ESTANCIA, Iloilo – Majority of public schools in Western Visayas officially opened classes on Thursday, August 31, after two days of postponement due to heavy rain and flooding from the southwest monsoon enhanced by typhoon “Goring.” STUDENTS at Estancia Central Elementary...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released an initial P1 million in aid for flood victims and others displaced by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by typhoon “Goring” in Western Visayas. DSWD-6 distributes relief goods to an elderly...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education said that 3,848 public schools in Western Visayas postponed the opening of classes on Tuesday, August 29, due to incessant rain and flood. RUFINA Andrada Santos Memorial School in Roxas City, Capiz proceeds with the opening of classes on Tuesday, August...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth more than P1 million from five drug pushers in a buy-bust operation amid rainy weather in Baragay Boulevard, Molo District here on Monday night, August 28. The Iloilo City Police-City Drug Enforcement Unit nabbed Al-June Manyalac Mateo, John...
ILOILO CITY – The start of the election period in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, August 28, in Western Visayas was generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office-6 said. POLICE conduct a checkpoint in Pavia town, Iloilo province at the start of the election period in...
ILOILO CITY – With the start of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections next week, security preparations are underway across Western Visayas region. Atty. Dennis Ausan, regional director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-6,...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has honored a policeman who died of a heart attack while serving a warrant of arrest in Miag-ao, Iloilo on August 13. POLICE Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Western Visayas police chief, salutes the casket of Police Executive Master Sgt. Carlos Patosa...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed the No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas in Maayon, Capiz on Saturday, August 19. The suspect was identified as Jerecho Dogelio Derramas, a 21-year-old laborer and resident of Barangay Alayunan, Maayon. Derramas, wanted for qualified rape, was arrested through a...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the big volume of shabu seized across Western Visayas is a manifestation of the strong support of the people to lawmen. “Masigasig ang ating mga kapulisan. Pero marami din nagsusumbong sa ating kapulisan...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) awarded 42 young farmers from across Western Visayas region with a financial grant. “This not only lifts your business but also your family’s future. Secure a future for your family. Be the catalyst of change for your generation. Be an...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas has dropped for the fifth consecutive month. A report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-6) said the inflation rate went down by one percent to 5.8 percent in July from 6.8 percent in June. A WOMAN passes by stalls selling...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor has condemned the policeman who fired a gun in front of three civilians in this city. “We will not tolerate this kind of attitude within our ranks,” said Villaflor, two days after Police Staff Sgt. Nico F....
