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...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 seized more than P14-million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas in the second week of the leadership of Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky. A LADY drug pusher yields P5.5-million worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation in Estancia town, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment (DENR) reiterated the need to preserve the six endemic species of Western Visayas region. “Everyone is called upon to do their fair share in preserving our ecosystems so that native and endemic animals and plants can thrive,” said DENR-6 Regional...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces-Visayas Command on Saturday, March 2, said it had dealt a major blow to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in the Visayas through a series of operations in the month of February. FIREARMS and other items were seized in an encounter...
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...
MACARTHUR, Leyte – Suspected shabu worth P408,000 was seized from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Casuntingan here on Wednesday, February 28. A SUSPECTED drug pusher was arrested and shabu worth P408,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday night, February 28, in...
ILOILO CITY – A group of journalists and officials have raised concerns over press freedom after libel cases were filed by Department of Education (DepEd)-6 (Western Visayas) Regional Director Ramir Uytico against four radio anchors of DYRI-RMN Iloilo. UYTICO The National Union of Journalists of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism-8 (Eastern Visayas) is training barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons, chief tanods, and tourist police for the rollout of the 2024 Filipino Brand of Excellence (FBSE). "In Eastern Visayas, we are engaging with barangay officials because we...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 has started signing medical and burial assistance agreements with hospitals, funeral companies, and other medical service providers in Western Visayas. SOME of the partner institutions of the DSWD-6 in the implementation of its...
ILOILO CITY — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has ordered newly installed Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky to strengthen the anti-drug campaign in Western Visayas. PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police...
