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....
A stronger surge of the northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” is expected to affect parts of the country in the coming days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday, December 12, while ruling out the presence of any tropical cyclone...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that it has monitored two major Chinese naval formations moving near the eastern seaboard of Luzon facing Okinawa last week as tensions between China and Japan have increased in recent months. AFP spokesperson for West...
The northeast monsoon (amihan) and the shear line are expected to bring rains over parts of the Philippines on Monday, December 8, as the low-pressure area (LPA)—formerly Tropical Depression Wilma—lingers near Antique, with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
8 a.m., Dec. 7 “Wilma” tracked west-northwest while lingering over the coastal waters of Samar, PAGASA said. The agency said its center was located near Almagro, Samar based on Doppler radar data. The system continued to carry maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center, it added. READ:...
Tropical Depression Wilma continues to move west-southwestward over the Philippine Sea, maintaining maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h with gusts of up to 55 km/h, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday, December 4. In its 11...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed several areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, as Tropical Depression Wilma decelerated while moving over the Philippine...
Tropical Depression “Wilma” will likely make its first landfall over Eastern Visayas or the Dinagat Islands sometime between Friday evening, Dec. 5, and Saturday morning, Dec. 6, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday,...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored over the Philippine Sea has intensified into Tropical Depression Wilma on Thursday morning, Dec. 4, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its tropical cyclone update, the state weather bureau...
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...
Five major national roads and bridges in Northern Luzon are still impassable due to the extensive damage caused by Super Typhoon “Uwan,” the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday, Nov. 14. Scoured approaches, high water levels, collapsed roadways, and landslide...
