ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 seized more than P14-million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas in the second week of the leadership of Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky. A LADY drug pusher yields P5.5-million worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation in Estancia town, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment (DENR) reiterated the need to preserve the six endemic species of Western Visayas region. “Everyone is called upon to do their fair share in preserving our ecosystems so that native and endemic animals and plants can thrive,” said DENR-6 Regional...
ILOILO CITY – A group of journalists and officials have raised concerns over press freedom after libel cases were filed by Department of Education (DepEd)-6 (Western Visayas) Regional Director Ramir Uytico against four radio anchors of DYRI-RMN Iloilo. UYTICO The National Union of Journalists of...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started signing medical and burial assistance agreements with hospitals, funeral companies, and other medical service providers in Western Visayas. SOME of the partner institutions of the DSWD-6 in the implementation of its...
ILOILO CITY — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has ordered newly installed Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky to strengthen the anti-drug campaign in Western Visayas. PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police...
Around 4,000 farmers in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula are feeling the brunt of the El Niño phenomenon as the regions’ agricultural sector is among the hardest hit, the Task Force El Niño said on Sunday, Feb. 18. (Photo by Nana Buxani/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...
Police arrested two wanted persons in Western Visayas in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Valentine's Day. A 19-year-old man was nabbed for three counts of rape in Barangay 4. Lawmen said the suspect, the fourth most wanted person, was arrested through a warrant and no bail was recommended for his...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in January is the lowest for Western Visayas since 2019. CONSUMERS buy fish in a stall in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said that prices of basic goods and services dropped 0.2 percent from 3.2 percent in December to three...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P51.6-million in Western Visayas in January. SUSPECTED drug pushers Dindo and Gigil yield P4.96-million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. (PNP RPDEU-6) The Police Regional Office...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 19-year-old man tagged as the fifth most wanted person in Western Visayas in Barangay Bulad, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, February 1. The suspect was charged with rape and violation of Republic Act 9995 (Section 4(A) and Section 4(D) of Anti-Photo...
As the El Niño phenomenon persisted, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported additional rice damage in parts of Western Visayas and Zamboanga during the early months of the year. The DA-Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DA-DRRM) said that some rice fields suffered P109 million losses by...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
