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 – Close to 7,000 drug personalities in Central Visayas were arrested in the first nine months of the year. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 6,003 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted that resulted in the arrest of 6,995 drug suspects from Jan. 1 to...
CEBU CITY – Shabu worth P4.6 million was seized in a week-long anti-criminality and law enforcement operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 406 personalities were arrested from Sept. 7 to 13. Arrested were 185 drug personalities – three...
CEBU CITY – At least 16 gun-for-hire groups in Central Visayas were dismantled in the first eight months of this year, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. Eighteen were arrested and 12 members were killed in police operations. Thirty-five firearms and two grenades were...
CEBU CITY – Shabu valued at more than P500 million was seized in the past six months in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that from January to June, 4,101 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted. Confiscated were 76,120.35 grams of shabu worth...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has been hailed as a top-performing unit in the country. The PRO-7, headed by regional director Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, announced that it led the Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) in April 2025 after scoring 81.986...
CEBU CITY – Lives were saved when several illegal gun manufacturing sites were dismantled in Danao City, northern Cebu province, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. The PRO-7 reported that from March 21 to May 20, 15 gun manufacturing sites were dismantled in an intensified...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) is ready for the elections on May 12. The PRO-7 headed by Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said security plans, coordination protocols, deployment schedules, and contingency measures are in place. The PRO-7 has coordinated with the...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested 62 drug personalities in Central Visayas on Tuesday, March 18. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that suspected shabu valued at P1.8 million was also seized. Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of PRO-7, said the number of arrests in a...
CEBU CITY – Eight alleged members of a gun-for-hire group were arrested in a series of police operations here. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, talks to suspected members of a gun-for-hire group who were arrested in recent police...
CEBU CITY – Crime volume in Central Visayas dropped by 33 percent, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. The PRO-7 said that from January to February, 418 focus crimes were recorded in Central Visayas, 208 fewer compared to the same period last year. The decrease was a...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) vowed a more intensified campaign against loose firearms as the May election approaches. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, examines firearms turned over to the Cebu Provincial Police Office....
