ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas posted a Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) of P683.44 billion in 2025. The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded an economic growth rate of 6.4 percent in the region comprising Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo provinces as well as the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reiterated its call on Thursday for Eastern Visayas residents to prepare for a major earthquake as the Central Leyte fault remains ripe for destructive ground shaking. During the Maghanda Summit at the Leyte Convention Complex in...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has received 18 complaints in Western Visayas for alleged violations of the ‘’anti-epal’’ or attention-seeker policy. DILG-6 Director Juan Jovian Ingeniero said these have been forwarded to the DILG Central Office in...
CEBU CITY – A strong earthquake and a devastating typhoon rocked Central Visayas last year but the region still recorded slight improvement in tourist arrivals. The Department of Development-Central Visayas (DepDev-7) said a total of 6.9 million tourists visited the region last year. Citing data...
ILOILO CITY – Tech giant Huawei is bringing its solar technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to Western Visayas region. Huawei Digital Power inked partnerships with Filipino companies to bring its cutting edge renewable energy services to the country, including Western Visayas, which...
CEBU CITY – More than 200 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Central Visayas have been repatriated due to the tension in the Middle East. According to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Central Visayas (OWWA-7), 202 OFWs from Region 7 have returned home, 59 from Saudi Arabia, 46 from...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has beefed up bike patrols in Western Visayas as fuel prices increased to the Middle East conflict. Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan, PRO-6 director, said the bike patrol is part of their austerity measures while sustaining police visibility. “This...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released more than P40.1 million in cash relief assistance (CRA) to tricycle drivers in Western Visayas region impacted by rising fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict. DSWD-6 Director Joselito G. Estember said a total...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released on Wednesday about P47.8 million in cash assistance to tricycle drivers in seven cities of Eastern Visayas to help cushion the effects of the current oil price hikes. DSWD Eastern Visayas Regional Director Grace...
ILOILO CITY—Around 1.41 million residents in Western Visayas region is registered under the Yaman ng Kalusugan (YAKAP), the primary care program of the State-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). PhilHealth-6 Regional Public Affairs Chief Janimhe Jalbuna said this is nearly 17.21...
ILOILO CITY – Around 3,000 fisherfolk in Western Visayas are set to receive fuel subsidy to ease the impact of the fuel crisis from the Middle East war. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-6, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), started the distribution last week in...
CEBU CITY – No major incident was recorded during the Holy Week in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said the eight focus crimes – murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, carnapping of motor vehicles, and carnapping of motorcycles – dropped...
