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News Philippines Central Visayas: 94 wanted persons arrested in Central Visayas

Published on: Sunday 15 March 2026
94 wanted persons arrested in Central Visayas
News source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/94-wanted-persons-arrested-in-central-visayas

NEARLY 100 wanted persons with pending warrants of arrest were apprehended by the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO 7) during intensified manhunt and ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Central Visayas: Region most visited by foreign travelers in PH

Published on: Thursday 19 February 2026
Central Visayas: Region most visited by foreign travelers in PH
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/weather/general/central-visayas-region-most-visited-by-foreign-travelers-in-ph/ar-AA1WEMBO

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas continues to dominate Philippine tourism, ranking as the country’s most visited region by foreign travelers for a quarter of a century. According to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the region recorded a staggering 31.5 million foreign arrivals between 2000 and 2024. The number outpaced all other administrative regions in the archipelago, including the National Capital Region. In...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Fuel prices surge as Central Visayas hits record inflation

Published on: Monday 09 March 2026
Fuel prices surge as Central Visayas hits record inflation
News source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/fuel-prices-surge-as-central-visayas-hits-record-inflation

LOCAL households are facing a double blow this month as staggering increases in fuel prices collide with record-high inflation. The rising cost of crude oil, dr ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Central Visayas inflation highest at 6%

Published on: Wednesday 04 March 2026
Central Visayas inflation highest at 6%
News source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/central-visayas-inflation-highest-at-6

INFLATION in the Philippines accelerated to 2.4 percent in February 2026, up from two percent in January, driven largely by higher food and utility costs, accor ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Gamot program now in Central Visayas

Published on: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Gamot program now in Central Visayas
News source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/gamot-program-now-in-central-visayas

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, launched the Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatm ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Central Visayas inflation rises to 5.6% in January

Published on: Thursday 12 February 2026
Central Visayas inflation rises to 5.6% in January
News source: https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2026/02/13/2507782/central-visayas-inflation-rises-56-january

Inflation in Central Visayas has accelerated to 5.6 percent in January 2026, up from 3.8 percent in December 2025 and 2.9 percent in January 2025, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority-7.

News Philippines Central Visayas: Central Visayas leads PH with highest inflation rate at 5.6% in January 2026

Published on: Saturday 14 February 2026
Central Visayas leads PH with highest inflation rate at 5.6% in January 2026
News source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/15/regions/central-visayas-leads-ph-with-highest-inflation-rate-at-56-in-january-2026/2278488

CEBU CITY — Central Visayas posted the highest inflation rate in the country at 5.6 percent in January 2026, surpassing the national rate of 2.0 percent for the same month.

News Philippines Central Visayas: Rising food prices drive inflation in Central Visayas

Published on: Thursday 08 January 2026
Rising food prices drive inflation in Central Visayas
News source: https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/rising-food-prices-drive-inflation-in-cv

INFLATION in Central Visayas stayed the fastest in the Philippines in December, pushed higher by food shortages after a late-year typhoon disrupted farms and su ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Central Visayas GRDP growth higher than national growth – Cobonpue

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Central Visayas GRDP growth higher than national growth – Cobonpue
News source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/246179/central-visayas-grdp-growth-higher-than-national-growth-cobonpue

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Central Visayas remains among the fastest growing regions in the country, said Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson Kenneth Cobonpue. “Today, Central Visayas ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: OPAV to cops, military: Make Central Visayas insurgency-free

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
OPAV to cops, military: Make Central Visayas insurgency-free
News source: https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/bottom-article-list/2019/07/19/1936058/opav-cops-military-make-central-visayas-insurgency-free

CEBU, Philippines — Presidential Assistant for the Visayas ... Dino said that with all their combined efforts, he is positive that, Central Visayas will be insurgency-free in 2021. Along with this, he ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: PHOTO: NASA Aqua Satellite Snaps Tropical Depression Danas Over Philippines

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
PHOTO: NASA Aqua Satellite Snaps Tropical Depression Danas Over Philippines
News source: https://www.ibtimes.com/photo-nasa-aqua-satellite-snaps-tropical-depression-danas-over-philippines-2807198

Danas formed northeast of the Northern Philippines and is now affecting Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and the Western Visayas regions of the country. Aqua is a NASA Earth Science satellite mission ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Hundreds of people dead from dengue, Philippine authorities say

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
Hundreds of people dead from dengue, Philippine authorities say
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/07/16/Hundreds-of-people-dead-from-dengue-Philippine-authorities-say/8131563292297/

About 100,000 dengue cases have been reported in the Philippines in the first six months of 2019, up 85 percent from 2018, according to the report. Regions affected include Mimaropa, Western Visayas, ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: ibex Creates over 3000 New Jobs with the Addition of Three New Sites in the Philippines

Published on: Thursday 06 June 2019
News source: http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/business_wire/news/2019-06-06_1061932809.html

This will bring the total number of ibex employees to over 10,000 in the Philippines. “The three new sites are ... Bohol is located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the main island and 75 ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Mango unchained: Japanese comes to rescue of Philippines' beloved fruit

Published on: Thursday 06 June 2019
News source: https://www.asiaone.com/asia/mango-unchained-japanese-comes-rescue-phs-beloved-fruit

The sun rises for the lowly Philippine mango. Just a few days after the Department ... Select farmers from Mindanao and Eastern and Central Visayas were expected to join. ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: Filipino seamen, despite powering global trade, face growing threats to their livelihoods

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
News source: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3013149/filipino-seamen-despite-powering-global-trade-face-growing-threats-their

European seafarers became too expensive for cash-strapped shipping companies who turned in increasing numbers to the Philippines for their crews. Filipino seamen – particularly those from the central ...

News Philippines Central Visayas: 28 Central Visayas schools may raise tuition, other fees

Published on: Monday 27 May 2019
News source: https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/bottom-article-list/2019/05/28/1921555/28-central-visayas-schools-may-raise-tuition-other-fees

CEBU, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education-7 has approved the application of at least 28 private colleges and universities in Central Visayas for an increase in tuition and other school ...