The Police Regional Office-3 is set to deploy 2,000 police personnel in Central Luzon to ensure a safe, orderly, and secure summer vacation under Ligtas Sumvac 2026. Police Brig. Gen. Jess B Mendez, PRO-3 director, said that they are on heightened alert and fully prepared from March 29 to May 31....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao-Ministry of Social Services and Development has distributed financial assistance to victims of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 tragedy in Sulu and Zamboanga City. A total of 163 victims received assistance distributed on March 9 and 10...
The long-delayed Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 north–south interconnection is back on track and expected to open by the first quarter of 2027, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said Thursday, Mar. 12. Construction of the Section 2A interconnection has accelerated...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The body of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Captain Sonie Secuban has been recovered, authorities said, more than a month after the boat sank on Jan. 26. The Regional Forensic Unit of the Police Regional Office-9 reported the discovery during a meeting with Mayor Khymer Olaso on Thursday,...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) apprehended all top 10 regional most wanted persons in the past two days. In a news release, PRO-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez said nine are rape suspects while one violated the Anti-Child Pornography Act. “This...
Effusive or non-explosive eruption at Mayon Volcano entered its 51st consecutive day on Wednesday, Feb. 25, with continued lava effusion and ash emission recorded at the summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported episodes of lava...
Police Brig. Gen. Jess B. Mendez is the new Police Regional Office-3 (Central Luzon) chief. Mendez replaced Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr., who was designated as acting director of the PNP Directorate for Operations that oversees nationwide operational policies and strategies of...
An ash plume rose anew from Mayon Volcano on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 24, reaching about one kilometer above the summit crater as the volcano remained under Alert Level 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Time-lapse footage recorded at 1:50 p.m. showed a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that its technical diving group has completed a full underwater search of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 after 27 days of high-risk deep-water operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan. The diving operations started on Jan. 28 and ended...
Filipinos will have an opportunity to witness a total lunar eclipse, popularly known as a “Blood Moon,” on the evening of March 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible in Metro Manila and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The body of another missing crew member was recovered from the submerged MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan on Sunday, Feb. 22. The cadaver of Rodolfo Cabilan Jr. was found in the car deck bow. The victim’s father, Rodolfo Sr., identified his son who was still wearing a sling bag...
The Police Regional Office-3 said on Monday that more than 3,000 illegal mufflers confiscated in Central Luzon are set for destruction. They also announced that over 4,000 loose firearms have been recovered through sustained law enforcement operations in the region. These firearms once posed...
