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ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) will deploy more than 4,800 police personnel and force multipliers beginning July 26 to secure the region during President Ferdinand ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: 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 » Government: TAPUSON TA INI: Western Visayas leads Cervical Cancer elimination through intensified focus on school-based HPV Vaccination and screening
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 » Government: Gov’t shifts to early recovery, sustains relief ops in habagat-hit W.Visayas
DSWD Officials, led by Regional Director Joselito G. Estember, convene at the Regional Emergency Operations Center (REOC) in Iloilo City to monitor the ongoing response and early recovery efforts ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: PNP reshuffles Western Visayas leadership
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered a major leadership reshuffle in Western Visayas, replacing Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 director Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan, effective ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: DILG brings emergency response closer to Western Visayas with ‘Unified 911’ launch
ILOILO CITY (PIA) — In a bid to strengthen public safety and make life-saving services more accessible to ordinary citizens, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched the ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: Samson receives Iloilo, Western Visayas peace councils’ commendations
Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army, received commendations from the Iloilo Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Western Visayas during the ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: DOE takes efficiency campaign to Visayas
The Department of Energy marked another milestone in its nationwide energy conservation efforts Friday with the first regional activation of its “Oras ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: PNP: P17.1M shabu seized, 11 suspects arrested in 5 drug busts in Western Visayas
Authorities confiscated over P17.1 million in suspected shabu and arrested 11 drug suspects in five operations in the Western Visayas that were carried out in a span of 24 hours, the Philippine ...
News Philippines » Western Visayas » Government: 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 » Government: 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 ...