'NO' TO PARTISAN POLITICS. Head of the Central Luzon police, Brig. Gen. Matthew P. Baccay, leads the deployment of 9,572 police personnel throughout the region to help address election-related incidents and security problems, on May 4, 2022. On Friday (May 6, 2022), Baccay reminded police officers to stay apolitical during the election.(Photo by PRO-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The head of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) has reminded police officers to stay apolitical during the May 9 national and local elections. Brig. Gen. Matthew P. Baccay, PRO-3 director, on Friday evening, cautioned police officers against showing their political leanings, saying this would go against the organization's non-partisan stance in politics. "I am once again reiterating to all police personnel to refrain from showing support for or campaigning against local or national political aspirants. While I am encouraging all police personnel to exercise their right to s
SAFE REVELRIES. Brig. Gen. Matthew Baccay, PRO-3 director, inspects firecracker stores in Bocaue, Bulacan on Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2021). The PRO-3 has designated 266 areas across Central Luzon as firecracker zones for the New Year revelries. (Photo courtesy of PRO-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) has designated 266 firecracker zones across the region three days before the New Year. The move is in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte's Executive Order 28, where the use of firecrackers is confined to designated places and conducted under the supervision of a trained person duly licensed by the Philippine National Police. Brig. Gen. Matthew P. Baccay, PRO-3 director, said Wednesday the firecracker zones in the region are as follows: Aurora, 14; Bataan, 8; Bulacan, 86; Nueva Ecija, 29; Pampanga, 22; Tarlac, 60; and Zambales, 47. Baccay also disclosed the installation of 169 fireworks display zones in the region: Aurora, 13; Bataan