An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there is already a recommendation to lower the crisis alert level from 3 (voluntary repatriation) to 2 (restriction phase) in Israel, although the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will still hold. However, DFA...
The Philippine government acted “too little, too late” in evacuating and securing Filipinos from conflict-torn Israel, Iran, and neighboring nations, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, June 25. Duterte called out the government for its ill-preparedness to address the impact of the...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Tuesday morning, June 24, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, font-family: Gilroy; display: inline !important;>Phivolcs reported that...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. assumed the top post of Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) in a ceremonial turnover of command here Monday, replacing Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo. In his inaugural address, Peñones laid down his leadership thrust,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has officially raised crisis alert level 3 in Israel and Iran, enjoining all Filipinos staying there to return to the Philippines, following the continuous exchange of airstrikes between the two Middle East countries. The announcement was made on Friday...
Students using Metro Manila’s rail systems will now be paying half of the original fare following the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) move to raise the student discount to 50 percent from 20 percent. Coinciding with the opening of classes, students can now avail of the smaller fare across...
The Philippine government has called on Filipinos in Israel and Iran to avail of the government’s voluntary repatriation program amid plans to raise crisis alert level 3 in both countries because of the ongoing exchange of missile attacks. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Department...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it is still pursuing the acquisition of multi-role fighter (MRF) aircraft, despite having already procured new FA-50 fighter jets earlier this month. PAF spokesperson Colonel Ma. Consuelo Castillo said the proposed MRF acquisition, which falls under the...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police in Zambales seized P5-million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a high-value individual during a buy-bust operation, the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) said. The Independence Day operation was conducted in Barangay Linasin in San Marcelino town by the Zambales...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – A total of 619 violators were nabbed in Central Luzon during the five-month implementation of the nationwide gun ban for the May 12 midterm elections. Aside from the arrest of violators, 640 assorted illegal firearms were also seized in the region from Jan. 12 to June 11,...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police in Central Luzon have seized P131.4-million worth of illegal drugs and arrested over 4,000 suspects in five months, according to the Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3). In a statement Wednesday night, PRO-3 said the seizure and arrests were the results of 2,706...
The Police Regional Office-3 on Tuesday said its operatives arrested 3,674 suspects, including 783 most wanted persons (MWPs), in Central Luzon from Jan. 10 to June 8 under the leadership of Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo. In a statement on Tuesday, Fajardo said the 783 were categorized as city and...
