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Pekeng optometrist arestado sa Quezon City

(Eagle News) — Arestado ng Quezon City Police District ang isang nagpapanggap na optometrist sa Quezon City kagabi, Hunyo 5. Sa isinagawang operasyon ng District Operations Unit tanghali pa lamang ay kanila nang minamatyagan ang suspect. Sa pamamagitan ng dalawang operatiba ng DSOU nagpanggap ang mga ito na customer na magpapagawa sa suspect na si Amando Duyo. Kitang-kita sa surveillance video ang isinagawang transaksyon sa pagitan ng suspect at ng mga operatiba ng DSOU. Nang […]

Resorts World Manila security lapses under PNP investigation

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The security guards of the Resorts World Manila are now under investigation by the Philippine National Police after the June 2 attack by a gunman who set fire to gambling tables and equipment, including carpets, which resulted in the deaths of 37 hotel employees and guests. The investigation by the Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies aims to answer if there are lapses on the part of the security of […]

WATCH: PNP releases CCTV footage showing movement of Resorts World attacker

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has released the close-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage from Resorts World Manila to prove that the attack on the casino last week was not part of a terror attack. After indiscriminately firing his gun and setting fire to various casino properties, the suspect identified as Jessie Carlos, a former employee of the Department of Finance who was deep in debt due to gambling, allegedly committed […]

Transport group to hold transport strike on Friday, June 2

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The transport group SM Malls Integrated Transport Terminals Federation announced that it would hold a transport strike tomorrow, June 2, in all terminals based in SM Malls. The transport strike is in answer to the move by the Supermalls Transport Service Incorporated of increasing its transport terminal rents by 100% despite the lack of agreement between the two groups. “We have been talking to the SMMITT officers since 2015 […]

Two dead in NBP diarrhea outbreak

(Eagle News)– Two inmates of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) have died from a diarrhea outbreak in the penitentiary, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said in an advisory Thursday (June 1). The victims were identified as Virgilio Sabado, 62, and Sabas Lastimoso, 67. “There are now 1,212 diarrhea cases in Bilibid. Two deaths as of today,” the advisory said. According to a report from the Department of Health (DOH), Sabado and Lastimoso died due to dehydration and […]

Ilang daanan sa Marcos Highway sa Antipolo, pansamantalang isinara dahil sa pagsasaayos ng LRT2

(Eagle News) — Inaabisuhan ang mga motorista na asahan na ang mabigat na daloy ng trapiko sa Marcos Highway sa Antipolo City dahil sa pagsisimula ng konstruksyon ng Masinag Station ng LRT-2. Isasara ang mga daanan mula Cornel Hospital hanggang SM City Masinag. Magsisimula ito ngayong araw, ika-1 ng Hunyo, hanggang ika-13 ng Hulyo 2018. Sa mga motoristang magmumula sa Sumulong Highway hanggang sa Cubao o C-5 Road, maaaring dumaan sa Bonifacio Avenue at Aurora […]

7 katao, huli sa buy-bust operations sa Maynila

(Eagle News) – Walang mukhang maiharap ang aabot sa pitong drug personality matapos mahuli sa isinagawang mga buy-bust operation ng Manila Police noong Lunes ng gabi, Mayo 29. Unang naaresto sa San Marcelino bandang alas-otso ng gabi (8:00 PM) ang mag-asawang Benjie at Marie Catalo. Kasunod sina Gemalyn Graffil at Ramonsito del Garcia. Nakuha ng Manila Police District Station 9 sa mga suspek ang P4,000 buy-bust money at labing isang sachet ng shabu na aabot sa 50 grams […]

Authorities seize more than P1 billion worth of shabu in Valenzuela warehouse

(Eagle News) — More than P1 billion worth of shabu was seized by authorities over the weekend, the National Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. The 505 kilograms of shabu worth P1.5 billion were seized in a raid held by the Bureau of Customs, the NBI, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Valenzuela police in a brokerage warehouse in Valenzuela City on Saturday. According to the NBI, the operation was based on information received […]

US embassy issues advisory on Metro Manila police checkpoints

(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila warned its citizens about the full alert status being implemented over Metro Manila. The status was declared by the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the martial law declaration in Mindanao.   “All unit commanders are directed to strengthen target hardening on all vital installations, economic key points as well as places of convergences and ensure high state of operational readiness to thwart any hostile action that […]

Labor group asks NCR wage board for higher wages for private sector employees

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Associated Labor Unions – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines asked for an increase in the minimum wage for employees in the private sector in the National Capital Region. The petition was filed on Thursday, May 25 at the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) office in Malate, Manila. The group is asking for an increase of Php 184 based from the data of the National Wage and […]

Umano’y manlolokong Nigerian national, arestado ng NBI

(Eagle News) — Naaresto ng National Bureau and Investigation Cyber Crime Division ang isang Nigerian national matapos hingan ng pera ang isang Pilipina kapalit ang isang pekeng negosyo na  inaalok nito. Nakilala ng Pilipinang biktima ang suspek na si Joseph Kamano sa isang social media site noong Enero ng kasalukuyang taon. Matapos makuha ang tiwala niya ay doon na anila inalok ng suspek ang biktima at sinabing siya ang magmamando ng negosyong kanilang itatayo sa […]

NCRPO, nananatiling naka-full alert status laban sa banta ng terorismo

(Eagle News) — Asahan pa raw ang pagpapaigting ng seguridad sa Metro Manila. Ito ang sinabi ni National Capital Region Police Office Director Chief Superintendent Oscar Albayalde sa gitna nang kaguluhan sa Marawi City kung saan sangkot ang pinagsanib na pwersa ng grupong  Abu Sayyaf at Maute Group, laban sa militar at mga pulis. Ang bakbakan ang naging dahilan ng pagdeklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Albayalde, asahan pa raw ang […]