CEBU CITY – Establishments in Central Visayas were reminded to ensure that the new minimum wage increase will be implemented starting October 1. Lilia Estillore, Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) director, said random inspections will be conducted in small, medium, and...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the payment for accommodations, meals, and other services amounting to P456,716.50 incurred by former Department of Tourism (DOT) officials during their stay at the Discovery Shores Boracay in 2018. It denied the claim of Discovery World Corporation (DWC),...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) will distribute cash assistance amounting to P1.3 million to micro rice retailers who were affected by the enforcement of the rice price cap. The DSWD-7 announced on Wednesday, September 13, that there will be...
CEBU CITY – Sixty-six soldiers belonging to the 302nd Infantry Brigade (IB) and 303rd IB were awarded “for their efforts and sacrifices” in the fight against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Central and Western Visayas. LT. Gen. Benedict Arevalo (center), commander of the Armed Forces...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) has arrested a woman from Naga City, southern Cebu allegedly involved in an investment scam. Eva Ferraris made her victims believe that she was a rice trader and enticed them to invest in her business, said NBI-7 Director...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) will strictly monitor retailers to ensure that the price cap on rice will be enforced. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of PRO-7, has instructed all police units in the region to make sure that the order of President Ferdinand...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth more than P6 million was seized in the two-day Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) in Central Visayas conducted by the Police Regional Office-7. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare said that from September 2 to 3, one kilo of shabu...
CEBU CITY – A couple allegedly operating a drug den was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Duljo Fatima here on Monday afternoon, September 4. Joey Abellana, 41, and his 43-year-old wife Josephine were cornered by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and...
CEBU CITY – Forty-three more areas – 42 barangays and a municipality – in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared. They earned the drug-cleared status when members of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) convened on August 11. THE Regional...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), on Thursday, August 3, reported that a total of 2,904 laborers in Central Visayas (Region 7) benefitted from its conciliation program dubbed as the Single Entry Approach (SEnA). *(Courtesy of DOLE) * SEnA, according to DOLE, is a form of...
CEBU CITY – More than 6,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccine have already been administered in Central Visayas. Most of the 6,402 doses of bivalent vaccines were given to vulnerable population. Dr. Joan Antonette Albito, Medical Officer III of the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7),...
CEBU CITY – The chief of the Land Transportation (LTO) assured that measures will be taken to speed up the distribution of thousands of unclaimed license plates in Central Visayas. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/PLATES_1a75b825e2/PLATES_1a75b825e2.jfif) LAND...
