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(Eagle News)—Two other suspects in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe surrendered to authorities on Saturday, Jan. 5. Police said Rolando Aromado and Danilo Muella were the next to surrender after Henry Yuson, the alleged main gunman, and Jaywin Babor, the alleged driver of the getaway motorcycle used in the attack in December last year that also killed SP01 Orlando Diaz, Batocabe’s security escort, and injured six others. With Aromado’s and Muella’s surrender, only Daraga, Albay […]
(Eagle News)–Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has refuted House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s accusations against him, calling them “illusory.” In a statement, Diokno said the “numbers are wrong and the narrative he’s selling is not grounded on facts.” In the first place, according to Diokno, the Department of Budget and Management is “not involved in the implementation of projects and awarding of contracts.” “Contracts are awarded to contractors after open and competitive bidding in accordance with the […]
(Eagle News)—The police on Saturday, Jan. 5, released pictures of the suspects in the bombing of the South Seas Mall in Cotabato on Dec. 31. According to the Special Investigation Task Force South Seas, the suspects were caught by footage from the closed-circuit television cameras installed in the mall. One of the suspects, the one wearing a blue T-shirt, left the explosive in the mall, the police said. The other, the police said, served as […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Jan. 4, said he wants the road user’s tax collected by the Road Board to be used for the rehabilitation of areas hit by “Usman” in Bicol. The President made the announcement in a briefing with Cabinet officials in Camarines Sur. “We will work together, convince Congress…wala naman silang magawa diyan (dahil) ayaw ko talaga e…Unahin na muna ang Bicol,” he said. At least 122 people were killed after […]
(Eagle News)—-Seven members of the House of Representatives are asking the Supreme Court to nullify the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. In making their request, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, Quezon City Rep. Christopher Belmonte, Akbayan Rep. Tomasito Villarin, Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. and Dinagat Islands Rep. Arlene Bag-ao said Proclamation No. 216, which first imposed martial law in Mindanao, “has become functus officio and cannot […]
(Eagle News)—-Another suspect in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe surrendered to authorities on Friday, Jan. 4. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Jaywin Babor, the alleged driver of the getaway motorcycle used in the murder in December last year, is now in police custody at Camp Crame. Babor’s surrender came a day after Henry Yuson, allegedly the main gunman in the killing of Batocabe, surrendered to authorities. Yuson had a standing warrant of arrest […]
(Eagle News) — Isang astronomical phenomenon ang dapat antabayanan ngayong weekend. Ito ay dahil sa taunang quadrantid meteor shower na nagsimula kaninang madaling araw hanggang sa Lunes, Enero 7. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), asahan ang nasa 40 ‘shooting stars’ kada-oras sa kalangitan. Dagdag ng PAGASA, mapapanood ang mga meteor mula hatingggabi hanggang madaling araw. Samantala, isa pang phenomenon ang magandang pagmasdan kapag madilim na ang kalangitan. Ito ang conjunction […]
(Eagle News) – Patuloy namang nagpapaalala ang Bureau of Immigration na simula ngayong buwan hanggang sa Marso 1 ay kailangan ng magreport ng lahat ng mga dayuhan sa kanilang tanggapan para sa mandatory annual reporting. Ayon kay BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, ang annual reporting ng mga dayuhan ay kinakailangan gaya ng nakasaad sa 1950 Alien Registration Act. Sa nasabing batas, lahat ng rehistradong dayuhan ay dapat na magreport sa main office ng ahensya sa Intramuros, […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Agriculture (DA) na hindi na nag-i-import ang Pilipinas ng karne ng baboy mula sa walong bansa na apektado ng African swine flu. Ang pagtitiyak ng DA ay sa gitna ng pangamba ng ilang hog industry stakeholders. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, ang frozen, processed at nalutong karne ng baboy mula sa China , Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia at Ukraine ay hindi na pinapayagan na makapasok […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na nagpapaalala ng mga eksperto sa publiko sa pagbili ng malinis at ligtas karne sa mga pamilihan. Ayon kay Dr. Ana Marie Cabel, City Veterinarian ng Quezon City, laganap pa rin sa pamilihan ang mga tinaguriang mishandled meat. Ito ay nangangahulungang hindi tama ang pag-iimbak at pagsalansan sa mga ito. Paliwanag ni Cabel, ang frozen meat ay dapat na nasa chiller lang, kapag daw ito ay inilabas sa chiller, malaki ang […]
(Eagle News)-The main gunman in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe has surrendered to the authorities. Henry Yuson, a former New People’s Army member, surrendered to the military in Albay on Thursday afternoon. Yuson was allegedly the main man who pulled the trigger and killed Batocabe in December last year. The other gunman, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said, was Rolando Aromado. With the surrender of Yuson, who has a standing warrant of arrest […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 3, expressed dismay over the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey on winning Senate bets in the 2019 polls, saying his bets were better choices for the people. “I don’t want to derogate others pero nakita niyo yung nanguna sa survey?” he asked. He then made a pitch for his candidates, including his former aide Bong Go, Francis Tolentino and former police chief Ronald dela Rosa, […]
