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(Eagle News) — Hindi lamang sa probinsya ng Bohol mayroong man-made forest, kundi maging sa lalawigan ng Siquijor na nasa Central Visayas. Ang mahigit na dalawandaang ektaryang Salagdoong man-made forest ay matatagpuan sa Barangay Olang, bayan ng Maria. At alam ba ninyo na ang salitang “Salagdoong” ay mula sa Cebuano phrase na “salag sa doong” na ang ibig sabihin ay “pugad ng ibong doong.” Panahon pa ni dating pangulong Carlos Garcia at Ramon Magsaysay nang […]
Zamboanga PNP: Incident not linked to Jolo, Sulu blasts so far (Eagle News)—Two people were killed and several were hurt after a grenade thrown inside a mosque in Zamboanga exploded early Wednesday, Jan. 30. The fatalities in the incident in Barangay Talon-talon past midnight were identified as Habil Rex, 46, and Bato Sattal, 47. Those hurt were initially identified as Yasson Asgali, Albani Jikilani, Paulo Salahuddin and Amidz Kassara. The victims were allegedly sleeping when the […]
(Eagle News)—-One person was killed after government security forces on Tuesday, Jan. 29, raided the house of one of the suspects in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 21. Suspect alias Kamah’s relative, Ommal Yusop, died after security forces were forced to retaliate when he resisted arrest, a report on GMA’s Unang Balita said. Alias Kamah and another, however, were able to flee, the report said. Recovered from his residence in Patikul […]
It is a “plain act of terrorism,” PNP says (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said the bombings in Jolo, Sulu were “definitely not related” to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. According to Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, based on their investigation, “this is just a plain act of terrorism on the part of the suspects.” “Planado ito. Ang pambobomba ay a result of months of planning,” […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 97 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 1:26 p.m. The quake had a depth of 123 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. No significant damage was expected.
(Eagle News) — “Destroy” the Abu Sayyaf. President Rodrigo Duterte gave this order to the government security forces on Monday, Jan. 28, following the deadly blasts at a Sulu cathedral that killed at least 21 and injured several others. Duterte gave the order after inspecting the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral and visiting the relatives of the victims of the blasts, which police have initially attributed to a faction of the Abu Sayyaf. Philippine […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) — Nangangamba ngayon ang mga negosyante dito sa bayan ng Jolo na sentro ng kalakalan ng Sulu na baka maparalisa ang ekonomiya ng bayan dahil sa ipinatutupad na locked down ng Armed Froces of the Philippines at ng Philippine National Police. Ayon sa isang negosyante na tumanggi ng mabigay ng kaniyang pangalan, pinagbabawalan muna nang mga otoridad na makapasok ang mga tao sa sentro ng Jolo dahil sa takot na may iba pang […]
(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) — Plano ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na magpatupad ng tatlong buwang fishing ban sa isdang tawilis simula Marso o Abril ngayong taon sa Taal Lake. Ayon kay BFAR Director Ed Gongona, taong 2013 pa nang imungkahi nila ang tatlong buwang fishing ban na ito pero hindi naman umano ito inaksyunan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Subalit muling bubuhayin ng BFAR ang nauna nilang mungkahi, kasunod na […]
(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 […]
