CEBU CITY – More than 6,000 dengue cases have been recorded in the first five months of this year in Region 7 or Central Visayas, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported. The DOH-7 said that from January 1 to May 25 this year, 6,539 dengue cases with 16 fatalities were recorded...
CEBU CITY — Sixty-two more barangays in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared following the recent deliberation by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). The ROCBDC conducted a blended online and face-to-face deliberation from May 29 to 30 where...
CEBU CITY — The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has trained over 100 policemen who are set to be deployed at the Trans Central Highway (TCH) in Balamban town, Cebu. LAWMEN from the Cebu Provincial Police Office attend a recent seminar as a requirement to enable them to become...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu due to tropical depression “Aghon.” SEVERAL passengers are stranded at Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu after sea trips were canceled due to tropical cyclone ‘Aghon.’ (Cebu Port Authority) The Philippine Coast...
ILOILO CITY – A newspaper editor here has raised concerns over threats made by Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city to file libel cases against journalists for reporting on the controversial demolition of Iloilo Central Market, a presumed important cultural property (ICP). MAYOR Jerry Treñas of...
ILOILO CITY – Skepticism looms over the approval of the city government of the demolition of the Iloilo Central Market, a presumed Important Cultural Property (ICP) under the National Heritage Act of 2009. THE Central Market in Iloilo City is an Important Cultural Property (ICP) that was...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Eleven New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the government from May 1 to 14 in Central Luzon. Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. identified the surrenderers as Ka Gurang, Ka Leonila, Ka Lyn, Ka Ayana, Ka...
DAVAO CITY – An independent peacebuilding group has noted an alarming spike in conflict in Central Mindanao due to feuding clans as well as political violence in the first half of the year. DISPLACED residents gather for a psychosocial activity in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur....
CEBU CITY – A warning that fares for modern jeepneys would increase to as high as P40 once the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is fully implemented is baseless, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-central Visayas (LTFRB-7) said. The LTFRB-7 was reacting...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) confiscated more than P500-million worth of illegal drugs from January to April. The PDEA-7 reported illegal drugs worth P570.7 million were seized in various operations in Central Visayas from January 1 to April 28....
CEBU CITY – More barangays in Central Visayas were declared as drug-cleared during the latest deliberation of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). THE Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing deliberates the application for drug-cleared status of...
CEBU CITY – Over 4,000 individuals benefited from the free Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) seminars that the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) offered in the first quarter of this year. The LTO-7 reported that 4,766 individuals in Region 7 have received TDC certificates of...
