DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista leads the inauguration of a newly constructed agency operations center, motorpool, and information technology building to serve its beneficiaries in Western Visayas. (DSWD) As it aims to further improve the delivery of social protection packages to its...
ILOILO CITY – Eight cases of the Covid-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have been recorded in Region 6 or the Western Visayas region. The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed five additional cases of the Omicron subvariant in the region Tuesday, May 31. Three of the five new cases are...
ILOILO CITY – Prices of basic commodities in Western Visayas rose in April this year. A vendor wearing a face shield sells vegetables at a market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), inflation in rate in the region has accelerated...
ILOILO CITY – One of the five regions where there is a large concentration of voters is Western Visayas with its more than five million registered voters. Tarpaulins of local and national candidates at a jeepney stop in Iloilo City. The city has 330,470 eligible voters for the May 9 national and...
ILOILO CITY -- Almost 16,500 law enforcers composed of units coming from the Philippine National Police, Army and Philippine Coast Guard have been deployed across Western Visayas region to secure the national and local elections on Monday (May 9). The deployment of security forces for the May 9...
ILOILO CITY -- Musicians from Western Visayas are joining a call to institutionalize benefits and boost their rights. A band plays at a campaign concert for Ako Musikero Party-list in Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) “Ga salig sila sa tukar. Kon wala tukar, wala guid sila...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 4,119 cops across Western Visayas region were able to cast their votes ahead of the May 9 national and local elections. Based on the data released by Police Regional Office (PRO-6), the turnout was 96.76 percent of the total 4,257 cops allowed to avail the Local Absentee...
Food artisans from Balasan town, Iloilo province interact with the audience at “Namit”, a culinary showcase at SM City Iloilo in celebration of Filipino Food Month. (Photo courtesy of DOT-6) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-Reg. 6 launched a three-day event highlighting the Ilonggo and...
The booming skyline of Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas region has posted a 5.9 percent growth in 2021 in a remarkable rebound since business in the country and rest of the world suffered after the declaration of pandemic in early 2020....
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) lauded the seven cops assigned in Western Visayas region for passing the bar examinations. Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo (center) awards the PNP Efficiency Medal to Police Major Danny Lamera (right) for passing the bar examinations. Lamera...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) has once again clarified that politicians in Western Visayas region cannot remove beneficiaries from any of its programs. A family in Anini-y town, Antique province is benefitting from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang...
ILOILO CITY -- Eight pilot schools in Western Visayas region have been given Home Learning Resource Kits (HLRKs) as part of a program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID Deputy Director for Education Yvette Malcioln (2nd from left) turns over the Home...
