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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue has charged a gold trader for his alleged willful failure to pay taxes for five years. In a statement on Thursday, the BIR said the five criminal complaints were filed against Angelito Ocampo Dela Pena after he failed to pay P1,732,808,956.22 in tax deficiencies from 2005 to 2009. This was after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, with whom Dela Pena was exclusively engaged in the buying and […]
Ni Paolo Macahilas Eagle News Service MAYNILA, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Dead-on-the-spot ang dalawang holdaper matapos umanong makipagbarilan sa mga operatiba ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) sa Lawton, Maynila kamakailan. Ayon sa biktima na itinago sa pangalang Jane, naglalakad siya pauwi galing sa isang food chain nang bigla siyang tutukan ng baril ng isa sa mga suspek na nakasakay sa motorsiklo. “Bigla na lamang pong hinablot yung bag ko tapos may nakatutok […]
(Eagle News)–The number of fatalities in the Manila Pavilion fire incident has risen to six. According to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., Jennilyn Figueroa, 28, died in the early morning of March 21 after being in a critical state for three days. Figueroa, PAGCOR said, worked as a member of the internal security staff at the Casino Filipino Pavilion. She has been in service for six years. The other five fatalities were identified as Treasury […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the incident that saw a fire razing Manila Pavilion, resulting in the deaths of at least five people. Aguirre made the directive through Department Order No. 160 dated March 19. The justice secretary in particular asked the NBI to determine whether any “agency, office and instrumentality of the government,” and whether the owners, managers and employees of Manila […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maglulunsad ng karagdagang premium Point-to-Point o P2P buses service routes ang Department of Transportation (DOTR) na kumokonekta sa Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas at Noveleta patungo ng Makati City. Ayon sa DOTR, target nila ito sa second quarter ng taon. Ang pagkakaloob ng P2P bus services ay isa sa mga solusyon ng ahensya para maibsan ang trapiko at mabigyan ng ligtas at komportableng transport system ang mga pasahero. Ang nasabing P2P bus […]
(Eagle News) — Police authorities on Monday said the transport strike held by members of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide did not have an impact on the traffic situation in Metro Manila and nearby areas, belying the group’s pronouncement that 90 percent of the capital’s jeepney routes had been affected. “Transport strike was generally peaceful and has not affected the normal situation within the (National Capital Region),” the National Capital Region […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service The number of fatalities in the fire that struck Manila Pavilion Hotel on Sunday has increased to five. This was after the body of Jocris Banang, a closed-circuit television camera operator, was found in the hotel’s gaming area, the Manila Pavilion management and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) told reporters. The other fatalities were identified as John Mark Sabido, Billy De Castro, Edilberto Braga Evangelista and Marilyn Omadto. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinuspinde ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang number coding scheme ngayong araw. Ito ay upang bigyang-daan sa posibleng maging epekto ng isasagawang nationwide transport strike o kilos-protesta ng grupong Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON). Sakop ng suspension ang buong Metro Manila, maliban lamang sa Las Piñas City. Ang naturang transport strike ay kaugnay pa rin sa pagtutol ng mga ito sa planong jeepney modernization program […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Four people were killed and 19 feared trapped by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others plucked from the rooftop by helicopter, authorities said. The blaze at the Waterfront Manila Pavilion, a hotel and casino complex, was still raging six hours after it began on Sunday morning, prompting more than 300 people to flee the area and six to be brought to hospital, fire and […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila Regional Trial Court has junked the bids of several individuals charged over Horacio Castillo III’s death to stop the issuance of warrants of arrest against them. Branch 40 Presiding Judge Alfredo Ampuan denied the bids of Jose Miguel Salamat, Robin Ramos, Marcelino Bagtang and Ralph Trangia, all affiliated with the Aegis Juris fraternity, citing as basis a continuous trial. He said he would therefore proceed to determine whether there was probable cause for […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kanya-kanyang dahilan ang apat na nahuling fixer ng pasaporte sa tanggapan mismo ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa Pasay City. Nahuli ang apat kamakailan matapos isagawa ng NBI-Anti-Organized Transnational Crime Division ang isang entrapment operation. Modus ng grupo na agad lalapitan ang isang nag-a-apply ng passport at mag-aalok ng mas mabilis na proseso kapalit ang ang halagang P1,500. Isang Peter umano ang contact ng mga fixer sa DFA, pero […]
(Eagle News) — Labing isang kabataan ang nasakote ng mga mga pulis matapos mahuling gumagamit ng marijuana sa Maynila, Huwebes ng gabi. Walo sa mga nahuli ay mga menor de edad pa, habang ang tatlo naman dito ay nasa hustong gulang na. Ayon sa ulat, nakita ng mga awtoridad sa CCTV ang kumpol-kumpol na mga kabataan sa isang footbridge sa Lacson Ave. sa panulukan ng Sampaloc, sakop ng Barangay 435, Zone 44. Nang puntahan umano […]
