ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-6 said on Friday, June 23, that 25 cases of the mosquito-borne disease Japanese encephalitis were recorded in Western Visayas. DOH-6 said Iloilo had the most number of Japanese encephalitis cases with 12, including four fatalities. Seven cases were...
ILOILO CITY – Seventy-three children are up for adoption in Western Visayas, the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO)-6 said. THE Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO)-6 conducts a forum on a new law that makes legal adoption easier in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The RACCO-6 has...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said 3,656 out of the 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas or 90.25 percent have been cleared of illegal drugs. A PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency K-9 inspects luggage at the public transport terminal in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 on Monday, June 19, announced the purchase of 5,000 drug test kits for organic personnel at its headquarters in Camp Delgado here. "This is my way of checking my personnel’s integrity and commitment to their sworn duty. As law enforcers, they must have...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of the Vice President has bestowed the Pasidungog Award to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) for providing livelihood programs to the poor. DOLE-6 Director Atty. Sixto Rodriguez Jr. (second from right) receives the Pasidungog Award...
BACOLOD CITY – Illegal drugs worth P87,227,845.13 were confiscated in Western Visayas from Jan. 1 to May 31. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) talks to PDEA-Western Visayas acting Director Melvin Estoque (left) during the recent Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) meeting...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 6 has welcomed the recent endorsement of Sen. Cynthia Villar for the approval of three legislated hatcheries in the Western Visayas region and 19 others across the country. VILLAR (FB) “The primary goal of these hatcheries...
ILOILO CITY – Antique is the only province in Western Visayas region that has no African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. DR. Jonic Natividad, focal person of the Department of Agriculture for African Swine Fever, talks to hog raisers in Sibalom town, Antique province. (DA-6 PIO) To maintain this...
ILOILO CITY – The most wanted man in Western Visayas region was apprehended in Makati City on Thursday, June 1. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 identified the suspect as Elfren “Pedoy” Bagatnan of Ajuy town, Iloilo province. The 31-year-old who is believed to be the leader of gun-for-hire...
ILOILO CITY – Forecasters have warned residents of Western Visayas region to remain on alert as light to heavy rains and isolated thunderstorms that could trigger massive flooding and landslides are still possible even as typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”) is about to exit the...
ILOILO CITY -- Several passenger vessels canceled sea trips on Sunday, May 28, despite no area in Western Visayas region under storm signal due to typhoon "Betty." “It’s not the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that canceled the trips. It’s the initiative of companies as precautionary...
ILOILO CITY – Government agencies and local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region are beefing up preparations for super typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”). The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-6 has raised its alert level and the...
