CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas have been placed on heightened alert starting Monday, April 14, as part of the “Oplan: Holy Week and Summer Vacation.” K9 units have been deployed in Cebu ports as security has been tightened in anticipation of the influx of passengers traveling for the...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested 62 drug personalities in Central Visayas on Tuesday, March 18. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that suspected shabu valued at P1.8 million was also seized. Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of PRO-7, said the number of arrests in a...
CEBU CITY – Crime volume in Central Visayas dropped by 33 percent, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. The PRO-7 said that from January to February, 418 focus crimes were recorded in Central Visayas, 208 fewer compared to the same period last year. The decrease was a...
CEBU CITY – The province of Siquijor is hosting the 2025 Regional Schools Press Conference in Central Visayas starting Monday, Feb. 24. Siquijor is hosting the competition for the first time and welcomed campus journalists from private and public schools in Central Visayas. “There had been...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Education-Central Visayas (DepEd-7) assured that there are no ghost beneficiaries under its Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP). JIMENEZ (FB) DepEd-7 Regional Director Salustiano Jimenez issued the clarification amid the ongoing investigation of supposed...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas will now be able respond to emergencies as quickly as possible with the help of technology. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Friday, Feb. 14, launched the Emergency Alert Button app that the public can use to seek immediate police...
CEBU CITY – Seized illegal drugs valued at almost P300 million were destroyed here on Thursday, Feb. 13. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, loads a pack of shabu into a thermal facility during the destruction of seized illegal drugs on...
CEBU CITY – Thirty-three areas in Central Visayas have been declared areas of concern in the upcoming elections. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, signs a solidarity pact signifying the commitment of various law enforcement...
CEBU CITY – As a result of an intensified campaign, at least 430 unlicensed firearms were confiscated last month in various areas in Central Visayas. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of PRO-7, shows a cache of seized firearms to Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary...
ILOILO CITY – Brig. Gen. Michael Samson, the new chief of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said Western and Central Visayas are inching closer to becoming free from the New People’s Army (NPA). SAMSON (Tara Yap) “But before we could finally declare Western Visayas and Central...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs worth P13.5 million were seized in a three-day police operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the Jan. 27 to 29 operation resulted in the confiscation of 1.9 kilos of suspected shabu and 25 grams of marijuana. The...
CEBU CITY – Twenty-five persons have been arrested in Central Visayas since the election gun ban was enforced on Jan. 12, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas said. The PRO-7 also said that 35 firearms – 13 pistols and 22 revolvers – and bullets were seized. Among...
