Philippine Information Agency Central Visayas

  (L-R) PRO7 Spokesperson Police Col. Arvie Aserre Paraon-Bueno, LTO7 Assistant Regional Director Arturo R. Apolinar, LTO7  Chief of Intelligence Unit Hakam Y. Nepomuceno, PCG Command Center Central Visayas Director Lt. j.g. Abel Jan V. Lomboy, and LTFRB7 Transportation Development Officer and Information Officer Eugenio Ibo, Jr. discussing their security measures during the observance of Holy Week. (JJT/PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – Over 2,000 police personnel have been deployed across Central Visayas to ensure public safety in anticipation of the upcoming summer vacation. “Yung deployment po namin nakalatag sa places of convergence. Sa mga place of worship, major thoroughfares, commercial areas, and transportation hubs,”  said Police Regional Office 7 (PRO-7) spokesperson Police Col. Arvie Aserre Paraon-Bueno during the Kapihan sa PIA forum in Cebu. (Our deployment is in areas of convergence—such as places of worship, major roads, commercial areas, and transportation hu...

  More than 3,000 establishments in Cebu have already registered with the Emergency Alert Button App created by the Police Regional Office 7 as a crime deterrent tool. The PRO7 is the first among all regional police offices nationwide to come up with an emergency app. (PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – With just one tap, the plan to commit a crime is thwarted after an instant alert is sent to the police with a response time of less than five minutes.   This is the purpose of the first Emergency Alert Button App designed by the Police Regional Office  7, which was created as an alert system for business establishments to seek police assistance during emergencies.  The initiative of the PRO-7 to maximize the use of technology to curb crimes received praise from the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).  MCCI chairperson Mark Anthony Ynoc lauded the PRO7’s move to apply technology in stifling criminal acts because peace and order is a precursor to entic...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 12 (PIA) -- Ang  Police Regional Office (PRO) 7  mipresentar sa mga a wards ug certificate s ngadto sa mga personahe niini nga nakahimo og mahinungdanong  accomplishment  nga gipahigayon atol sa tradisyonal nga  Monday Flag Raising ceremony  niadtong Setyembre 11, 2023. Gipangunahan kini mismo ni  Regional Director, PBGEN Anthony A. Aberi n uban sa mga sakop sa  Command Group. Sa kampanya batok sa ilegal nga drugas, usa ka  PNP Medal of Merit (Medalya ng Kagalingan)  ang gihatag nila PMAJ Andie Corpus, PSSg Chito Jerome Galua, ug PCpl Heracleo Padillo sa  Panglao Police Station, Bohol Police Provincial Office. Susamang award usab ang gihatag ni PMAJ Albert Jay Samson ug Pat Abraham Baring sa  Lapu-lapu City Police Office. Samtang usa ka  Medalya ng Kasanayan (PNP Efficiency Medal ) ang gi-award usab kang PSSg Richard Quinlaje sa Panglao Bohol tungod sa iyang dalaygon nga kontribusyo...

  NAPOLCOM-7 Officer in Charge Assistant Regional Director Atty. Risty Sibay (left) and PRO-7 Public Information Officer Police Lt. Colonel Ma. Aurora Rayos (center) during the Kapihan sa PIA on July 26, 2023. (PIA7) CEBU CITY, Cebu, August 1 (PIA) -- Confidence in the police force continues to increase. This was revealed by officials from the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO7) and National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) as they celebrated the 28th Police Communications Relations Month in July. In a nationwide Octa Research survey conducted on March 24-28, 2023, 80% of the 1,200 adult respondents or 8 out of 10 people surveyed trusted the police, 5% expressed a lack of trust, while 15% were undecided over the trustworthiness of the organization. Respondents from the Visayas and Mindanao were more trusting at 89%, while those from the National Capital Region were less trusting — with 67% saying they trust the Philippine National Police (PNP). Trust in the police was also high among young...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, March 31 (PIA) -- Central Visayas continues to be a safe place to live and do business in as crime rate dips for the first quarter this year compared to the same period of 2022. From January to March 2023, the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO7) recorded a total of 740 index crimes, 112 less incidents than the 852 incidents in 2022. Highlighted was the decrease in the number of index crimes centered on the eight focus crimes, namely: theft, robbery, rape, physical injury, murder, homicide, carnapping of motor cycle, and carnapping of motor vehicle in the region. Non-index crimes like illegal drugs and illegal gambling have also declined as reported by PRO-7 during the first quarterly meeting of the Regional Peace and Order Council for 2023 on March 30. All the city and provincial offices recorded a downward trend in crime volume except for Cebu City which recorded 206 index crimes for 2023 compared to the 162 incidents in 2022. The crime incident increase in Cebu Cit...

