CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A total of 422 individuals who committed various offenses were arrested and illegal drugs with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million were confiscated in weeklong anti-crime operations in Central Luzon. Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) chief Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. said Tuesday the anti-criminality operations from Feb. 19 to 25 were part of their continuing efforts to rid the region of all forms of criminality. Of the arrested individuals, 122 have standing warrants of arrest, 159 were nabbed over illegal drugs, 135 for illegal gambling, and six for violation of other special laws. Of the 122 suspects with warrants of arrest, 17 were wanted for crimes ranging from murder and frustrated murder to rape. Operatives also seized PHP3.4 million worth of illegal drugs, PHP101,499 worth of bet money, and three loose firearms. Hidalgo attributed the accomplishments to the timely coordination, intelligence-driven operations of different pol
Senate of the Philippines (File photo) MANILA -Senators welcomed on Tuesday President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s pronouncement that he does not see Charter Change (Cha-cha) as a priority even as several lawmakers push to amend the Constitution. Senate Majority leader Joel Villanueva said there are laws already in place to attract more foreign investors and the Senate itself is doing more work to improve the country's economy. Villanueva said the senators need to study the effects of amendment to the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, Foreign Investments Act, and Public Services Act to encourage more foreign direct investments. "Tuloy lang po tayo sa trabaho dito sa Senado at kasama po dyan ang mga pagdinig sa (We just continue the work here in the Senate and this includes hearings on) Committee on Constitutional Amendments," he said in a statement. Meanwhile, Senator Grace Poe said the pronouncement of President Marcos will definitely affect the consensus on the need for
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - More than PHP18 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by authorities in weeklong operations in Central Luzon. In his report on Monday, Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO3) chief, said 176 anti-illegal drug operations from Jan. 22-28 resulted in the arrest of 231 drug suspects and confiscation of some PHP18.28 million worth of shabu. The biggest haul of illegal drugs confiscated in weeklong operations in the region included the PHP13.94-million shabu seized in Barangay Loma de Gato, Marilao last Jan. 25 and the PHP1.7-million shabu from two Nigerian national arrested in Barangay Pulung Maragul, Angeles City on Jan. 28. Pasiwen said they will continue to conduct intelligence operations on drug dealers and users, both foreigners and locals to eliminate the supply of illegal drugs across the region. Aside from illegal drugs, he said the PRO3 is also stepping up a campaign against wanted persons, illegal possession o
FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD.The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a farm-to-market road in Barangay San Simon in Dinalupihan town, Bataan province. Another farm-to-market road in Barangay Salian, Abucay town, was recently completed. These projects are under the DPWH-Department of Agriculture convergence program.(Photo courtesy of DPWH Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of two farm-to-market roads (FMR) in Bataan province that now enable farmers to easily transport their produce to consumers and markets. The two projects implemented by the Bataan 1st District Engineering Office are under the DPWH-Department of Agriculture (DA) convergence program. District Engineer Erlindo Flores, Jr. said Thursday the newly-completed infrastructures were the 1.09-kilometer farm-to-market road in Barangay San Simon in Dinalupihan town, and the 2.33-kilometer farm-to-market road
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -A total 65 police officers in Central Luzon have been dismissed from service due to various infractions since January last year, the Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said on Friday. Brig. Gen. Cesar R. Pasiwen, PRO-3 regional director, said that aside from police service dismissal, 102 others were suspended, seven were demoted, one forfeited of salary, and 15 were reprimanded. Pasiwen added that 842 cops were exonerated from their administrative cases while the others' cases have yet to be resolved. He said those police officers meted with disciplinary actions were given due process during the duration of the investigation before final decisions were released. He vowed to sustain the PRO-3's internal cleansing campaign to regain the public's trust and confidence. "We will continue to weed out hoodlums and punish the undisciplined among our ranks through the strict application of the punitive sanctions for violations of (the) Philipp