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WESTERN VISAYAS VOTERS UP BY 2.9 PERCENT
Thursday 9th of May 2013
ILOILO CITY, May 9 (PIA6) -- Western Visayas voters have increased by 2.9 percent, according to the data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board 6 recently.
The NSCB 6 data based on the off-site verification conducted by the Election and Barangay Affairs Department of the Commission on Election indicated that voters in Western Visayas increased from 3,936, 639 in January 2010 to 4,049, 641 as of December 9, 2012, up by 113,002.
Among the six provinces of the region, Negros Occidental has the most registered voters with 1,574,784, next is Iloilo with 1,270,100, Capiz with 457,379, Aklan with 328, 642, Antique with 318, 214...
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09Jan2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Ene. 9 (PIA6) --- Mangin masanag ang palaabuton sang industriya sang turismo sa Western Visayas sini nga tuig 2013. Suno kay Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) Regional Director Atty. Helen Catalbas, may mga pat-ud nga indikasyon ang mga hitabo sining karon lamang nga maga pauswag pa guid ang turismo diri sa rehiyon. Suno sa iya, maayo ang pagpahanugot sang gobyerno sang China nga mapadayon ang pag-abot sang mga turista halin sa amo nga pungsod kay ang rehiyon VI isa sa ila m...
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29Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA6) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) passed a resolution requesting President Benigno S. Aquino III to declare a state of calamity in areas of Western Visayas adversely affected by typhoon “Quinta”. The move was made by the council chaired by Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Rosario T. Cabrera to hasten relief, rehabilitation and other response efforts for affected areas, families and individuals with the neede...
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05Sep2012ILOILO CITY, Sept 5 (PIA) -- Two private firms and one government agency from Western Visayas were awarded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) with the “Ambition” trophy in recognition of their exemplary support to the bank’s statistical undertakings, information needs, and advocacy programs. Monetary Board (MB) Member Armando L. Suratos led in handing out the award during the 2012 Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for BSP Stakeholders held Sept 4 at Days Hotel-I...
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16Aug2012ROXASCITY, Capiz, Aug. 16 (PIA6) – Police officials in Capiz are one with the priority thrusts of newly installed Philippine National Police Regional Director Agrimero Cruz Jr. Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan said he supports the three-point agenda of the new PNP director, namely the zero tolerance to criminality, strict implementation of Integrated Transformation Program and Performance Governance System, and enhancement of morale and welfare of the PNP personnel. Cabillan...
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27Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 27 (PIA6) - - The National Statistical Coordination Board-6 said the economy of Western Visayas grew at a faster pace in 2011. NSCB 6 OIC Head Nelida Losare said that the region’s economy as measured by the Gross Regional Domestic Product has expanded 5.5 percent in 2011, compared to the 3.7 percent in 2010. The GRDP measures the goods and services produced in each of the geo-political regions of the country. It also indicates regional economic growth on an annual basis....
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26Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 26 (PIA) -- Residents in Western Visayas who listened to and watched the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino III said that they liked the SONA because it focused on programs and reforms implemented that have benefited the people. In an informal survey conducted by PIA6, among the reforms identified by the respondents were in the sectors of health, education and military and programs such as the conditional cash transfer which is...
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10Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) will meet with stakeholders in disaster management from the local government sector in Western Visayas for a symposium on the utilization of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) fund. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) regional office here said the forum which will be held July 11-14 in Boracay, Malay, Aklan will be attended by disaster risk reduction and management off...
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29Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 29 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has lined up a series of activities in connection with the observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) in Western Visayas in July. The month-long event will kick off here with a first-ever fluvial parade along Iloilo River from Parola Wharf to Quirino-Lopez Bridge in Iloilo City that will be held simultaneously with a motorcade through the city’s major thoroughfares on July 3, to...
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26Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 26 (PIA6) -- The Regional Development Council in Western Visayas recently passed three major resolutions to boost the tourism industry here. First, the RDC will work towards making region a tourism hub. Towards this end, it will formulate Action Plan for the Tourism Development Areas (TDAs) through a two-day conference-workshop to be conducted by the Department of Tourism. The end goal is to draw ten million tourists by 2016. There are currently four tourism development area...
