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(Eagle News) — Three children are in critical condition after being trapped inside a house in Caloocan that caught fire on Friday, Feb. 1. Authorities said Cedric James Valero, 8; Chloe Valero, 6; and Alexandra Valero, 4; were rushed to a nearby hospital after they sustained burns from a fire that hit their rented house in Barangay Bagong Barrio past midnight. Apart from the rented house, a clothing store was also affected by the blaze. According to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Customs have agreed to create a joint special task force against the entry of illegal drugs. The partnership was formalized in a memorandum of agreement signed between PDEA chief Aaron Aquino and Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero on Thursday, Jan. 31. According to Aquino, under the agreement, PDEA operatives would be allowed to conduct random inspections on the entry of controlled precursors and essential […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Inilabas na ng Quezon City Police District ang facial composite sketch ng isa sa mga suspek sa pagpatay kay Barangay Bagong Silangan chair Crisell Beltran. Ayon sa witness, tinatayang nasa 5’4 hangang 5’5 ang taas ito, payat ang pangangatawan at kayumanggi ang balat. Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, nasa apat na lalaki na sakay ng dalawang motorsiklo ang humarang sa sport utility vehicle ni Beltran noong Miyerkules, ika-30 ng Enero, […]
(Eagle News) — Alain Robert, also known as the French Spiderman, was released on bail on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Police said Robert was temporarily released after he posted the P3,000 bail set by the Makati Prosecutors’ Office. His arraignment for alarm and scandal and other forms of trespassing was scheduled on Friday, Feb. 1. Robert was arrested by the Makati police after he scaled the 47-storey tower on Ayala Ave. on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Robert’s climbs […]
(Eagle News) — National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday, Jan. 30, dismissed as a hoax a social media post that said an SM branch would be bombed by the Abu Sayyaf if mall officials did not pay $15 million. According to Eleazar, the message which came from a certain Kyla Avonahceh, was “obviously too casual and carefree in the face of a very serious and extremely scary threat.” He recalled what he […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives have asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to suspend the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. In filing House resolution No. 2452, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, ACT Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro, Gabriela Reps. Emmi de Jesus and Arlene Brosas, Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao and Kabataan Rep. Sarah Elago said the suspension should apply “until a comprehensive and holistic study on […]
(Eagle News) — A Quezon City barangay chair who had plans of running for a seat in the House of Representatives in May was shot dead on Wednesday, Jan. 30. According to Supt. Joel Villanueva, station 6 commander, apart from Crisell Beltran of Barangay Bagong Silangan, three others were killed after four men on board motorcycles shot at the vehicle the group was riding around 11:30 a.m. Beltran was rushed to the Far Eastern University […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has filed charges against the parents of the minors who were rescued during anti-illegal drug operations in Navotas. Charges for violation of Section 10 of Republic Act 7610 or the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act as well as violation of Article 59 of the Presidential Decree No. 603 or the Child and Youth Welfare Code were filed against Joland Fernandez Sta. Maria, Geralyn Gulles Patalita, […]
(Eagle News) — Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, arrested Alain Robert, known as the French “Spiderman,” for climbing a skyscraper in Makati. According to the police, Robert faces charges for alarm and scandal and other forms of trespassing for climbing the 47-storey GT Tower on Ayala Ave. past 10 a.m. He did not use any safety equipment, to the horror of bystanders, who watched him from the ground. “This is my path, this is my way of […]
(Eagle News) — A seven-year-old boy was killed in a fire that hit a residential and commercial area in Quezon City early Tuesday, Jan. 29. Authorities said the boy was the son of Jacquelyn Laksi, who was the owner of one of the houses on Litex Road in Barangay Commonwealth that caught fire around 7 a.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the boy’s body was “beyond recognition” when found by firemen in the house. Authorities […]
(Eagle News) — Tatlumpu’t apat na katao ang pinagdadampot ng mga otoridad sa isinagawang anti-criminality campaign sa makakahiwalay na lugar sa Pasay City sa nakalipas na magdamag. Ayon kay Supt. Deanry Francisco ng Pasay City Police, kabilang sa mga nadakip ang mga naaktuhang nag-iinuman sa kalsada na labag sa ordinansa ng lungsod. Mayroon ding nahulihan ng baril at mga bala. Dinampot din ang mga barker na nagtatawag ng mga pasahero sa mga hindi tamang sakayan. […]
(Eagle News) — Sinimulan nang ipatupad ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang bus segregation policy sa southbound lane ng EDSA. Sinabi ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na layon nitong mabawasan ang masikip na daloy ng trapiko sa kahabaan ng EDSA. Ayon kay EDSA Traffic Chief Bong Nebrija, sa ilalim ng naturang polisiya, ang city buses ay mananatili sa first at second lanes ng EDSA. Ang provincial, point-to-point at tourist buses naman ay ililipat […]
