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(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Isinagawa ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo ang Lingap sa Mamamayan sa Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center, isa sa tatlong dako ng pagsasagawaan ng lingap sa distrito Ng Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. (Photos by Eagle News Pangasinan Bureau Rusell Failano)
(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 […]
(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, […]
77 injured (Eagle News)–The death toll in the twin blasts at a cathedral in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27, has reached 27. In a radio interview, Supt. Graciano Mijares, head of the regional police, said as of 1:30 p.m. 77 were wounded in the two explosions that hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while a Catholic mass was ongoing. Of the 27 fatalities, 7 were reportedly soldiers and 20 were civilians […]
(Eagle News)–At least 19 people were killed after blasts at a cathedral in Jolo town in Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said 19, mostly soldiers, were killed and 48 others were also injured after the explosions hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He said one explosion ripped through the cathedral itself first around 8:30 a.m., and then another took place in the parking lot. A Catholic mass […]
(Eagle News)–The Western Visayas police has launched a probe into the killing of a Bacolod deputy police station chief on Saturday, Jan. 26. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, head of the region 6 police, said he ordered the inquiry into the death of SP04 Oscar Exaltado of Station 6, who was ambushed by two suspects in Barangay Singcang-Airport in Negros Occidental at 7:30 a.m. The police have said it was possible the killing was work-related. Only […]
(Eagle News)–The Bangsamoro Organic Law that replaces the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with a more autonomous Bangsamoro has been “deemed ratified,” the Commission on Elections declared on Friday night. Comelec Chair Sherrif Abas made the declaration after it was found the “majority of the votes cast with all the provinces and cities of the present (ARMM) voting as one geographical area is in favor of the approval..” Based on the votes, included in the […]
