The Police Regional Office 6 has intelligence personnel on the lookout for people engaged in vote buying, says Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero, operations chief of the regional police.

Policemen going after vote buyers and sellers, too

ILOILO City – Aside from maintaining peace and order this election season, the police also help the Commission on Elections (Comelec) stop vote-buying. “We have...
Photo courtesy of Philippine Army Spearhead Troopers

Army soldiers, Cafgu cited for combat accomplishments

ILOILO City – Thirty-three Philippine Army soldiers and a Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (Cafgu) Active Auxiliary (CAA) were recently awarded for combat accomplishments. Of...
People displaced by massive flooding due to Tropical Depression “Agaton” receive relief goods from Uswag Ilonggo regional party-list. Uswag Ilonggo prioritizes the welfare of every Ilonggo family.

‘REAL ILONGGO REPRESENTATION’; LGUs back Uswag Ilonggo, 1st WV reg’l party-list

ILOILO City – Promising real Ilonggo representation, Uswag Ilonggo takes pride in being the first regional political party in Western Visayas enjoying the support...

WV economy expands by 5.9%

ILOILO City – Western Visayas is on track to recovery, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The region’s economy expanded by 5.9...
The Police Regional Office 6 in Camp Delgado, Iloilo City. PN PHOTO

AFP, PNP deploy thousands of personnel for 2022 polls

ILOILO City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are mobilizing thousands of personnel across Western Visayas...
MILESTONE. The 115th seismic station of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology opens in Dueñas, Iloilo on April 28, 2022. It will allow faster and more accurate issuance of earthquake information to decision-makers, emergency responders, and the general public. PHOTO BY SOL SALAZAR, DOST-6

Dueñas seismic station: Quake monitoring  in Iloilo gets boost

ILOILO City – With the opening of its 115th seismic station in Barangay Punong Pequeño in Dueñas, Iloilo yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology...
Photo for representation only. Teachers serving as election inspectors conduct final testing and sealing of the vote counting machines in San Jose, Antique on Friday, May 10, 2019. PNA

3,060 vote-counting machines will be used in Iloilo on May 9

ILOILO – A total of 3,060 vote-counting machines (VCMs) will be used in this province and Iloilo City on May 9 for the synchronized...

2ND COVID BOOSTER SHOT ROLLS OUT

ILOILO City – Second vaccine booster shots against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are being rolled out in Western Visayas with the city government here...
RIGHT TO VOTE. A policemen fills out his ballot at the Iloilo Police Office in Santa Barbara, Iloilo during the first day of the three-day local absentee voting for the May 9 elections. PHOTO BY GEOVANNI FAJARDO

1,758 cops cast ballots on Day 1 of absentee voting

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO and IME SORNITO ILOILO City – A total of 1,758 policemen across Western Visayas cast their ballots on the first day...
Representative Photo. Photo by MChe Lee on Unsplash.

12 city schools OK’d for in-person classes

ILOILO City – The applications of 12 elementary and high schools – four private and eight public – here to resume face-to-face classes have...