{"id":20994,"date":"2026-08-05T01:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=20994"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:51:31","slug":"bulacan-lauds-pro3-mendez-for-outstanding-anti-smuggling-public-safety-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/bulacan-lauds-pro3-mendez-for-outstanding-anti-smuggling-public-safety-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"BULACAN LAUDS PRO3, MENDEZ FOR OUTSTANDING ANTI-SMUGGLING, PUBLIC SAFETY DRIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan &#8212; The provincial government of Bulacan on Monday recognized the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) and its regional director Brig. Gen. Jess B. Mendez, for their outstanding performance in public safety, peace and order, and anti-smuggling operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mendez received a Provincial Resolution of Recognition from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bulacan during the Monday flag-raising ceremony at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The resolution commended Mendez\u2019s leadership in steering PRO3 to the Top 1 ranking in the Department of the Interior and Local Government\u2019s (DILG) Safer Cities Initiative and the Top 1 Campaign Against Smuggling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The provincial government said the accomplishments have helped strengthen peace and order in Bulacan while protecting legitimate businesses and the local economy from the impact of criminal activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mendez thanked the provincial government of Bulacan for the recognition, saying the award belongs to the entire PRO3 organization and its partner agencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis recognition is not mine alone but belongs to every police officer of Police Regional Office 3 who continues to serve with dedication, integrity, and professionalism,\u201d Mendez said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He said the recognition underscores the shared commitment of the police and local government partners to maintain safe communities, uphold the rule of law, and protect the welfare of the people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mendez also reaffirmed PRO3\u2019s commitment to sustaining its gains in crime prevention, anti-smuggling operations, and community safety initiatives in line with the Focused Agenda of\u00a0 PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He vowed that PRO3 will continue delivering \u201cSerbisyong Mabilis, Tapat, at Nararamdaman\u201d to communities across Central Luzon. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG &nbsp; MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan &mdash; The provincial government of Bulacan on Monday recognized the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) and its regional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd.jpg",1440,960,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-1024x683.jpg",640,427,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd.jpg",1440,960,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd.jpg",1440,960,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-1280x720.jpg",1280,720,true],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-720x530.jpg",720,530,true],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rd-350x350.jpg",350,350,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/provincial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Provincial<\/a>","tag_info":"Provincial","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20996,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994\/revisions\/20996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}