{"id":18965,"date":"2026-03-03T19:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=18965"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:11:25","slug":"central-luzon-cops-arrest-top-10-most-wanted-men-in-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/central-luzon-cops-arrest-top-10-most-wanted-men-in-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"CENTRAL LUZON COPS ARREST TOP 10 MOST WANTED MEN IN 48 HOURS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga \u2014 Operatives of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) have hauled to jail in 48 hours all individuals listed in its Top 10 Regional Most Wanted Persons for the month of March.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The operations were completed by March 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A report submitted to PRO3 director Brig. Gen. Jess B. Mendez showed that nine of the arrested were facing rape charges while one is wanted for violation of the Anti-Child Pornography Act.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Police underscored the gravity of the offenses, noting the urgency of serving the warrants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mendez said the swift arrests were the result of intensified, intelligence-driven manhunt operations aligned with the Philippine National Police\u2019s focused agenda under PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis accomplishment reflects the operational discipline and coordination of our units on the ground. Arresting wanted persons is a continuing commitment to public safety,\u201d Mendez said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He emphasized that cases involving serious crimes such as rape remain a priority, as they directly affect the safety of communities and vulnerable sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to PRO3, the rapid completion of the Top 10 list was made possible through close coordination among provincial and city police offices and intelligence units across Central Luzon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The regional police office said it will continue strengthening its warrant service operations through focused deployments, case monitoring, and improved inter-unit collaboration as part of its commitment to deliver fast and reliable public service under its \u201cPulis Central Luzon\u00a0 N<\/strong><strong>agdedeliber ng Serbisyong Tapat, Mabilis at Nararamdaman<\/strong><strong>\u201d\u00a0 drive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG &nbsp; CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga &mdash; Operatives of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) have hauled to jail in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18967,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18965\/revisions\/18967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}