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Kalagayan ng ASG hostages, hindi pa tiyak

(Eagle News) — Hindi pa rin tukoy ng mga awtoridad ang kalagayan ng mga hostage victim ng rebeldeng Abu Sayyaf Group (hanggang sa oras na isinusulat ang artikulong ito). Ito ay kaugnay ng ibinigay na deadline ng Abu Sayyaf (ASG) para sa hinihingi nitong ransom kapalit ng kalayaan ng mga biktima. Ayon kay Western Mindanao Command spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan, hindi pa aniya makukumpirma o maitatanggi ng militar ang report na sinasabing pinugutan na ng ulo […]

Pagbabago sa presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo, ipatutupad bukas

(Eagle News) — Magkakaroon muli ng oil price adjustment ang mga kumpanya ng langis simula bukas. Magtatapyas ang Chevron Philippines, Flying V, Seaoil at Phoenix Petroleum sa presyo ng gasolina habang itataas naman ng mga nabanggit ang presyo ng diesel at kerosene. Magtataas ng P0.35 sa kada  litro ng diesel habang  P0.20  naman  sa kada litro ng kerosene. Samantala, babawasan naman ng P0.10 ang presyo ng kada litro ng gasolina.

Trump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting

  (REUTERS)  Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting over the weekend, including additional bombings. The presumptive Republican nominee, in an interview on Fox News, said that he would address acts of terrorism in his speech at 2 p.m. EDT in New Hampshire, which he had earlier planned to use to target Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. […]

ERC, ikinokonsidera ang paglalagay ng standards sa pagsasara ng power plants

(Eagle News) — Ikinokonsidera na ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ang paglalagay ng standards sa biglaang pagsasara ng mga power plant para matiyak ang sapat na suplay ng kuryente. Kaugnay nito, hiniling ng Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) sa ERC na kung maaari ay bilangin ng ahensya ang trip off sa mga planta ng kuryente kung at gaano kalaki ang kuryenteng nawala sa mga consumer. Anila, mayroong Reliability Council ang ibang mga bansa gaya ng […]

NGCP, nagtaas ng yellow alert ngayong araw

(Eagle News) — Itinaas ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) ang yellow alert sa Luzon grid dahil sa manipis na reserba sa suplay ng kuryente. Sa advisory ng NGCP sa kanilang offical Facebook page, nasa yellow alert ang Luzon grid 10:00 ng umaga hanggang 5:00 ng hapon. Ayon naman sa Meralco, itinaas ang yellow alert dahil sa power outages ng ilang planta. Kabilang ang Sual 1, Quezon Power (Philippines), Pagbilao 2, Malaya 1, at […]

IS claims Orlando shooting in radio bulletin

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) –The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Orlando shooting that killed 50 people, saying in a radio bulletin that it was carried out by “one of the soldiers of the caliphate”. “Allah allowed Omar Mateen, one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America, to carry out an attack entering a crusader gathering in a night club… in Orlando in Florida, killing and wounding more than 100 of them,” a bulletin […]

DepEd inspects schools as SY 2016-2017 kicks off

QUEZON City, Philippines – Outgoing Education Secretary Armin Luistro and Incoming Education Secretary Leonor Briones made the rounds of public schools on Monday, June 13, when school year 2016-2017 started. They also assured the public that everything is running smoothly for the start of the new school year, including the implementation of the K-12 program. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Incoming PNP chief defends “walk of shame” campaign

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Philippine National Police chief  Gen. Ronald Dela Rosa defended Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili of Batangas on his use of the “walk of shame” as a way to fight illegal drug pushing. According to Dela Rosa, although there may be human rights violations, the method used by Mayor Halili is proven effective in the fight against drugs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]

DepEd action centers to provide public assistance this school opening

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Education formed action centers to provide public assistance as the new school year starts. In this school year, the first batch of Grade 11 students will start trooping to schools as the senior high school program under K-12 is implemented. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/rw90nO7Lg1s

Centenarian Act needs President Aquino’s signature

QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III needs to sign the proposed Centenarian Act so it could be turned into law before he leaves office. The proposed act was endorsed to President Aquino after Congress approved their respective versions.Under the act, every Filipino, whether inside or outside the Philippines, who has reached the age of 100, will be honored by no less than the President and will receive a gift worth Php 100, […]

Philippine Navy to receive more ships

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Navy is set to receive four more vessels as part of its program to strengthen its capability to protect the country’s territorial waters. According to Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, the Navy is still waiting for the arrival of two more frigates, another sea-lift strategic vessel as well as a cutter. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Grief mixes with defiance as a shaken Orlando deals with attack

ORLANDO, United States (AFP) –The people of Orlando grieved and remembered the dead after a gunman murdered 50 people at a gay nightclub in the Florida city, but there was also defiance in the face of tragedy. On Sunday evening many relatives kept anxious vigils at the bedsides of wounded loved ones at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Angel Colon emerged from the hospital thankful to have found his son Angel Jr, 26, alive and in stable condition […]