CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas are on heightened alert following the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City over the weekend. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), has instructed all city and...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment reported a decrease in the unemployment rate in Central Visayas this year. DOLE-7 Director Lilia Estillore said that the unemployment rate in Region 7 decreased from 5.8 percent in 2022 to 5.2 percent in 2023. Estillore said the unemployment...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army has neutralized 14 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western and Central Visayas in the fourth quarter of this year. In a report presented during the Joint Intelligence Army-Police Intelligence Committee, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said five NPA rebels were...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P12 million was seized by the police in a 24-hour operation in Central Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), said 1.7 kilograms of shabu were seized by various police units in the region from 6...
CEBU CITY – Crime volume in Region 7 decreased this year due to more policemen on the streets, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare said sending policemen to the streets has been proven effective after a 4.5 percent decrease in crime volume...
CEBU CITY – More than 100,000 kilos of shabu were seized in various anti-illegal drug operations in Region 7 from January to October this year, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. ABERIN (FB) The volume of illegal drugs confiscated in the past 10 months this year was...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old e-bike driver was arrested and one kilo of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Monday afternoon, November 6. The suspect was identified as Jay Bard Abaquita, a resident of Barangay Suba here. Leia...
CEBU CITY – The observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days in Central Visayas was generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. FAMILIES offer candles for their departed loved ones at the Calamba Public Cemetery in Cebu City on All Saints’ Day. (Juan Carlo...
CEBU CITY – Over 800 vehicles in Central Visayas were apprehended during the strict enforcement of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas’ (LTO-7) “Oplan: Undas 2023.” The LTO-7 said that 851 vehicles were apprehended during the roadside inspection and random law enforcement...
CEBU CITY — No untoward incidents were reported during the observance of All Saints’ Day in Central Visayas, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. POLICE secure the Calamba Cemetery in Cebu City on All Saints’ Day. (MyTV Cebu) It was observed that fewer people visited...
CEBU CITY—All polling centers in Central Visayas opened without any glitch, authorities said. The Philippine National Police, Armed Forces, and the Commission on Election-Central Visayas (Comelec-7) said there were no reported untoward incidents during the first few hours of the barangay and...
CEBU CITY – Law enforcers in Central Visayas are 100 percent ready to secure the barangay elections on Monday, October 30. Thousands of personnel from the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine Coast Guard...