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(Eagle News)—The Cebu chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines has offered legal assistance in the prosecution of the perpetrators of the slay of a Grade 9 Cebu student. The provincial chapter made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, March 13. “We as a society must at all times be vigilant against all dangers to our children,” IBP Cebu said, as it called the slay of Christine Silawan a “pure act of evil.” […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Davao Oriental on Wednesday, March 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 51 kilometers east of Manay at 7:56 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 21 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
In this picture posted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on its Facebook account, Mayon Volcano in Albay is seen emitting ash on Tuesday, March 12. PHIVOLCS said the ash emission seen in the picture taken from the Mayon Volcano Observatory on Lignon Hill took place at 3:18 p.m.
(Eagle News)—At least three senators lauded on Tuesday, March 12, the arrest of the alleged gunman in the killing of businessman Dominic Sytin, with two of them saying it was tragic if indeed the victim’s brother was involved. “I take my hat off to the PNP for the credible solution of the Sytin murder case. He was a friend and so is his brother Rommel,” Senator Panfilo Lacson said in a Tweet after the police […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, March 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 18 kilometers northeast of Lubang at 2:14 p.m. Depth of focus of the earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, was 60 kilometers. PHIVOLCS said no damage nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Human Rights has condemned the brutal slay of a 16-year-old student in Cebu. “No one deserves to suffer from such violence, especially that the victim is an innocent child,” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said in a statement released hours after the body of Christine Silawan was found in a vacant lot in Lapu Lapu. According to the police, her head had been skinned, exposing her skull, and there were signs […]
(Eagle News) – More than a thousand cases of measles were recorded in Western Visayas. Based on the data of the Department of Health, the number of suspected measles cases increased to 1,068 from January to March 7 this year. This is higher compared to the 52 reported cases in the same period last year. So far, there were four recorded deaths due to measles: three from Negros and one from Antique. Negros Occidental still has […]
(Eagle News)—-The brother of Dominic Sytin has denied he had anything to do with the businessman’s killing in November 2018, saying he was merely being used as a “scapegoat.” “I am innocent. I did not nor did I have anything to do with the killing of my brother,” Dennis Sytin said in a statement. According to Dennis, he was not the kind of person who could kill any person, especially his brother whom he said he […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Naaresto na ng mga awtoridad ang gunman na pumatay sa negosyanteng si Dominic Sytin at nakasugat sa driver-bodyguard nito sa Subic Bay Freeport noong Nobyembre ng nakaraang taon. Nakilala ang suspek na si Edgardo Luib na naaresto sa tinutuluyan nito sa Batangas nitong ika-5 ng Marso. Nabawi sa kanya ang tatlong baril na kinabibilangan ng carbine, cal. 40 at cal 45. Ayon kay Criminal Investigation and Detection Group director Amador Corpus, […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar early Friday, March 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake took place 20 kilometers southeast of Guiuan at 2:30 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 25 kilometers. An intensity III was felt in Guiuan and Salcedo, while an intensity II was felt in Gen McArthur and Hernani. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Borongan. No […]
(Eagle News) — Suspected illegal drugs were again recovered floating off the waters of the country, this time in Baras, Catanduanes. A police report said the “white crystalline granules” alleged to be cocaine were found inside a brown package floating off the sea by a fisherman around 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 7. The fisherman turned over the package to the police later in the day. The substance will be turned over to the Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — Viral online ang videong kuha ng isang netizen kung saan makikita ang ‘natural gas deposit’ sa tabi ng pampang. Ayon sa mga residente, pasado alas-onse ng tanghali nang magsimulang sumirit ang natagpuang natural gas deposit , na kanilang natuklasang ilang metro lamang ang layo mula sa ilog. Dagdag pa nila, sa lakas umano ng pressure ay bumubulwak na rin ito ng magkahalong putik at bato. Samantala, nagsimula na rin itong sumirit sa […]
