ILOILO CITY — The eighth most wanted person in Western Visayas region was arrested in this city on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ed, a 54-year-old farmer and a resident of Barangay Guihaman, Leganes town, Iloilo province. The warrant of arrest...
CEBU CITY – More than 100 policemen in Central Visayas with relatives running for elective positions next year will be reassigned to city or provincial offices. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that most of the 128 policemen who are set to be reassigned are from the Bohol...
ILOILO CITY – Police apprehended 475 individuals in 337 operations in Western Visayas region from October 7 to 13. Statistics show that the commitment of personnel and their unit commander’s patience and dedication toward their sworn duties, and of the community’s vital information, led to...
ILOILO CITY – Police recovered suspected shabu valued at more than P11.5 million in Western Visayas region in three days. The Police Regional Office-6 said approximately 1.6 kilos of shabu were seized from 60 suspected drug pushers from 6 a.m. October 7 to 5:59 a.m. October 10. Ten were...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped to 3.3 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said on Thursday, October 10. A VEGETABLE vendor in Iloilo City. The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped in September to 3.3 percent. (Tara Yap) Nida Amolar, PSA-6...
TACLOBAN CITY – Familiar and dominant families in Eastern Visayas filed their Certificates of Candidacy for the 2025 mid-term elections. Leyte Gov. Jerico Petilla is running for his second term against Romeo Plasquita and Minda Buctot. Vice Gov. Leonardo Javier is unopposed. ROMUALDEZ (FB)...
ILOILO CITY— Police confiscated suspected shabu worth P2.2 million from 16 drug pushers in buy-bust operations in Western Visayas region in 24 hours. The Police Regional Office-6 reported that 325 grams of shabu were seized from 6 a.m. on October 1 to 5:59 a.m. on October 2. Four...
ANTIQUE — A total of 3,265 policemen have been deployed across Western Visayas as part of security measures as candidates for the May 2025 elections started filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) on Tuesday, October 1. POLICE secure a mall in San Jose de Buenavista...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) chief Sanny Boy Oropel said that the sinking flyover connecting this city to Pavia town, Iloilo will fully reopen on Christmas Day as accelerated repairs are ongoing. PROTESTERS flock to the sinking Ungka Flyover that...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon has been named as the regional chairperson of the country’s most dominant political party, the Lakas-CMD, in Central Visayas. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) raise the hands of...
CEBU CITY – Twenty-nine more barangays were added to the list of drug-cleared areas in Central Visayas. THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing during a recent meeting. (Photo from PDEA-7) The 29 barangays were included after the deliberation process conducted by the Regional...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has urged local government units in Western Visayas to update their Comprehensive Land Use Plan. REGIONAL Director Eva Maria Marfil (center) of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) speaks at the...
