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...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has recorded P27.8-million in damage to agriculture from the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ enhanced by tropical cyclones ‘’Crising,’’ ‘’Dante,’’ and ‘’Emong.’’ No storm signal was raised in the region but heavy rainfall flooded many...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed more than P15.8-million worth of relief aid in Western Visayas region as well as Negros Occidental province in the aftermath of monsoon rains enhanced by tropical cyclone “Crising.” As of 12 noon on July...
KALIBO, Aklan – More than 17,100 persons have been affected by the “habagat” (southwest monsoon) intensified by tropical storm “Crising” in Western Visayas. The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6 said affected persons were from 56 barangays in Antique, Aklan, and...
