DA-Western Visayas FB ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday, Dec. 5, the first case of bird flu in Western Visayas after chicken in a poultry farm in Barangay Cagay, Roxas City, the capital of Capiz, have been infected. “The region now is on high alert for the first...
ILOILO CITY – The newly installed regional director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is pushing for the modernization of the agriculture and fishery sectors in the region. BARROGO (DA photo) “We must strive to modernize agri-fishery and agribusiness sectors as stipulated...
ILOILO CITY – Three micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Western Visayas region won the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) PRAISE award in the recent 2022 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) in Manila. DOST-6 Director Rowen Gelonga (second from left) poses...
Six New People’s Army rebels were killed in a series of encounters in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24, the military said. TROOPS recovered guns and other items left behind following an encounter with the New People's Army in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Nov. 24....
The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded the local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region for their improvement in competitiveness. The skyline of Mandurriao district in Iloilo City, which is the new center of economic...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 reported an increase in the number of children in conflict with the law (CICL) across Western Visayas region in the first three quarters of this year. The Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC)-6 under the...
ILOILO CITY -- The province of Iloilo became the first province in Western Visayas region to achieve 'zero open toilets' for safe sanitation. The seal for the zero open defecation (ZOD-Grade 1 status) of Iloilo province was unveiled in a ceremony Friday, November 18. At the unveiling are (from...
ILOILO CITY – Students across Western Visayas region have created digital applications or apps to help solve community problems. TEAM Tabang of the the Dumolog National High School in Roxas City, Capiz emerged as the grand winner of the 2022 goIT Digital Innovation Fair. (Ardent Communications)...
ILOILO CITY—An estimated P1.78 billion is needed to repair various infrastructure damaged by severe tropical storm "Paeng" in Western Visayas. TROPICAL cyclone 'Paeng' damaged the Paliwan Bridge, which connects Laua-an and Bugasong towns in Antique province. (Antique PIO) The Committee on...
Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), vowed to provide “solid” support to the Western Command (WESCOM) for them to intensify their security operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (sitting,...
The most awaited creation of the multi-million-dollar, sea-crossing bridges in Western Visayas (Region 6) will commence in the first quarter of 2023, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) declared on Friday, Nov. 11. Photo courtesy of DPWH In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M....
The story of Achilles Capuso and his Talunon, Kuyabog, and Calabasa Dulce de Leche LECHON NGA TALUNON Clockwise from bottom: Pit-roasted wild boar served with lumpia nga ubod sang nyog and liver sauce Iloilo celebrated various milestones in October, the first of which was the launch of Flavors of...
