TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas (Region 8) had zero election-related incidents (ERIs) during the election period from Jan. 9 to June 8, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 said Friday, June 10. Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, PRO-8 director, said 41,537 Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Extension Campus in Pandan, Antique is expected to be finished in September this year. From the University of the Philippines Visayas website As of May 14, the extension campus was already 48.43 percent completed. The construction started in October...
POLICE in Anilao, Iloilo conduct a checkpoint as they implement the election gun ban. (Anilao PNP) ILOILO CITY – Police have arrested 240 gun ban violators across Western Visayas or Region 6 as the election period ended last Wednesday, June 8. “The arrests are the product of our close...
Better shopping experience for Cebuanos For the purpose of bringing fun and seamless online shopping experience to more Filipinos across the country, Shopee, continues expansion of its Shopee Xpress hubs across the Visayas region as more hubs are established in Cebu City, Bogo, Moalboal, and other...
CEBU CITY – Seventy percent of the target population in Region 7 or Central Visayas have been vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 7 announced Wednesday, June 8. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-Region 7 director, said the the 70 percent vaccination rate was the initial...
A MAKESHIFT hospital in a gym in Maasin, Iloilo when the province had a dengue outbreak in 2019. (Leo Solinap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas or Region 6 recorded 297 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue in just one week. The Department of Health-Region 6 (DOH...
A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) expanded its services by approving three additional branches in Visayas. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) These are the Alang-Alang Branch in Leyte Chapter and La Carlota City and San Carlos City Branches in Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter. The...
DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista leads the inauguration of a newly constructed agency operations center, motorpool, and information technology building to serve its beneficiaries in Western Visayas. (DSWD) As it aims to further improve the delivery of social protection packages to its...
CEBU CITY – Fewer cases of violence against women and children have been noted in Central Visayas from January to June this year. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) reported that in the first half of this year, cases of violence against women and children in the region dropped by...
TACLOBAN CITY – Following last Monday’s twin blast incidents in Isabela City, Basilan that injured two persons and damaged four vehicles, Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) director Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac has directed all unit commanders and chiefs of police in the region...
