CEBU CITY – Close to P1 billion shabu was seized in Central Visayas in the first 11 months of the year. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that from January to Nov. 27, 124.2 kilos of shabu amounting to P849,204,889.60 were seized from 7,963 police operations conducted in...
CEBU CITY – More than 11,000 road crashes resulting in numerous deaths were recorded in Central Visayas from January to October this year. The Highway Patrol Group-Central Visayas (HPG-7) reported that 11,313 road accidents were recorded in the first 10 months of the year with 240 fatalities. The...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to look into the devastation left by typhoon "Tino." The SITG Tino, which will be headed by the PRO-7 deputy regional director for pperations, will be a multi-agency body tasked to...
Tourism activities in Cebu are regaining momentum as the province’s operations remain safe and fully operational following last month’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday, Oct. 27. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said inspections confirmed that...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
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...
New wage orders raising the daily pay of minimum wage earners in Calabarzon and Central Visayas will take effect early next month after being affirmed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Saturday, Sept. 20. DOLE said the...
CEBU CITY – Workers in Central Visayas are set to get relief. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a new wage order increasing the daily minimum wage by P10 from P37 to P47. The wage increase will take effect on Oct. 4. Under Wage Order No. ROVII-26, employees...
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 – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has partnered with local government units (LGUs) as part of its efforts to speed up plate distribution. Reaching out to LGUs in the region is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) clarified that it is not yet enforcing the “no plate, no travel” policy this month. The LTO-7 on Thursday, Aug. 7, issued a clarification after its regional director, Glen Galario, previously announced that the policy will...
