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Champions for cervical cancer elimination. Health workers, government leaders, cancer advocates, and other stakeholders flash the “C” sign during the Western Visayas Cervical Cancer Elimination Summit ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: Western Visayas poverty rate falls to 13.7%
Poverty incidence in Western Visayas dropped to 13.7 percent in 2023 from 17.2 percent in 2021, surpassing its pre-pandemic level of 14.2 percent, the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) said ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: Tesda holds skills Olympics in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) 6 (Western Visayas) gathered 33 competitors vying in 14 competencies for the WorldSkills Philippines Western Visayas ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: MGB: 516 Western Visayas villages prone to flood, landslide
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — A total of 516 barangays in Western Visayas were identified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region 6 as susceptible to rain-induced landslides and flooding during ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: PRO 6 seizes drugs, loose firearms in intelligence-driven operations across Western Visayas
THE Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO 6) seized about 141 grams of substance believed to be shabu worth P956,352 and recovered 211 loose firearms d ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: 919 barangays in Western Visayas face flood, landslide risks
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — At least 919 barangays in Western Visayas are at heightened risk of rain-induced landslides and flooding as Typhoon Inday continues to enhance the southwest monsoon or ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: Western Visayas police seize P10.1M in fish, fishing gear
POLICE in Western Visayas seized more than P10.1 million worth of fish, motorboats, and fishing paraphernalia during a 10-day crackdown on illegal fishing, unde ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: 2 priests in Western Visayas among new lawyers
Two priests in Western Visayas are among passers of the 2025 Bar Examinations. Rev. Fr. Generous (Gee) Gonesto, an Augustinian priest assigned at the University of San Agustin-Iloilo, and Rev. Fr.
News Philippines » Western Visayas: Visayas in the Philippines braces for dangerous heat index; Pagasa warns of hotter weather
A young girl cools off on a fountain next to a park in Manila on April 9, 2026, as temperature rose in the metropolis with the weather bureau warning residents of dangers of heatstroke due to prolong ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: Habagat bringing rains to parts of Visayas, Mindanao till Thursday
MANILA, Philippines — While Super Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) still has no impact on the country, the southwest monsoon or habagat will bring rains over parts of Visayas and Mindanao from ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas: Western Visayas leads Cervical Cancer Elimination through intensified focus on School-Based HPV vaccination, screening
WESTERN Visayas is emerging as one of the country's most promising regions in the fight against cervical cancer, with health leaders pointing to school-based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunization as ...