ILOILO CITY -- The petition for salary hike in Western Visayas region by P355 per day will undergo review in the next few days. In its March 23 advisory, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-6) under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-6) has set three public...
ILOILO CITY -- The number of people caught violating the election gun ban in the Western Visayas region rose to 119, based on data released by the Police Region Office (PRO-6). Cops in Pavia town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Pavia PNP) Units under the Negros Occidental Police Provincial...
ILOILO CITY -- A basic reading program (BRP) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been launched for selected early grade learners in Western Visayas region by non-profit RTI International and the Department of Education (DepEd). Ryan Washburn, USAID...
CEBU CITY -- The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) will conduct house-to-house vaccination for senior citizens. The house-to-house vaccinations is just one of the measures that the DOH 7 is taking to improve the vaccination rate involving senior citizens, said DOH 7 regional director Dr....
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) caught 468 wanted criminals across Western Visayas region in the month of February 2022. Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, director of Police Regional Office (PRO-6), said the number is 24.8% higher than last month, which saw the authorities arrest...
Rampant cable-cutting in Cebu, Bacolod, and Bohol is wreaking havoc on Globe Telecom Inc.'s efforts to restore connectivity in Typhoon Odette - damaged areas, the company said on Thursday, March 17. The strong tropical cyclone toppled cell sites in the Visayas, mostly in Cebu, and compromised main...
ILOILO CITY—Farmers from Western Visayas region were the country’s first recipients of the individual land titles distributed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). “Mapamana na eto sa mga inyong anak (Your children can now inherit this),” DAR Secretary Bernie Cruz told the...
ILOILO CITY—At least 99 persons were caught violating the gun ban in Western Visayas region since it was implemented last January. Cops in Anilao town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Anilao PNP) Based on the data of Police Region Office (PRO-6), Negros Occidental province had the highest...
A generally fair weather with a slight chance of isolated rain showers is expected in most of Luzon. Meanwhile, the low pressure area (LPA) may bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao, the State weather bureau said on Thursday, March 10. The Philippine...
The low pressure area (LPA) spotted east of Surigao del Norte is expected to continuously bring rain showers in most parts Visayas, Mindanao, and even southern Luzon until Tuesday, March 8, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday,...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) credited electronic commerce (e-commerce) for keeping afloat the micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) of Western Visayas region during the pandemic. “The online selling sustained the MSMEs,” said DTI-6 Regional Director...
BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced on Sunday, Feb. 27, that Bacolod City will be downgraded to Alert Level 1 on March 1-15. The city and the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Guimaras were the four areas in Western Visayas that were placed under Alert Level 1 by the Inter-Agency Task...
