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The Regional Development Council (RDC) is seeking a State of Power Emergency declaration in Central Visayas as the region continues to face tight electricity supply and recurring rotational blackouts.
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Philippines' Central Visayas has enough pork and chicken to year-end despite ASF, says DA regional office
Pork supply is about 120% of local demand, while 14 local government units in Cebu remain in the ASF red zone as El Nino preparations get under way.
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Visayas readies relief packs for El Niño
DSWD and the Office of Civil Defense in Central Visayas have prepositioned 101,259 family food packs in Cebu and Bohol ahead of the expected El Niño drought from November 2026 to February 2027, ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Security measures in place for Asean defense meetings
At least 3,670 security and medical personnel are securing Lapu-Lapu City as the Philippines prepares to host regional defense meetings involving Asean member states from Oct. 26 to 30.
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Gov’t steps up supply measures as C. Visayas inflation hits 8.3%
The Department of Energy said the tax suspension, under Executive Order 125 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sept. 25, removes P36.96 in excise tax from a standard 11-kilogram LPG ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Race against drought: Central Visayas farmers prepare land amid El Niño
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Farmers in parts of Central Visayas are preparing their fields for the next cropping season while water remains available, as the region braces for a potentially prolonged dry ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Central Visayas faces drought by early 2027 —PAGASA
PAGASA’s El Niño Advisory No. 4, issued Sept. 7 and updated Sept. 23, shows a strong El Niño is present in the tropical Pacific. The phenomenon is expected to reach a very strong state by the end of ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: DOST launches smart agritech and innovation hubs in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology–Central Visayas (DOST–CV) launched the Central Visayas Regional Innovation Hub (iHub) and the Central Visayas Smart AgriTech Hub ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Central Visayas inflation rises to 8.3%
INFLATION in Central Visayas slightly rose to 8.3 percent in September from eight percent in August, remaining significantly above the national rate as price pr ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: Housing summit 2026 to tackle LTS delays, rising costs in Central Visayas
CEBU, Philippines — Property developers in Central Visayas are pressing ahead with plans to sustain housing production even as delays in the release of licenses to sell (LTS) have slowed new project ...
News Philippines » Central Visayas » Government: League of Cities chief Francis Zamora boosts Central Visayas ties
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora has signed sisterhood agreements with LGUs headed by (from left) Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival Sr., Cebu Gov. Pamela “Pam” Baricuatro, and Talisay City Mayor ...