CEBU CITY – Dengue cases in Central Visayas this year are approaching 6,000. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Tuesday, June 24, reported that 5,880 dengue cases with 10 deaths have been recorded in the region. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas media forum at the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Josefino D. Ligan is the new police chief of Western Visayas region after the Philippine National Police amended the order that named Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. as Police Regional Office-6 chief on Thursday, June 19. Peñones was assigned to the...
The Philippine Army (PA) carried out a maritime air patrol (MARPAT) over the waters of Central Visayas (Region 7) on Thursday, June 19, to enhance security and prevent illegal activities in the region. The Special Mission Aviation Company of the Army’s Aviation “Hiraya” Regiment used a...
ILOILO CITY — Western Visayas Regional Director Juan Jovian Ingeniero of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) are among the 17 government officials currently trapped in Israel after Iran’s retaliatory attacks. Ingeniero was seen in one of the photos initially released by...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas region dropped for the second consecutive month, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said. The agency said the inflation rate dropped 0.3 percent from 1.8 percent in April to 1.5 percent in May. “The downtrend was mainly due to the slower...
ILOILO CITY — A quasi-judicial agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas region has warned against online baby selling, particularly on Facebook. “Online baby selling is tantamount to human trafficking, child abuse, exploitation, and illegal...
TACLOBAN CITY – At least three town mayors from Eastern Visayas – Barugo, Leyte Mayor Aron Balais; Lawaan, Eastern Samar Mayor Athene Mendros, and Hindang, Leyte Mayor Betty Cabal – have been stranded in Israel after being caught in the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. In a message sent to...
ILOILO CITY – Enrollment in public schools in Western Visayas region dropped to less than one million students in school year 2025-2026 without Negros Occidental province. The Department of Education-6 recorded an initial enrollment of 905,494 students, down from 1.4 million in school year...
The Philippine Army (PA) hailed on Monday, June 16, the achievements of the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) against the communist insurgency in Eastern Visayas (Region 8). Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, PA commanding general, visited the headquarters of 8ID at Camp Vicente Lukban in Catbalogan, Samar over the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday suspended the license of the driver of the passenger van that crashed into a lamp post where two people were killed and nine injured here on Tuesday, June 10. The driver, who reportedly fled, was meted a 90-day suspension and was...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has been hailed as a top-performing unit in the country. The PRO-7, headed by regional director Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, announced that it led the Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) in April 2025 after scoring 81.986...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested 82 individuals in Western Visayas region for violating the Commission on Elections gun ban that started on Jan. 12 and ended midnight on June 12. The Police Regional Office-6 said majority of the violators of the gun ban were civilians with 78. Four were uniformed...
