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...
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...
ILOILO CITY – The post-pandemic economy of Western Visayas was discussed in an economic forum hosted by the University of the Philippines-Visayas here recently. AN economic forum was recently hosted by the University of the Philippines (UP Visayas) in Iloilo City. (Alven Polido/UP...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial board has started investigating the ownership of the health facility in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. THE original site of the San Joaquin Hospital in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. The land donor wants to revoke her donation and physically take...
Philconstruct Visayas returns with resounding vigor, promising a fully immersive experience from June 20 to 22, 2024, at the prestigious Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Lahug. This year's event is poised to be an unparalleled showcase of innovation and industry prowess while occupying both...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested 917 individuals for various offenses in the Western Visayas region from June 1 to 16. The Police Regional Office-6 said 297 wanted persons were arrested in the region comprised of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental as well as the highly...
BACOLOD CITY – Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez disclosed that tourist arrivals in this city reached 780,960 last year. Rodriguez, speaking at the opening of a new hotel here last week, also said that the province of Negros Occidental had 694,050...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office is investigating the alleged inaction of the San Joaquin, Iloilo Municipal Police Station over the land dispute where a health facility of the Department of Health (DOH) is located. A “NO Entry. Private Property” sign is seen at the original...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized 1.1 kilos of suspected shabu worth P8.1 million from 23 drug suspects in buy-bust operations in Western Visayas from June 11 to 12. A SUSPECTED drug pusher, alias Ronnel, was caught with around P4.7-million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Balasan town, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY – Tension has escalated over the land for a government health facility in San Joaquin town, Iloilo province. VILMA Santacruz-Getuya (center) argues with former DOH Secretary now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin (left) at the main entrance of the original site of the San Joaquin Hospital in...
