ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 vowed to step up security when First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos visits Western Visayas, particularly Iloilo. “We will add more security,” said PRO-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky on Monday, Nov. 25, following the assassination threats made by Vice...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has stepped up its crackdown against illegal land conversion in Western Visayas. VILLAREAL (Tara Yap) DAR-6 Regional Director Leomides Villareal ordered the Regional Legal Division to identify violators of illegal land...
Eastern Visayas showcased its stunning destinations and rich cultural heritage during the 3rd North Luzon Travel Expo, held from Nov. 21 to 23 at Waves Point in San Juan, La Union. Organized by the Department of Tourism (DOT), the event promoted interregional travel and aimed to forge partnerships...
The Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2024 Day 2 speakers and panelists for the morning session include (from left) Environmental and Energy Engineering Group of the UP Institute of Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Ma. Brida Lea D. Diola, Ascott CARES PH Sustainability Champion and...
BACOLOD CITY – Police apprehended a 23-year-old laborer wanted for attempted murder in Barangay Vista Alegre, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 18. THE third most wanted person in Western Visayas was caught in Barangay Vista Alegre, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 18....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development awarded 66 local government units in Western Visayas region for their strong programs in promoting child welfare. DSWD-6 Regional Director Arwin Razo led the conferment of the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance as part of this...
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board has announced a P30 increase in the daily minimum wage in Eastern Visayas that will be paid in two tranches. The wage increase was based on Wage Order No. RB VIll-24 approved on Nov. 5. The RTWRB said the wage order was implemented after a...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-Eastern Visayas reported that a total of 41,820 families or 129,000 individuals fled super typhoon “Pepito” in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Biliran on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Department of Social Welfare and Development has...
Starting Dec. 2, the daily minimum wage for private sector workers and the monthly salary of domestic helpers in Region VIII will increase following the approval of a P30 and P500 pay hike, respectively, by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) recorded a significant drop in the crime rate in Region 7. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of PRO-7, said the notable reduction in eight focus crimes highlighted the effectiveness of crime prevention strategies in the region....
ILOILO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that 62 local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region have earned the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG). “We laud the efforts of the LGUs in embodying good governance and raising the bar of...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth close to P500 million went up in smoke in the biggest destruction of seized dangerous drugs so far in Central Visayas. Over 71 kilos of shabu, three kilos of marijuana, 55 tablets of ecstasy, and other dangerous drugs with a combined amount of P489,415,611.42 were...
