ILOILO CITY – With the start of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections next week, security preparations are underway across Western Visayas region. Atty. Dennis Ausan, regional director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-6,...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has honored a policeman who died of a heart attack while serving a warrant of arrest in Miag-ao, Iloilo on August 13. POLICE Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Western Visayas police chief, salutes the casket of Police Executive Master Sgt. Carlos Patosa...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed the No. 1 most wanted person in Western Visayas in Maayon, Capiz on Saturday, August 19. The suspect was identified as Jerecho Dogelio Derramas, a 21-year-old laborer and resident of Barangay Alayunan, Maayon. Derramas, wanted for qualified rape, was arrested through a...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the big volume of shabu seized across Western Visayas is a manifestation of the strong support of the people to lawmen. “Masigasig ang ating mga kapulisan. Pero marami din nagsusumbong sa ating kapulisan...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) awarded 42 young farmers from across Western Visayas region with a financial grant. “This not only lifts your business but also your family’s future. Secure a future for your family. Be the catalyst of change for your generation. Be an...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas has dropped for the fifth consecutive month. A report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-6) said the inflation rate went down by one percent to 5.8 percent in July from 6.8 percent in June. A WOMAN passes by stalls selling...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor has condemned the policeman who fired a gun in front of three civilians in this city. “We will not tolerate this kind of attitude within our ranks,” said Villaflor, two days after Police Staff Sgt. Nico F....
ILOILO CITY – Seventy-one persons were rescued from human trafficking across Western Visayas region by a council under the auspices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2022. “Majority of them were women,” said Xzyrabelle M. Servento, secretariat of the Regional...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-6 has expanded the Covid bivalent vaccines to senior citizens and those with comorbidities in Western Visayas region. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/VACCINES_bad6586d4a/VACCINES_bad6586d4a.jfif) THE roll-out for the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) awarded five local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas for their efficient mechanisms in delivering social services. DSWD-6 Director Carmelo Nochete led the awarding during the Pagdayaw 2023: A Night of Recognition...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed aid worth an estimated P2.53 million to victims of the monsoon rains and flood triggered by typhoon “Egay” in Western Visayas. THE Quick Response Team (QRT) packs rice for food packs at the DSWD-6 warehouse...
ILOILO CITY – Police have arrested the most wanted person in Western Visayas in Dumangas town, Iloilo province. The Iloilo Provincial Police Office-Provincial Intelligence Unit (IPPO-PUI), the 2nd Iloilo Provincial Mobile Force Company, and the Dumangas Municipal Police Station nabbed the suspect...
