Metro

Lalaki, nabundol ng SUV sa Quezon City; Kritikal

QUEZON City (Eagle News) — Kritikal ang lagay ng isang lalake matapos itong mabundol ng isang sport utility vehicle habang tumatawid sa bahagi ng E. Rodriguez Avenue sa Quezon City mag aalas dose ng hating gabi kagabi. Kinilala ang biktima na si Sonny Obias. Ayon sa driver, bigla na lamang bumulaga sa kanyang harapan ang tumatawid na lalake kung kaya’t humampas ito sa harapan ng sasakyan. Halos mawasak ang windshield at mayupi ang hood ng […]

 Mahigit 100 Tokhang surrenderees sa Valenzuela, nakatapos na ng rehab

Valenzuela, Metro Manila (Eagle News) — Malaya na at balik na sa kani-kanilang pamilya ang 142 katao na sumuko noon sa isinagawang “Oplan Tokhang” sa lungsod ng Valenzuela kaugnay sa ikinasang operasyon ng gobyerno na war on drugs. Matapos ang anim na buwan na pagkakarehab sa Central Luzon Rehabilitation Center sa Magalang, Pampanga ay nabigyan na ang mga ito ng pagkakataon na makapagsimula ng panibagong buhay at tuluyan nang iwan ang pagkakalulong sa ipinagbabawal na […]

Ex-PBA player, two others, fall in buy-bust operation in Mandaluyong

(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former professional basketball player and two others in a buy-bust operation in Mandaluyong on Wednesday. In a statement on Friday, the NBI identified the suspects as Dorian Alan Pena, who played for several Philippine Basketball Association teams such as Barako Bull, Global Port Batang Pier, among others; Jose Paolo Ampeso; and Ampeso’s live-in partner, Ledy Mea Mesia Vilchez, alias Mae. Ampeso, the NBI said, […]

Ombudsman files 8th graft case vs. Ex-Caloocan Mayor Echiverri

(Eagle News)– The Office of the Ombudsman has charged former Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri again,  along with two of his former officials,this time, over the alleged anomalous P3.6-million road project in the city in 2012. Echiverri and the two other local officials, former city accountant Edna Centeno and city budget officer Jesusa Garcia, were charged with one count of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Centeno and Garcia were […]

2 bahay sa Muntinlupa, gumuho dahil sa ginagawang paghuhukay ng Maynilad

MUNTINLUPA CITY, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Pasado 2:30 ng madaling araw nitong Lunes, April 24 nang biglang gumuho ang dalawang bahay sa boundary ng Brgy. Cupang at Brgy. Buli, Muntinlupa. Ayon sa may-ari ng bahay na si Mrs. Juanita Rivera Alipit, nagpapahinga sila nang biglang gumuho ang kanilang tahanan. Na-trap sila sa loob ng bahay at ang nagsilbing daan nila ay ang nabiyak na pader ng katabing bahay ng kaniyang kapatid. Nakaligtas naman silang […]

MMDA to conduct “estero clean-up” before rainy season

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is conducting “estero clean-up” operations as part of its preemptive anti-flood measures before the rainy season. According to MMDA Chairman Tim Orbos, the MMDA is not only concerned with the traffic problem but also with the flooding in Metro Manila due to clogged sewers.

Manila Mayor Estrada to Quinta public market vendors: Keep the toilets clean

By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service Keep the toilets clean. This was the advice of Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada to the stall owners in the newly renovated Quinta market in Quiapo, saying that in general, the city will not be able to “bring back its old beauty and glory if the residents are irresponsible and lack genuine concern.” “In Metro Manila, (it is) only here in Manila (where the) toilets in public markets are airconditioned. Hindi kamukha n’ung […]

Renovated na Quinta market sa Maynila, pinasinayaan

Ni Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service Pinangunahan ni Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada ang pagpapasinaya sa renovated na Quinta market sa Quiapo nitong Miyerkules. Ang pagrenovate sa nasabing pamilihan ay bahagi ng programa ng lokal na pamahalaan na maisailalim sa rehabilitasyon ang mga merkado sa lungsod dahil sa karamihan sa mga ito ay luma na. Mahigit p150 million ang ginastos ng pribadong sektor sa pagsasaayos ng nasabing palengke. Pumasok ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila sa joint venture […]

Road reblocking set in some QC roads starting today

(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced the conduct of re-blocking and road repair in some roads in Quezon City starting today, April 7. The MMDA said the roadwork will start around 11 p.m. Affected roads are  the northbound lanes of Commonwealth Avenue corner Litex Road, from Bernardino St. to P. Dela Cruz, and from Tierra Verde Subdivision to Tandang Sora Ave.

Sunog sumiklab sa Tondo, Manila

MAYNILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Isang sunog ang nangyari sa residential area sa Antipolo St., J. Abad Santos, Tondo, Manila. Nag-umpisa ang sunog bandang 4:45 ng hapon, noong Huwebes, April 6 sa bahay ni Gng. Tisay Mendoza. Ayon sa kanilang kapitbahay ay kuryente ang pinagmulan ng sunog na umabot pa sa ikalimang alarma. Tulong-tulong naman ang lahat ng residente upang agad na maapula ang apoy. Nagpasa-pasa sila ng timbang may lamang tubig upang maagapan ang sunog. Subalit […]

Police arrest KADAMAY members who re-occupied private Tandang Sora lot

(Eagle News) – Police have arrested 37 illegal settlers who are alleged members of the controversial urban poor group Kalipunang Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) for re-occupying a private property in Tandang Sora, Quezon City from where they had been evicted last year. The alleged Kadamay members re-occupied the lot as the urban poor group continued their so-called “Occupy” missions of land and housing units which are not their own. There were women, children, and elderly settlers who […]