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(Eagle News) – Umabot na sa 243 ang bilang ng mga establisyimento sa Boracay Island na binigyan ng accreditation ng Department of Tourism (DOT). Ayon sa DOT, habang papalapit ang holiday season ay nasa 9,248 rooms na ang available para sa mga turistang bibisita sa isla. Binigyang diin ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat na lilimitahan pa rin ng ahensya ang tourist arrivals sa Boracay sa 6,405 kada araw. Nagpaalala naman ang ahensya sa publiko na […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 27, said he was mulling placing Negros under land reform. Speaking to reporters in Bohol, the President said he was studying the same “because there’s a lot of trouble there and alam mo ito sa totoo lang I’m telling you now, the problem really is land.” He noted that New People’s Army members were going about occupying lands to “exploit” the current situation. “We cannot arrive […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the province of Sarangani, Davao Oriental on Tuesday dawn, Nov. 27, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The quake’s epicenter was located at 374 kilometers southeast of Sarangani (02.89°N, 127.69°E – 374 km S 41° E). It had a depth of 160 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. Meanwhile, a magnitude 3.0 quake also rattled Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental at 3:48 am. The […]
(Eagle News) — These pictures provided by the Department of Transportation show the country’s first-ever “eco-airport.” According to the DOTr, the Bohol-Panglao International Airport, which sits on a 22-hectare property in Panglao, can accommodate as many as two million passengers a year, more than double the annual 800,000 passenger capacity of Tagbilaran airport. The DOTr said the airport, which will be inaugurated today, Nov. 27, will start catering to international flights on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
TANDANG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Kinumpirma ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Surigao del Sur Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Ernie Palanan ang paghain ng withdrawal of candidacy bilang Gobernador ng Surigao del Sur ni incumbent Governor Vicente Pimentel, Jr. Ang humalili sa kaniya bilang kakandidatong gobernador ay ang kaniyang kapatid na kasalukuyang mayor ng Tandag City na si Alexander Pimentel. Nag-file naman ng kandidatura bilang mayor ng Tandag ang asawa nito na si […]
Ibinunyag ni Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde, na may ilang lokal na pulitiko sa Mindanao ang nakikipag-sabwatan umano sa mga Kidnap for Ransom Group upang makaipon ng pondo sa pangangampanya para sa nalalapit na eleksyon. Ayon kay Albayalde, base ito sa mga nakakalap nilang intelligence report sa lugar pero patuloy daw silang naghahanap ng konkretong ebidensya upang makapagsampa ng kaso. Tumanggi muna si Albayalde na isapubliko ang pangalan ng mga pulitikong kasabwat ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inauguration of the country’s very first “eco-airport” on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Department of Transportation made the announcement about the launch of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport in a statement on Monday, Nov. 26. According to the DOTr, the construction of the airport on a 220-hectare lot in Panglao was in cooperation with the Government of Japan and made possible by funding support from the […]
(Eagle News) — Pinakawalan na pabalik sa karagatan ang natagpuang giant leatherback sea turtle sa baybaying dagat ng Balatan, Camarines Sur. Ginamot muna ang mga sugat ng nasabing leatherback sea turtle at nilagyan ito ng tag bago pinakawalan. Nahagip umano ng lambat ang nasabing giant leatherback sea turtle na may bigat na apat na raang (400) kilo sa Ragay Gulf nitong Miyerkules, Nobyembre 21. Sinaksihan naman ng mga residente ng Barangay Duran ang send-off sa […]
(Eagle News) — Hinimok ng Haribon Foundation ang Duterte administration na huwag ituloy ang paglagda sa loan deal para sa bagong centennial water source, ang Kaliwa Dam project. Ayon kay Haribon Chief Operating Officer Maria Belinda De La Paz, mayroon itong negatibong epekto sa kalikasan. Ang pagtatayo anila sa multi-billion peso Kaliwa Dam Project ay hindi lamang magkakaroon ng mapaminsalang epekto sa buhay ng mga tao kundi maging sa tahanan ng libu-libong threatened wildlife species […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace has ordered the deployment of additional security forces in some parts of the country. The issuance of Memorandum Order 32 that ordered the deployment of additional troops in Samar, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental and the Bicol region to “suppress lawless violence and acts of terror” came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said there had to be some changes in the military because of the number of soldiers’ lives lost in the […]
(Eagle News) — Task Force Bangon Marawi on Friday, Nov. 23, said they would not let the termination of Falconi Millar “distract (their) continuing efforts” to rehabilitate war-torn Marawi. The task force noted the preparations being undertaken for the fourth Kawiyagan, a livelihood convergence initiative, on November 29, among others. “The unwavering commitment of member agencies and stakeholders in this work continues to be the nucleus of government effort in bringing affected families and communities […]
(Eagle News) — Isang hawksbill sea turtle ang natagpuan ng dalawang mangingisda sa karagatang sakop ng Lamitan City sa Basilan. Ang naturang uri ng pawikan ay itinuturing nang endangered. Ang pawikan ay nahuli sa bahagi ng Barangay Bulanting ng mga manginginsdang sina Wahab Aligaddong at Ayong Dalpaki. Agad naman nilang dinala ito sa maritime police precinct at ito ang nag-turnover ng pawikan sa City Environment & Natural Resources Office ng Lamitan City. Matapos masuri ng […]
