ILOILO CITY – Authorities are finalizing election security measures for Western Visayas region as the local campaign started on Friday, March 28. COMELEC-6 Regional Director Dennis Ausan, Western Visayas police chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, and Brig. Gen. Nhel Richard Partricio of the 301...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority reported a 96.7 percent employment rate for women in Western Visayas region in 2023. VENDORS at the public market in San Miguel town, Iloilo province are mostly women. (Tara Yap) “In terms of magnitude, the number of employed...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism said the Western Visayas region earned more than P74 billion from tourism in 2024. THE Sun sets at world-famous Boracay Island, the most visited tourist attraction in Western Visayas region. (Tara Yap) DOT-6 Regional Director Crisanta...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped 0.9 percent from 3.6 percent in January to 2.7 percent in February. A BUSY wet market in Iloilo City. Inflation or the rise in the price of goods and services over time dropped in Western Visayas last February. (Tara Yap) “The...
ILOILO CITY – Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the Department of the Interior and Local Government has proposed the creation of a unified 911 system for faster emergency response in Western Visayas region. Remulla held a Feb. 21 command conference with key officials of DILG-attached agencies and...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education-6 said there are no ghost learners in the senior high school program in Western Visayas. HIGH school students in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “We have not monitored such an incident here in the region,” said DepEd-6 Information Officer Hernani Escullar Jr....
LOILO CITY – A five-year road map for the development and innovation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been created in Western Visayas. The Regional Development Council-6 conducted a soft launching of the 2025-2030 AI Development Action Plan of Western Visayas on Friday, Feb. 14. The road map...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed officials to fast-track infrastructure projects in Western Visayas. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) presides over the Regional Development Council meeting in Iloilo City on Feb. 13. (PCO) The President made the directive...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said. Nida Amolar, PSA-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, said the inflation rate was up 0.2 percent to 3.6 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December....
ILOILO CITY – Police confiscated P45-million worth of illegal drugs from 344 suspected drug pushers in Western Visayas in January. The Police Regional Office-6 said P43.2 million was suspected shabu and P1.8 million was marijuana. "These figures reflect our dedication to our campaign to...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-one individuals have been arrested for violating the election gun ban in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said all the violators were civilians. The most recent violator was from Bacolod City, a 54-year-old man caught carrying a gun replica. POLICE conduct a...
ILOILO CITY – Three-hundred fifteen wanted persons were arrested in Western Visayas region from Jan. 1 to 15. The Police Regional Office-6 said 43 were classified as most wanted persons and 272 were other wanted persons. PRO-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky cited their arrests. “These...
