CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Visayas (BFAR-7) reminded beachgoers to take precautionary measures when swimming at sea due to swarms of jellyfish during this time of the year. A BOX jellyfish is fished out of the waters of Clarin town in Bohol. The photo...
CEBU CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P21.5 million in a week-long operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 3.1 kilos of shabu were seized and 177 drug suspects were arrested in 151 anti-illegal drug operations conducted from June 18...
CEBU CITY – Criminal charges were filed against six personnel of a satellite office of the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) in Lapu-Lapu City after they allegedly defrauded the agency through its first-time job seeker policy. The NBI-7 filed six counts of estafa through...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is bracing for super typhoon "Mawar" that may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this weekend. THE Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas loads family food packs bound...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) noted a 100 percent increase in measles-rubella cases in the region. Dr. Joanne Antonette Albito, Medical Officer 3 of the DOH-7 Family Health Section, said that 67 cases have been recorded in Cebu province from January to April this...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has started its threat assessment in barangays as part of the tight security that will be enforced in the upcoming Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Negros Oriental is one of the areas that will be given more attention...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) seized more than P31-million worth of illegal drugs in the past week. From April 23 to 29, 4.6 kilos of shabu worth P31 million and 1.7 kilos of marijuana valued at P200,000 were seized in various police operations in the...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy its newest and largest vessel in the vicinity waters of Central Visayas to intensify its maritime security in the area. The newly acquired vessel that will be deployed is BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), a multi-role response vessel (MRRV)...
CEBU CITY – An additional 87 barangays and one municipality in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared. Declared as drug-cleared were 41 barangays from Cebu province, 16 from Bohol, 22 from Negros Oriental, and eight from Cebu City. These areas earned the drug-cleared status in another...
CEBU CITY – Simultaneous police operations on Easter Sunday led to the confiscation of illegal drugs worth more than P40 million in Central Visayas. The regionwide police operations dubbed Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) also resulted in the arrest of 592...
CEBU CITY -- At least 24 public utility vehicles (PUVs) failed roadworthiness inspections as the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) rolled out its ‘Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa and Summer Vacation 2023.’ LTO-7 started inspecting PUVs on Friday, March 31. As of Monday, April...
Airbnb, the leading global online accommodation platform, reported that nights booked in the Philippines on its platform more than doubled last year from 2020 with domestic travel led the way as the country’s number one travel destination among locals. The last Airbnb data released Tuesday, April...
