ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Office-6 has issued show-cause orders following two major vehicular accidents in Bacolod City and a southern Iloilo town during the Holy Week. THREE persons were killed and 17 others, including two policemen, were injured when a red Toyota Innova driven by an...
ILOILO CITY—The Holy Week was generally peaceful in Western Visayas region. Except for vehicular accidents, the Police Regional Office-6 did not record any major criminal incidents in Western Visayas. This was attributed to the deployment of police all over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and...
LOILO CITY — As the Holy Week comes to a close, the Commission on Elections-6 urged voters and candidates to reflect. COMELEC-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan speaks to the media in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “In the spirit of Lent, it is a time of reflection,” said Comelec-6...
ILOILO CITY—The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying 1,680 police officers to secure the Holy Week in Western Visayas. POLICE stand in attention at the Iloilo City Police Office headquarters. (Tara Yap) The Police Regional Office-6 under Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky has...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky of the Police Regional Office-6 assured substantial deployment of policemen across Western Visayas region for the elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky of the Police Regional Office-6 and Comelec-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan during a security...
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS15), BRP Heracleo Alano (PC380), and BRP Nestor Reinoso (PC376) hold a maritime and sovereignty patrol off Luzon Strait from April 9 to 10, 2025. (Photo: Northern Luzon Command) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Saturday, April 12, that it had...
ILOILO CITY – With less than a month before the May 12 elections, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned anew candidates across Western Visayas region from taking credit for the government’s financial aid programs. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo (center) speaks to...
ILOILO CITY — Prices of basic goods and services in Western Visayas remained unchanged for the second straight month. PEOPLE purchase goods in a stall in a wet market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority-6 reported that the region’s inflation rate remained at 2.7...
Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, commander of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, has placed sufficient number of police maneuver forces for possible deployment in Datu Odin Sinsuat town of Maguindanao del Norte after it was placed under the control of the Commission on Elections...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education has transferred Western Visayas Regional Director Ramir B. Uytico to Negros Island Region. UYTICO (DepEd-Western Visayas) Uytico’s transfer was officially made this week after the release of a department order by Undersecretaries Peter Irving...
ILOILO CITY – Authorities are finalizing election security measures for Western Visayas region as the local campaign started on Friday, March 28. COMELEC-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan, Western Visayas police chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, and Brig. Gen. Nhel Richard Partricio of the 301...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority reported a 96.7 percent employment rate for women in Western Visayas region in 2023. VENDORS at the public market in San Miguel town, Iloilo province are mostly women. (Tara Yap) “In terms of magnitude, the number of employed...
