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TACLOBAN City – The Eastern Visayas police reported general compliance with the prohibition on the visiting of departed loved ones on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in the region.

BACOLOD CITY - The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) in Western Visayas has approved the suspension of the entry of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental.

TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Environmental group Oceana has reported rich marine biodiversity in Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as they embark on a 22-day expedition in the bid to help protect and sustainably manage the island’s underwater resource.

ILOILO CITY—The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a 93-percent drop in the number of mosquito-borne disease dengue cases in Western Visayas region.

CEBU CITY—Eighty-eight new police recruits recently took their oath at the Regional Training School Central Visayas (RTS 7) in Barangay Jugan, Consolacion town, northern Cebu.

CEBU CITY—The Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO 7) has formed a 100-man team that will help in the response efforts in areas in Bicol that were badly affected by tropical storm Rolly.

ILOILO CITY—A former congressman of the Bayan Muna party-list lamented the denial of a local court here for his petition of writ of amparo, and maintained that he still feared for his life.

Police forces in Central Visayas have been instructed to deploy enough personnel and relief items for those devastated by typhoon "Rolly" in Bicol, particularly in the provinces of Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, and Albay.

ILOILO CITY—While portions of Panay Island were initially placed under storm warnings, typhoon “Rolly” did not have much effect on the island.

CEBU CITY—Following the series of road accidents involving buses belonging to a large Visayan transportation firm, drivers of the bus company will be asked to undergo drug tests.

BACOLOD CITY - The city government of Bacolod has recognized Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF)-Visayas Chief Implementer retired Maj. Gen. Mel Feliciano and his wife Mia as the first “Adopted Couple” of Bacolod City during a testimonial dinner and appreciation night tendered for the couple and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) team at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Saturday.

TACLOBAN City - A total of 4,159 individuals, or 903 families, have been preemptively evacuated in high-risk areas in preparation for typhoon Rolly in Eastern Visayas on October 31.

ILOILO CITY—The northern part of Panay Island may be considered risk areas because of typhoon Rolly.

BACOLOD CITY - Following the series of reductions in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases here, the city government launched on Thursday, October 29, a campaign to attain a COVID-free Bacolod.

TACLOBAN CITY – Guiuan town in Eastern Samar will impose a three-day border lockdown starting Sunday to prevent the potential spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

CEBU CITY – The Cebu Ocean Park reopens on November 5 after being closed to guests since April this year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

BACOLOD City - The city government of Bacolod and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) inaugurated on Friday a newly constructed 32-room quarantine facility here to cater coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.

ILOILO CITY—The Police Regional Office (PRO-6) has an additional 205 police officers to maintain peace and order in Western Visayas region as the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues.