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....
CEBU CITY – More than 500 loose firearms have been seized since the election gun ban was enforced in Central Visayas last Jan. 12. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 527 loose firearms were confiscated in the intensified campaign to ensure a peaceful election in May....
