TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division (ID) has expressed support for the recent security advisory issued by the United States Embassy in the Philippines, warning Americans against engaging with or supporting designated terrorist organizations, particularly in Eastern Visayas. In a statement...
CAGAYAN DE ORO – Ethan Lago moved within striking distance of a record-tying four-leg sweep in the ICTSI Junior PGT Visayas-Mindanao Series, firing an even-par 72 in sweltering heat and light winds to build a commanding seven-stroke lead after the opening round of the Pueblo de Oro JPGT...
ILOILO CITY — The National Irrigation Administration Region-6 is pushing the use of solar energy in Western Visayas as part of its approach in providing sufficient irrigation amid climate change and the fuel crisis. NIA-6 is expanding its Solar Pump Irrigation Program (SPIP) and Small...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and partners are working together to address job mismatch in Western Visayas region. DOLE-6 signed a memorandum of agreement to create the working group for the Career Development Support Program (CDSP) during the Labor Day Job Fair in...
President Marcos has assured local officials that their budget will increase if they run the programs funded by the national government well. In his remarks during the turnover of financial assistance to barangays in Eastern Visayas on Thursday, April 30, Marcos told local officials the national...
Innovation does not have to mean something no one has ever seen before. It doesn 't have to be fancy or stuffed with AI. Innovation can stem from the simpler things. It has, and should have always been, a solution to real problems. And right now, we have problems, one of them is the energy...
ILOILO CITY – A medium-scale feed mill has opened in Tigbauan, a coastal town in southern Iloilo province, and will boost milkfish and tilapia production in Western Visayas. The P30-million aquaculture feed mill facility inside the headquarters of the inter-governmental Southeast Asian Fisheries...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that agribusiness ventures in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental were among the national winners in the Young Farmers Challenge (YFC). The DA-Western Visayas led by Director Dennis Arpia produced four winners in the start-up categories...
ILOILO CITY – More than 8,500 teachers and principals in Western Visayas were officially promoted in an oath-taking witnessed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos in Roxas City, Capiz, on Monday, April 27. The mass oath-taking presided over by Department of...
Nearly 80,000 teachers around the country have so far been promoted under the Expanded Career Progression (ECP) System, President Marcos said. "Simula noong Agosto 2025 hanggang ngayon, halos walumpung libong teacher – 79,230 teachers at school head sa buong bansa ay na-promote na sa ilalim...
CEBU CITY – The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) pushed back against claims that innocent individuals were killed during an encounter between the military and the New People 's Army (NPA) in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 19....
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas posted a Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) of P683.44 billion in 2025. The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded an economic growth rate of 6.4 percent in the region comprising Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as well as the...
