KALIBO, Aklan – More than 17,100 persons have been affected by the “habagat” (southwest monsoon) intensified by tropical storm “Crising” in Western Visayas. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6 said affected persons were from 56 barangays in Antique, Aklan, and...
CEBU CITY – A cell phone technician was arrested with more than P1-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ermita here on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The 40-year-old suspect, Warren, yielded 150 grams of shabu valued at P1,020,000 when he was cornered by the...
KALIBO, Aklan – Tropical depression “Crising” halted classes for more than 418,000 students in Western Visayas region on Thursday, July 17. The Department of Education-6 reported that 1,322 schools in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as well as in the regional capital of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Several local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas suspended classes on Thursday due to heavy rains dumped by tropical depression “Crising.” These LGUs were the towns of Naval, Almeria, Culaba, Cabucgayan, Kawayan, and Caibiran in Biliran province; and Baybay City,...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized more than P169-million worth of illegal drugs in Western Visayas region in the first half of the year. Data released by the Police Regional Office-6 said 24.55 kilos of suspected shabu worth P166.9 million and 17.315 kilos of marijuana valued at P2 million were...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division of the Philippine Army reported that 45 members of the New People’s Army were neutralized and 54 firearms were seized during intensified military operations from January to June in Eastern Visayas. Major Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio,...
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) recognized the conservation efforts of its local affiliate, together with Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI), in helping protect the Tañon Strait in Cebu. TVI, a subsidiary of...
ILOILO CITY — Grassroots leaders Reynilda Partida and Fredil Muid reminded graduates of University of the Philippines Visayas to embrace community service. Partida and Muid said they can make a difference in their own communities during the July 8 ceremony at the main campus of UP Visayas in...
CEBU CITY – Inflation in Central Visayas dropped to its lowest so far this year, from 0.9 percent in May to 0.2 percent in June. The Philippine Statistics Authority-Central Visayas (PSA-7) said the 0.2 percent decrease was a dramatic slowdown compared to 4.8 percent in June 2024. The significant...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped in consecutive months in the first half of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said on Tuesday. The agency said inflation went down from four percent in January to 0.6 percent in June. Inflation rate was 3.1 percent in...
ILOILO CITY – Newly installed governors and mayors in Western Visayas region will undergo orientation on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). Office of Civil Defense-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez said the orientation is important for the new local chief executives (LCEs) to enable...
CEBU CITY – Shabu valued at more than P500 million was seized in the past six months in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that from January to June, 4,101 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted. Confiscated were 76,120.35 grams of shabu worth...
