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(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines is eyeing dismantling the 11 “weakened” New People’s Army guerrilla fronts by the end of the year, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said on Thursday, April 4. According to Año, “this will also include dismantling 26 vertical units and party organs within the 27 sub-regional committees and 40 regional party committees.” AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said because of these targets, “halos everyday nagkakaroon po […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-2 are offering free rides for veterans for one week. The Department of Transportation said the free rides can be availed of from April 5 to 11. The move, it said, is in celebration of the Day of Valor on April 9 and Philippine Veterans’ Week. The DOTr said veterans only need to show their IDs issued by the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office to avail of the […]
(Eagle News)–Residents of four areas in the northern part of the Philippines were “strongly advised” on Wednesday, April 3, to immediately move to higher ground or farther inland following a strong earthquake in Taiwan. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said covered by the advisory were residents of the Batanes Group of Islands, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte and Isabela. In issuing the advisory, PHIVOLCS noted that the coastal areas in the Philippines fronting the Pacific […]
MANILA, April 3, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines warned of “high tsunami waves” and called for the evacuation of coastal areas in the country’s north on Wednesday, lowering an earlier warning after a major quake struck neighbouring Taiwan. “The people in the coastal areas of the following provinces are strongly advised to immediately evacuate to higher grounds or move farther inland,” the state seismology institute said in an advisory. Coastal areas in the provinces of […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has created an Inter-Agency Committee for Right-of Way (ROW) Activities for National Railway Project. In issuing Administrative Order No. 19 dated March 25 that created the committee, the President said the body shall “study and devise an efficient and collaborative mechanism to streamline the process of land acquisition necessary for the implementation of all railway projects.” The Presidential Communications Office said the committee’s powers and functions include coordinating the implementation […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, April 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:36 p.m. Its epicenter was 19 kilometers southwest of Mamburao. The depth of focus was 20 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro; Intensity II – City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro Intensity I – Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro; Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro […]
(Eagle News)–Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil is the new Philippine National Police chief. The Palace made the announcement shortly after Police Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Baloloy Peralta was designated PNP officer-in-charge. Peralta effectively replaced Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., who ended his term as the PNP Chief on March 31. “Ang pangarap ko, ay pangarap niyo rin. Matatag na ekonomiya, maayos na lipunan at maayos na kapulisan – ‘yan po unang kataga na sinabi ng Presidente during […]
(Eagle News)–Police Lt. Emmanuel Baloloy Peralta has been designated as officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police. A memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and dated March 27 said Peralta will hold the post effective March 31 “until a replacement is appointed or until otherwise directed by this office.” The memorandum was addressed to Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos. Peralta effectively replaced General Benjamin Acorda, whose term ended on Sunday, March 31.
(Eagle News)–The National Irrigation Administration has said it expects to complete 20 medium-term projects and three to five long-term projects until 2028. NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said these include the Tumauini Dam in Isabela, as well as dam projects in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. In the Visayas, meanwhile, he said NIA was building the Jalaur Dam. Other projects in the Panay River Basin, in addition to smaller or medium-sized dams, are also to be […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard is investigating another alleged security breach involving one of its social media accounts. The PCG said the Coast Guard Public Affairs is coordinating with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to “conduct backend operations and make an assessment.” This was after the CGPAS monitored the posting of what it said were two malicious videos on the PCG official Facebook account. […]
(Eagle News)–Several roads will be temporarily closed for reblocking and repair starting March 29. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the following will be closed starting 11 p.m.: Taft Avenue corner Pedro Gil (2nd Lane), Manila City ESDA (SB) J.P. Rizal Avenue to Orense 3rd Lane from sidewalk, Makati City ESDA (NB), Between General Malvar Street to D. Arellano Street 2nd Lane from sidewalk, Caloocan City The MMDA said the roads will be opened by […]
President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be “cowed into silence” by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels. Marcos’s remarks came as China blamed the Philippines for raising tensions in the hotly contested waterway, which Beijing claims almost entirely. Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and there have been repeated confrontations between their vessels […]
