The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday opened to motorists the Santa Ines-Atlu Bola bypass road, which has been in the works for six years, in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, who inspected the project last January, led the opening of the...
Some P7.1-million worth of allegedly substandard computers were seized during a raid in a warehouse in Angeles City, Pampanga, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said Thursday. In a statement, the CIDG said two employees of the warehouse were arrested for selling and storing...
Two separate operations of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have yielded P349-million worth of counterfeit footwear and manufacturing equipment in Pampanga. In a news release Saturday, CIDG Director Police Major Gen. Robert Morico II said Pampanga Provincial Field Unit...
More than P70-million worth of smuggled tobacco products were seized during a police operation in a warehouse in San Simon, Pampanga, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. The warehouse in Barangay San Pablo Libutad was reported by a netizen a few hours after Interior and Local...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has focused its investigation into the illegal cigarette factory uncovered in Mexico, Pampanga toward alleged high-profile financiers, including two Northern Luzon politicians tagged as possible masterminds. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is prioritizing the completion of the Santo Cristo Flyover project in Angeles City, Pampanga, which has been delayed for three years. Secretary Vince Dizon inspected the project on Saturday and ordered the release of funds for its construction,...
The Police Regional Office-3 recovered on Saturday an abandoned Sports Utility Vehicle allegedly used in the recent killing of a policewoman and her eight-year-old child – Police Senior Master Sgt. Dianne Marie Mollenido and John Ysmael. The vehicle, a metallic gray Toyota Fortuner with a...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) suspended t hree officials from Pampanga’s 2nd District Engineering Office following reports of alleged wrongdoing in government-funded projects. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the officials were accused of demanding commissions of up to...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon declared zero tolerance for fly-by-night contractors and ordered the urgent completion of long-delayed Pampanga infrastructure projects before the rainy season. Dizon made the announcement after inspecting a pothole-ridden...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Tuesday, Dec. 30, the arrest of a co-accused of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and businesswoman Katherine Cassandra Li Ong in connection with the alleged human trafficking and exploitation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO)...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office-3 has relieved five police officers for allegedly robbing a private contractor of P14 million in his home in Barangay Santa Cruz, Porac, Pampanga recently. PRO-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones Jr. said their relief is standard...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership on Friday, Dec. 5, directed a thorough investigation into a reported robbery of P14 million in cash from a private contractor in Porac, Pampanga which allegedly involved five policemen. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP chief,...