ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr. said two policemen were relieved from their posts after a viral confrontation with a truck driver on MacArthur Highway in Angeles City last week. “We do not condone any form of unprofessional...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Two members of the Pampanga Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) were arrested for allegedly robbing a printing shop in Mabalacat City, Pampanga on Wednesday night, July 16. Investigation said five unidentified armed men wearing black jackets, bonnets, and face masks...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 has placed its units on high alert and activated its disaster response mechanisms ahead of tropical depression Crising’s expected landfall. PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. ordered the immediate activation of the...
After 10 years of being idle, three China-made trains finally became operational on Wednesday, July 16. President Marcos announced the start of the commercial operation of three Dalian trains which were among the trains purchased in 2014 from the Chinese firm CCRC Dalian Co. Its full operation...
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) have started getting a 50-percent fare discount in all train lines in Metro Manila — LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3. This, after President Marcos launched the 50-percent fare discount for senior citizens and PWDs on Wednesday, July 16, at the MRT-3...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3) on Monday announced its full readiness to bolster national security measures for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's upcoming State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on July 28. In a statement, PRO-3 chief Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I....
The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued a major policy shift on the medium of instruction (MOI) for Kindergarten to Grade 3, officially ending the mandatory use of the Mother Tongue in early-grade instruction nationwide. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara signed DepEd Order No. 20, series of 2025,...
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...
