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...
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...
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...
The Police Regional Office-3 seized illegal drugs valued at P24.2 million in Central Luzon in January. PRO-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr. said 943 drug suspects, including 22 high-value individuals, were apprehended in 659 anti-drug operations. Eight hundred fourteen...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) reported a slight decline in crime in the region in 2025, alongside increased enforcement against illegal drugs, criminal gangs, wanted persons, and loose firearms. In a statement on Sunday, PRO-3 said that in 2025, it...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr., Police Regional Office-3 chief, on Tuesday reiterated the strict enforcement of the one-strike policy against indiscriminate firing on New Year’s Eve. Peñones stressed that reckless or celebratory gunfire has no place in a...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police on Monday destroyed P500,000 worth of illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices confiscated in Central Luzon. The destruction in Camp Olivas, San Fernando City, Pampanga, was part of intensified measures to ensure public safety during the holiday season. It was...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) has released the official list of authorized community firecracker selling zones and fireworks display areas across Central Luzon as part of intensified measures to prevent firecracker-related injuries during the holiday...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police in Central Luzon issued a public advisory Wednesday detailing allowed and prohibited firecrackers and pyrotechnics for a safe holiday season. Police Regional Office-3 (Central Luzon) director, Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr., said the sale, distribution, and...
The 384-hectare Tarlac Agro-Industrial Growth Corridor (TARI) Estate is steadily realizing its vision of progress with major milestones and global investments. In just over a year, TARI Estate has attracted multiple locators occupying more than 60 hectares, led by two global manufacturing...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-3 inducted 870 newly appointed patrolmen and patrolwomen on Wednesday morning, Dec. 17, in Camp Olivas, San Fernando City, Pampanga. Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. said 3,000 individuals applied but 870 successfully hurdled the stringent...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The 33rd Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree is underway in San Juan, Botolan town, Zambales province. More than 1,000 security personnel have been deployed to implement heightened security during the event from Dec. 14 to 21 , the Police Regional Office-3 said....
