Centcom assures safety of the Visayas amid Jolo bombing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Lieutenant General Noel Clement, the commander of the Armed of the Philippines Central Command (Centcom), assured the public that Visayas remains safe in the wake of the bombing in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Janauary…

DA-7: Central Visayas still safe from African swine fever

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Department of Agriculture (DA-7) Regional Executive Director Salvador Diputado assured hog raisers that various agencies continue to be vigilant to prevent the entry of African swine flu or fever (ASF) in Central Visayas.…

Hog raisers assured: Strict measures done to prevent swine fever’s entry in CV

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hog raisers have no cause for alarm over possible entry of the African swine fever (ASF) in Central Visayas, the Department of Agriculture said in a statement posted on its Facebook account. However,…

Palace blames Visayas exec’s chopper pilot in PhilSports landing

Inquirer.net 01/10/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Thursday said Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino had nothing to do with the disruption of a sports event when the helicopter he was on landed at the PhilSports Complex grounds…

MGB-7 sends team to probe Sibulan tunnel collapse as rescuers recover one body

Futch Anthony Inso and Inquirer.net 01/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of Central Visayas (MGB – 7) deployed a team to investigate an alleged treasure hunting that went wrong in Sibulan town, Negros Oriental that resulted to three…

More passengers stranded in Cebu, Bohol ports as TD ‘Usman’ gets closer to the Visayas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/28/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More passengers are left stranded in the ports of Cebu and Bohol this Friday morning, as the weather gets fouler with barely 12 hours before the expected landfall of Tropical Depression ‘Usman’ in…

Iodine deficiency disorder remains high in Central Visayas

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/20/2018

NUTRITION ALERT: IODINE deficiency disorder (IDD) remains a major concern in Central Visayas since only 2.7 percent of households in the region have attained adequate iodine salt consumption, according to a 2013 report. Dr. Parolita A. Mission,…

Trough of LPA to bring rains over Visayas, Mindanao

Inquirer.net 12/20/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A trough of low pressure area will bring cloudy skies and scattered rains over Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said. The LPA, which entered the Philippine area of responsibility early Thursday, was…

Central Visayas police on full alert status for the holidays

Benjie Talisic 12/15/2018

CEBU CITY Philippines – Chief superintendent Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), announced that all police units in the region will go on full alert status starting at 6 p. m.…

Centcom believes it will also benefit the Visayas

Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 12/12/2018

ML EXTENSION IN MINDANAO For the third time, Congress gave its nod on Wednesday to President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year, a move the Chief Executive said would “put an…

Uniqlo opens biggest store in the Visayas

Toni Pino-Oca 12/11/2018

PERUSING racks of neatly stacked shirts arranged in a manner that puts a boxed crayons’ color order to shame, I found myself wanting the same thing for my closet. Color-coordinated, light to dark colors, lighter material on…

Easterlies to bring rains to Visayas

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/06/2018

BRACE for a wet weekend folks as the prevailing easterlies is expected to bring rains, the state weather bureau said on Thursday. Weather Specialist Nedz Saletrero of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan…

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