The Department of Science and Technology recently awarded 256 outstanding scholars from the Western Visayas region. The DOST awards scholars with In Touch with Excellence (ITWE) medals in an April 25, 2025 awarding ceremony in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) They were recipients of the In Touch with...
President Marcos' move to fulfill his promise to lower the price of rice to as low as P20 per kilo, at least in the Visayas region, was not a political move, Malacañang said. The move was neither related to the recent drop in Marcos' approval, nor a campaign strategy for the administration...
ILOILO CITY – The Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) of Western Visayas region dropped to P641.76 billion in 2024 from the P1 trillion in 2023 without Negros Occidental province. MORE buildings at Iloilo Business Park in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippines Statistics Authority recorded an...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Office-6 has issued show-cause orders following two major vehicular accidents in Bacolod City and a southern Iloilo town during the Holy Week. THREE persons were killed and 17 others, including two policemen, were injured when a red Toyota Innova driven by an...
ILOILO CITY—The Holy Week was generally peaceful in Western Visayas region. Except for vehicular accidents, the Police Regional Office-6 did not record any major criminal incidents in Western Visayas. This was attributed to the deployment of police all over Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and...
LOILO CITY — As the Holy Week comes to a close, the Commission on Elections-6 urged voters and candidates to reflect. COMELEC-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan speaks to the media in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “In the spirit of Lent, it is a time of reflection,” said Comelec-6...
ILOILO CITY—The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying 1,680 police officers to secure the Holy Week in Western Visayas. POLICE stand in attention at the Iloilo City Police Office headquarters. (Tara Yap) The Police Regional Office-6 under Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky has...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas have been placed on heightened alert starting Monday, April 14, as part of the “Oplan: Holy Week and Summer Vacation.” K9 units have been deployed in Cebu ports as security has been tightened in anticipation of the influx of passengers traveling for the...
BACOLOD CITY – Three graduates of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUPV) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental topped the recent Electronics Engineers Licensure Examination (EELE) and Electronics Technicians Licensure Examination (ETLE). TUPV topnotchers. (Photo via...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky of the Police Regional Office-6 assured substantial deployment of policemen across Western Visayas region for the elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky of the Police Regional Office-6 and Comelec-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan during a security...
ILOILO CITY – With less than a month before the May 12 elections, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned anew candidates across Western Visayas region from taking credit for the government’s financial aid programs. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo (center) speaks to...
ILOILO CITY — Prices of basic goods and services in Western Visayas remained unchanged for the second straight month. PEOPLE purchase goods in a stall in a wet market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority-6 reported that the region’s inflation rate remained at 2.7...
