Weeklong ops yield nearly P54-M illegal drugs in C. Visayas

AUTHORITIES SEIZED close to PHP54 million worth of narcotics in simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations in the past week in Central Visayas, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-7 reported on Monday.

Central Visayas dengue cases alarming

THE DEPARTMENT of Health expressed concern over the rising number of dengue cases in the Central Visayas region.

Wage hike in Central Visayas approved

CEBU – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a P31 a day wage hike for all private sector workers in Central Visayas.

Covid vax for elderly in Central Visayas remains low

CEBU CITY – The Central Visayas region ranks second in the country that recorded the lowest number of senior citizens vaccinated against the Covid-19, next to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Department of Health (DOH) said.

1.8 million people vaccinated in Central Visayas

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health said at least 1.8 million people in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor had been inoculated against the Covid-19 disease as mass vaccination continues in the region of about 5.6 million population.

Hospitals put up more Covid beds

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) said all hospitals in Central Visayas have increased their bed capacity following the spike in Covid-19 cases in the region.

Mobile Covid-19 vax teams proposed

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) urged all local governments in Central Visayas to put up their own barangay mobile Covid-19 vaccination teams to speed up the inoculation of those in the A1, A2 and A3 priority lists.