A crew member of BRP Jose Rizal monitors the presence of a People's Liberation Army-Navy warship by China in the West Philippine Sea on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Navy) Three Chinese warships have been spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Police forces in western Mindanao have further intensified visibility patrols and law enforcement operations as part of the security measures for the midterm elections on May 12. Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the intensified security...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-one individuals have been arrested for violating the election gun ban in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said all the violators were civilians. The most recent violator was from Bacolod City, a 54-year-old man caught carrying a gun replica. POLICE conduct a...
ILOILO CITY – Three-hundred fifteen wanted persons were arrested in Western Visayas region from Jan. 1 to 15. The Police Regional Office-6 said 43 were classified as most wanted persons and 272 were other wanted persons. PRO-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky cited their arrests. “These...
ILOILO CITY – Two institutions at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province bagged tourism awards handed out by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Malay Sailing Boat Owners Association and the Mandala Spa and Resort Villas Boracay were two of the three...
ILOILO CITY – An initial list of 17 areas with election-related concerns in the upcoming elections have been identified in Western Visayas region. DENNIS Ausan (center), head of the Commission on Elections-6, with other members of the Western Visayas Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up by 0.2 percent from 3.2 percent in November to 3.4 percent in December. PEOPLE buy goods in a market in Jaro, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “The uptrend in the Western Visayas inflation rate in December 2024 was mainly due to the faster...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested three individuals in Negros Occidental province for alleged terrorism financing. Police identified the suspects as Federico Salvilla, Perla Pavillar, and Darryl Albañez. The suspects were apprehended by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office in...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 has recorded 154 fireworks-related injuries in Western Visayas region. A STALL selling firecrackers in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The DOH-6 said 39 injuries were recorded in DOH sentinel sites. The remaining 115 was reported in non-sentinel sites...
ILOILO CITY – Police recorded fewer crimes in the Western Visayas region during Christmas and New Year. FIREWORKS illuminate world famous Boracay Island on New Year’s Eve. (Summertide.PH) The Police Regional Office-6 said they logged 907 criminal incidents from Dec. 16 to Jan. 1 in Aklan,...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky reminded station commanders in Western Visayas to be on alert and not let their guard down this New Year. Wanky also ordered them to solve indiscriminate firing incidents this new year or be relieved from their posts....
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 on Monday destroyed P40,000 worth of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices seized all over Western Visayas region. FIREMEN destroy illegal firecrackers in Camp Delgado, the Police Regional Office-6 headquarters in Iloilo City on Dec. 30. ...
