CEBU CITY – The anti-crime campaign in Region 7 has been unrelenting, and, as a result, more than 62,000 crime suspects were arrested in the past two years, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. The PRO-7 said that from June 30, 2022 to July 31, 2024, 62,347 individuals...
CEBU CITY – Forty-nine barangays in Central Visayas have been declared as drug-cleared. THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) convenes to discuss the drug situation in various barangays in Central Visayas. (PDEA-7) The 49 barangays earned the drug-cleared status...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized in Central Visayas in a three-day police operation dubbed Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations from July 5 to 7. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 2.6 kilos of shabu were recovered and 174...
CEBU CITY – Over 300 Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases were recorded in Central Visayas in the first quarter of 2024. DR. Jaime Bernadas (right), regional director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas, and Philippine Information Agency-7...
CEBU CITY – More than 500 individuals were arrested for various offenses in a three-day, region-wide anti-criminality operation in Central Visayas. ABERIN (PRO-7 FB) The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the series of police operations from June 25 to 27 led to the...
CEBU CITY – More than 600 barangays in Central Visayas remain drug-cleared while 14 others stayed drug-free. THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing discusses the illegal drug situation in various barangays in Central Visayas. (PDEA-7) This was the result of the recent...
CEBU CITY – More than 7,000 dengue cases have been recorded in the first half of the year in Central Visayas. Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7), said 7,132 dengue cases and 19 deaths were reported in Region 7 from January to...
CEBU CITY – Health authorities in Central Visayas have warned the public against water-borne diseases with the onset of the rainy season. Influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue are common during the rainy season, said Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of the Department of...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) destroyed illegal drugs worth P374 million on Thursday, June 6. ILLEGAL drugs worth P374 million are presented to the media before their destruction on Thursday, June 6, in a funeral home in Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova)...
CEBU CITY – More than 6,000 dengue cases have been recorded in the first five months of this year in Region 7 or Central Visayas, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported. The DOH-7 said that from January 1 to May 25 this year, 6,539 dengue cases with 16 fatalities were recorded...
CEBU CITY — Sixty-two more barangays in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared following the recent deliberation by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). The ROCBDC conducted a blended online and face-to-face deliberation from May 29 to 30 where...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu due to tropical depression “Aghon.” SEVERAL passengers are stranded at Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu after sea trips were canceled due to tropical cyclone ‘Aghon.’ (Cebu Port Authority) The Philippine Coast...