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19Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 19 (PIA6) -- Tourist arrivals in Western Visayas rose by a double digit generating some P43.2 billion in tourism receipts last year, according to the latest data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board 6. The NSCB 6 data taken from the Department of Tourism (DOT) 6 showed that the region’s tourist arrival posted a 12.4 increase from 2,089,592 tourists in 2010 to 2,349,064 in 2011, boosted by the significant growth also in visitor arrivals in the province ...
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04Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 1 (PIA) –- President Benigno S. Aquino III distributed PhilHealth cards to 10 urban poor families, representing the 63,425 beneficiaries from 180 barangays of Iloilo City. The President was in Iloilo today to inaugurate the Iloilo City Hall, besides delivering a keynote message in the First International River Summit. The 10 who received their cards from the president were Arabella Diaz and Mary Jane Vestidas, of Calumpang, Molo, Allyn Mirasol, Zamora-Melliza, Sandra De...
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14May2012ILOILO CITY, May 14 (PIA6) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines-PHAPCares Foundation, Inc. will launch the project dubbed “Pagpakigbuylog sa Pagpangaman” (Partnership on Disaster Risk Reduction) in the province of Guimaras tomorrow, May 15. OCD Regional Director and RDRRMC Chairperson Rosario T. Cabrera said the project is part of the advocacy of the government t...
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12May2012ILOILO CITY, May 12 (PIA6) - - The official kick-off ceremony that will launch the first day of this year’s Brigada Eskwela in Western Visayas will be held in Kalibo, Aklan on May 21. DepEd 6 Resource Mobilization Special Program and Project Division Chief Dr. Eden Deriada said DepEd Assistant Secretary for Financial and Management Services Armando Ruiz was tasked to lead the kick-off activity in the region which will be held at the Kalibo Integrated Special Education Center, the Best Schoo...
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12May2012ILOILO CITY, May 12 (PIA6) -- The Philippine National Police Regional Office No. 6 (PNP-PRO6) here disclosed that crime incidents in Western Visayas dropped by about 42 percent for the first quarter this year. This means that there were 2,362 cases during the period from January-April this year compared to the 3,363 cases recorded during the same period in 2011. In his briefing on the peace and order situation in the region especially on criminality during the Regional Peace...
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10May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 10 (PIA6) -- Capiz registered the slowest growth rate in Western Visayas, according to the National Statistics Office. Capiz National Statistics Office (NSO) Acting Provincial Head Joreto Lope disclosed that based on the 2010 population survey, Capiz province’s population reached 719,685, which is higher by 65,529 compared to the 2000 population of 654,156. He said that the annual growth of the province was 0.96 percent, which was the slowest in Western Visayas. “B...
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09May2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ., May 9 (PIA 6) -- As the regional athletes from Western Visayas see action in the ongoing Palarong Pambansa 2012, cash incentives are being readied for the medaled athletes. Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo G. Marañon Jr., who attended the opening ceremonies at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen, Pangasinan, made the announcement that he will give incentives to Western Visayas athletes who will bring home gold, silver, and bronze medals from the ...
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09May2012ILOILO CITY, May 9 (PIA6) -- Western Visayas remains as the 4th contributor to the country’s fishery production, with a 9.1 percent share to total production for 2011. The recent data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) said the region produced a total volume of 450,886.2 metric tons. According to the BAS, this was 2.1 percent higher than the 2010 production of 441,557.9 metric tons in the region. Meanwhile, a release from the National Statistical Coordination Board (N...
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30Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 30 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched its “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness” program in Western Visayas recently. Through Tapatan regional summits, the department is able to remind everyone including local and national government officials, and other stakeholders of their respective tasks and responsibilities before, during and after a disaster. The activity is in line with Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk ...
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25Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 25 (PIA6) -- Western Visayas is one of eight regions of the country where a regional competitiveness committee will be set up this year as a special body under the Regional Development Council (RDC). Capiz Governor and RDC chair Victor A. Tanco, Sr. confirmed the request of the National Competitiveness Council Philippines (NCC) for the creation of the said council in the region. The RDC held a meeting at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) here yesterday, ...
