ILOILO CITY – The Philippines Statistics Authority announced that Western Visayas was the fastest growing regional economy in the country last year. THE booming skyline of Iloilo City, the regional capital of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The economy went up in the region comprised of Aklan, Antique,...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Region 6 has allowed schools across Western Visayas to implement distance learning due to the extreme heat. PUPILS listen to their teacher at the Iloilo Central Elementary School in Iloilo City. The Department of Education (DepEd)-Region 6 has...
ILOILO CITY – After recording its highest inflation rate in 14 years at 10.8 percent in February, inflation or the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time decelerated by 1.7 percent in Western Visayas to 9.1 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. A MAN looks at...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 has stopped the alleged illegal construction of a concrete house located within a protected forestland in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. A STOPPAGE order was issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
ILOILO CITY – The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)-6 has released the five-year development plan for Western Visayas. Juvelyn Pamonag of NEDA-6 presented the salient features of the eight-point socio-economic agenda and the highlights of the Western Visayas Regional Development Plan...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas logged more than a million sea passengers during the Holy Week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PERSONNEL of the Philippine Coast Guard assists a passenger in Iloilo City. (PCG Iloilo) The PCG said 1,045,194 passengers traveled across different ports in Western...
ILOILO CITY – The commemoration of Holy Week in Western Visayas was generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said. TWO police officers secure citizens of Iloilo City during the Holy Week. (Tara Yap) The number of crimes decreased during the Holy Week compared to the same period last...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 has deployed 2,332 policemen to secure the Holy Week in Western Visayas. POLICE and other force multipliers have been tapped to secure visitors in Boracay Island this Holy Week. (Malay-Boracay Tourism Office) PRO-6 chief Brig. Gen. Leo...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) is stepping up intelligence gathering after three suspected Indian terrorists were arrested in March. “We will beef up our intelligence monitoring through inter-agency collaboration,” said Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, PRO-6 chief. The...
ILOILO CITY – Farmers in Western Visayas have been urged to plant early in preparation for this year’s El Niño weather phenomenon. "Right now, we are encouraging our local government units (LGUs) to help us inform and guide the farmers in the early planting activities,” said Engr. Jose Albert...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-6 assured enough pork supply amid the rising cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Western Visayas. Dr. John Roel Hilario, DA-6 regional veterinary quarantine officer, said the number of hogs in the region is enough to sustain the demand of...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 2,279 jobs in Western Visayas are up for grabs in a two-day tourism job fair from March 30 to 31 at the Robinsons Place Jaro here. The Trabaho, Turismo, Asenso: the Philippine Tourism Job Fair of the Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 and the Department of Labor and Employment...