Around 4,000 farmers in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula are feeling the brunt of the El Niño phenomenon as the regions’ agricultural sector is among the hardest hit, the Task Force El Niño said on Sunday, Feb. 18. (Photo by Nana Buxani/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...
CEBU CITY – The aggressive campaign against illegal drugs has led to the dismantling of eight drug dens in various areas in Region 7 in the first two months of the year, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) reported. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of PDEA-7, said that...
Police arrested two wanted persons in Western Visayas in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Valentine's Day. A 19-year-old man was nabbed for three counts of rape in Barangay 4. Lawmen said the suspect, the fourth most wanted person, was arrested through a warrant and no bail was recommended for his...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police have joined hands to sustain stable peace and security for the Visayas. MAJOR Gen. Marion Sison (right) of the 3rd Infantry Division and Police Major Gen. Robert Rodriquez (left) of the PNP Area Police Command-Visayas meet...
CEBU CITY – Police seized suspected shabu and marijuana worth more than P100 million in a three-day operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that 14,796.46 grams of shabu amounting to P110,615,928 and 60 grams of marijuana worth P7,200 were seized from...
The Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes is planning to bring the discussions on Resolution of Both Houses No. 6, which seeks amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, to different locations in Visayas and Mindanao. Senate...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in January is the lowest for Western Visayas since 2019. CONSUMERS buy fish in a stall in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said that prices of basic goods and services dropped 0.2 percent from 3.2 percent in December to three...
CEBU CITY – A brazen attack rocked Central Visayas in March last year when Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo was killed by heavily armed in his home in Pamplona, Negros Oriental. The Police Regional Office-Central Office (PRO-7) was bombarded with queries by local, national, and even international...
ROXAS CITY – The Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City has been awarded as the Best Festival for the Visayas of the Philippine LEAF Awards. TRIBU Pan-ay of Fort San Pedro National High School is the winner of the main competition of the 2024...
CEBU CITY – Police reminded the public against the unauthorized use of blinkers and sirens following a hit-and-run incident here recently. Police Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, chief of the Highway Patrol Group-Central Visayas (HPG-7), said that under Republic Act 4136 or the Land Transportation...
CEBU CITY – The arrest of a mother in Pinamungajan town, Cebu province should serve as a warning to those involved in online sexual exploitation, the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) said. NBI-7 Regional Director Renan Augustus Oliva and agent-on-case Maria Contessa...
CEBU CITY – A 31-year-old mother from Pinamungajan, Cebu was arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting her children online. A MINOR was rescued after authorities arrested a woman allegedly involved in online sexual exploitation in Pinamungajan town, Cebu. (NBI-7) The suspect Charissa Labajo is...
