The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 1, said it had deployed multiple emergency medical response teams to Bogo City following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the night of September 30. Acting on the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure...
CEBU CITY – Close to 7,000 drug personalities in Central Visayas were arrested in the first nine months of the year. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 6,003 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted that resulted in the arrest of 6,995 drug suspects from Jan. 1 to...
New wage orders raising the daily pay of minimum wage earners in Calabarzon and Central Visayas will take effect early next month after being affirmed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Saturday, Sept. 20. DOLE said the...
CEBU CITY – Workers in Central Visayas are set to get relief. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a new wage order increasing the daily minimum wage by P10 from P37 to P47. The wage increase will take effect on Oct. 4. Under Wage Order No. ROVII-26, employees...
CEBU CITY – Shabu worth P4.6 million was seized in a week-long anti-criminality and law enforcement operation in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that 406 personalities were arrested from Sept. 7 to 13. Arrested were 185 drug personalities – three...
CEBU CITY – At least 16 gun-for-hire groups in Central Visayas were dismantled in the first eight months of this year, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. Eighteen were arrested and 12 members were killed in police operations. Thirty-five firearms and two grenades were...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has partnered with local government units (LGUs) as part of its efforts to speed up plate distribution. Reaching out to LGUs in the region is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Department of...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) clarified that it is not yet enforcing the “no plate, no travel” policy this month. The LTO-7 on Thursday, Aug. 7, issued a clarification after its regional director, Glen Galario, previously announced that the policy will...
CEBU CITY – Despite uncertainties surrounding this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the 10-day special registration period in Central Visayas pushed through starting Thursday, July 31. Commission on Elections-Central Visayas (Comelec-7) Regional Director Francisco Pobe...
CEBU CITY – As thousands of license plates remained unclaimed, the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas announced that it will start the strict implementation of the “no plate, no travel” policy by mid-August. Glen Galario, regional director of LTO-7, urged vehicle owners, including...
CEBU CITY – A cell phone technician was arrested with more than P1-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ermita here on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The 40-year-old suspect, Warren, yielded 150 grams of shabu valued at P1,020,000 when he was cornered by the...
CEBU CITY – Inflation in Central Visayas dropped to its lowest so far this year, from 0.9 percent in May to 0.2 percent in June. The Philippine Statistics Authority-Central Visayas (PSA-7) said the 0.2 percent decrease was a dramatic slowdown compared to 4.8 percent in June 2024. The significant...
