(Eagle News)—Classes were suspended in some areas on Tuesday, Jan. 22, due to the bad weather brought by Tropical Depression “Amang.” Below is a list: Sorsogon-all levels
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Bahagi ng Surigao Del Norte niyanig ng 3.4 magnitude na lindol
(Eagle News) — Niyanig ng magnitude 3.4 na lindol ang bahagi ng Surigao Del Norte. Ayon sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, naitala ang epicenter ng lindol sa layong dalawang kilometro sa timog Silangan ng Socorro bandang 11:32 kagabi. May lalim na 101 kilometro ang lindol at tectonic ang origin. Wala namang napaulat na pinsala sa mga ari-arian dahil sa pagyanig at wala ring inaasahang aftershocks. https://youtu.be/h0el5xOUARk
In photos: Cotabato residents arrive in droves to vote in BOL plebiscite
(Eagle News)–In these pictures taken by Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo, Cotabato residents are seen arriving in droves in polling precincts to vote in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. President Rodrigo Duterte himself had vouched for the ratification of the BOL in a speech in Cotabato days before the plebiscite, saying it was the only way peace could be attained in Mindanao.
Class suspensions for Monday, Jan. 21
(Eagle News)–Classes were suspended in several areas on Monday, Jan. 21, due to the bad weather brought by Tropical Depression “Amang.” Below is a list: Maasin, Leyte- preschool to primary level, public and private Ormoc, Leyte – preschool to senior high, public and private Palo, Leyte – elementary to high school Tacloban City, Leyte – all levels, public and private Masbate – all levels, public and private Biliran – all levels Camarines Sur – all […]
Heavy rainfall warning, itinaas ng PAGASA sa ilang lalawigan sa Visayas
(Eagle News) — Itinaas ang heavy rainfall warning sa mga lalawigan sa Visayas dahil sa tuluy-tuloy na malakas na buhos ng ulan na nararanasan dahil sa bagyong Amang. Sa heavy rainfall warning ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), itinaas ang yellow warning level sa Northern Samar kaninang alas singko ng umaga (5:00AM). Alas 5:30 naman ng umaga ng itaas rin ang yellow warning level sa Samar at Eastern Samar. Nagbigay naman ng […]
Guevarra to NBI: Probe killing of former Cebu prosecutor
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday, Jan. 18, ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the killing of former Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro. Guevarra said he made the directive for the NBI to “identify the perpetrators at the soonest possible time” in a text message to reporters. Castro was shot dead as she was driving her Nissan Juke vehicle on Escario St. on Thursday, Jan. 17. The police […]
DOTr hails Clark airport guard for returning wallet containing P182,000
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Friday, Jan. 18, lauded a guard at the Clark International Airport after she returned a wallet containing almost P200,000 which she found in the airport premises. Citing a report from Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) President Jaime Alberto Melo, the DOTr said Lorna Brinosa, 39, found the wallet with P182,000 in cash on the floor of a nearby light post at the landside commercial area of the airport terminal. She […]
P129M shabu, nakumpiska sa Clark Int’l Airport
(Eagle News) — Aabot sa 19 na kilo ng shabu na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit 129 milyong piso ang nasabat ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency sa Clark International Airport. Ang mga shabu, naka-repack ng tig-250 grams at itinago sa loob ng mga lata ng tomato sauce na nakalagay sa kahon. Matapos madiskubre ang modus, agad na ikinasa ng PDEA ang controlled delivery operations. Isa-isa nilang inihatid ang mga package sa address ng mga nakalagay na consignee. […]
Lawyers’ group condemns killing of former Cebu prosecutor
(Eagle News) — A group of lawyers in Cebu condemned the killing of a former prosecutor on Thursday, Jan. 19. “Justice cannot be attained by another act of injustice…Killing another person is not the resolution of a problem..Never can it be and never will it be,” Mundlyn Martin, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Cebu chapter president, said in a statement issued after the killing of Mary Ann Castro. Castro was shot dead by a still-unidentified […]
Former Cebu City prosecutor shot dead
(Eagle News) — A former Cebu City prosecutor was shot dead on Thursday, Jan. 17. The police said Mary Ann Castro was driving her Nissan Juke on Escario St. when a man on board a motorcycle drove beside her and shot her several times at 9:53 p.m. Castro was able to drive her vehicle a few meters after she was attacked until it hit a fence. Authorities are so far looking into the cases Castro […]
Relief operations sa mga naapektuhan ng bagyo sa Buhi, Camarines Sur, tuluy-tuloy – NDRRMC
(Eagle News) — Bagamat nahihirapan, tuloy pa rin ang buhay para sa mga mamamayan sa Buhi, Camarines Sur na isa rin sa matinding tinamaan ng Bagyong Usman. Ayon kay Buhi Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) Head Carmelita Marquez, ayaw na nilang maulit pa ang landslide na nangyari sa kanilang bayan. Tuluy-tuloy aniya ang relief operations sa mga naapektuhan ng nagdaang bagyo. Dahil dito, naghahanda na at pinagpapaplanuhan nang mabuti ng municipal government […]
Paolo Duterte asks Davao court to cancel bail granted to Trillanes for libel
(Eagle News)– Paolo Duterte has asked a Davao court to cancel the bail it granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for libel. In making the plea in a motion filed before Branch 54 on Jan. 4, the former Davao vice mayor, through his lawyers, argued Trillanes “flagrantly violated the conditions of his bail and (the) court’s custody over him” when he left for the United States without seeking the court’s permission allegedly to attend speaking […]
