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(Eagle News)–At least three people were killed after a fire gutted a house in Quezon City early Friday, Oct. 11. Authorities have yet to identify the victims in the blaze that hit the two-storey house in Blue Ridge A Subdivision past 2 a.m. The fire reached the second alarm. It was put out past 3 a.m. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo started his “commute challenge” as he took an early morning jeepney ride on his way to Malacanang on Friday, October 11. In photos sent thru Viber, Panelo can be seen wearing a white polo and matching white cap, as he rode a jeepney. The other passengers sitting inside can also be seen in one of the photos, apparently a selfie shot. In one photo, he also took […]
Cam says family had nothing to do with killing (Eagle News)–Two of the four suspects arrested by police in connection with the slay of Batuan, Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III work for Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam, Yuson’s wife alleged on Thursday, Oct. 10. According to Lalaine, who gave a press conference a day after her husband was killed, the man wearing a white sleeveless shirt based on pictures from the […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Mayor “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has ordered the closure of Isetann Cinerama Complex along Recto Avenue in Manila, for violating several city ordinances and for operating “without the necessary business permit.” Moreno himself served the closure order on Isetann Mall’s management on Wednesday afternoon. The mayor said that Isetann’s owner, Tri-Union Properties Inc., had been misrepresenting its actual business area. They declared that the mall was only occupying 1,000 square meters […]
(Eagle News)–Police on Thursday, Oct. 10, said they were looking at politics as one of possible angles in the killing of Batuan, Masbate Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III. In an interview over radio dzmm, Capt. Henry Navarro, chief of the Manila Police District’s homicide section, noted five of Yuson’s supporters were killed during the campaign for the May elections, based on information from Yuson’s family. He said Yuson’s son, Charmax Jan Yuson, was declared winner […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also being experienced in Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Santa Cruz, Botolan, Subic in Zambales; in Cainta and Taytay in Rizal; in Indang, Naic, Maragondon in Cavite; and in San Francisco and Quezon. PAGASA said these may persist within two hours and may affect […]
(Eagle News)–Students and teachers at the Philippine Normal University were forced to evacuate to the university quadrangle on Thursday, Oct. 10, after a bomb threat was sent via text message to a faculty member. They went back to their classes, however, after the Manila Police District’s Explosives and Ordnance unit ruled there was no truth to the message, Dr. Bert Tuga, vice president for finance and management, told the school’s news organ, The Torch Publications. […]
(Eagle News)–The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14. In an advisory, the US embassy also closed were its affiliated offices. The advisory said this was in celebration of Columbus Day, an American holiday which commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. The US embassy said regular operations will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Oct. 9, blamed previous administrations for the country’s transport woes, saying the current status of the public transportation system was “a product of many years of neglect.” In a statement, Panelo maintained, however, that there was no mass transit crisis, as claimed by leftist group Bayan. “[W]hen I said there is no mass transit crisis, I meant there is no mass transit crisis simply because there is no mass transit […]
(Eagle News)–The joint Senate panel looking into the issue of ninja cops has cited in contempt another policeman behind the 2013 Pampanga raid found to have been irregular. It was Senate President Tito Sotto who motioned for SP01 Ronald Santos to be cited in contempt for his failure to appeare in Wednesday’s hearing. Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Richard Gordon seconded the motion. The Senate panel had subpoenaed Santos, who was among 13 […]
(Eagle News)–Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Celine Pialago has filed complaints against the administrators of two social media sites she said had spread fake news. Charged with cyber libel were the administrators of Facebook page Pinoy Laugh Page and Twitter page Barurot News, which she said quoted her as saying the following: “MMDA to commuters: Kung wala kayong masakyan, huwag na lang kayo magtrabaho.” The posts came following the disruptions in the operations of the […]
(Eagle News)–The vice mayor of Batuan, Masbate was shot in Manila on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Reports identified the victim as Charlie Yuson III. Wilfredo Pineda and Alberto Alforte were also injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. In February, police raided the house and resort of Yuson and of his son,the town mayor, Charmax Jan Altajeros Yuson, in Barangay Canvañez, and confiscated high-powered firearms. The police had said they raided the places following […]
