ILOILO CITY – The Office of the Vice President has bestowed the Pasidungog Award to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) for providing livelihood programs to the poor. DOLE-6 Director Atty. Sixto Rodriguez Jr. (second from right) receives the Pasidungog Award...
BACOLOD CITY – Illegal drugs worth P87,227,845.13 were confiscated in Western Visayas from Jan. 1 to May 31. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) talks to PDEA-Western Visayas acting Director Melvin Estoque (left) during the recent Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) meeting...
More Filipino fishermen are now casting their nets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to earn a living as a result of the intensified presence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the area. *(File photo) * This was pointed out by Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, commander of the Palawan-based...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 6 has welcomed the recent endorsement of Sen. Cynthia Villar for the approval of three legislated hatcheries in the Western Visayas region and 19 others across the country. VILLAR (FB) “The primary goal of these hatcheries...
The “amir” or leader of the Daulah Islamiyah (DI)-Philippines, an Islamist militant group, was killed in a law enforcement operation in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur before dawn Wednesday, June 14. *(Photo courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) * Faharudin Hadji Benito Satar with aliases Faharudin...
ILOILO CITY – Antique is the only province in Western Visayas region that has no African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. DR. Jonic Natividad, focal person of the Department of Agriculture for African Swine Fever, talks to hog raisers in Sibalom town, Antique province. (DA-6 PIO) To maintain this...
ILOILO CITY – The most wanted man in Western Visayas region was apprehended in Makati City on Thursday, June 1. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 identified the suspect as Elfren “Pedoy” Bagatnan of Ajuy town, Iloilo province. The 31-year-old who is believed to be the leader of gun-for-hire...
ILOILO CITY – Forecasters have warned residents of Western Visayas region to remain on alert as light to heavy rains and isolated thunderstorms that could trigger massive flooding and landslides are still possible even as typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”) is about to exit the...
ILOILO CITY -- Several passenger vessels canceled sea trips on Sunday, May 28, despite no area in Western Visayas region under storm signal due to typhoon "Betty." “It’s not the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that canceled the trips. It’s the initiative of companies as precautionary...
ILOILO CITY – Government agencies and local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region are beefing up preparations for super typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”). The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-6 has raised its alert level and the...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has 191 new soldiers for Western Visayas. NEOPHYTE soldiers take their oath in Camp Peralta, the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Division, in Jamindan, Capiz. (3rd ID photo) One-hundred seventy-seven male and 14 female soldiers with the rank...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has prepared P89-million worth of food packs and other relief items for residents of Western Visayas who may be affected by super typhoon “Mawar.” “We assure the public that the agency has enough food and non-food items...
