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(Eagle News) — These photos submitted by Surigao del Norte Eagle News Service correspondents Jabes Juanite, Seorge John Juanite and Carlo Quizon showed how the 5.9 magnitude quake that hit Surigao City on Sunday morning (March 5) further damaged structures in the city. Sunday’s quake felt at intensity 6 in Surigao City was considered by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as the strongest aftershock yet of the 6.7 magnitude quake that hit Surigao del […]
(Eagle News) – These are just some of the unlicensed firearms and ammunition seized by the Quezon City Police District’s SWAT team when they inspected the property at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City where expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, among them Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, were illegally staying. Police conducted the inspection on the basis of a search warrant issued on March 1, Wednesday, […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants last week. The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network in the southern Philippines that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, killed Jurgen Kantner, 70, after its demands for 30 million pesos ($600,000) were not met. Military officials said marines found Kantner’s body on Saturday evening in the […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook Surigao Del Norte early Sunday morning, injuring at least 27 residents and killing at least one person, according to local reports. According to Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology Director Renato Solidum Jr., the quake that hit the province at 8:08 a.m. was an aftershock of the 6.7-magnitude quake that rocked the area on Feb. 10. Phivolcs science research assistant Lara Gianan said they are expecting more aftershocks […]
By Abigael Mayao EBC Washington DC Bureau WASHINGTON DC, USA (Eagle News) — The most recognizable role, and certainly not to be discounted, that of a Filipino-American, is one of a nurse, caring and nurturing the people of this country. However, in the past decade, the face of the Filipino-American has been transforming. The floor of the world stage is making room for the Philippines, with an ever growing presence in […]
(Eagle News) – The Quezon City Police District has filed charges of illegal possession of firearms against Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister, Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, and their companions before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. QCPD head, Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, said that the charges against the expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, who were all illegally residing at the INC’s property located at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue, in Quezon City, were filed […]
(Reuters) — The USS Carl Vinson led on Thursday and Friday (March 2-3) a carrier strike group in waters some 400 nautical miles east of China’s Hainan Island and northeast of the Paracels, the island chain occupied by Beijing since it seized control from Vietnam in the 1970s. Some 30 fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft took to the sky on Friday while crew raced to service them, check their instruments and fit weapons. […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City police district chief said they would file complaints for illegal possession of firearms against 27 expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, including siblings Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, who were rounded up on Thursday for questioning. This was after police found a cache of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in their residence at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City Thursday morning. Chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three government agencies, namely, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority agreed that road construction and road repair projects should be conducted at night in Metro Manila. This is in order to lessen the impact of such projects on the traffic problem experienced by commuters. According to the agreement, road projects should be conducted at 10 in the evening […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Social Security Service is now conducting actuarial studies to determine when to implement the increase in the contribution of its members. According to SSS President Amado Valdez, the increase in contribution, particularly the 1.5% increase, may start in May 2017. https://youtu.be/CgtXMwEFolk
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Starting today, March 3, the pensioners of the Social Security Service or SSS can collect the Php 1, 000 increase in their pension. The increase in pension is retroactive so the March 3 increase represents what should have been an increase in January. The February increase will be received on March 10. The March increase, on the other hand, will be received on March 18.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Presidential Communications Operations Office is now set to be abolished. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar said they are only waiting for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte so they can commence the reorganization. “On the desk of the President right now is the executive order reverting back to the Office of the Press Secretary,” Andanar on Wednesday, March 2 said. Malacanang also clarified that only Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella can […]
