Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s re-election bid has snowballed with the declaration of endorsement of his candidacy from the Association of Visayas Electric Cooperatives (AVEC) and various players in the energy industry in a recently held e-rally. In their statement of support to Gatchalian, AVEC...
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...
Senatorial candidate and former Deparment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has underscored vital infrastructure developments that were started under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build’ initiative. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
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...
The UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is planning to hold not one, not two, but three "miting de avances" during the final week of the campaign period. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Davao City Mayor Sara...
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....
CEBU CITY – The Central Visayas police reported they had seized a combined P110 million worth of illegal drugs in 71 operations launched in a single day in the whole region. Josh Vincent Camion is arrested after at least 10 kilos of shabu worth P68 million were seized from him in a buy-bust...
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...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo vowed to find solutions to Siquijor’s power supply and internet connection issues to improve the living condition of residents in the country’s third smallest province. Vice President Leni Robredo campaigns in Siquijor on Wednesday, April 20....
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...
