CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Crime incidence in Central Luzon declined in November 2025, reflecting the sustained impact of intensified law-enforcement operations and proactive policing efforts of the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3), aligned with the PNP Focused Agenda under the leadership of Acting Chief, PNP P/Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. and the 3Ps of PRO3—Protect the People, Pursue Peace and Order, and Promote Professionalism.
Comparative crime data show that total crime incidence decreased from 3,576 cases in October to 3,366 cases in November 2025, registering a reduction of 210 cases or 5.87 percent.
Crimes classified under the 8 Focus Crimes—namely: Murder, Homicide, Physical Injury, Rape, Robbery, Theft, carnapping (Motor Vehicle), and carnapping (Motorcycle)—also registered a decline. Cases dropped from 1,522 in October to 1,460 in November 2025, equivalent to 62 fewer cases or a 4.07 percent decrease.
In November 2025, PRO3 also recorded the arrest of all Top 10 Most Wanted Persons at the Regional Level within just four days, following intensified manhunt operations supported by actionable intelligence and close coordination among operating units.
The same operational momentum continued in December, as all Top 10 Most Wanted Persons at the Regional Level for December were likewise arrested within the first week of the month, underscoring the consistency and effectiveness of PRO3’s campaign against high-profile criminal personalities.
Meanwhile, PRO3 sustained its intensified anti-illegal drugs campaign, conducting 724 anti-drug operations in November 2025, which resulted in the arrest of 1,077 drug personalities. Authorities seized illegal drugs with a total estimated value of P25,304,232.98, consisting mainly of 3,676.116 grams of shabu worth P24,997,588.80 and 1,390.774 grams of marijuana valued at P166,892.88.
P/Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio I. Peñones Jr., Regional Director, PRO3, said the decline in crime incidence and the swift arrest of the region’s most wanted individuals reflect the effectiveness of sustained police operations and strengthened community cooperation, adding that PRO3 remains committed to intensifying law-enforcement initiatives in line with the PNP Focused Agenda of Acting Chief PNP. Lt. Gen. Nartatez Jr and the 3Ps to sustain peace and order across Central Luzon. (UnliNews Online)
