Amid the power outages in Negros Occidental, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative’s problems (CENECO) can be addressed once the new power corporation takes over. Sen. Grace Poe presides over the Committee on Public Services hearing to discuss several measures seeking to provide accessible,...
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...
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...
Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc. (CADPI), a wholly-owned sugar mill subsidiary of the First Pacific Co.-controlled Roxas Holdings Inc., announced that it has permanently closed its business operations effective on Feb. 28, 2024 due to serious business losses and the government’s sugar...
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...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 has launched a program to reduce crime incidents in Central Luzon. Dubbed Quick Dial Quick Response, PRO3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said it is considered the latest anti-criminality strategy which...
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...
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...
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...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Tuesday, February 13 rejected proposals to privatize the Manila Central Post Office (MCPO) underscoring the need to preserve the cultural and historical value of the building. Senator Loren Legarda presides the public hearing on the proposal...
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...
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...
