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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte was “angry, disappointed” upon learning of the bombings in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 20 and injured 81 others. “He was so angry, for one. For another, he is so disappointed that despite the movement to tread the path towards peace and development, there are still certain forces in that region who sow terror and kill and murder people,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, Duterte has “already ordered […]
(Eagle News) — Naka-full alert status ngayon ang National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) kasunod ng naganap na twin explosions sa isang simbahan na kumitil sa buhay ng dalawampung katao sa Jolo, Sulu. Kaakibat ng full alert status ang pina-igting na checkpoints, pagpapatrolya, koordinasyon sa military, at intelligence gathering sa ahensya. Ayon kay NCRPO Police Chief Director Guillermo Eleazar, binigyan rin ng direktiba ang mga pulis na mag- kansela ng work leave. Matatandaang hindi bumoto […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police has declared a nationwide heightened alert following the bombings on Sunday, January 27, in a Catholic Church in Jolo, Sulu. This came about as Interior and Local Government secretary Eduardo Año said that the bombing is possibly connected to the recent results of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in Sulu where the “No” votes won over the “Yes” votes. Año noted that Sunday’s bombing happened days after […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte will visit the site of the twin blasts in Sulu that killed at least 20 and injured 81 on Monday, Jan. 28. According to the Palace’s schedule released on the same day, the President would inspect the damage on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo. The schedule did not say, however, if President Duterte would visit the relatives of those who were killed in the blasts, which took […]
(Eagle News) — Bumagsak muli sa mababang temperatura ang klima sa Baguio City nitong umaga, Enero 24. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), muling naitala ang 10.4 degrees Celsius sa siyudad pasado ala-sais ng umaga. Kapareho ito sa pinakamababang temperatura na naitala sa lungsod noong Enero 22. Kahapon naman ay naitala ang 11.5 degrees Celsius na minimum na temperatura sa Baguio City.
(Eagle News)–The European Union delegation to the Philippines on Sunday, Jan. 27, expressed their condolences to the kin of those killed in the twin blasts that rocked Jolo, Sulu earlier. “I express my solidarity with the Filipino people during these trying times,” Ambassador Franz Jessen said in a statement. He said Filipinos “have always been resilient, steadfast, and collaborative..” “..And I am certain that these values will see them through in this sad situation,” he […]
81 others injured (Eagle News)–The death toll in the twin blasts at a Sulu cathedral on Sunday, Jan. 27, has reached 20, the police said, with 81 injured. Earlier, the police said the death toll in the explosions at the Mount Carmel cathedral in Jolo town had reached 27. The Police Regional Office 9 clarified the fatalities were five military personnel and 15 civilians, while two police officers, 65 civilians and 14 military personnel were […]
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation on Friday, January 25 conducted activities for schoolchildren in New Era Elementary School. One of these is the “Sports Clinic” conducted under the theme EBC Cares: Enabling a Better Community. Apart from the sports clinic, other activities such as feeding program, free hair cut, puppet show and “Student on the News” were organized for the benefit of the schoolchildren.
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Sunday, Jan. 27, condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the twin blasts at a Sulu cathedral that left several dead. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the “armed forces of the Philippines will rise to the challenge and crush these godless criminals.” “We will pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars. The law will […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday, Jan. 27, condemned the twin blasts at a cathedral in Jolo town in Sulu, and vowed to use the “full force of the law to bring to justice the perpetrators behind this incident.” In a statement, he said the military has transported the victims in the blasts to medical facilities, with some being flown to Zamboanga. Lorenzana said he has also “directed our troops to heighten their alert level, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Jan. 27, said it “behooves” those against the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law to “yield to the rule of the majority.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the “sovereign voice of the participating voters in the just concluded plebiscite has spoken, ushering a ray of hope to that war weary, poverty-stricken, long-neglected and much-heralded promised land of the fifties.” “We cannot be waylaid in the meanwhile in […]
77 injured (Eagle News)–The death toll in the twin blasts at a cathedral in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27, has reached 27. In a radio interview, Supt. Graciano Mijares, head of the regional police, said as of 1:30 p.m. 77 were wounded in the two explosions that hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while a Catholic mass was ongoing. Of the 27 fatalities, 7 were reportedly soldiers and 20 were civilians […]
