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Abu Sayyaf abducts 7 Indonesians in Sulu Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Abu Sayyaf Group abducted seven Indonesian nationals in Sulu Sea. This is confirmed by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry. This is the third time that the Abu Sayyaf Group abducted Indonesian nationals and that it will not let the group get away with the abduction. Indonesia called for the neighboring nations to act together to maintain peace in the region. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and […]

Freed Filipina hostage presented to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Abu Sayyaf Group freed its Filipina hostage Marites Flor – one of the four hostages abducted by the group in Samal Island, Davao – through the efforts of incoming Presidential Peace Advisor Jess Dureza. Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte is the one who presented Flor to the media. Also in the media presentation, Duterte said that he will confront the Abu Sayyaf, adding that the group’s kidnappings give the Philippines a […]

Iglesia Ni Cristo conducts “lingap-pamamahayag” in Pasay City

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Iglesia Ni Cristo conducted a “Lingap-Pamamahayag” in Pasay City, which was lead by church members in the Ecclesiastical District of Metro Manila South wherein guests were able to fill the Cuneta Astrodome as well as nearby venues and streets. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

Southeast Asian Islamic State gathers in Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines – One of the most wanted Filipino criminal is tapped by the Islamic State to lead the group or faction that it is forming in Southeast Asia. According to military intelligence, the fact was discovered after the Islamic State released a video in a popular video-sharing site. Aside from the Middle East, the Islamic State is now also targeting Southeast Asia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]

DOLE to implement reward system against illegal recruiters

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Labor and Employment Secretary Silverio Bello III announced his intention to give reward money to those who can give information regarding illegal recruiters with the initial reward pegged at Php 50, 000. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC commissioners air grievances against COMELEC Chairman

QUEZON City, Philippines – All of the commissioners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) released a memorandum wherein they aired grievances regarding the alleged “failed leadership” of COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista. Some of the issues that they aired include the delayed payment of the public school teachers that served in the May 9 elections as well as Bautista’s statement that there should be no Sangguniang Kabataan or barangay elections without consulting them. (Eagle News Service Described […]

Philippine militants release Filipina hostage: police

JOLO, Philippines (AFP) — A Filipina held hostage by a notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang in the strife-torn southern Philippines was released from captivity Friday, police said, a week after her Canadian boyfriend was beheaded by the gunmen. Marites Flor was among four people abducted nine months ago by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants based on remote and mountainous southern islands that have earned millions of dollars from kidnappings in recent years. Flor’s partner, Robert Hall, was murdered […]

PNP official urges public to help deter crimes

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, June 23 (PIA) – – An official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) appealed to the public to help the police pin down criminals. “The public should be vigilant and help police officers in the fight against crime,” said Police Director Noel Lazarus C. Vargas, Directorate for Plans at the National Headquarters in Quezon City. Vargas, in his visit at the Police Regional Office 02 (PRO2) on Thursday, June 23 said this […]

DOH reiterates 4S strategy in dengue control

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) – Noting on the rise of dengue cases every two years in Northern Mindanao, Department of Health-Research Epidemiology Surveillance, and Disaster Response Unit in the region calls for community’s involvement in controlling the spread of the disease. “We can’t do it alone, we need the people to imbibe and practice the 4S strategy in dengue prevention which stands for Search and destroy the possible breeding place of Aedes aegypti, Seek […]