Considering the decreasing trend of communist terrorist groups in Western Visayas, President Marcos believes that declaring the region as insurgency-free is achievable. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division in Jamindan, Capiz on Oct....
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army neutralized 30 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western and Central Visayas in September. The 3rd ID said 16 NPA rebels were killed while others surrendered from September 1 to September 30. Among the communist fighters killed...
ILOILO CITY – Sixty-four individuals have been arrested since the gun ban for the barangay and SK elections in Western Visayas took effect on August 28. A consolidated report by the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said these violators were arrested from August 28 to September 30. POLICE...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 has tested the capability of policemen assigned to this city, the regional capital of Western Visayas, to respond to emergency situations in a simulation exercise. THE Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) participates in a simulation exercise at SM...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 seized more than P210.572 million worth of shabu in nine months in Western Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, said 30.968 kilograms of shabu were seized in 1,283 anti-drug operations from January 1 to September 23....
ILOILO CITY – Only three out of the 13,201 police officers tested positive for illegal drugs in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said 99.56 percent of policemen tested negative in the massive drug test ordered by Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor since he took over as Western...
ILOILO CITY – Forty-five individuals have been arrested for violating the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections gun ban in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said 43 were civilians and two were a security guard and an off-duty jail officer. Police Major Mary Grace Borio,...
ILOILO CITY – One-hundred seventy-two barangays in Western Visayas are considered hotspots in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October 30, the Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC-6) said. POLICE conduct a checkpoint in San Dionisio town, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has started distributing aid totaling P14.5 million to 967 more micro rice retailers in Western Visayas affected by the price cap. “We are glad that we are able to help more small rice retailers this time. We believe that,...
ILOILO CITY – The first batch of micro rice retailers in Western Visayas have received their P15,000 cash aid. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 aided the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 in releasing the money for those affected by the government rice price...
CEBU CITY – Sixty-six soldiers belonging to the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IB) and 303rd IB were awarded “for their efforts and sacrifices” in the fight against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Central and Western Visayas. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Armed Forces...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 has launched a campaign to make Western Visayas the capital for Healthcare Information Management Service (HIMS). “Let us continue to collaborate and make Region 6 as an innovative and digitally-enabled region – as HIMS capital of the...
