ILOILO CITY – Nine graduates of the University of the Philippines Visayas and Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology in Iloilo province landed in the Top 10 of the recent Licensure Examination for Fisheries Professionals conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission...
ILOILO CITY — The crime rate in the first nine months of the year in Western Visayas dropped by more than 200 incidents. A report released by the Police Regional Office-6 said 14,380 criminal incidents were recorded from January to September, 209 lower than the 14,589 recorded during the same...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, October 13, that the easterlies—warm winds from the Pacific Ocean—will continue to affect the eastern sections of Luzon and the Visayas, bringing cloudy skies and scattered rains to several...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, October 11, that a trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) and a southwesterly windflow are expected to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms over parts of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Based...
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government here and other areas in Eastern Visayas ordered the suspension of classes on all levels and work in government offices starting Friday afternoon, following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake. Mayor Alfred Romualdez issued Executive Order No. 2025-10-57 declaring...
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...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has urged tourists to exercise caution after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Cebu, with tremors felt across the Visayas and parts of Luzon and Mindanao on the night of Sept. 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco also sought urgent assistance from the Office of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
TACLOBAN CITY – Classes have been suspended in several areas in the Eastern Visayas region on Wednesday following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake near Bogo City, Cebu province, that was also felt in Leyte and Samar provinces Tuesday night. In the island-province of Biliran, Gov. Rogelio Espina...
Damages were reported in magnitude-6.9 earthquake that rocked Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. One of those damaged was the centuries-old Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima Church in Daanbantayan, Cebu. A Facebook post by the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima showed the...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted Cebu and nearby provinces on Tuesday night, Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs said the tectonic quake struck at 9:59 p.m., with its epicenter traced...
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...
