CEBU CITY – Dengue cases in Central Visayas from January to mid-August have breached the 15,000-mark. The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) reported that as of August 17, 15,394 dengue cases with 35 deaths have been recorded in the region. The DOH-7 said there was a...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P73 million in Western Visayas region in August. THE Police Regional Office-6 seized suspected shabu worth P73 million in August. (PNP/PRO-6) The Police Regional Office-6 said a total of 10.7 kilos of shabu were confiscated in 236 police...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested on Tuesday, September 3, in Calinog town, Iloilo province the third and fourth most wanted persons in Western Visayas. The suspects were identified as Arcee, the third most wanted, and Rod, the fourth most wanted. “These arrests, made possible with the help of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 said 42 people have died from the mosquito-borne disease dengue in Western Visayas region in eight months. A FOGGING operation is conducted in Capiz as the province battles a dengue outbreak. (Capiz Provincial Government Communications Group)...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health announced on Wednesday, September 4, that there is no monkeypox case in Eastern Visayas. A suspected case turned out negative, according to results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City. The DOH-8 initially...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health-Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development has reported 9,577 dengue cases and 21 deaths so far this year, a 264 percent increase compared to the same period last year with 2,630 cases and nine fatalities. Leyte has the highest number...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 logged 3,490 dengue cases in the Western Visayas region from August 11 to 17. Dr. Bea Camille Fillaro-Natalaray, medical coordinator for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, said in a press conference on Tuesday, August 27, that seven deaths...
CEBU CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at more than P10 million in a two-day operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 1.5 kilos of shabu were seized and 43 suspected drug pushers were arrested from August 22 to 23. In the seven...
CEBU CITY – An additional 19 barangays in Central Visayas have been declared as drug-cleared in the recent deliberation of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). Twelve are in Bohol, four in Negros Oriental, and three in Cebu. Two barangays in Pamplona, Negros...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense-6 has released almost P162-million worth of aid to families affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon in Western Visayas and the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental. FERNANDEZ (left). (PIA-6) Bulk of the aid was for El Niño...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two New People’s Army leaders in Eastern Visayas surrendered to the military this week. Alias Leo, alias Omer or Lovely, leader of Squad 2, Sub-Regional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), and alias Mael, finance officer of P2, Front Committee 15, both from the Sub-Regional Committee (SRC)...
