BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen individuals in Negros and Panay have been permanently disqualified from possessing a driver’s license since January this year due to severe traffic infractions, the Land Transportation Office-Western Visayas (LTO-6) reported on Monday. Among these are a male motorist in...
Tropical Storm “Ramil” left at least seven people dead and affected 133,000 individuals across four regions in Luzon and Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday, Oct. 20. A total of 56,000 families or 173,000 individuals from Cagayan...
ILOILO CITY — The crime rate in the first nine months of the year in Western Visayas dropped by more than 200 incidents. A report released by the Police Regional Office-6 said 14,380 criminal incidents were recorded from January to September, 209 lower than the 14,589 recorded during the same...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 is seeking an assessment of the structural integrity of infrastructure across Western Visayas region following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in nearby Cebu province. OCD-6 Regional Director Raul Fernandez urged national government agencies (NGAs), local...
ILOILO CITY — Damage to agriculture from the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by severe tropical storm "Opong" in Western Visayas has increased to P36.7 million. Consolidated report released by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6 on Tuesday, Sept. 30, said Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has distributed more than P22.3 million in assistance for tropical cyclone ‘Opong’ victims in Western Visayas as of 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Opong affected around 355,548 persons in 1,284 barangays in 91 towns and cities in the...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 said the One Trillion Peso March against corruption in Western Visayas on Sunday, Sept. 21, was generally peaceful. “I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all rallyists for exercising their right to free expression in a peaceful and responsible manner....
ILOILO CITY—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed more than P136-million worth of illegal drugs from Western Visayas region. PDEA-6 Regional Director Ralph Rommel Torres led the ceremonial destruction on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Iloilo City landfill. Bulk of the drugs...
ILOILO CITY—The Department of Health (DOH) is investigating numerous complaints against the chief of the regional hospital Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) based in this city. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo confirmed they are looking into allegations against WVMC chief Dr. Joseph...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said almost 96.5 percent of barangays in Western Visayas region have been cleared of illegal drugs. Data showed that 1,963 out of the 3,389 barangays have been declared drug-free. PDEA-6 Regional Director Ralph Rommel Torres said that 119...
ILOILO CITY – Six people died and two persons remain missing from the stormy weather last month in Western Visayas region, latest data released by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6 chaired by the Office of Civil Defense-6 on the impact of the ‘’habagat’’...
Nestled in La Paz, Iloilo City, the Western Visayas State University (WVSU) has been recognized for its outstanding performance and excellence in teacher education, nursing, and medicine, producing topnotchers in licensure examinations. In 1975, the WVSU-College of Medicine was established and...
