Day: June 9, 2025

Iloilo City: The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has distributed PHP21 million worth of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment and a patrol vehicle to various police units across the region, including those in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City. This distribution took place during a turnover ceremony held at the regional headquarters in Iloilo City. According to Philippines News Agency, the ceremony was led by PRO-6 Deputy Regional Director for Operations, Col. Roland Bulalacao. The distribution included 23 desktop computers each for the Aklan, Antique, and Capiz Provincial Police Offices (PPOs), as well as the Bacolod City Police

Manila: The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is set to auction off 42 foreclosed properties from closed banks through a two-day electronic bidding scheduled for July 9 to 10. According to Philippines News Agency, PDIC announced that the assets include a mix of agricultural, residential, commercial, and mixed-use lots spread across Luzon and Visayas. Bids will be accepted online via its e-bidding portal http://assetsforsale.pdic.gov.ph/Account/Register beginning at 9 a.m. on July 9 and will close at 1 p.m. on July 10. The opening of bids is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the final day. The properties, which are to be sold

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed a decrease in the number of “self-rated poor” families in April is an indication that the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is on the right track. According to Philippines News Agency, Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao stated, “This is a good indicator that the government’s anti-poverty program is on the right track. This also shows the effectiveness of the 4Ps insofar as helping the poor attain the level of self-sufficiency while providing them with the necessary interventions to ensure that they

Manila: Over 100 foreign nationals, most of them Vietnamese, were deported in batches on the first week of June this year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, the BI stated that 44 Vietnamese nationals were deported on June 3, followed by 26 Vietnamese and 12 South Koreans on June 4, seven more Vietnamese on June 5, and finally, 25 Vietnamese and one Malagasy on June 6, totaling 115 deportees. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado confirmed that all deportees were placed on the bureau’s blacklist, preventing their return to the Philippines. Viado revealed that

Negros Island Region: To cushion the impact of the red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI) infestation, which reduces sugar production by almost 50 percent, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Monday said it is set to impose a transport control policy for the entry and exit of plants and planting materials in Negros Island Region (NIR). This came after the SRA reported an increase in affected area to 841.7 hectares in Negros Occidental as of June 6, far higher than 87 hectares initially recorded on May 22. According to Philippines News Agency, in a hybrid forum, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said