CEBU CITY – The new regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) assumed his post on Monday, December 18. Emerson Margate replaced Jigger Montallana who was transferred to the PDEA Central Office International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs Service....
CEBU CITY – No major untoward incidents were recorded at the start of the dawn Masses or “Misa de Gallo” in Region 7 on Saturday, December 16, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 chief Police Brig. Gen. Anthony...
CEBU CITY – Security measures are in place for “Simbang Gabi” (dawn Mass) starting on December 16, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Some 6,000 police personnel will be deployed in various areas in Region 7 for Simbang Gabi. Bulk of them will be deployed in churches as...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) recorded more cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region in 2022 than in 2021. The DOH-7 reported that 1,012 individuals in Central Visayas were infected with HIV that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome last...
CEBU CITY – A former barangay councilor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Quiot Pardo here on Thursday morning, December 7. The suspect was identified as Brian Dwight Gaviola, 47. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas, said that...
CEBU CITY – Close to P1-billion worth of illegal drugs were seized from January to November this year, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. This was result of the relentless enforcement of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO), said...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol on Thursday, December 7, hosted the fourth council meeting of the Regional Development-Central Visayas (RDC-7) in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. BOHOL Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado presides over the fourth council meeting of the Regional...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas are on heightened alert following the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City over the weekend. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), has instructed all city and...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment reported a decrease in the unemployment rate in Central Visayas this year. DOLE-7 Director Lilia Estillore said that the unemployment rate in Region 7 decreased from 5.8 percent in 2022 to 5.2 percent in 2023. Estillore said the unemployment...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army has neutralized 14 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Western and Central Visayas in the fourth quarter of this year. In a report presented during the Joint Intelligence Army-Police Intelligence Committee, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said five NPA rebels were...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P12 million was seized by the police in a 24-hour operation in Central Visayas. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), said 1.7 kilograms of shabu were seized by various police units in the region from 6...
CEBU CITY – Crime volume in Region 7 decreased this year due to more policemen on the streets, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare said sending policemen to the streets has been proven effective after a 4.5 percent decrease in crime volume...
