Following the declaration of the official start of La Niña in the country, President Marcos said the government is taking measures to mitigate the effects of the rainy season on the people in Central Luzon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ryan Baldemor/PPA Pool) In a speech in San...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P5.9 million in Central Luzon from July 1 to 7. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said 243 suspected drug pushers and 851.30 grams of shabu and 1,037.70 grams...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized in Central Visayas in a three-day police operation dubbed Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations from July 5 to 7. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 2.6 kilos of shabu were recovered and 174...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested 16 most wanted persons in Central Luzon from June 22 to 28. THE PRO-3 headquarters in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Also nabbed was 114 persons with outstanding warrants. Suspects face rape, murder, theft, child abuse, robbery,...
CEBU CITY – Over 300 Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases were recorded in Central Visayas in the first quarter of 2024. DR. Jaime Bernadas (right), regional director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas, and Philippine Information Agency-7...
CEBU CITY – More than 500 individuals were arrested for various offenses in a three-day, region-wide anti-criminality operation in Central Visayas. ABERIN (PRO-7 FB) The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that the series of police operations from June 25 to 27 led to the...
CEBU CITY – More than 600 barangays in Central Visayas remain drug-cleared while 14 others stayed drug-free. THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing discusses the illegal drug situation in various barangays in Central Visayas. (PDEA-7) This was the result of the recent...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon seized 1,350 milliliters of liquid cocaine worth P8.5 million from a Colombian national during a controlled delivery operation in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Tuesday night, June 25. LIQUID cocaine...
CEBU CITY – More than 7,000 dengue cases have been recorded in the first half of the year in Central Visayas. Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7), said 7,132 dengue cases and 19 deaths were reported in Region 7 from January to...
CEBU CITY – Health authorities in Central Visayas have warned the public against water-borne diseases with the onset of the rainy season. Influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue are common during the rainy season, said Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist of the Department of...
A global report published by the United Nations in 2024 reveals electronic waste generation is rising five times faster than it’s being recycled, highlighting the need for humans to adopt sustainability with a heightened sense of urgency. In 2022, the Philippines produced 537 million kg of...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) destroyed illegal drugs worth P374 million on Thursday, June 6. ILLEGAL drugs worth P374 million are presented to the media before their destruction on Thursday, June 6, in a funeral home in Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova)...
