House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The 51-strong Visayas bloc in the House of Representatives is the latest group of solon to express its support to Speaker Martin Romualdez. "Members of the Visayan Bloc express full support for Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, a...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has lauded local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region with high vaccination of children below five-years-old against measles and rubella (MR) as well as administration of oral polio vaccine. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left)...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 is urging local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region to strengthen measures against African Swine Fever (ASF). DA-6 issued the advisory as it has been receiving reports of the re-entry of processed pork products across the region....
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has logged three new cases of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 Covid-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH)-6 recorded these fresh cases from April 26 to May 6, according to a biosurveillance report. The first case of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 variant, also known as...
ILOILO CITY – After the massive blackout in Western Visayas late last month, the Committee on Infrastructure of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Western Visayas has urged the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to fast-track the improvement of its facilities. TRENAS (FB) “I...
PALO, Leyte – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made its services accessible to Eastern Visayas with the opening of its Tacloban Extension Office (EO) on Thursday, May 11. SECURITIES and Exchange Commission Chairman Emilio Aquino (right) thanks the National Economic Development...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas has eased for the second straight month. RESIDENTS check fresh fish for sale at Central Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 reported that the inflation rate in Region 6 dropped to 8.2 percent in April,...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) noted a 100 percent increase in measles-rubella cases in the region. Dr. Joanne Antonette Albito, Medical Officer 3 of the DOH-7 Family Health Section, said that 67 cases have been recorded in Cebu province from January to April this...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 Director Police Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco has stepped down from his post after serving Western Visayas for only nine months. FRANCISCO (PRO-6 FB) Francisco was transferred on Monday, May 8, to Camp Crame in Quezon City to lead the Directorate for...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has started its threat assessment in barangays as part of the tight security that will be enforced in the upcoming Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Negros Oriental is one of the areas that will be given more attention...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100,000 newborns and children below five years of age across Western Visayas region have been immunized against measles and polio in the first week of the massive nationwide immunization campaign. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left) assists in administering the oral polio...
ILOILO CITY – Several areas in Western Visayas have been flooded due to intermittent rainfall in the past two days amid the searing heat. As of May 4, the Western Visayas-Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council recorded flooding in parts of Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo. A...
