The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed several areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, as Tropical Depression Wilma decelerated while moving over the Philippine...
Tropical Depression “Wilma” will likely make its first landfall over Eastern Visayas or the Dinagat Islands sometime between Friday evening, Dec. 5, and Saturday morning, Dec. 6, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday,...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored over the Philippine Sea has intensified into Tropical Depression Wilma on Thursday morning, Dec. 4, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its tropical cyclone update, the state weather bureau...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 said the Trillion Peso March 2.0 on Sunday, Nov. 30, in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful. The Diocese of Calbayog in Calbayog City, Samar province held a peaceful rally called "A Trillion Peso Peaceful Rally March Toward Healing our Land" at...
TACLOBAN CITY – Over 3,000 police officers have been deployed to secure the Trillion Peso March in Eastern Visayas region on Nov. 30. Police Regional Office-8 director Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy said they are on full alert since Nov. 28 to strengthen operational readiness across Eastern...
TACLOBAN CITY — The Police Regional Office-8 arrested six most wanted individuals and 16 other wanted persons in Eastern Visayas from Nov. 26 to 27. Among those apprehended were Surigao del Sur’s most wanted. The suspect Boy, 48, of Lianga, Surigao del Sur, faces murder, attempted murder,...
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...
ILOILO CITY — The government-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) urged members in Western Visayas region to avail of its primary care benefit program known as YAKAP (Yaman ng Kalusugan) to curb preventable diseases. Based on consolidated data as of Oct. 31, PhilHealth-6 paid more...
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to continue affecting large parts of the country, bringing rains and thunderstorms to Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, November 15. In...
ILOILO CITY — The agriculture and fisheries sector of Iloilo province sustained P185.2 million in damage from typhoon "Tino." The Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office reported on Tuesday, Nov. 11, that 9,513 farmers and fisherfolk have been affected in nearly all of the 42 towns and component...
