Senatorial candidate and former Deparment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has underscored vital infrastructure developments that were started under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build’ initiative. Senatorial candidate Mark Villar (MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 4,119 cops across Western Visayas region were able to cast their votes ahead of the May 9 national and local elections. Based on the data released by Police Regional Office (PRO-6), the turnout was 96.76 percent of the total 4,257 cops allowed to avail the Local Absentee...
The UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is planning to hold not one, not two, but three "miting de avances" during the final week of the campaign period. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Davao City Mayor Sara...
Food artisans from Balasan town, Iloilo province interact with the audience at “Namit”, a culinary showcase at SM City Iloilo in celebration of Filipino Food Month. (Photo courtesy of DOT-6) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism-Reg. 6 launched a three-day event highlighting the Ilonggo and...
The booming skyline of Iloilo City. (Photo courtesy of Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas region has posted a 5.9 percent growth in 2021 in a remarkable rebound since business in the country and rest of the world suffered after the declaration of pandemic in early 2020....
CEBU CITY – The Central Visayas police reported they had seized a combined P110 million worth of illegal drugs in 71 operations launched in a single day in the whole region. Josh Vincent Camion is arrested after at least 10 kilos of shabu worth P68 million were seized from him in a buy-bust...
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) lauded the seven cops assigned in Western Visayas region for passing the bar examinations. Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo (center) awards the PNP Efficiency Medal to Police Major Danny Lamera (right) for passing the bar examinations. Lamera...
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) has once again clarified that politicians in Western Visayas region cannot remove beneficiaries from any of its programs. A family in Anini-y town, Antique province is benefitting from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo vowed to find solutions to Siquijor’s power supply and internet connection issues to improve the living condition of residents in the country’s third smallest province. Vice President Leni Robredo campaigns in Siquijor on Wednesday, April 20....
ILOILO CITY -- Eight pilot schools in Western Visayas region have been given Home Learning Resource Kits (HLRKs) as part of a program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID Deputy Director for Education Yvette Malcioln (2nd from left) turns over the Home...
ILOILO CITY – The commemoration of Holy Week in Western Visayas region was generally peaceful as manifested by a remarkable decrease in criminal incidents during the week. Locals flock to Balaan Bukid (Holy Mountain) in Jordan town, Guimaras province Friday, April 15. Unlike in the past, the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its disaster response operations, vowed to continuously coordinate with local government units (LGUs) in order to provide relief assistance and other services to areas affected by tropical depression Agaton (international name: Megi)....
