A MAKESHIFT hospital in a gym in Maasin, Iloilo when the province had a dengue outbreak in 2019. (Leo Solinap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas or Region 6 recorded 297 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue in just one week. The Department of Health-Region 6 (DOH...
A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) expanded its services by approving three additional branches in Visayas. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) These are the Alang-Alang Branch in Leyte Chapter and La Carlota City and San Carlos City Branches in Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter. The...
DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista leads the inauguration of a newly constructed agency operations center, motorpool, and information technology building to serve its beneficiaries in Western Visayas. (DSWD) As it aims to further improve the delivery of social protection packages to its...
CEBU CITY – Fewer cases of violence against women and children have been noted in Central Visayas from January to June this year. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) reported that in the first half of this year, cases of violence against women and children in the region dropped by...
TACLOBAN CITY – Following last Monday’s twin blast incidents in Isabela City, Basilan that injured two persons and damaged four vehicles, Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) director Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac has directed all unit commanders and chiefs of police in the region...
The University of the Philippine Visayas Tacloban College (UPVTC) will offer a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics starting academic year (AY) 2022-2023. Photo from the University of the Philippine Visayas (UPV) website Applicants from the UP College Admissions (UPCA) under the Degree...
ILOILO CITY – Eight cases of the Covid-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have been recorded in Region 6 or the Western Visayas region. The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed five additional cases of the Omicron subvariant in the region Tuesday, May 31. Three of the five new cases are...
ILOILO CITY – Prices of basic commodities in Western Visayas rose in April this year. A vendor wearing a face shield sells vegetables at a market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), inflation in rate in the region has accelerated...
VISAYAN BREAKTHROUGH Clockwise from top left: Fish lumpia; grilled managat; grilled fish eggs or bihod; and crispy crablets The recently concluded campaign has become so toxic and negative that friends have been lost. Many unfriends happened on Facebook and even family members have become divided....
ILOILO CITY – One of the five regions where there is a large concentration of voters is Western Visayas with its more than five million registered voters. Tarpaulins of local and national candidates at a jeepney stop in Iloilo City. The city has 330,470 eligible voters for the May 9 national and...
