ILOILO CITY – Cops of Western Visayas region received a very satisfactory rating in an online survey for their combined performances last year. Cops at Camp Delgado, the Western Visayas regional headquarters in Iloilo City. (PRO-6) The online survey for two semesters of 2022 was conducted by...
Consul General Ishikawa Yoshihisa, of the Japan Consul General Office in Davao, committed to support the military’s peacekeeping initiatives in Mindanao. Photo: Western Mindanao Command / WestMinCom Ishikawa made the pledge when he visited the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office 6 arrested 525 persons in a week-long anti-crime campaign in Western Visayas. “Our accomplishments are testament of all our efforts to combat the menace of illegal drugs and other forms of criminality that disrupt the peace and order situation in Western...
ILOILO CITY – Farmers in Western Visayas are set to receive certified inbred rice seeds for wet season planting. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) of the Department of Agriculture...
'All Quiet on the Western Front' guns for nine Oscars A number of war movies have won best picture at the Oscars namely, Apocalypse Now (1979), Platoon (1986), Schindler’s List (1993), Braveheart (1995), The English Patient (1996), and The Hurt Locker (2009). Apocalypse Now and Platoon were both...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has revealed eight new tourism circuits in the Western Visayas region. VISITORS enjoy the sunset at world-famous Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) “The new tourism circuits for 2023 will not only focus on sun and beach or cultural tourism. This will be...
SM Group throws massive support behind Dinagyang, the mother of Philippine festivals MERRYMAKING ON CALLE REAL Contingents from different tribes of various barangays in Iloilo City presenting their dance in the Dinagyang Festival 2023 celebration at the Freedom Grandstand (Juan Carlo de Vela) Over...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Major Gen. Roy Galido took over as the new chief of the Western Mindanao Command, replacing Major Gen. Arturo Rojas who has been promoted. MGen. Galido formally assumed the position during a change of command ceremony held at the Western Mindanao Command gym on Friday, Jan. 20....
DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. presides over a meeting with the Regional Management Coordinating Council (RMCC-6) in Iloilo City. He is joined by DILG-6 regional director Juan Jovian Ingeniero (right) and Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, Western Visayas police chief. (DILG Region 6)...
THE Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH) in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province is a 300-bed general hospital. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has been urged to probe the alleged delay of salaries and Covid-19 benefits of health workers at the Western...
RODRIGUEZ ILOILO CITY – Newly appointed Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 6 Director Crisanta "Krisma" Marlene P. Rodriguez vowed to boost tourism revenues in Western Visayas as the pandemic wanes. “Our aim is to boost tourism revenues highlighting the heritage, culture, arts, and experiences...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested the second most wanted drug suspect in Western Visayas region and his cohort during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Police Regional Office (PRO-6) identified the main suspect as Eddie Belleza Sevillo, a resident of Iloilo City who is tagged as the...
