CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) recorded a decline in the eight focus crimes during the implementation of the Department of the Interior and Local Government 's (DILG) Safer Cities and Communities Initiative. Data released by PRO-3 Sunday showed that...
Four police officers from the San Rafael Municipal Police Station in Baliwag, Bulacan – including their station commander – were relieved from their posts after a local businessman accused them of attempting to force him into a vehicle without a warrant on Thursday, July 16. The Police Regional...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Authorities seized approximately P22-million worth of illegally traded petroleum products and arrested eight suspects during a joint anti-smuggling operation in Barangay San Benito, Dinalupihan, Bataan, early Thursday. In a statement, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Two police majors from the Philippine National Police Academy Class Masaligan 2011 were promoted to the rank of police lieutenant colonel during an oath-taking and donning of ranks ceremony in Camp Olivas here on Monday. Promoted were Santi Frey Lorenzo and Karl...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office in Central Luzon (PRO-3) has deployed 3,537 personnel across the region in preparation for the opening of classes on June 8 as part of its Oplan Balik-Eskwela 2026 initiative. In a Wednesday statement, the PRO-3 said the security force has...
The Police Regional Office-3 is deploying over 13,000 personnel across Central Luzon for Holy Week. PRO-3 Director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez said the increase in personnel will match the growing number of travelers, pilgrims, and devotees across the region. “From our initial 2,000 personnel, we...
Police in Central Luzon recorded a 14.95-percent decline in focus crimes from Feb. 24 to March 18. In a report on Friday, the Police Regional Office-3 said that from 214 cases recorded between Feb. 1 and 23, the numbers dropped to 182. PRO-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez attributed the...
The Police Regional Office-3 is set to deploy 2,000 police personnel in Central Luzon to ensure a safe, orderly, and secure summer vacation under Ligtas Sumvac 2026. Police Brig. Gen. Jess B Mendez, PRO-3 director, said that they are on heightened alert and fully prepared from March 29 to May 31....
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...
