled on Monday as tropical cyclone “Tino” threatened the Visayas region. No classes were declared in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as well as the city of Iloilo, the regional capital of Western Visayas....
ILOILO CITY – Six Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drug use during a random drug test conducted by the Western Visayas regional office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) ahead of this year’s All Saints Day. Five of the six who tested positive during the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has urged people in Western Visayas region to seriously take earthquake drills and other preparations following recent major tremors across the country. DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. explained that drills are based on science-based...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday, Oct. 27, that it has intercepted Chinese fishing vessels allegedly engaged in illegal fishing activities near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The AFP said personnel of the Western Command (Wescom) based in...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 4,280 police officers were deployed in Western Visayas region for this year’s ‘’Undas’’ or All Saints’ Day observance. “Your police force in Western Visayas is fully prepared to secure and assist everyone during the ‘Undas’ observance,” said Police...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen individuals in Negros and Panay have been permanently disqualified from possessing a driver’s license since January this year due to severe traffic infractions, the Land Transportation Office-Western Visayas (LTO-6) reported on Monday. Among these are a male motorist in...
Tropical Storm “Ramil” left at least seven people dead and affected 133,000 individuals across four regions in Luzon and Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday, Oct. 20. A total of 56,000 families or 173,000 individuals from Cagayan...
ILOILO CITY — The crime rate in the first nine months of the year in Western Visayas dropped by more than 200 incidents. A report released by the Police Regional Office-6 said 14,380 criminal incidents were recorded from January to September, 209 lower than the 14,589 recorded during the same...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 is seeking an assessment of the structural integrity of infrastructure across Western Visayas region following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in nearby Cebu province. OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez urged national government agencies (NGAs), local...
ILOILO CITY — Damage to agriculture from the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by severe tropical storm "Opong" in Western Visayas has increased to P36.7 million. Consolidated report released by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6 on Tuesday, Sept. 30, said Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has distributed more than P22.3 million in assistance for tropical cyclone ‘Opong’ victims in Western Visayas as of 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Opong affected around 355,548 persons in 1,284 barangays in 91 towns and cities in the...
