ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth P302.5 million from May to December 19 in Western Visayas. SUSPECTED shabu valued at P40.8 million was seized from two suspected drug pushers in Janiuay town, Iloilo province on December 17. (PNP RPDEU-6) Police...
TACLOBAN CITY – Thirty local government units in Eastern Visayas were recognized in the 2023 Gawad Kalasag Seal of Excellence Award in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance-Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils and Offices (LDRRMCO) on Wednesday,...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region 6 might phase out a little over 2,500 passenger jeepneys across Western Visayas region by the end of the year. “That’s if the operators fail to beat the December 31 deadline for operators to join a cooperative or...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor said the illegal drug trade in Western Visayas is not alarming despite a large volume of suspected shabu seized on December 17 by the PRO-6 Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU-6) worth P40.8 million in...
CEBU CITY – The new regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) assumed his post on Monday, December 18. Emerson Margate replaced Jigger Montallana who was transferred to the PDEA Central Office International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Service....
CEBU CITY – No major untoward incidents were recorded at the start of the dawn Masses or “Misa de Gallo” in Region 7 on Saturday, December 16, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 chief Police Brig. Gen. Anthony...
ILOILO CITY – South Korea recently inspected a greenhouse project at the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC) here. Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 Regional Director Dennis Arpia said First Secretary Lee Jeoung Bin of the South Korean...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped to four percent in November. A MAN purchases tomatoes in a stall at the Iloilo Terminal Market in Iloilo City. The Philippine Statistics Authority said the inflation rate in Western Visayas went down to four percent in November. (Tara...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas has urged adults 18-years-old and above to avail of flu vaccination. It also asked individuals 45-years-old and above to avail of pneumococcal vaccine on December 14 and 15. Jelyn Lopez-Malibago, DOH-8 information officer, said that...
CEBU CITY – Security measures are in place for “Simbang Gabi” (dawn Mass) starting on December 16, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Some 6,000 police personnel will be deployed in various areas in Region 7 for Simbang Gabi. Bulk of them will be deployed in churches as...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) recorded more cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region in 2022 than in 2021. The DOH-7 reported that 1,012 individuals in Central Visayas were infected with HIV that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome last...
ILOILO CITY – Police apprehended the second most wanted person in Western Visayas on Thursday, December 7, in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province. The Police Regional Office-6 identified the suspect as alias “Mig,” “Joan,” and “Ron Ron.” The suspect, a member of the New People’s Army...
