CEBU CITY – A warning that fares for modern jeepneys would increase to as high as P40 once the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is fully implemented is baseless, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-central Visayas (LTFRB-7) said. The LTFRB-7 was reacting...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) confiscated more than P500-million worth of illegal drugs from January to April. The PDEA-7 reported illegal drugs worth P570.7 million were seized in various operations in Central Visayas from January 1 to April 28....
CEBU CITY – More barangays in Central Visayas were declared as drug-cleared during the latest deliberation of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing deliberates the application for drug-cleared status of...
CEBU CITY – Over 4,000 individuals benefited from the free Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) seminars that the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) offered in the first quarter of this year. The LTO-7 reported that 4,766 individuals in Region 7 have received TDC certificates of...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) welcomed the directive of the newly installed chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that prohibits police officers from unnecessary use of cell phones while on duty. PELARE Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of...
CEBU CITY – A series of anti-criminality operations in Central Visayas during the Holy Week led to the confiscation of close to P40-million worth of illegal drugs. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that from March 24 to 31, 5,789.76 grams of shabu with a standard drug...
CEBU CITY – Intelligence monitoring has been tightened in Central Visayas following the recent discovery of bricks of cocaine worth P106 million in Eastern Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) are checking...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) reported that 17.6 kilos of suspected shabu valued at more than P120 million have been seized in Region 7 (Central Visayas) in the first two months of the year. PDEA-7 spokesperson Leia Alcantara said that the two-month haul was...
CEBU CITY – Two drug groups could be behind the smuggling of huge amounts of shabu that were seized here recently, police said. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare said these two drug groups were identified during the custodial debriefing on arrested drug personalities. Pelare, spokesperson of...
CEBU CITY – Nine persons were arrested when two drug dens were raided in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) here on Friday, March 1. AN agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement-Central Visayas examines packs...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three persons in a drug den raid in Barangay Calamba here on Tuesday night, February 20. Arrested were Eduardo Talingting, 51; Edlin Caballes, 41, and Constantino Bunal III, 38. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 spokesperson, said Talingting...
CEBU CITY – Close to P30 million worth of suspected shabu was seized during a Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operation in Central Visayas from February 18 to 19. The series of anti-illegal drug operations also led to the arrest of 589 drug suspects, said Police Lt. Col. Gerard...