Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:50:04 +0000
Philippine Coast Guard officials and men in Western Visayas are facing a maritime casualty investigation as the death toll in Saturday’s boat accidents along the Iloilo Strait reached 28 on Monday (Aug. 5).
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Read moreCredit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 06:12:17 +0000
Nine more bodies of passengers of three motorboats that capsized on Saturday (Aug 3) in the waters between Iloilo City and Guimaras Island were recovered on Sunday (Aug 4) raising the death toll to 26.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:16:29 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The United States has given P2 billion to aid the Department of Education (DepEd) in implementing innovative approaches to ensure quality early education to at least two million young students in the Bicol and Western Visayas regions. The program, which was launched at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan at the DepEd Main Building […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:22:21 +0000
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday directed intensified action to stem the increase in dengue cases in Western Visayas
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:00:19 +0000
Cabayaran clocked 2 minutes and 15.76 seconds to capture the elementary girls 200m freestyle gold at the University of the Philippines swimming pool and eclipse the meet record of 2:16.72 posted by NCR’s Imee Joyce Saavedra in 2014.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:40:47 +0000
At least 12 politicians from Western Visayas, including incumbent officials, are on the list of suspected drug protectors
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Read moreCredit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 07:57:36 +0000
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has ordered a thorough investigation of the killing of a ranking police officer here who was ambushed while heading for work on Saturday morning.
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A composite police force in Western Visayas arrested on Monday morning the younger brother of slain alleged Western Visayas drug lord Melvin Odicta.
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Read morePolice forces in Western Visayas will be using a different approach in the campaign against loiterers, or colloquially called “tambay,” amid the intense operations of their counterparts in Metro Manila that have so far led to the arrest of more than 5,000 people.
Read moreTropical storm “Domeng” (international name “Maliksi”) will be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility this morning but rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by the tropical cyclone will continue to drench most parts of Luzon and Western Visayas until tomorrow.
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