CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas will be on heightened alert to ensure peaceful commemoration of the 40th anniversary of EDSA People Revolution on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), said security measures are...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has intensified its crackdown against loud modified mufflers. The intensified crackdown started in Cebu City last Monday, Feb. 23, where 21 motorcycles with unauthorized mufflers attached were impounded. The second operation was...
CEBU CITY – Several personnel were awarded when the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) celebrated the Philippine National Police (PNP) Day 2026 on Monday, Feb. 23. The activity was graced by Rafael Vicente Calinisan, vice chairman and National Police Commission (Napolcom) executive...
CEBU CITY – The 21-year-old man in hot water for performing motorcycle stunts on a highway in an upland barangay here was remorseful when he surfaced on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Kylle Econas, a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Consolacion town, Cebu, admitted that what he did on Transcentral Highway in...
CEBU CITY – A motorcycle rider is in hot water for allegedly performing reckless stunts on public roads. The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has issued a show-cause order (SCO) against Kyle Econas, the registered owner of the motorcycle that was used to perform stunts,...
CEBU CITY – More than P5-million worth of illegal drugs and several firearms were seized in a series of police operations that ended on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that from Feb. 8 to 14, 769.27 grams of shabu worth...
A total of 7,471 dengue cases were recorded nationwide from Jan. 4 to 24, 2026, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, Feb. 7. Such figure, according to the health department, is lower than the 25,652 dengue cases logged during the same period in 2025. “Matatandaang sa parehong panahon...
CEBU CITY – Do not patronize fixers. The officer-in-charge of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas issued this reminder and urged the public to immediately report those involved in such illegal activities. Francisco "Franz" Ranches Jr. said reports of bribery will be acted on right away...
CEBU CITY – The new chief of the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) formally assumed his post on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Atty. Jose Ermie Monsanto replaced Atty. Renan Agustus Oliva as part of the NBI’s nationwide reorganization. “The purpose of the reorganization was probably...
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) on Monday, Jan. 26 called on President Marcos to intervene and order the immediate release of seven residents arrested during the “violent” dispersal of an anti-mining barricade in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya. “ICHRP...
CEBU CITY – Authorities are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the peaceful conduct of major activities in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) announced that a gun ban will be enforced for the 461st Fiesta Señor, Sinulog Grand Parade, and ASEAN Summit. While the...
More than 16,000 new classrooms are set to rise across high-need areas nationwide after the Department of Education (DepEd) secured government approval for a P105.7-billion public-private partnership (PPP) project— a major infrastructure push expected to ease chronic overcrowding and directly...
