CENTRAL Visayas now ranks fourth from being third in the country on the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, according to the data of the Department of Health (DOH) as of January 2017. DOH recorded 62…
THE incidence of cholera cases in Barangay Carnaza, Daanbantayan town had been contained for now and no additional cases have been reported so far, Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot said yesterday. Loot said they are now treating these…
The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is set to form a task force this week to expedite the resolution of labor cases in the region involving prohibited forms of contractualization. DOLE-7 Director Exequiel…
THE house help who was arrested on Tuesday during a buy-bust operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 has been indicted for selling illegal drugs, along with two of her alleged cohorts. The buy-bust operation…
The Cebu City Prosecutor has dismissed the five libel and two oral defamation charges filed by former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama against Mayor Tomas Osmeña on the grounds that there are no probable cause present in the…
PDEA-7 chief files four complaints against Rupinta, 7 others at Ombud The head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas made good on his threat to file complaints against all the barangay officials of Barangay…
PDEA-7 chief to file case against brgy. chief, 7 others for not helping in drug raid Barangay Ermita officials are willing to face an investigation on allegations that they did not cooperate with police forces during an…
HE was tagged by police as the one responsible for bludgeoning his own mother to death on All Saints’ Day. Persistent in his denial, his claims have been backed by family members who said that they could…
THERE are 312 drug-related incidents being looked into by the Commission on Human Rights – CHR 7 since May 22, this year. Of the number, only 20 cases have been docketed for full blown investigation and those…
POLICE will first conduct a validation and investigation on the accused person before filing any charges. Cebu City Police Chief Joel Doria gave this statement last Saturday as a reaction to the inclusion of lawyer Jonnah John…
About 132 cases of drug-related killings occurred in Cebu as of August 9 this year, which the regional Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7) considered as an “overwhelming” number. CHR-7 chief investigator Leo Villarino said they only have…
THE Ombudsman-Visayas affirmed the charges against former Bogo City mayor Celestino Martinez III and former municipal treasurer Rhet Minguez in relation to the alleged anomalous use of funds for fertilizers and materials in 2004. In April of…
