WEEKLONG POLICE OPERATIONS NET 174 FUGITIVES, 44 LOOSE GUNS, ILLEGAL DRUGS IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) arrested 174 wanted felons, seized over P4 million worth...
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BRIDGE IN ALCALA, CAGAYAN COLLAPSES
A BRIDGE in Alcala, Cagayan on Monday collapsed. The Piggatan Bridge in Alcala town which was built in 1974 gave way while several 10-wheeler...
SK CHAIR SLAIN IN COTABATO CITY AMBUSH; BROTHER, COP HURT
A CHAIRMAN of the Sangguniang Kabataan on Saturday was killed while two others were injured in an ambush by riding-in-tandem armed men in Cotabato...
COPS RESCUE 62-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, CHILD HELD HOSTAGE IN PALAWAN
AUTHORITIES rescued unharmed a 62-year-old woman and her young nephew who were held hostage by her own son in Rizal, Palawan. The hostage-taking occurred...
ONLINE SELLER OF GUN FALL IN BACOLOR
BY KEVIN GALANG BACOLOR, Pampanga – Joint operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Pampanga and the Bacoor police on Friday arrested a 24-year-old...
PAMPANGA COPS’ DAYLONG OPERATIONS NET 7 DRUG SUSPECTS, 4 WANTED MEN
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — A 24-hour operations by the Pampanga police on October 1 resulted in the arrest of...
BARANGAY COUNCILOR SHOT DEAD IN LAGUNA
MOTORCYCE-RIDING assassins on Thursday gunned down a village councilor in Alaminos, Laguna Slain was “Darwin,” a 55-year-old councilman in the town. A report to...
COPS ARREST MAN FOR POINTING GUN, THREATENING ZAMBALES MAYOR
BY KEVIN GALANG SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Police on Thursday arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly pointing a gun and threatening San Antonio Mayor...
PAMPANGA SOLON TO DONATE P100K AID FOR QUAKE VICTIMS IN CEBU
PAMPANGA 1st district Rep. Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has pledged to donate P100,000 from his personal funds to help the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake...
CIDG MEN ARREST 11 IN PAMPANGA ILLEGAL GAMBLING STING
BY KEVIN GALANG SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — An anti-illegal gambling operation conducted by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on...
CIDG ARRESTS SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER, CONFISCATES GUNS, GRENADE, SHABU IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Regional Field Unit 3 (RFU 3) arrested a...
FAMILY OF 3 DIE IN TARLAC CITY FIRE; 1 HURT
BY KEVIN GALANG TARLAC CITY — Three members of a family on Monday died while a 14-year-old boy was injured in a fire that...
BALANGA COPS ARREST HVI IN STING
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Police on Tuesday arrested a newly identified “high-value individual” (HVI) and seized P1.63...
WOMAN KILLED WHILE HAVING DINNER IN PAMPANGA HOME; MAN HURT
BY KEVIN GALANG LUBAO, Pampanga — Unidentified gunmen on Sunday shot dead a woman and injured a man who were having dinner in their...
PRO3 REPORTS DROP IN CENTRAL LUZON CRIME RATE IN FIRST 100 DAYS UNDER PEÑONES
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) has reported that crime rate in Central...
9 NABBED, 13 GUNS SEIZED IN WEEKLONG ANTI-LOOSE FIREARMS DRIVES IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALAG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Nine suspects were arrested while 13 unlicensed guns were seized during a weeklong campaign against...
4 ALLEGED DRUG SUPPLIERS IN CENTRAL LUZON, NCR FALL
BY KEVIN GALANG PANDI, Bulacan — A joint police operation on Thursday resulted in the arrest of four suspected drug suppliers in Region 3...
P16.6M UNCERTIFIED LIGHTERS SEIZED, CHINESE NABBED IN BULACAN WAREHOUSE RAID
BY KEVIN GALANG PULILAN, Bulacan — Police on Thursday arrested a Chinese national and confiscated some P16.6 million worth of uncertified lighters in raid at...
