DRONE PATROLLING. A soldier and members of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) render a salute during the basic drone operation seminar on Thursday (Feb. 2, 2023). PRO-7 chief, Brig. Gen. Gerry Bearis, said Friday institutionalizing the use of aerial technology would sustain the gains in the fight against criminality. (Photo courtesy of PRO-7) CEBU CITY - The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) has trained drone patrol officers as part of its effort to institutionalize the use of aerial technology in preventing and solving crimes, a police official said Friday. Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis said some personnel underwent a one-day Basic Drone Operation and Maintenance Workshop on Thursday to equip them with the knowledge of how to operate drones in sustaining the gains of the police's anti-criminality campaign. The seminar at the regional police headquarters' Multi-Purpose Hall in Camp Sergio Osmena Sr. here exposed the cops to highly sophisticated aerial