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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said the recent blasts in Sulu and North Cotabato were so far not related. “It is still too early to say that the recovered items are connected to Jolo bombing incident considering the distance,” Senior Supt. Bernard Batac, PNP spokesperson, said in a message to reporters. The two blasts in Sulu took place at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo town […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27, has risen to 21. The latest fatality in the explosions at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral was a senior high school student, authorities said. The explosions injured at least 81 people as of Sunday, Jan. 27. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said one of the […]
(Eagle News) — The House appropriations committee on Tuesday, Jan. 29, approved a motion to issue a show-cause order against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. The show-cause order was due to Diokno’s failure to attend the Rep. Rolando Andaya-led panel hearings on alleged anomalies in the proposed national budget for 2019. Diokno, without naming names, had said he was told not to attend the hearings, following what he said was the abrasive questioning of congressmen during […]
President Rodrigo Duterte visited the site of the blasts in Jolo, Sulu on Monday, January 28. This was after he attended a meeting with security officials upon his arrival around 2 p.m. Duterte also visited the wounded soldiers and civilians, and the wake of fatalities of the blasts at Camp Teodulfo Bautista also in Jolo. He left the area at 5:35 p.m. At least 20 people were killed and 81 others were injured during the […]
President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of the victims of the Jolo Cathedral bombings on Monday, January 28. (Video courtesy of Presidential Communications Facebook page)
(Eagle News)–The military has released pictures of three of the four suspects in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 20 people. The pictures were based on footage from a closed-circuit television camera that captured what could be the actual detonation of the second explosive device at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral. One of the suspects was seen giving something to another before he ran away following the explosions. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte offered his condolences to the families of the victims who died during the twin bombings at the Catholic Church’s Cathedral of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu as he visited Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo on Monday, January 28, 2019. Other officials who were with him were Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Interior and […]
(Eagle News) — Nakaamba na naman ang pagtaas ng presyo sa produktong petrolyo sa araw ng bukas, Enero 29. Ayon sa Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Caltex at Seaoil, magtataas sila ng 55 centavos sa bawat litro ng diesel, 20 centavos naman sa bawat litro ng gasolina at 40 centavos sa bawat litro ng kerosene. Magpapatupad din ng kaparehong price adjustments maliban sa kerosene ang Phoenix, UniOil, Total, Ptt, Eastern, Jetti at Petro Gazz. Epektibo ang […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 28, approved on final reading a measure that lowers the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12 years old. More than 100–or 144–voted for House Bill 8858, while 34 voted against it. There were no abstentions. The approved measure is an amended version of an original bill approved by the House justice committee that pegged the minimum age of criminal responsibility to nine years old. The amended […]
(Eagle News)–The Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Monday, Jan. 28, filed charges against Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and several others over their alleged profiling of the group’s members. Año, Albayalde and others face charges for electioneering, and for alleged violations of the Data Privacy Act, the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, and the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers. Administrative charges for oppression, misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to […]
(Eagle News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with deadly bombings on a Catholic church on Sunday, January 27, in Jolo, Sulu which killed at least 20 people. “A crime committed against civilians who had congregated for church services is shocking in its cynicism and cruelty. I expect that the masterminds and perpetrators of this crime will sustain the punishment they deserve,” a part of Putin’s message […]
(Eagle News) — Sa pagsisimula ng rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay na isinagawa nitong Linggo, Enero 27, tatlong establisyemento kaagad ang nasampulan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources at ng Laguna Lake Development Authority matapos na bigyan cease and desist order o notice of violation dahil sa pagtatapon ng maruming tubig sa karagatan ng Manila Bay. Mismong si DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu ang nanguna sa paghahain ng notice of violations sa mga naturang business establishment. […]
