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(Eagle News) – The government has allowed locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Region 6 or Western Visayas to return to their provinces, provided that they are of good health and will undergo the required 14-day quarantine period. Malacanang announced this on Thursday, Sept. 17, after the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved the “partial lifting of the temporary suspension of inbound travel by returning residents to Region VI.” This is contained […]
(Eagle News) – More than a thousand cases of measles were recorded in Western Visayas. Based on the data of the Department of Health, the number of suspected measles cases increased to 1,068 from January to March 7 this year. This is higher compared to the 52 reported cases in the same period last year. So far, there were four recorded deaths due to measles: three from Negros and one from Antique. Negros Occidental still has […]
(Eagle News) — Nearly 1,000 passengers on Monday, June 11, were stranded in various ports in Bicol and the Western Visayas due to heavy rains because of the southwest monsoon. This was even after typhoon “Domeng” already left the country on Sunday. There were 964 passengers bound for Camarines Sur and Aklan stranded Monday morning. Over 00, or 889 passengers, were listed as stranded at the Caticlan Jeti port, while 75 passengers were stranded in […]
(Eagle News) — Positibo ang epekto ng pagsasara ng Boracay sa ibang lalawigan sa Western Visayas na mayroon ding tourist attractions. Ayon sa Department of Tourism (DOT), may mga potensyal ang ibang lugar sa nasabing rehiyon. Bagaman malaki ang bahagi ng Boracay sa turismo, ang pagsasara nito ay hindi gaanong makaka-apekto sa kabuuan ng industriya. Nitong 2017, nakapag-tala ang Western Visayas ng 5.8 million tourist arrivals na mataas sa target na 5.5 million. Nasa 5.8 […]
KALIBO, Aklan (Eagle News) – Western Visayas remains the top destination for foreign tourists traveling to the country. According to the Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6, in the first six months alone, foreign tourist arrivals in the region have reached over 2 million. DOT Regional Director Helen Catalyst said that the top foreign tourists to visit Region 6 are Koreans. They are followed by the Chinese, the Taiwanese, Americans and Malaysians.
NILINAW ng Department of Agriculture sa Region 6 na walang outbreak ng newcastle virus sa mga manok sa rehiyon. Ayon kay DA Region 6 Regulatory Division Chief Dr. Joric Natividad, nasa “backyard level” lamang ang mga naitalang kaso ng newcastle virus sa Western Visayas. Sa Luzon una ng nagdeklara ng outbreak ng virus matapos mapilitang magsara na ng kanilang farm ang mga poultry owner. Ayon sa DA, ang virus ay kumalat na umano sa mga […]
More than 2, 000 passengers were stranded in the ports of five regions due to the rampage of tropical storm “Mario”. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, a total of 2, 480 passengers were stranded in the ports of NCR, Cebu, Southern Tagalog, Western Visayas and Bicol. A total of 15 vessels, 7 motor boats and 252 rolling cargoes were not allowed to travel.
