DA-Western Visayas FB ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday, Dec. 5, the first case of bird flu in Western Visayas after chicken in a poultry farm in Barangay Cagay, Roxas City, the capital of Capiz, have been infected. “The region now is on high alert for the first...
CEBU CITY – Multiple criminal charges were filed against a woman here who allegedly abused her four-year-old daughter through online sexual exploitation. THE National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas raids the house of a Cebu City resident accused of sexually exploiting her daughter....
ILOILO CITY – The newly installed regional director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is pushing for the modernization of the agriculture and fishery sectors in the region. BARROGO (DA photo) “We must strive to modernize agri-fishery and agribusiness sectors as stipulated...
CEBU CITY -- More than 600 cases of human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have been recorded in Central Visayas from January to September this year, data from the Department of Health-CV showed. Data showed that the province of Cebu has the most HIV/AIDS cases...
ILOILO CITY – Nineteen graduates of the West Visayas State University (WVSU) in this city landed in the Top 10 of the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) this month. THE 19 nursing graduates of the West Visayas State University (WVSU)...
ILOILO CITY – Three micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Western Visayas region won the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) PRAISE award in the recent 2022 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) in Manila. DOST-6 Director Rowen Gelonga (second from left) poses...
CEBU CITY -- Police in Central Visayas have intensified their campaign against loose firearms. Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, chief of the Police Regional Office-7, on Friday, Nov. 25, checks the loose firearms that were surrendered or seized by the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-7, which is...
A SCREENSHOT of the music video in which Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba is singing and dancing to the tune of ‘Life is Beautiful’ jingle. The scene was shot at the Magellan’s Cross beside the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino de Cebu. (Calvin D. Cordova) CEBU CITY – The hashtag...
BORONGAN CITY – As Surf in the City 2022, the biggest sporting event in Eastern Visayas opens, the Philippine National Surfing Team trained more than 60 aspiring young athletes in the Groms Grassroot Program for young surfers here from Nov. 24 to 25. “Grom” is short for the slang term...
Most of Luzon and Visayas may enjoy a generally fair weather condition in the next 24-hour period, while residents of Mindanao may still expect rains due to the prevalence of Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over a lotto and small town lottery (STL) shares worth P11,788,540 to 27 local government units (LGUs) in Visayas on Thursday, Nov. 24. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The check was personally handed by PCSO General Manager...
The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded the local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas region for their improvement in competitiveness. The skyline of Mandurriao district in Iloilo City, which is the new center of economic...
