TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-8 announced that there is no shellfish ban in Eastern Visayas based on the latest red tide advisory on Monday, November 13. However, based on local red tide advisories, seawater samples collected from the coastal waters of...
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...
CEBU CITY – More than 100,000 kilos of shabu were seized in various anti-illegal drug operations in Region 7 from January to October this year, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. ABERIN (FB) The volume of illegal drugs confiscated in the past 10 months this year was...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped 1.2 percent from 6.6 percent in September to 5.4 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said. VENDORS sell fruits and vegetables at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol grounds. (Tara Yap) “The downtrend in the...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized shabu worth P20.4 million from three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Camalig, Jaro District, here on Thursday night, November 9. SUSPECTED shabu worth P20.4-million were seized from three drug pushers in Iloilo City on Thursday, November 9....
The long-time dream of the country to have a single-connected grid nationwide may take a little longer, as one leg of the infrastructure development toward the concretization of the P51.3 billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) is being impeded by a temporary restraining order (TRO)...
ILOILO CITY — Police seized suspected shabu valued at P185.9 million in 954 anti-drug operations in Western Visayas from June 1 to October 31. “This is more than twice in the amount of recoveries of the preceding five months,” said Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Police Regional Office-6...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old e-bike driver was arrested and one kilo of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Monday afternoon, November 6. The suspect was identified as Jay Bard Abaquita, a resident of Barangay Suba here. Leia...
Following the peaceful conduct of the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now gearing up for an upcoming special poll in Negros Oriental in December to fill up the post vacated by expelled representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. Lt....
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) said All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Western Visayas were generally peaceful. PEOPLE visit the graves of departed relatives at the Iloilo City Public Cemetery on All Souls’ Day. (Tara Yap) “This is a big accomplishment. We did...
CEBU CITY – The observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days in Central Visayas was generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. FAMILIES offer candles for their departed loved ones at the Calamba Public Cemetery in Cebu City on All Saints’ Day. (Juan Carlo...
CEBU CITY – Over 800 vehicles in Central Visayas were apprehended during the strict enforcement of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas’ (LTO-7) “Oplan: Undas 2023.” The LTO-7 said that 851 vehicles were apprehended during the roadside inspection and random law enforcement...
