ILOILO CITY – The Competitiveness Bureau of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded the five most competitive local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region on Nov. 5. DTI-6 Regional Director Rachel Nufable said the awards highlight the importance of collaboration to...
ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-six life vests were distributed to police units in Western Visayas on Oct. 31 after a policeman drowned while on duty on Oct. 16. “No one else should die while on duty,” said Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, who stressed that this...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 said that All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day were generally peaceful in Western Visayas. PRO-6 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky said there was no major incident during "Undas" and cited operating units for maintaining peace and order. PEOPLE...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that prices of “Undas” products like candles and bottled water are stable across Western Visayas. CANDLES sold in a store for ‘Undas’ in Iloilo City on Thursday, Oct. 31. (Tara Yap) “Our monitoring results show a...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has deployed 1,900 police officers to secure All Saints’ Day in Western Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO-6 chief, on Thursday, Oct. 31, ordered police chiefs in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental provinces as well...
ILOILO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has implemented more than P735.6 million in solar-powered irrigation projects in Western Visayas region in four years. A SOLAR-powered irrigation project in San Enrique town, Iloilo province. (NIA-Region 6) “We want to...
ILOILO CITY – Severe tropical storm “Kristine” affected nearly 334,000 persons across Western Visayas region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 said on Sunday, Oct. 27. CLEARING operations are conducted in Iloilo City during the aftermath of tropical cyclone ‘Kristine.’...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started distributing relief items for people affected by severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Western Visayas. Arwin O. Razo, DSWD-6 officer-in-charge, said they have around P146 million in relief goods. THE Department of...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education-6 said that 2,253 public schools in Western Visayas region have cancelled classes due to tropical storm “Kristine.” COLLEGE students go home in Iloilo City on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after classes were suspended due to bad weather from tropical storm...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has urged the Philippine National Police to issue guidelines on the proper uniform of policemen assigned to maritime patrols following the death of a police officer last week. MARITIME police conduct search and retrieval operation on a police officer who...
ILOILO CITY — The eighth most wanted person in Western Visayas region was arrested in this city on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ed, a 54-year-old farmer and a resident of Barangay Guihaman, Leganes town, Iloilo province. The warrant of arrest...
ILOILO CITY – Police apprehended 475 individuals in 337 operations in Western Visayas region from October 7 to 13. Statistics show that the commitment of personnel and their unit commander’s patience and dedication toward their sworn duties, and of the community’s vital information, led to...
