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Workers in Ilocos Region, Western Visayas get pay hike

Workers in the Ilocos and Western Visayas regions will receive new wage increases starting November 19, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma announced. Laguesma said the wage...

Cebu hardest-hit as ‘Tino’ casualties rise in Visayas

Cebu, which has been trying to recover from a fatal earthquake in recent months, emerged as the hardest-hit province during onslaught of Typhoon Tino,...

War Veterans honored

Fifty World War II veterans from Western Visayas were honored for their valor and service during the 42nd Awarding Ceremony of the United States...

DOT preps up Boracay for ‘26 ASEAN confabs

Boracay Island—The Department of Tourism in Western Visayas has met with local stakeholders with a view to preparing this resort island as one of...

DSWD distributes goods to storm-hit communities in W. Visayas

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over P20 million in humanitarian aid, including 26,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs),...

Capiz flood kills 2; Roxas City in state of calamity

Two people reportedly died and more than 18,000 people were affected by flood across Western Visayas, with Roxas City in Capiz declaring a state...

Iloilo airport scraps first checkpoint in major travel reform

ILOILO CITY — Air travel just got smoother for passengers flying out of Iloilo International Airport after authorities removed the initial security screening checkpoint —...

Obstructions doom P101-m creek rehab in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY—A P101.32-million flood control project in Lapuz district has been terminated after stalling for more than two years, with the Department of Public...

Thousands displaced as ‘Opong’ hits Western Visayas

Severe Tropical Storm ‘Opong’ affected 8,956 individuals from 2,233 families across Western Visayas, the Office of Civil Defense in the region has reported on...

Bad weather disrupts classes in 1,433 Western Visayas schools

ILOILO CITY — Heavy rains across Western Visayas forced 1,433 public schools to shift to alternative delivery modes (ADM) of learning, disrupting face-to-face classes for hundreds...

Visayas rescuelympics to test interoperability

Rescue teams from across Western Visayas will converge in Pototan, Iloilo on August 24–25 for the Regional Rescuelympics 2025, a large-scale disaster response competition...

DSWD distributes over P3.6-m relief goods in Western Visayas amid ‘Crising’

ILOILO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Western Visayas ramped up relief distribution across the region, delivering more than P3.6...

DepEd-Western Visayas rolls out new SHS curriculum in 170 schools

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas has confirmed that 170 public schools across the region, including Negros Occidental, will pilot...

Civil Defense urges Western Visayas LGUs to improve flood control system

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) issued an urgent call on Monday to all local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas to promptly assess,...
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