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2 policemen hurt; High-powered firearms found inside #36 T. Sora (Eagle News) — More than 30 expelled members of the Iglesia ni Cristo were rounded up by authorities on Thursday, March 2, after two policemen who were serving a search warrant inside the compound where they lived despite being ejected by a court were shot. Angel Manalo, Lottie Hemedez and several others were taken into custody by members of the Quezon City Police, who also found a cache of […]
(Eagle News) — Forty percent of the barangay captains in the entire country are involved in drugs. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte who spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cebu-Cordova Expressway on Thursday. Duterte said 6,000 policemen were also involved in the illegal activity. “I am committed to stop drugs before I go…,” Duterte said.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Big oil companies on Thursday, March 2 implemented a price rollback on cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Eastern Petroleum is now implementing a Php 0.35 centavos per kilogram or Php 3.85 per 11 kg cylinder rollback of its EC gas products. Petron also implemented the same rollback on Wednesday, March 1. The LPG price decrease was due to the downward trend of LPG contract prices in the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to hear the drivers and operators’ concerns on the planned phaseout of old jeepneys by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “The President has assured the workers’ group that he would be holding a separate meeting with jeepney drivers who joined a nationwide transport strike,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella said that there is no definite date yet for the planned dialogue. Drivers […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Sabtang in Batanes on Thursday morning, March 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the quake was felt at 164 kilometers south of Sabtang at 9:27 a.m. The tremor’s epicenter was traced at 49 kilometers west of Sabtang, Batanes. There were no aftershocks reported.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that there will be certain adjustments in the prices of basic commodities such as milk, coffee and canned goods in the country in March. DTI undersecretary Teodoro Pascua said that the price adjustment was due to the devaluation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar. According to Pascua, the higher base prices of skimmed milk and tin plates may be partially attributed to […]
(Eagle News) — Wanted: Young policemen “lacking in skills, experience, but with a pure heart.” These are the kinds of policemen the Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa wants in the new team that will be tasked to go after illegal drug personalities. Dela Rosa made the statement as the national police prepare for a war against drugs that had been temporarily suspended following the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee […]
(Eagle News) – Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said he would “go over” the amnesty earlier granted by former President Benigno Aquino III to senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Panelo said Trillanes could be sent back to jail if it would be found that the amnesty given to Trillanes was invalid. “I don’t know of the facts of the case yet but there are some legal quarters expressing the same uncertainty or doubt on that. […]
(Eagle News) –Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assured the family of the slain Jurgen Kantner on Thursday that the military was going after the “animals” who beheaded him “with the full force of the law.” In his statement, Lorenzana refused to name the Abu Sayyaf as the one responsible for the beheading of the German national in Indanan, Sulu, saying they were merely “bandits whose name no longer deserves to be mentioned.” “We strongly denounce […]
(Eagle News) – The House of Representatives passed on second reading early Wednesday evening (March 1) the controversial death penalty bill, even as opposition congressmen tried to block its passage. House Bill 4727 was passed in just less than a minute, through a voice vote, after the House agreed that only drug offenses would be covered by capital punishment. The death penalty will also not be mandatory since there can be a choice between […]
(Eagle News) — Inilahad ng bansang Israel ang kakaibang oportunidad na naghihintay para sa mga nasa on-the-job-training (OJT) sa Pilipinas lalo na sa agro-technology. Ito ang inihayag ni Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Effie Ben Matityau sa nang gunitain ang 40th anniversary ng Asia Tours na may temang “the land of creation and creativity.” Ayon kay Matityau, mula sa 550 na estudyante sa 29 na state colleges at universities sa buong mundo. Taun-taon na may […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) has temporarily suspended the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) and the National Achievement Test (NAT) in Metro Manila. The exams, which aim to assess and evaluate the aptitude, skill and inclination of a student for a particular occupation or field, were initially scheduled for March 1 and March 2. DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones cited logistical difficulties for the temporary suspension. The NCAE and NAT in […]
