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...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry “Stormtroopers” Division officially activated the Task Force Hope-Eastern Visayas on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to ensure an honest, orderly, and secure local elections in the region in May. Col. Arlino Sendaydiego, commander of Task Force Hope-EV, said they...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said. Nida Amolar, PSA-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, said the inflation rate was up 0.2 percent to 3.6 percent in January from 3.4 percent in December....
TACLOBAN CITY – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and wife Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda led congressmen from Eastern Visayas who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 5. SPEAKER Romualdez (HOR FB) Others signatories were Tingog party-list...
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...
(Left) Scubasureros documenting their first dive beneath the Therma Visayas jetty. The divers hope to raise awareness about the importance of conserving marine life to divers and non-divers alike. (Right) A Therma Visayas team member participates in a tree planting activity inside the power plant....
ILOILO CITY – Police confiscated P45-million worth of illegal drugs from 344 suspected drug pushers in Western Visayas in January. The Police Regional Office-6 said P43.2 million was suspected shabu and P1.8 million was marijuana. "These figures reflect our dedication to our campaign to...
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...
Stop finding ways to disrupt the government just to gain political points, President Marcos told public officials in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM) Marcos made the statement on Thursday, Jan. 30, as he was emphasizing how crucial the cooperation between the local and...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-one individuals have been arrested for violating the election gun ban in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said all the violators were civilians. The most recent violator was from Bacolod City, a 54-year-old man caught carrying a gun replica. POLICE conduct a...