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ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) — Capiz is the fastest-growing among six economies of Western Visayas, and second fastest in the Philippines based on the 2025 Economic Performance of the Philippine Statistics ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: P40 to P45 minimum wage hike approved in W Visayas, Negros Occidental
BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas has approved P40 to P45 daily minimum wage increase for private-sector ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: Capiz grows fastest in Region 6, 2nd in PH
ILOILO CITY — Capiz recorded the fastest economic growth in Western Visayas in 2025, expanding by 8.7 percent, driven mainly by strong growth in its agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) industry.
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: Western Visayas workers get P40 to P45 pay hike
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines —Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas including Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will receive an increase of P40 to P45 in their daily pay following the approval of a ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: Agriculture fuels Iloilo Province’s economic rebound to P232 billion
A powerful 11.4 percent rebound in agriculture helped propel Iloilo Province’s economy to P232.13 billion in 2025, nearly quadrupling its economic growth rate from the previous year and reinforcing ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: TECH STARTUP BOOM: Student entries surge from 3 to over 50 in WV
From barely three aspiring startup teams a decade ago, Western Visayas is now expecting more than 50 student-led technology ventures from as many as 30 colleges and universities – a dramatic rise in ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: Wage hike proposals met with mixed reactions
Calls for a wage increase comparable to those granted in other regions and for the deferment of an adjustment amid rising business costs emerged during a public hearing on minimum wage rates for ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: Visayas labor groups seek P250 daily wage hike
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Labor groups in Negros Occidental and Panay Island in the Visayas are seeking an increase of P250 in the daily minimum wage, according to the Regional Tripartite Wages and ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: VISAYAS’ TWIN GROWTH STORY | Why Bacolod and Iloilo Remain Markets to Watch
Misamis Occidental is setting up a P2.408-million facility to process copra into cooking oil in its bid to establish local production in a province that generates an average of 41,093 metric tons (MT) ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Economy: Cebu airport campaign seen to boost multi-island tourism across Visayas
Tourism officials and business groups are seeking to turn Cebu’s air connectivity into a wider economic opportunity for the Visayas through a new campaign that links the province’s airport gateway ...