(From Left to Right) Officer In Charge PLt. Gaudioso T. Morte of PNP Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-7, Theresa Lape of World Hope International, and Social Welfare Officer Focal Person, Ligaya Dael of DSWD during the Kapihan on March 22. CEBU CITY, Cebu, March 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography, World Hope International, and the Philippine National Police (PNP), is urging the public to  to be involved in creating a responsible internet environment in celebration of Safer Internet Day. The month-long celebration centers on the theme “Together for a Safer Internet.” DSWD Social Welfare Officer Focal Person Ligaya Dael said they have activities such as school visits, TV guesting, and the conduct of online safety seminars to prevent child risks and abuse because of internet misuse. Theresa Lape of World Hope International disclosed that efforts such as trainings on Anti...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 14 (PIA) -- Siyentipiko nga pagpugong sa krimen, kini ang tanyag karon sa  Center for Public Safety Analysis (CPSA) , ang nag-inusara nga  innovation  nga dala ni  Police Regional Director  Jerry Bearis. Didto sa nasudnong  Talakayan Sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) n ga gi host ni Police Brig General Jonathan Cabal, gipadayag ni Bearis nga gikan sa CPSA, makakuha ang mga kapolisan sa mga estasyonan sa tibuok Central Visayas sa tugma nga  crime analysis  ug inambita nga  intelligence reports   aron makahimo sila sa inutok nga solusyon aron pugngan ang pagkahitabo sa lain pang krimen. Ang kombinasyon sa halapad nga  intelligence networks  tali sa atong mga kauban nga ahensya sa pagpatuman sa balaod ug sa makuti nga  analysis  sa data nga masulod sa CPSA, makahatag sa kapolisan sa mga kapilian sa unsay labing maayong buhatan aron masumpo ang kriminalidad.  Matud ni Bearis, nga kining...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Siyentipiko nga pagpugong sa krimen, kini ang tanyag karon sa   Center for Public Safety Analysis (CPSA),   ang epektibo nga  innovation  batok sa krimen nga dala ni Police Regional Director Jerry Bearis. Didto sa nasudnong  Talakayan Sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP)  nga gi  host  ni Police Brig General Jonathan Cabal, gipadayag ni Bearis nga gikan sa CPSA, makakuha ang mga kapolisan sa mga estasyonan sa tibuok Central Visayas sa tugma nga  crime analysis  ug inambitan  nga  intelligence reports   aron makahimo sila sa inutok nga solusyon aron pugngan ang pagkahitabo sa lain pang krimen. Ang kombinasyon sa halapad nga  intelligence networks  tali sa atong mga kauban nga ahensya sa pagpatuman  sa balaod ug sa makuti nga analysis sa data nga masulod sa CPSA, makahatag sa kapolisan sa mga kapilian sa unsay labing maayong buhatan aron masumpo ang kriminalidad. Matud ni Bearis...

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Malipayon nga gipaambit sa mga nag-unang law enforcement agencies, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 7 (PDEA-7) ug Police Regional Office 7 (PRO-7) ang mga positibong kalambuan nga napupo sa gobyerno sa nagpadayun nga gubat niini batok ilegal nga drugas. Ang PDEA-7 ug PRO-7 mipadayag nga angay nang makonsiderar nga malampuson ang kampanya batok ilegal nga drugas sa Central Visayas sa milabay nga mga katuigan kini mahitungod sa subsub ug walay hunong nga mga pagpaningkamot, pinaagi sa gipatuman niini nga mga nagkalain-laing estratehiya nga nahimung epektibo sa pagbuntog sa dugay nang problema sa komunidad. "We are very happy because for the year 2022 daghan pud tang mga na clear na mga barangays under the "barangay drug clearing program. (Nalipay kaayo mi kay for the year 2022 daghan pud tang mga na clear sa mga barangay ubos sa "barangay drug clearing program)" sigon in PDEA-7 Information Officer III Leia Alcantara atol sa gipahiga...