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24Apr2012ILOILO CITY (PIA6) -- A number of programs and projects are being pursued in Western Visayas that support the thrust of the government to promote inclusive growth. Inclusive growth is the main goal of national development spelled out in the Philippine Development Plan for 2011-2016. It is growth that sustains, creates jobs, and reduces poverty. Government programs and projects such as the ones being implemented in the region are in line with this thrust. These include the following: 1) The P...
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24Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 24 (PIA6) -- The 12th National Caving Congress officially opens in Capiz today. Undersecretary Manuel D. Gerochi for Staff Bureaus and Project Management of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will grace the opening ceremonies of the week-long congress with the theme, “Strengthening Cave Conservation for Sustainable Eco-Tourism.” Philippine Speleological Society, Inc. (PSSI) president Reynaldo Bagayas Jr. along with DENR 6 Regional Executiv...
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24Apr2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Abril 24 (PIA) -- Nagbukas na kahapon ang 12th National Caving Congress diri sa Capiz pinaagi sa programa sa may Capiz Gym diri sa syudad sang Roxas. Nangin dinapit nga bisita sa programa si Undersecretary Manuel D. Gerochi sang Staff Bureaus and Project Management sang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Samtang pagpangunahan naman nanday Reynaldo Bagayas Jr. nga presidente sang Philippine Speleological Society, Inc. (PSSI), Julian D. Amador nga...
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16Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The first ever Mango Farms and Industry Encounter through Science and Technology Agenda (FIESTA) will be featured on April 18 during the 2012 Manggahan Festival of the province of Guimaras. Sponsoring the event is the Western Visayas Agriculture Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESVARRDEC), which will conduct the FIESTA contests featuring cookfest, photojournalism, and on-the-spot essay writing. A WESVARRDEC press release said the cookfest compet...
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02Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA6) -- Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio S. Apostol reminded all government officials and employees not to use their service vehicles in their out-of-town family vacations for the Holy Week and on April 9, 2012 (Araw ng Kagitingan) which is also declared a holiday or face sanctions. Those found to have utilized the vehicles for personal purposes and/or have no duly issued trip tickets to record the trips may be considered liable under the following laws: R.A. 30...
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31Mar2012SYUDAD SANG ILOILO (PIA6) -- Nagpanugyan ang Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ukon PAGASA sa mga pumoluyo nga naga istar malapit sa tiilan sang mga bukid ukon sa manubo nga mga lugar malapit sa mga suba nga magmangin alerto sa posible magluntad nga mga flashfloods ukon hinali nga mga baha kag landslides. Ang panugyan ang ginpagua sang PAGASA paagi sa Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 6 diri sa tunga sang nagalapta-lapta nga pag-ulan nga ...
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06Mar2012MANILA, March 6 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo ordered Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials to mobilize all their men in Western Visayas in bringing truckloads of potable water and conduct search, rescue, relief and rehabilitation in the earthquake-devastated localities in the region. The DILG chief issued the directive in the wake of reports that many earthquake-struck areas in the cities of Guihulngan and Bacolod have either no potable w...
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20Jan2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Jan. 20 (PIA6) - -This year’s Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet will be held on March 12-16, 2012 to be hosted by the Province of Negros Occidental. Its hosting was finalized during the Technical Management Conference held at the Governor’s Hall, Provincial Capitol attended by sports heads, coordinators, and Department of Education (DepEd) personnel representing the six provinces of Western Visayas. DepEd Regional Office VI Director, ...
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10Aug2011ILOILO CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) awarded two business firms and one national government agency in Western Visayas for their outstanding support to BSP’s statistical, information and advocacy endeavors. The awards in the form of sculptural trophies specially designed by renowned Filipino sculptor Juan Sajid Imao were given out during the 2011 BSP Awards Ceremony for Stakeholders held Aug. 9 at Days Hotel-Iloilo here. The awardees were the Lopez Su...
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