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(Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme in Metro Manila is suspended today, Monday, Feb. 25. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority made the announcement in a Tweet on the same day. The MMDA said the suspension was to give way to celebrations for the People Power anniversary. In line with this, the MMDA said the lane on Edsa in front of the People Power monument will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. today.
(Eagle News)–The National Capital Region Police Office has sacked two police commanders following the arrest of two of their men in a recent buy-bust operation. Relieved were Chief Inspector Abraham Satorre, head of the District Special Operations Unit of the Eastern Police District, and Police Inspector Edward Olmedo, commander of the Pasig Police Community Precinct 9, for command responsibility after Philippine Drug Enforcement Agents nabbed P02 Marlou Roldan and PO3 Mark Vista on Friday, Feb. 22. “The […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation on Sunday, Feb. 24, said it would “not take sitting down” the discovery of a grenade in the bag of a man inside a Metro Rail Transit 3 station. “The DOTr MRT-3 would like to stress that this matter will be taken seriously,” it said in a statement a day after the live grenade was found in the package of Christian Guzman, 29. The grenade, which was wrapped in packaging […]
(Eagle News)—The Bureau of Customs will conduct its own probe of the blaze that hit its Port of Manila building in Manila on Friday, Feb. 22. “We have our Enforcement and Security Service securing the affected offices, and our Intelligence Group and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service have been tasked to identify the cause of the flame,” Customs Commissioner Rey Guerrero said in a statement on Saturday, Feb. 24. According to Guerrero, the situation […]
(Eagle News)—Over P50 million worth of property was lost in two fires in Manila on Friday night. The first fire took place in the Bureau of Customs in Manila around 9 p.m. The blaze started on the third floor of the P-O-M building which housed records, and quickly spread to other structures including the Port of Manila. “Yung building po na yun, isang isolated na building.. Pag stockpile yan, yan po ay madaling masunog at […]
(Eagle News) — The Makati Prosecutors Office has dismissed the qualified theft complaint filed by Kris Aquino against her former project manager. In dismissing the complaint, the prosecutors office ruled any personal transaction Nicko Falcis made with the credit card Aquino said was the card of her company Kris Cojuangco Aquino Productions did not constitute theft. For this, the prosecutor noted the credit card in question was under the name of Falcis. The prosecutor also […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi matigil sa pag-iyak at halos ika-trauma ng labing isang taong gulang na dalagita na itinago ng pulisya sa pangalan Chezka, matapos na pasukin ang kanilang bahay at walang habas na pagbabarilin ang kanyang mga magulang sa Dahlia Street Barangay 177 Camarin, Caloocan City kagabi. Kinilala ang mag-asawang biktima na sina Albine Nervar at Nemia Nervar. Pasado alas-otso kagabi ng makarinig ng ilang magkasunod na putok ng baril ang mga kapitbahay ng […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation behind the ongoing Metro Rail Transit-7 project has said it had no problems with the postponement of the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover. In a statement, the DOTr said that while it wants the construction of the 22-kilometer rail line to “proceed as fast as possible,” it “also understands that major adjustments have to be made by residents, commuters and motorists who will be affected by said […]
(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit 1 clarified on Friday, Feb. 22, that certain liquids were allowed in its trains. In a Tweet, the LRT-1 said those allowed were breastmilk in bags, infant formula, medicines, alcohol and perfume for as long as they go through the necessary “security check.” “What are prohibited are bottled drinks, with the exception of infant nutrition and medicines,” the LRT-1 said. “If you have drinks stored in a tumbler, please […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has warned the public against unscrupulous individuals who use the names of the agency’s officials and former officials in corrupt activities. The DOTr issued the statement after it received a letter from its former undersecretary Tim Orbos saying that certain individuals were using his name to solicit money from others who wish to expedite their applications in line with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program. Orbos is running for […]
(Eagle News) — A Department of Justice panel of prosecutors will hold an ocular inspection of the magnetic lifters that allegedly contained shabu, and which were found last year. Assistant State Prosecutor Mary Jane Sytat on Thursday, Feb. 21, set the inspection of the two magnetic lifters discovered in the Manila International Container Port and the four magnetic lifters in GMA, Cavite to March 4 in the Bureau of Customs, and March 7 in the […]
(Eagle News) — Sinalakay ng pinagsanib pwersa ng Quezon City Police District Station 7 kasama ang Taguig City Police at National Capital Region Police Office-Regional Drug Enforcement Unit ang isang apartment unit sa Brgy. Central Signal, Taguig City Miyerkules ng gabi, Pebrero 20. Nakatanggap kasi ng impormasyon ang QCPD Station 7 na dito nagtatago at nagmumula ang mga shabu na isinusuplay sa Cubao area sa Quezon City. Agad na nagsagawa drug buy-bust operation ang operatiba […]
