LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office-3 has relieved five police officers for allegedly robbing a private contractor of P14 million in his home in Barangay Santa Cruz, Porac, Pampanga recently. PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones Jr. said their relief is standard...
A staggering number of Filipino students in Grades 1 to 3 are struggling to read, with only 15 percent reaching grade-level proficiency, highlighting the urgent need for rapid measures—such as more reading materials, teacher capacity building, and parental engagement—to address the growing...
More than 2,000 Police Regional Office-3 personnel will assist the National Capital Region Police Office in securing the Trillion Peso March 2.0 in Metro Manila on Nov. 30. PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr. said 2,000 make up the Civil Disturbance Management (CDM)...
Both public and private investment in the Philippines are being dampened by Washington’s tariff policy and local corruption controversies, raising the risk that the nation’s economic expansion will miss the government’s targets this year and next. According to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic...
A total of 236 wanted individuals were arrested and P10.6-million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a weeklong anti-criminality operation by the Police Regional Office-3. PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr. said 158 operations were conducted from Nov. 9 to 16 in...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 is on full alert as the three-day Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally for transparency from Nov. 16 to 18 in Manila starts on Sunday. More than 2,200 personnel will be mobilized to support the National Capital Region Police...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 in five areas as Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) rapidly intensifies over the Philippine Sea, east of the Bicol region. In its tropical cyclone...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Gov. Ramon Guico III has tasked the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to closely coordinate with local government units (LGUs) and implement preemptive evacuation in coastal, flood-prone, and landslide-prone areas. “If kailangan ng...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said tropical cyclone “Tino” (international name: Kalmaegi) intensified from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon on Monday, Nov. 3, as it continued to approach the Visayas on a track similar to that of...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office in Central Luzon (PRO-3) will deploy over 12,000 law enforcement personnel and force multipliers across the region to ensure a peaceful observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2 as part of the nationwide security...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.3 aftershock offshore of Davao Oriental at 8:25 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. According to Phivolcs, the tremor was recorded 90 kilometers southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has launched an investigation into farm-to-market road (FMR) projects allegedly overpriced by P10.3 billion, based on data submitted by the Department of Agriculture (DA). DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said Agriculture Secretary Francisco “Kiko”...
