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CEBU CITY – A provincial board member here is questioning where the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) got the crushed dolomite rocks that will be used to fill a 500-meter stretch of the baywalk on Manila Bay.

The Bureau of Customs seized two containers of smuggled cigarettes valued at P88.1 million at the Port of Cebu from an importer whose two shipments were earlier seized for misdeclaration.

ILOILO CITY—The provincial government of Guimaras legalized this week the health and safety protocols under the new normal.

TACLOBAN City - A total of 37 police officers have now been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8).

ILOILO CITY – The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Western Visayas has surpassed the 5,000-leve, according to the Department of Health in Region (DOH 6).

ILOILO CITY—The Department of Health in Region 6 (DOH-6) clarified that pregnant women are not obligated to undergo test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be able to obtain medical care at a hospital.

CEBU CITY—Muslim leaders in Cebu vowed closer cooperation with the police to help ensure peace and order in the island.

ILOILO CITY—The Department of Health (DOH-6) is reminding local government units (LGUs) in the Western Visayas region to have their barangay health workers monitor returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after the national government said that the 14-day quarantine is no longer required for OFWs.

BACOLOD CITY - The Diocese of Bacolod suspended Catholic masses in all churches within the city from September 3 to 15 to reduce the movement of people amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases here.

ILOILO CITY—The 20 most wanted persons in this city were arrested by various units of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO).

TACLOBAN CITY – The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death toll in Eastern Visayas has climbed to 25 after nine more fatalities were reported by the Department of Health (DOH-8) on Wednesday.

TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – At least 21 communities here were locked down starting Tuesday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

BACOLOD CITY - Environment Sec. Roy Cimatu emphasized the significant role barangay officials would be playing in locating the virus amid the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 cases here.

TACLOBAN City –After more than two months of being deployed in Central Visayas, 54 police mobile force personnel are now back with their home units in Eastern Visayas.

CEBU CITY—The Commission on Elections Central Visayas (Comelec 7) appealed to the public to book online first before proceeding to Comelec offices to register.

ILOILO CITY—The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 40 police officers and three non-uniformed personnel (NUP) in various police units in Western Visayas region.

CEBU CITY—Almost a kilo of suspected shabu worth at least P6 million was seized from two men in a buy-bust operation shortly before midnight Tuesday in Barangay Suba here.

CEBU CITY – Project Balik Buhay (PBB), which started in Cebu, will serve as a model for business establishments in the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo.