Category: Luzon
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39 wanted persons, 18 drug personalities arrested in Cordillera
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A total of 39 wanted persons and 18 drug personalities were arrested during a weeklong operation in Cordillera region as authorities continued their relentless drive to rid the society of undesirables.
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One dead, three injured in road mishap in Mt. Province
BONTOC, Mountain Province – A woman died while three others were injured after the private vehicle they were riding fell off the ravine approximately 20 meters deep at Lengwa, Barangay Mainit, Bontoc, Mountain Province on April 13, 2022.
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Patar Public Beach in Bolinao reaches maximum capacity; arriving visitors advised to divert to other destinations
BOLINAO, Pangasinan — Tourism office here advised the public on Holy Thursday to divert their destination following reports that Patar Public Beach already reached its maximum carrying capacity.
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Three top ranking CPP-NPA personalities in Pampanga arrested
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija – Three top ranking CPP-NPA personalities in Central Luzon were arrested by combined forces of Mabalacat Municipal Police Station and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Purok 4, Brgy Mauaque, Mabalacat, Pampanga on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
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BFAR asks LGUs to ensure fishery products delivered to markets are not from areas affected by red-tide
PANGASINAN – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 1 has advised local government units to require their markets to demand ‘auxiliary invoice’ to determine the point of origin of all fishery products.
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Drug peddler arrested, P360,000 worth of shabu seized in Pampanga
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police authorities arrested a suspected drug peddler and seized more than P360,000 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday (April 13) at Brgy. San Nicolos, Manalin, Pampanga.
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CTG member surrenders in Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY – A member of the communist terrorist group (CTG) who has been on the government’s Periodic Status Report on the Threat Groups (PSRTG) watchlist for the second quarter of 2021 finally surrendered in Loakan Proper, Baguio City in the afternoon of April 12.
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Central Luzon Police collar three most wanted persons
CAMP OLIVAS, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Central Luzon Police arrested three most wanted persons during separate manhunt operations on April 11.
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One dead, one injured as tricycle runs smack into mini-dump truck in Pangasinan
ASINGAN, Pangasinan – One died and one was injured when the tricycle they were riding collided with a mini dump truck along Magilas Trail, Sitio Cabaruan, Brgy. Bantog on Monday afternoon.
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Region-wide Oplan Baklas, ‘Huli Week’ launched in Cagayan
CAGAYAN – Simultaneous and Oplan Baklas and Oplan Huli Week have been launched on Tuesday, April 12, with the theme ““Handang Ugnayan Laban sa Ilegal na Gawain sa Kalikasan.”
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Special police group formed in Pangasinan to run after all forms of criminality
CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO — The recently activated Regional Special Operations Task Group (RSOTG) of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office has been tasked to intensify its campaign against all forms of criminality in the province.
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PDEA nabs event coordinator in Tuguegarao City
CAGAYAN – Agents of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cagayan arrested an event coordinator allegedly for possessing dried leaves of marijuana.
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Local politics heating up in Padre Burgos town in Quezon
QUEZON – Politics is heating up at Padre Burgos town here after a group of candidates and supporters lodged a complaint with the police after the incumbent mayor allegedly issued threats and ‘unsavory’ words against them when they met along a barangay road on Sunday afternoon.
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DA introduces interventions to assist onion growers in Occidental Mindoro
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The regional office of the Department of Agriculture here is doubling its efforts in assisting onion growers by inking an agreement with private storage facilities and a supermarket chain to address the problem of overproduction of onions that practically leads to farmgate price.
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2,768 cops deployed for Oplan SumVac in Cordillera
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Some 2,768 police officers are set to answer call of duty starting Monday, April 11, under ‘Ligtas Summer Vacation’ (Sumvac 2022) to ensure the safety of motorists and travelers this summer.
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57% of male inmates in Baguio City is facing illegal drugs cases
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Jail male dorm reported that some 57 percent of the 390 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are facing charges before the local court for violation of pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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Three brothers believed to be hired killers arrested in Tiaong, Quezon
QUEZON — Three brothers who are suspected of being hired killers and allegedly involved in illegal drugs were arrested in Barangay Del Rosario and Barangay Cabay in Tiaong town on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
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Anakpawis Partylist 4th nominee arrested in Nueva Vizcaya for illegal possession of firearms
CAMP MARCELO A ADDURU, Tuguegarao City – Authorities arrested Anakpawis Partylist 4th nominee for allegedly violating the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition (RA 10591).