ILOILO CITY – Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government has proposed the creation of a unified 911 system for faster emergency response in Western Visayas region. Remulla held a Feb. 21 command conference with key officials of DILG-attached agencies and...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Education-Central Visayas (DepEd-7) assured that there are no ghost beneficiaries under its Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP). JIMENEZ (FB) DepEd-7 Regional Director Salustiano Jimenez issued the clarification amid the ongoing investigation of supposed...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education-6 said there are no ghost learners in the senior high school program in Western Visayas. HIGH school students in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “We have not monitored such an incident here in the region,” said DepEd-6 Information Officer Hernani Escullar Jr....
LOILO CITY – A five-year road map for the development and innovation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been created in Western Visayas. The Regional Development Council-6 conducted a soft launching of the 2025-2030 AI Development Action Plan of Western Visayas on Friday, Feb. 14. The road map...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed officials to fast-track infrastructure projects in Western Visayas. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) presides over the Regional Development Council meeting in Iloilo City on Feb. 13. (PCO) The President made the directive...
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that struck parts of Eastern Visayas at 8:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. The tremor’s epicenter was located 32 kilometers northeast of...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas will now be able respond to emergencies as quickly as possible with the help of technology. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Friday, Feb. 14, launched the Emergency Alert Button app that the public can use to seek immediate police...
CEBU CITY – Seized illegal drugs valued at almost P300 million were destroyed here on Thursday, Feb. 13. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, loads a pack of shabu into a thermal facility during the destruction of seized illegal drugs on...
CEBU CITY – Thirty-three areas in Central Visayas have been declared areas of concern in the upcoming elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, signs a solidarity pact signifying the commitment of various law enforcement...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division officially activated the Task Force Hope-Eastern Visayas on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to ensure an honest, orderly, and secure local elections in the region in May. Col. Arlino Sendaydiego, commander of Task Force Hope-EV, said they...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said. Nida Amolar, PSA-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, said the inflation rate was up 0.2 percent to 3.6 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December....
TACLOBAN CITY – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and wife Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda led congressmen from Eastern Visayas who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 5. SPEAKER Romualdez (HOR FB) Others signatories were Tingog party-list...
