ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-6 noted a 62.3 percent decrease in firecracker-related injuries in Western Visayas region. Data released by the DOH-6 said 26 injuries were recorded from Dec. 21 and Jan. 5, compared to 42 in the same period last year. Children and the elderly were...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 reported gains in major law enforcement campaigns in Eastern Visayas from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. PRO-8 conducted 1,085 anti-illegal drug operations, resulting in the arrest of 1,310 suspects. Police confiscated 15 kilograms of shabu, 773.76...
Several weather systems will continue to affect large parts of the country this week, bringing cloudy skies and scattered rains over the Visayas, parts of Luzon, and Mindanao starting Monday, January 5. In its latest weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
CEBU CITY – Increased police visibility and close coordination with local government units led to a peaceful celebration of the New Year in Region 7. Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), said this as he reported that no major incidents...
CEBU CITY – Fewer fireworks-related injuries were recorded during the holiday season in Central Visayas. What made hospitals across the region busy was road crash injuries. In its monitoring period from Dec. 21 to 6 a.m. on Jan. 1, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) logged 347...
ILOILO CITY – Police said the New Year in Western Visayas region was generally peaceful. “The safe and peaceful New Year celebration in Western Visayas reflects the discipline of our people and the dedication of our police officers who remained on duty to protect our communities,” said Police...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 destroyed 7,300 illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices confiscated in Western Visayas region. Police Col. Roland Bulalacao, PRO-6 deputy regional director for operations, supervised their ceremonial destruction on Saturday, Dec. 27. PRO-6 tapped...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 said Christmas was generally peaceful in Eastern Visayas region. Police Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, PRO-8 chief, attributed the peaceful celebration to careful preparation, proper police deployment, and community cooperation. “Security was tightened...
CEBU CITY – The celebration of Christmas in Region 7 was generally peaceful, the chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of PRO-7, said that they did not receive reports of firecracker-related incidents during Christmas Day....
CEBU CITY – More than P468-million worth of seized illegal drugs were destroyed here on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) led the destruction through the cremation facility of Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes. The destruction was witnessed by Dangerous...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has deployed 397 neophyte police officers to the Western Visayas region. “The road ahead will be challenging, but it will also be meaningful. Stand firm, serve faithfully, and always remember that to serve and protect is not just our mission, it is our...
ILOILO CITY — Four-hundred policemen were promoted in Western Visayas. Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan administered the simultaneous oath-taking, donning, and pinning of ranks in a ceremony on Monday, Dec. 15, in Camp Delgado, the PRO-6 headquarters here....
