(Eagle News) — Pipilitin ng mga otoridad na mas mapabuti pa ang pangalawang bugso ng Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) Plebiscite sa darating na Pebrero 6. Ayon kay Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Col. Gerry Besana, kung may mga problema mang naranasan sa nakaraang plebisito noong Enero 21 ay pipilitin nilang maiwasan ito para sa ikaaayos ng halalan. Kasabay nito sinabi ni Besana na handang-handa na ang buong puwersa ng Wesmincom katuwang ang Philippine National Police at […]
Provincial News
Military clashes with alleged members of group suspected of being behind Jolo, Sulu blasts
(Eagle News) — The military clashed with alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf’s Ajang-Ajang group, which has been tagged as a suspect in the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 21 over the weekend. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command said the clash between soldiers of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion and around 20 members of the group under Macrin took place at 7:20 a.m. in Barangay Latih, Patikul, Sulu. […]
Sulfur upwelling sa Taal Lake, pinangangambahang magdulot ng fish kill
(Eagle News) — Muli na namang nararanasan ngayon sa taal lake ang sulfur upwelling o ang pagtaas ng hydrogen sulfide sa tubig na pinangangambahang magdulot ng fish kill sa 6,000 fish cages sa lawa. Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Batangas, ang sulfur upwelling ay isang natural phenomenon kung saan ang malamig na temperatura ng hangin ay nagdudulot ng paglamig ng tubig sa lawa, ang pagbabagong ito ng temperatura ng tubig ay nagsasanhi […]
At least four dead, several injured after “speeding” tourist bus rear-ends trailer truck on SCTEx
(Eagle News) — At least four people were killed while several others were injured after a bus rear-ended a trailer truck on the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway in Concepcion, Tarlac on Thursday, Jan. 31. In an interview over radio dzmm, Robin Ignacio, traffic management and safety chief of the North Luzon Expressway-SCTEX, said majority of the at least 48 injured were passengers of the bus, with plate number BEK 523. According to Ignacio, based on testimonies, the […]
Albayalde: Abu Sayyaf’s alias Kamah still a “suspect” in Jolo, Sulu blasts
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is standing by its initial claim the Abu Sayyaf was a suspect in the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 21 people. According to PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, government security operations were ongoing against alias Kamah, an alleged leader of the Ajang-Ajang group of the Abu Sayyaf. Local authorities earlier said alias “Kamah” was the man wearing a green jacket in footage from a closed-circuit television camera […]
3.0-magnitude quake hits Cagayan
(Eagle News) — A 3.0-magnitude earthquake hit Cagayan on Thursday, Jan. 31, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake struck 39 kilometers southeast of Gonzaga at 3:52 a.m. An Intensity I was felt in Gonzaga, PHIVOLCS said. The earthquake had a depth of 19 kilometers. It was of tectonic origin. PHIVOLCS said no aftershocks nor damage were expected.
Lorenzana: Reports Yemeni couple behind Jolo, Sulu blasts have yet to be validated
(Eagle News) –Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said reports a Yemeni couple who committed suicide bombing was behind the blasts at a Jolo, Sulu cathedral have yet to be validated. He said for this, a body part found at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel cathedral will undergo DNA testing. “(May) kalahati ng mukha ng tao nasa SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operations) (that) you cannot identify, nobody (is claiming him or her yet)…So we’re trying […]
UPDATED: Four individuals in Jolo blasts CCTV video surface; deny involvement in bombings
(Eagle News) — All four individuals who were caught in closed-circuit television camera in the site of the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 21 people surfaced on Wednesday, Jan. 30, to clear their names. Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Lt. Col. Gerry Besana said Alshaber J. Arbi, 18, and Gerry Isnajil, a teacher, first surfaced at the police provincial office around 10 a.m. The teacher, who was wearing a […]
Puwersa ng militar sa Mindanao, pinadadagdagan ni Pangulong Duterte
(Eagle News) — Nakatakdang magpadala ng karagdagang puwersa sa Mindanao ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) kasunod ng twin bombings na naganap sa Jolo, Sulu nitong Linggo, Enero 27. Ito ang kinumpirma ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kasabay ng naging kautusan nitong pulbusin ang mga teroristang grupo sa lugar partikular na ang Abu Sayyaf group sa kaniyang naging panayam na isinagawa sa headquarters ng Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry Division sa Barangay Bus-bus in Jolo, Sulu […]
2 of 4 people caught on CCTV video in Jolo blasts site surrender to police to clear their names
(Eagle News) — Two of the persons who were caught on closed-circuit television camera in the vicinity of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel prior to the blasts have surrendered to authorities. The two, however, turned themselves in reportedly to clear their names. The police has said one of the three individuals caught on CCTV was a member of the Ajang-Ajang group, a faction of the Abu Sayyaf group. The incident, which killed at least […]
Bayan Muna condemns killing of NDFP consultant
(Eagle News) — Bayan Muna condemned on Wednesday, Jan. 30, the killing of a National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant on a bus bound for Nueva Vizcaya. “We strongly and vehemently condemn this dastardly and cowardly act,” former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares said in a statement issued after the death of Randy Felix Malayao. Malayao, who was also a columnist for the Baguio-based Northern Dispatch, was sleeping on the bus when he […]
Temperatura sa Baguio City, bumagsak sa 9.2 degrees Celsius
(Eagle News) — Bumagsak sa 9.2 degrees Celsius ang temperatura sa baguio city ngayong araw, Enero 30. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical And Astronomical Services Administration-Baguio, alas 5:00 ng umaga naitala ang naturang temperatura na mas mababa pa kumpara sa 9.8 degrees Celsius na naitala dalawang araw ang nakararaan. Ito na ang pinakamababang temperatura sa Baguio City na naitala ngayong Enero 2019. https://youtu.be/jM3Ml8OfSs8





