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PRO3 charges 98 personnel in 4-month internal cleansing drive

CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) continues to intensify its internal cleansing efforts, resolving a total of 73 administrative cases from January 1 to April 30, 2026.

Records show that among the resolved cases, 13 resulted in dismissal from the service, 36 in suspension, 17 were exonerated or found not guilty, 5 resulted in reprimand, and 2 led to demotion.

The cases involved 20 Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs), 77 Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCOs), and 1 Non-Uniformed Personnel (NUP)—highlighting PRO3’s firm stance that accountability applies across all ranks.

PRO3 Director P/Brig. Gen. Jess B Mendez, emphasized that internal discipline remains a top priority in ensuring effective and credible policing.

“In line with the Focused Agenda of Chief, PNP, P/Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., particularly on integrity monitoring and organizational accountability, we continue to strengthen our internal cleansing efforts. Discipline within the ranks is non-negotiable. We will hold accountable those who violate the law, while ensuring that due process is strictly observed,” RD Mendez said.

PRO3 reaffirmed its commitment to uphold professionalism, transparency, and accountability—advancing the PNP’s mission of delivering serbisyong mabilis, tapat, at nararamdaman to the public. (UnliNews Online)

Manny D. Balbin
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Emmanuel "Manny" Dineros Balbin, founder and editor-in-chief of UNLINEWS ONLINE and UNLINEWS Digital Newspaper, is a former seminarian of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Notre Dame University Seminary in Cotabato City. Graduated college with Philosophy and Political Science courses at the University of Santo Tomas, Legazpi City. A former Journal Group of Publication (People's Journal, People's Tonight, Taliba & Women's Journal) staffer for 17 years. Before, he simultaneously contributed news articles to 3 local newspapers in Bulacan (NewsCore, MetroNews & NewsWatcher). He is the founder and the former editor-in-chief of RONDA Balita, both in weekly newspaper and online news. A former Kabayan provincial reporter, 2010 Bulacan election correspondent by Rappler and presently, a stringer of Philippine News Agency (PNA) Bulacan.
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