Region 6 girds for year’s first tropical cyclone to hit PH
ILOILO City – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) of Western Visayas has alerted provincial, municipal, city, and barangay disaster councils...
‘Relaxing sugar import policy will hurt local industry’
BACOLOD City – Two officials from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) have aired their concerns regarding the government’s plan to liberalize sugar importation in...
Paramilitary troopers seize rebel items after south NegOcc clash
BACOLOD City – Paramilitary troopers seized bullet shells and various personal items from rebels they encountered in Sitio Pacama, Barangay Magballo, Kabankalan City, Negros...
Boracay lost 1M visitors in 2018 – DOT
ILOILO City – Boracay in Malay, Aklan lost over one million tourists due to its six-month closure for a massive rehabilitation in 2018.
The island,...
‘Public interest primordial in Iloilo City power distribution’
ILOILO City – Public interest is the primordial concern. Given the crucial role of regional economies in the country’s overall progress, uninterrupted energy services...
Domestic tourists outnumber foreigners in WV
ILOILO City – Domestic tourists outnumbered foreigners that visited Western Visayas last year, a partial report of the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6...
Familiaran acting Bacolod mayor; Bing in US for Pacquiao fight
BACOLOD City – Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran is now the acting mayor of this capital city.
This has been effective since Wednesday after Mayor...
No more Jaro fiesta queen
ILOILO City – The 2019 patronal fiesta of Jaro district will not have a fiesta queen, a break from the yearly tradition of feting...
Night fire leaves 50 families homeless
ILOILO City – Fifty families in Barangay Taal, Molo district were left homeless by a fire that broke out late night on Monday.
According to...
Bing to new BCPO chief: Focus on drug problem
BACOLOD City – The campaign against illegal drugs should be a priority of the new director of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), according...