ILOILO CITY – Seventy-one persons were rescued from human trafficking across Western Visayas region by a council under the auspices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2022. “Majority of them were women,” said Xzyrabelle M. Servento, secretariat of the Regional...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-6 has expanded the Covid bivalent vaccines to senior citizens and those with comorbidities in Western Visayas region. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/VACCINES_bad6586d4a/VACCINES_bad6586d4a.jfif) THE roll-out for the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) awarded five local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas for their efficient mechanisms in delivering social services. DSWD-6 Director Carmelo Nochete led the awarding during the Pagdayaw 2023: A Night of Recognition...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed aid worth an estimated P2.53 million to victims of the monsoon rains and flood triggered by typhoon “Egay” in Western Visayas. THE Quick Response Team (QRT) packs rice for food packs at the DSWD-6 warehouse...
ILOILO CITY – Police have arrested the most wanted person in Western Visayas in Dumangas town, Iloilo province. The Iloilo Provincial Police Office-Provincial Intelligence Unit (IPPO-PUI), the 2nd Iloilo Provincial Mobile Force Company, and the Dumangas Municipal Police Station nabbed the suspect...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 has started reviewing the proposed P100 salary hike for workers in Western Visayas. “We hope to gather insights that will shape policies that are grounded in the actual needs of the workers and the current economic situation and give...
ILOILO CITY — In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. mentioned the proposed mega-bridges for Western Visayas region as well as improvement in the power transmission highway. Marcos said that the bridges linking the...
ILOILO CITY – The transport strike and the second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Western Visayas on Monday, July 24, were generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said....
BACOLOD CITY – The Aklan Police Provincial Office emerged on top of the Police Regional Office-6 Civil Disturbance Management Competition recently. “This is for the unpredictable crowds, the potential for violence while being able to delicately balance between control and respect for human...
ILOILO CITY – Two police officers from Western Visayas tested positive for drugs. One of them is assigned to Camp Delgado, the Police Regional Office-6 headquarters here and the other is deployed to Negros Occidental. The surprise drug test among policemen and personnel conducted earlier this...
The campus director of the Philippine Science High School - Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC)Shena Faith Ganela has been awarded as STAR Educator in the 9th edition of the International School Awards (ISA) at Marriot Marquis in Bangkok, Thailand. *Shena Faith Ganela, campus director of Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Maggi, the food and flavoring brand of Nestlé Philippines, has committed to boost the farm school programs of the Department of Education (DepEd)-6 in Western Visayas region. NESTLÉ Philippines Corporate Affairs Manager Kevin Carpio and Nestlé Philippines Assistant Vice President...