Metro

MRT officials should be sacked, says Atienza

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Buhay Party-List Representative Lito Atienza challenged the Duterte administration to sack or fire the officials of the Metro Rail Transit. This was in connection with the repeated and continuous setbacks faced by the transport system, and that causes untold misery to commuters. In the system’s most recent “breakdown,” one of the MRT-3 trains experienced technical difficulties on Wednesday, September 27. This was the  sixth time the MRT-3 broke down […]

UPDATED: Solano temporarily released; PNP recovers “object evidence” from Aegis Juris hazing rites venue

(Eagle News) — Police  retrieved “object evidence” from the Aegis Juris library, which is where hazing rites that led to the death of Horacio Castillo III are believed to have taken place, on Thursday, the same day a primary suspect, John Paul Solano, was released. Supt. Erwin Margarejo, Manila Police District spokesperson, refused to specify what this evidence was, but noted that it would be used as “supplementary evidence” against those believed responsible for the […]

Curfew, ipapatupad sa mga menor de edad sa Makati City

(Eagle News) — Pinagbabawalan na ang mga menor de edad na gumala pa sa mga lansangan sa dis-oras ng gabi sa Makati City. Ayon sa ordinansang nilagdaan ni Makati Mayor Abby Binay, magpapatupad na ng curfew sa mga may edad na disi-ocho anyos pababa at higit sa disi-ocho anyos na hindi kayang alagaan ang kanilang sarili. Sa ilalim ng nilagdaang City Ordinance No. 2017-098 o “The Child Protection Ordinance of the City of Makati,” hindi […]

MRT-3, muling nagkaaberya

(Eagle News) — Muling nagkaroon ng aberya sa operasyon ng Metro Railway Transit (MRT) 3. Base sa anunsyo ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa kanilang twitter account, technical problem nanaman ang naging sanhi ng problema. Dahilan ito upang pababain ang mga pasahero sa southbound sa Kamuning Station, ala-sais bente-syete (6:27 AM) kanina, Setyembre 27. Umabot umano sa Category 3 ang nangyaring technical problem na ibig sabihin ay kinakailangang tanggalin ang tren. Humingi naman ng paumanhin […]

LTFRB to Uber, Grab: “Deactivate” drivers delivering illegal drugs

  (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has directed transport network companies Uber and Grab to “deactivate” their drivers who are found to have delivered illegal drugs. In a statement on Tuesday, the LTFRB said it will also recommend the blacklisting of said Transport Network Vehicle Service driver, to ensure effective monitoring. The LTFRB made the  directive after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency warned the TNCs about the use of some […]

PSG officer dead in Malacañang Park incident

(Eagle News) — Authorities on Tuesday said a gunshot  was heard from inside Malacañang Park on Tuesday  because a member of the Presidential Security Group had shot himself. In  a press conference on Tuesday, Brigadier General Lope Dagoy, head of the PSG, said it was still unclear though if Major Harim Gonzaga had committed suicide or accidentally shot himself to death. “Certainly, there is no foul play,” Dagoy said. According to Dagoy, the lifeless body of […]

Mahigit 500 pulis-Caloocan, napalitan na sa pwesto

(Eagle News) — Mahigit limangdaang miyembro na ng Caloocan City Police ang napalitan sa pwesto. Pinakahuling naitalaga sa lungsod ang nasa dalawangdaang pulis mula sa District Public Safety Battalion ng Northern Police District. Una nang ipinag-utos ni National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief  Oscar Albayalde ang pagrelieve sa lahat ng pulis sa Caloocan matapos ang sunod-sunod na kontrobersya na kinasangkutan ng mga ito. Sa harap nito, patuloy ang paghikayat ng Philippine National Police (PNP) […]

MPD, muling nagsagawa ng Oplan Galugad; 23 katao, arestado

(Eagle News) — Sa presinto ang bagsak ng ilang kalalakihan matapos arestuhin ng mga operatiba ng Manila Police District (MPD)  sa isinagawang Oplan Galugad sa Tondo, Manila kagabi, Setyembre 25. Aabot sa dalawampu’t tatlong katao ang hinuli ng mga pulis sa Station 1, anim sa mga ito ay pawang mga walang damit pang itaas habang ang labing-pito sa mga ito ay naaktuhan na nag-iinuman sa eskinita at tabing kalsada. Ang ilan sa mga nahuling walang […]

MPD: Frat members used 3 vehicles to take hazing victim Horacio Castillo III to hospital

(Eagle News) — Fraternity members used three vehicles to take hazing victim Horacio Castillo III to the hospital. This is contrary to initial reports there were only two–the red pickup registered to Antonio Trangia, father of Ralph Trangia, an officer of the Aegis Juris fraternity; and the motorcycle used by John Paul Solano, who surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday. Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District head, said during the hearing of the […]

MPD: Some senior members of Aegis Juris fraternity coddling suspects in hazing victim’s death

(Eagle News) — Some senior members of the Aegis Juris fraternity are coddling those who are believed behind the death of Horacio Castillo III. This was revealed by Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District director, during the Senate hearing of the committee on public order and dangerous drugs on the hazing victim’s death. Asked by Senator Grace Poe if any one of those senior members was with them, Coronel said “there was no direct […]

Solano: I lied to police because a frat member told me to do so

(Eagle News) — John Paul Solano, a primary suspect in the death of Horacio Castillo III, said on Monday that he initially lied to the police about where he found the hazing victim’s body because a fraternity member told him to do so. Solano, who spoke  before the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, declined, however, to say who exactly told him to do this at that time. He said he would just […]

UPDATED: Criminal charges filed vs Solano, 17 others over hazing victim’s death

(Eagle News) — Police  on Monday  filed criminal charges against John Paul Solano and 17 others in connection with the death of Horacio Castillo III. Solano, who surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday and was later turned over to the Manila Police District, is facing charges for murder, perjury, obstruction of justice, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law. Also charged with murder, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law were Antonio Trangia, Ralph […]