Since classes will end on June 27, the Department of Education - Western Visayas will dedicate a two-month break for the validation of schools that are willing to implement limited physical classes. File photo courtesy of DepEd-VI

Over 1K schools in Region 6 set for limited F2F classes

ILOILO City – More than 24 percent or 1,247 of 5,068 schools in Western Visayas are ready for limited face-to-face (F2F) classes as of...
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease characterized by a high fever (40°C/104°F) accompanied by two of these symptoms: severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pains, nausea, vomiting, and swollen glands or rash. Symptoms usually last for two to seven days, after an incubation period of four to 10 days after the bite from an infected mosquito. FILE photo

Iloilo’s dengue cases rise to 179 with 6 deaths

ILOILO – According to the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), the province recorded 179 dengue cases (with six deaths) from Jan. 1 to May...
Region 6 is generally peaceful because of “your cooperation and effort in implementing the peace and order programs of the Philippine National Police in collaboration with supportive communities, local government units and other government agencies, says Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo, Western Visayas police director.

Crimes in Western Visayas down 12.74%

ILOILO City – Western Visayas remains generally peaceful. “Focus crimes” were down 12.74 (623 incidents) in the first quarter of 2022 from 714 cases recorded...
Campaign posters are being removed from a fence in Pavia, Iloilo. The provincial government has ordered an Iloilo-wide post-election cleanup. PHOTO BY MITZI PEÑAFLORIDA

‘Limpyo Eleksyon’ collects 2,900 kg campaign waste

ILOILO – The province-wide post-election cleanup drive “Limpyo Eleksyon” has so far gathered 2,900 kilograms of campaign wastes in 43 towns and the component...
Photo for representation only. PN PHOTO

Land use plan crucial to Iloilo’s ‘most livable’ goal

ILOILO City – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will contribute to the economic development and environmental protection of Iloilo City...
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. NIAID

Omicron variants detected in Metro Manila, Puerto Princesa

MANILA – The Philippines has detected 14 omicron BA.2.12.1 cases in Metro Manila and Puerto Princesa, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Two local...
According to Department of Labor and Employment regional director Atty. Sixto Rodriguez Jr., the last time the wage board ordered a hike in the salary of househelps was on May 8, 2019.

Region 6 househelps to get higher wage

ILOILO City – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas has endorsed to the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC)...

205 gun ban violators nabbed

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) arrested 205 violators of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) gun ban since January. The Negros Occidental...

Bacolod solon seeks to split city into two congressional districts

BACOLOD City – It would be advantageous for this city to have two congressional districts, according to Cong. Greg Gasataya. He is thus refilling...
EARLY PREPARATIONS. Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) director, Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo (second from left), checks police personnel in Iloilo on May 9. In a statement on May 10 he said early preparations and focused executions of agencies under the Regional Joint Security Control Center resulted in the peaceful conduct of elections in Western Visayas. File photo courtesy of Regional Public Information Office

‘Early preparation leads to trouble-free polls’

ILOILO City – Police forces will stay in their assignments until all election paraphernalia are returned to their proper places, election results are completely...