Dengue surge spurs blood supply monitoring in hospitals

Ruchelle Denise Demaisip 09/08/2024

ILOILO CITY — The rapid rise in dengue cases across Western Visayas has sparked renewed efforts by the Department of Health (DOH) in the region to ensure that hospitals are well-equipped to handle the surge in patients,…

Palarong Pambansa 2024: Central Visayas and Western Visayas rake gold medals on Day 1

Glendale G. Rosal 07/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas (Region 7) pulled off a surprising act on the first day of hostilities at the Palarong Pambansa, bagging the meet’s first gold medal on Thursday, July 11, at the Cebu City…

‘Egay’ damage to farms balloons to P512.9 million

Jordeene B. Lagare 07/29/2023

Agriculture damage wrought by Typhoon “Egay” (international name: “Doksuri”) has ballooned to P512.9 million as of Friday, from only P62 million previously reported even as the typhoon already exited the Philippine area of responsibility, the Department of…

Tropical storm Egay slightly strengthens, may intensify in next 12 hours

Charie Abarca 07/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Egay (international name: Doksuri) has slightly intensified while traversing the Philippine Sea, and the state weather bureau said it may further strengthen in the next 12 hours. The center of Egay was…

Typhoon Betty weakens but flash floods, landslides may still occur due to habagat

Faith Argosino 05/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines  — Typhoon Betty has slightly weakened as it moves over the Philippine sea east of northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Sunday. Pagasa said in its 5 p.m.…

Over 135,00 displaced in Western Visayas as #PaengPH rages on

Connie Fernandez-Brojan 10/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines – Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) barreled through the Western Visayas on Saturday morning, displacing more than 135,000 people in the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental. In its 5 a.m. update, …

P33 wage hike in Metro Manila, P55-P110 in W. Visayas

Donna Pazzibugan 05/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The daily minimum wage in Metro Manila has been raised by P33, and by P55 to P110 in the Western Visayas region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Saturday. Labor groups described the…

No Labor Day wage hike for Western Visayas workers

Carla Gomez 05/01/2022

BACOLOD CITY — Workers in the Western Visayas will mark a bleak Labor Day celebration on Sunday, May 1, due to the non-approval of their plea for a wage hike. Wennie Sancho, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)…

‘Agaton’ death toll climbs to 167 — NDRRMC

Catherine Gonzales 04/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from Tropical Storm Agaton has climbed to 167, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Saturday. According to the latest situational report from NDRRMC, 151 of the…

Western Visayas restricts cross-border travel

Nestor Burgos Jr. 04/05/2021

ILOILO CITY—Local governments in Western Visayas are closing their borders again amid the surge in cases in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces and rising COVID-19 cases in the region. Boracay Island also continues to see an increase…

Western Visayas police crime lab chief relieved

Nestor Burgos 01/23/2021

ILOILO CITY — The chief of the regional police crime laboratory in Western Visayas has been relieved from his post a day after he confirmed to reporters that seven of the nine leaders of an indigenous people’s…

Thousands flee floods in Western Visayas, Bicol

Carla Gomez, Mar Arguelles, Nikka Valenzuela 01/10/2021

Only days after cleaning up the mud caused by floods eight days ago, thousands of families in the Western Visayas and Bicol regions again tried to battle nature as a seasonal weather system pounded them with incessant…

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