ILOILO CITY – Dengue cases in Western Visayas increased by 114 percent in the first six months of this year, the Department of Health-6 reported on Monday, August 12. The DOH-6 Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit recorded 10,188 dengue cases from January 1 to August 3, 2024, 5,428...
CEBU CITY – The anti-crime campaign in Region 7 has been unrelenting, and, as a result, more than 62,000 crime suspects were arrested in the past two years, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. The PRO-7 said that from June 30, 2022 to July 31, 2024, 62,347 individuals...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped to 4.8 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said on Friday, August 9. THE La Paz Market in Iloilo City is abuzz with commercial activity. (Tara Yap) ida Amolar, PSA-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist,...
ILOILO CITY — Police arrested 111 wanted persons in Western Visayas region in two days. The Police Regional Office-6 apprehended 12 most wanted persons and 99 other wanted persons from 6 a.m. on August 5 to 6 a.m. on August 7. WANKY (PRO-6) Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO-6 director, said there...
Local communist groups seem to target students who are shy but smart. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rose (Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa pointed this out during the continuation of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on the issue. Aside...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sen. Bong Go led the Malasakit sa Kooperatiba Awarding Ceremony for Cooperative Beneficiaries of Region 8 on Saturday, August 3, in Catbalogan City, Samar. SEN. Bong Go turned over financial assistance to 23 cooperatives from Eastern Visayas on Saturday, August 3. (Gov. Ann...
CEBU CITY – Forty-nine barangays in Central Visayas have been declared as drug-cleared. THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) convenes to discuss the drug situation in various barangays in Central Visayas. (PDEA-7) The 49 barangays earned the drug-cleared status...
LOILO CITY – The most wanted person in Western Visayas region was caught in Valderrama town, Antique province on Wednesday, July 31. RONALD (center), the most wanted person in Western Visayas region, was apprehended by the police in Antique on July 31. (PRO-6 PIO) Ronald, 40, was arrested...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas play a crucial role in disaster mitigation. THE recent Visayas leg of Handa Pilipinas: Innovation in Climate and Disaster Resilience Nationwide Exposition organized by the Department of...
ILOILO CITY – Jails in Western Visayas remain overcrowded despite registering a lower congestion rate of 280 percent in the first six months of this year. THE construction of a new jail facility is underway in Leganes town, Iloilo province. (BJMP-6) According to the Bureau of Jail Management and...
Images KEVIN DE ASIS Everything is happening in Iloilo City and it’s not only because it has been declared the Philippines’ first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. EAT LIKE AN ILONGGO From top: Callos by Kalel Chan and Kieth Bianson; beef tenderloin with gravy infused with tabagak or salted...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Regional Office 8 said the opening of classes in Eastern Visayas on Monday, July 29, was smooth. Jazmin Calzita, DepEd-8 information officer, reported 828,720 enrollees for school year 2024-2025 as of posting time. "As of this time, there...
