ILOILO CITY — The inflation rate in Western Visayas jumped to 4.3 percent last May. A STALL sells fresh fish at the Iloilo Fish Port in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said the inflation rate jumped 0.2 percent from 4.1 percent in April. Nida...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P6.4 million was seized in Western Visayas from June 1 to 7. The Police Regional Office-6 said approximately 946 grams of shabu were confiscated from 55 suspected drug pushers in 39 anti-drug operations during the period. ONE of the anti-drug operations...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested 502 wanted persons in Western Visayas last May. The Police Regional Office-6 said 77 were classified as most wanted persons (MWPs) while the remaining 425 were considered other wanted persons (OWPs). "Congratulations and keep up the good work. Let us work...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has been placed under blue alert following the eruption of Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental on June 3. KANLAON Volcano as seen from Canlaon City, Negros Occidental erupts on Monday night, June 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Asentista-Khoo) “This is to...
ILOILO CITY – People in this city are still paying the cheapest electricity in Western Visayas despite the increase of P1.02 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in this month's billing, A LINEMAN of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Lone power distributor MORE...
ILOILO CITY – Power rates in Western Visayas will drop starting in the June billing cycle. LINEMEN of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative Inc. I (ILECO I) repair an electric pole amid the rain. (ILECO I) James Balsomo, general manager of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative (ILECO III), in a...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started releasing the first batch of the P60.9-million cash aid for low-income families in Western Visayas. The DSWD-6 rolled out this weekend the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) that will benefit 20,311 families in...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 nabbed 391 individuals for illegal gambling in Western Visayas in April. The suspects were arrested in 127 anti-gambling operations from April 1 to 30 and P206,000 in bet money was seized. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO-6 director, vowed to intensify...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas jumped one percent to 4.1 percent in April from 3.1 percent in March. A FRUIT vendor on Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Nida Amolar, Philippine Statistics Authority-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, said that the...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 seized suspected shabu worth P2.25 million in Western Visayas in 24 hours. SUSPECTED shabu worth P2.2 million was seized from nine drug pushers in Western Visayas. (PRO-6 PIO) A total of 1,972 grams of shabu were seized from April 29 to May...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-three percent of passenger jeepneys in Western Visayas have yet to comply with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program. TRADITIONAL jeepneys continue to serve the riding public in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Land Transportation Franchising and...
Iloilo Business Park By Ray Ignacio Iloilo City has become an attractive destination for businesses and enterprises wanting to strengthen their presence in the Visayas. Serving as an entry point to various provinces in the region, Iloilo boasts one of the most competitive economies in the entire...