COPS INTERCEPT P900K FAKE CIGARETTES AT NUEVA ECIJA CHECKPOINT
BY KEVIN GALANG AUTHORITIES on Wednesday intercepted some P900,000 worth of counterfeit cigarettes and arrested several suspects during intensified checkpoint operations in Nueva Ecija....
7 FISHERMEN DIE AFTER BOAT SINKS IN CAGAYAN DURING ‘NANDO’
SEVEN fishermen on Tuesday died when a fishing vessel sank in Santa Ana, Cagayan during the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando.” Six others were...
2 MEN SURVIVE GUN ATTACK IN ANGELES CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG TWO men on Tuesday cheated death following a gun attack in Bgy. Malabanias, Angeles City, Pampanga. In a report to Police...
COPS ARREST 3 COPPER WIRE THIEVES IN NUEVA ECIJA
BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO£) on Monday arrested three men for stealing copper wires worth P213,750 in Talavera,...
STING NETS HVT, COHORTS IN MABALACAT CITY
BY KEVIN GALANG ANTI-DRUG operatives on Monday arrested a “high-value target” (HVT) and four of his cohorts in a buy-bust operation that yielded P476,000...
KFC BRANCH IN BULACAN ROBBED
BY KEVIN GALANG GUIGUINTO, Bulacan — A KFC branch in this town on Tuesday fell prey to thieves. A report to Police Regional Office...
P57M WORTH OF SMUGGLED CIGARETTES INTERCEPTED IN ANTIQUE
JOINT operatives of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Saturday intercepted three closed vans carrying smuggled...
LAZATIN PUSHES FOR P20 PER KILO RICE IN PAMPANGA’S 1ST DISTRICT
BY KEVIN GALANG CONGRESSMAN Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin of the 1st district of Pampanga has taken steps to bring the government’s P20 per kilo rice...
VAN-TRIKE SMASHUP LEAVES 2 DEAD, 2 HURT IN BATAAN
BY KEVIN GALANG DINALUPIHAN, Bataan — A van and tricycle collision on Sunday left two construction workers dead and two others wounded on Olongapo-Gapan...
PRO3 NABS 4 MOST WANTED SEX OFFENDERS IN BATAAN, OLONGAPO
BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Operatives of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) arrested four most wanted men...
2 KOREANS, PINOY NABBED FOR DRUGS, EXTORT-TRY
BY KEVIN GALANG MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Two Korean nationals and a Filipino driver on Thursday were arrested for alleged extort try and possession...
LIGHTNING STRIKE KILLS FISHERMAN IN PAMPANGA
BY KEVIN GALANG A FISHERMAN died after being struck by lightning while tending to his fishpond in Bgy. Consuelo, Macabebe, Pampanga A report to...
CALABARZON WORKERS TO GET PAY HIKE
MINIMUM wage earners in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region are set to receive an increase in their daily pay. House Committee on...
4 NPA REBELS IN CENTRAL LUZON SURRENDER
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Four former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF)...
OFW HURT IN PAMPANGA GUN ATTACK
BY KEVIN GALANG MOGTORCYCLE-RIDING armed men on Wednesday shot and injured a 49-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Bgy. Telapayong, Arayat, Pampanga. In a...
PRO3 SECURES DPWH FLOOD-CONTROL INSPECTIONS IN CENTRAL LUZON
BY KEVIN GALANG CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 under the leadership of PRO3 director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio ...
PEÑARANDA POLICE POSTS MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER NEW OIC 
PRO3 ARRESTS SUSPECTS IN MURDER OF SOUTH KOREAN TRADER; SOLVES CASE IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS 
DSWD GUARANTEE LETTERS NOW ACCEPTED IN 262 MERCURY DRUG OUTLETS STARTING JUNE 22 
SENATE TO PROBE TACLOBAN SCHOOL SHOOTING