Provincial News

Ekonomiya sa Jolo, pinangangambahang maparalisa dahil sa nangyaring pagsabog ng bomba

(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 […]

Military releases pictures of suspects in Sulu blasts

  (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. […]

BFAR, muling magpapatupad ng fishing ban para sa isdang tawilis

(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 […]

Palace: Duterte “angry, disappointed” upon learning of deadly blasts at Sulu cathedral

(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 […]

Duterte to inspect site of deadly blasts in Sulu

(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 […]

Military says Abu Sayyaf behind blasts at Sulu cathedral

Islamic State also claims responsibility (Eagle News)–The military on Monday, Jan. 28, said the Abu Sayyaf was behind twin blasts at a Sulu cathedral that left at least 20 dead and 81 injured. But the Islamic State also claimed responsibility for the attack, which came after the Commission on Elections deemed ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law that aims to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with the more autonomous Bangsamoro. The Comelec made the […]

PNP clarifies death toll in twin blasts at Sulu cathedral has reached 20

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 […]

Lingap Pamamahayag sa La Trinadad, Benguet, matagumpay na naisagawa

(Eagle News) — Halos nasa apat na libong mga panauhin ang dumalo sa isinagawang Lingap Pamamahayag na isinagawa sa wangal gymnasium La Trinidad, Benguet. Ganap na alas tres ng hapon (3:00 PM) ay dagsa na ang libu-libong mga panauhin kasama ang mga kapatid na nag-akay sa kanila. Ang ginawang pag-aaral ng mga Salita ng Diyos ay pinangasiwaan ni kapatid na Homer Tiomico, Tagapangasiwa ng distrito ng Benguet. Pagkatapos nang naging pag-aaral ay masayang tinanggap naman […]

Lingap Pamamahayag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Batac City, Ilocos Norte, matagumpay na naisagawa

(Eagle News) — Payapa at matagumpay na naisagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ang Lingap Pamamahayag sa Batac City, Ilocos Norte. Ginanap ito sa Mariano Marcos State University covered court na dinagsa ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni  kasama ang kanilang mga panauhin. Ang pag-aaral ng mga salita ng Diyos ay pinangunahan ni Brother Alex Alimon na siyang District Minister ng INC sa Batac City, Ilocos Norte. Pagkatapos ng pagtuturo ay pinanood ang isang video presentation […]

Palace condemns “in strongest possible terms” blasts at Sulu cathedral

(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 […]

Lorenzana condemns twin blasts at Sulu cathedral; vows to use “full force of law” vs perpetrators

(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, […]