ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has implemented more than P735.6 million in solar-powered irrigation projects in Western Visayas region in four years. A SOLAR-powered irrigation project in San Enrique town, Iloilo province. (NIA-Region 6) “We want to...
ILOILO CITY – Severe tropical storm “Kristine” affected nearly 334,000 persons across Western Visayas region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 said on Sunday, Oct. 27. CLEARING operations are conducted in Iloilo City during the aftermath of tropical cyclone ‘Kristine.’...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started distributing relief items for people affected by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Western Visayas. Arwin O. Razo, DSWD-6 officer-in-charge, said they have around P146 million in relief goods. THE Department of...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education-6 said that 2,253 public schools in Western Visayas region have cancelled classes due to tropical storm “Kristine.” COLLEGE students go home in Iloilo City on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after classes were suspended due to bad weather from tropical storm...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has urged the Philippine National Police to issue guidelines on the proper uniform of policemen assigned to maritime patrols following the death of a police officer last week. MARITIME police conduct search and retrieval operation on a police officer who...
ILOILO CITY — The eighth most wanted person in Western Visayas region was arrested in this city on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ed, a 54-year-old farmer and a resident of Barangay Guihaman, Leganes town, Iloilo province. The warrant of arrest...
ILOILO CITY – Police apprehended 475 individuals in 337 operations in Western Visayas region from October 7 to 13. Statistics show that the commitment of personnel and their unit commander’s patience and dedication toward their sworn duties, and of the community’s vital information, led to...
ILOILO CITY – Police recovered suspected shabu valued at more than P11.5 million in Western Visayas region in three days. The Police Regional Office-6 said approximately 1.6 kilos of shabu were seized from 60 suspected drug pushers from 6 a.m. October 7 to 5:59 a.m. October 10. Ten were...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped to 3.3 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said on Thursday, October 10. A VEGETABLE vendor in Iloilo City. The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped in September to 3.3 percent. (Tara Yap) Nida Amolar, PSA-6...
ILOILO CITY— Police confiscated suspected shabu worth P2.2 million from 16 drug pushers in buy-bust operations in Western Visayas region in 24 hours. The Police Regional Office-6 reported that 325 grams of shabu were seized from 6 a.m. on October 1 to 5:59 a.m. on October 2. Four...
ANTIQUE — A total of 3,265 policemen have been deployed across Western Visayas as part of security measures as candidates for the May 2025 elections started filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) on Tuesday, October 1. POLICE secure a mall in San Jose de Buenavista...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) chief Sanny Boy Oropel said that the sinking flyover connecting this city to Pavia town, Iloilo will fully reopen on Christmas Day as accelerated repairs are ongoing. PROTESTERS flock to the sinking Ungka Flyover that...
