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(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 […]
MARAWI CITY (Eagle News) — Mahigit 100 mga preso ang pinatakas ng Maute Group nang salakayin nila ang isang piitan sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Mujiv Hataman, kabuuang 107 ang bilang ng mga presong pinatakas ng Maute matapos nilang lusubin ang Malabang District Jail at Marawi City Jail kamakailan. Kabilang sa kanilang mga pinalaya ay mga miyembro ng kanilang grupo na nakakulong. Ayon pa kay Hataman, kinuha rin ng mga […]
(Eagle News) – Sinimulan na ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ang proseso sa pag-amiyenda sa isang probisyon ng Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) kaugnay ng free tuition fee policy para sa mga mag-aaral ng State Colleges and Universities para sa kasalukuyang school year. Ayon kay CHED Commissioner Prospero de Vera, layon nitong matiyak na tanging ang mga mahihirap ngunit karapat-dapat na mga mag-aaral lamang ang masasaklaw ng nasabing programa. Paliwanag ni De Vera, nakabatay sa household income ng […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A former member of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Atty, Ariel Inton, discusses the Anti-Distracted Driving Law, as well as the problems in its implementation which resulted in the suspension of the law’s implementation.
(Eagle News) — Halos mayupi at pumailalim ang harapang bahagi ng isang pampasaherong jeep sa likurang bahagi ng bus sa westbound lane ng Commonwealth Ave, Quezon City. Wasak ang makina, basag ang windshield at hood ng jeep na may biyaheng Lagro-Cubao matapos bumangga sa JFT liner bus na minamaneho ni Ruben Kempis. Ayon sa bus driver, nagsasakay siya ng pasahero nang bigla na lang silang salpukin ng jeep. Nagulat umano siya ng may kumalabog […]
(Eagle News) — Newly appointed Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danny Lim promised that he will clean the agency under his leadership. Lim’s first step is to do an inventory of MMDA’s equipment, personnel and transactions to eliminate corruption in the agency. “I-inventory natin yung resources diyan, not to find fault pero gusto kong malaman kung saan ako nag-uumpisa,” Lim said in an interview. Meanwhile, MMDA general manager Tim Orbos, will retain his position. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – On the first day of the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Law, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority caught more than 100 motorists violating the law through its non-contact apprehension policy. According to MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialogo, most of the drivers were caught texting. Their acts were captured by MMDA’s high definition traffic cameras installed along Edsa.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will meet with law enforcement agencies to clarify the scope of the new “Anti-Distracted Driving” law. LTFRB board member Atty. Eileen Lazada said that it is not only electronic gadgets that cause distracted driving but other sources, like ornaments and decorations placed in front of the driver. In the new law, drivers are prohibited from using communication devices and other electronic, entertainment […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Public utility jeep drivers and operators are set to conduct another transport strike on Monday, May 22, to protest the plan of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to phase out and scrap old jeepneys. George San Mateo, president of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide, and Convenor of “No to Jeepney Phase-Out Coalition” (NJPOC), explained that although the government assured them there would be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The App-based ride-sharing service providers, Grab and Uber, welcomed the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act, saying this would contribute to road safety, benefiting both drivers and commuters. Grab Philippines said that while driving with their mobile phones is part of their livelihood, they would make sure that they will comply with the law. “We have distributed materials to our drivers to make sure they know what they can […]
Sinibak na sa pwesto ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa ang Hepe ng Teresa, Police Station matapos mahulihan ng shabu ang isa sa mga tauhan nito. Lumalabas sa inisyal na imbestigasyon na konektado sa convicted drug lord na si Amin Buratong ang naarestong pulis.
(Eagle News) — Magpapatupad ng bagong traffic scheme sa Ortigas ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority bilang paghahanda sa pagbubukas ng klase sa susunod na buwan. Sinabi ni MMDA General Manager Thomas Orbos, ito ay para sa ikaayos ng daloy ng trapiko. Magkakaroon ng shuttle service system na ipatutupad sa ilang paaralan. Maglalabas rin sila ng mahigit isang libong stickers sa mga pribadong sasakyan na pumapasok at lumalabas ng school grounds. Dagdag pa rito, maglalagay ang […]
