EDITORS DESK It must be the April heat, the burning sensation of the summer fever that keeps the tired legs going. Or perhaps the adrenaline — and oh boy, these gentlemen pack an extra dose to thread through the melting asphalt road, for 14 punishing stages. It could be the prize, now exceeding...
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....
Razon-led International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has broken ground on an ₱800 million expansion in Batanga, marking the start of construction for what will become the Philippines’ second-largest container gateway. The facility, branded as the South Luzon Container Terminal, is...
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...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered urgent repairs on the P500-million Major Mane to Kennon Road Bypass in Baguio City, saying unfinished structures and design flaws put motorists at risk. Dizon personally inspected the stalled bypass in Sitio Ongasan,...
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 temporary bridge replacing the collapsed Cabagan-Santa Maria bridge in northern Isabela is nearing completion and expected to reopen to light vehicles in March 2026, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Thursday, Feb. 19. DPWH Cagayan Valley reported the construction is...
The shear line and the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” will continue to bring cloudy skies and rains over large parts of Luzon, while easterlies will cause isolated rainshowers across the rest of the country, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
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...
Moderate to heavy rains are expected over Southern Luzon and the Visayas as the shear line continues to affect large parts of the country on Sunday, Feb. 1, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA weather specialist Leanne Loreto said...
