Palarong Pambansa: CV beats SOCCSKSARGEN in secondary boys basketball

Glendale G. Rosal 05/28/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a rough opening setback, the Central Visayas secondary boys basketball team roared back in dominant fashion in the ongoing Palarong Pambansa 2026. Backed by the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis…

Rise in dengue cases in CV seen this summer —DOH-7

Mary Grace Mancao 05/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dengue cases in Central Visayas reached 2,425 from January to the second week of May, with deaths climbing to 18, as health officials warned that unsafe water storage practices during the summer season…

P43.4M shabu seized by Central Visayas cops in 3-day operations

Emmariel Ares 03/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of P43.4M shabu were seized in just three days in Central Visayas through aggressive police operations conducted across the region.  The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that these…

PDEA-7 exec: Only 48% of CV barangays remains drug-affected

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said that only 48 percent of the barangays in the region had remained drug-affected. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 spokesperson, said this was…

Fireworks-related injuries doubled in CV says DOH

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Fireworks-related injuries in Central Visayas have already doubled, the Department of Health (DOH)-7 said on Tuesday. Based on the data released by the health department, from December 21, 2022, to 6:00 a.m. of January…

Sacleo in CV: P5.7 million ‘shabu’ seized in a day of operations

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P5.7 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during the one day Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) in Central Visayas. The illegal drugs confiscated were from over 140 illegal…

192 IP families may lose 4Ps benefits after being tagged as non-poor

Futch Anthony Inso 10/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 192 Indigenous Peoples (IP) families in Central Visayas, who were beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), were tagged as non-poor in the Listahanan 3 of the Department of Social Welfare…

Lechon downs several individuals in CV

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/07/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The delectable lechon (roasted pig in English), like any other food, must be handled properly, health officials here urged the public. This after the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported…

CV economy up by 5.4% in 2021 — PSA-7

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/28/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The economy of Central Visayas has grown by 5.4 percent in 2021 compared to a  -9.5% in 2020. The region’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was measured at P1.20 trillion, higher than 2020’s…

DepEd-7: No schools in CV with questionable learning materials

Futch Anthony Inso 09/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) assures the students and parents that there are no schools in basic education in the region that are using learning materials with questionable quality and…

DepEd allows extension of use of public schools for isolation centers in CV

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) has allowed the use of public schools as isolation centers up to August 15, 2020. In Resolution No. 18 released by the Regional Inter-Agency Task…

RHS7 hospital readied for CV cops, who may test positive of COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A floor of the Regional Health Service 7 (RHS7) PNP Station Hospital inside Camp Sotero Cabahug along Gorordo Avenue has been readied to house policemen, who may test positive of the coronavirus disease…

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