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”...
Singapore-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has projected that the United States (US) tariffs imposed on its trade partners in the region, including the 19-percent duty on the Philippines, will be felt by the end of 2025. Such drag will serve as friction to gross domestic product...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police arrested 174 wanted persons in Central Luzon from Sept. 28 to Oct 4. Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr., Police Regional Office-3 chief, said 191 suspected drug pushers were arrested in 129 anti-illegal operations. Seized from them were 633.714 grams of...
Severe Tropical Storm Paolo (international name: Matmo) further intensified as it moved closer to making landfall over the southern Isabela–northern Aurora area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday morning, Oct. 3. As of 5 a.m.,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over parts of Luzon on Thursday evening, Oct. 2, as Tropical Storm Paolo (international name: Matmo) intensified into a severe tropical storm In its 11 p.m. bulletin,...
