Provincial News

Epekto ng bagyong Samuel nararamdam na sa Agusan del Norte; klase sa lahat ng antas suspendido na

(Eagle News) — Suspendido na ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa parehong pambupliko at pribadong paaralan sa Agusan del Norte. Ito ay upang matiyak ang kaligtasan at seguridad ng bawat residente sa maaaring maging banta at dalang panganib ng Bagyong Samuel. Kasalukuyan nakasailalim sa Signal Number 1 ang buong lalawigan ng Agusan del Norte. Maulap na kalangitan na may panaka-nakang pag-ulan ang nararanasan ngayon partikular na sa Butuan City. Samantala, inabisuhan na ng Office […]

Bagyong Samuel ramdam na ang epekto sa probinsya ng northern Samar

(Eagle News) — Nakakaranas ngayon ng tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan ang buong probinsya ng Northern Samar dulot ng bagyon Samuel. Sa ngayon ay nakataas na ang Typhoon Signal No. 1 ang buong probinsya. Maaga pa lang ay kanselado na ang lahat klase mula Elementarya hanggang High School.Wala pa namang naiiulat na pagbaha sa mga lugar malapit sa mga ilog at baybaying dagat. Dahil sa nagbabadyang pagpasok ng bagyo, kagabi pa lamang ay kanselado na biyahe ng […]

Misamis Oriental, itinaas na sa blue alert status dahil sa bagyong Samuel

(Eagle News) — Matapos isailalim sa signal number 1, itinaas sa buong Misamis Oriental ang blue alert status dahil sa bagyong Samuel. Kanselado na ang klase sa Pre-School Level sa Cagayan De Oro at pinagbawalan maglayag ang mga barko na sa buong northern Mindanao. Activated na rin ang Incident Management Team at Emergency Operations Center ng Cagayan De Oro para kaagad tumugon sa mga kailangan kaugnay sa bagyong Samuel. Samantala, 72 na pamilya naman sa […]

8 barangay sa Surigao City isinailalim na sa preemptive evacuation dahil sa bagyong Samuel

(Eagle News) — Isailalim na ng City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ng Surigao City ang walong barangay sa lalawigan dahil sa patuloy na epekto ng bagyong “Samuel.” Kabilang sa walong barangay ay ang Barangay Luna, Washington, San Juan, Sabang, Punta Bilar, Ipil, Lipata at Mabua. Bumuo naman ng clusters ang CDRRMC para matugunan ang pangangailangan ng walong lugar. Nagpalabas na rin ng mga hotline number para maging gabay ng mga Surigaonon sa panahon […]

Galvez eyeing to recommend another extension of martial law in Mindanao; cites gains

  (Eagle News)—Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez is eyeing to recommend another extension of martial law in Mindanao once it lapses in December. Galvez made the comment as he touted the gains of the imposition of martial law in the southern part of the country in a nationally televised press conference. “Martial law has led to increased tourist and economic activity in Mindanao, especially in areas previously thought of […]

Special non-working holidays declared in several provinces

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the declaration of 17 special non-working holidays in several provinces across the country. Below is a list of the laws signed by Duterte on Oct. 30 and Nov. 8, and the corresponding holidays:   RA 11113: Declaring March 24 of every year a special non-working holiday in Ligao City, Albay in commemoration of its founding anniversary RA 11114: Declaring December 8 of every year a special non-working holiday in Agoo, La […]

Bulacan court denies Palparan’s appeal of decision convicting him

(Eagle News) — The Malolos Regional Trial Court has denied former Major General Jovito Palparan’s appeal for it to overturn its earlier decision finding him guilty of serious illegal detention and kidnapping charges in connection with the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno. In his 60-page appeal filed on Sept. 19, Palparan noted what he said were the flawed testimonies that the court cited in sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, […]

Paglilinis sa El Nido, Palawan bago matapos ang 2018, target ng DENR

(Eagle News) — Target ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na tuluyan nang alisin ang anumang uri ng business establishments sa mga sikat na tourist spot gaya sa El Nido, Palawan. Ayon kay DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Henry Adornado, ipapatupad ito sa mga easement zones at forestland sa lugar alinsunod na rin sa ibinigay na direktiba ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Partikular na aayusin ng opisyal ang Bacuit Bay bago matapos ang taon. Bunsod […]

US officially turns over historic Balangiga bells to PHL

(Eagle News) — The historic Balangiga bells have officially been turned over to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato made the announcement in a social media post. According to Cato, Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez was at the Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming for the official turnover with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. “We return the bells of Balangiga to our ally and our friend, the Philippines. We pick […]

PCCI: Hotels, resorts, others to suffer with complete shutdown of El Nido, Coron

(Eagle News) — “Legitimate industry stakeholders” such as hotels and resorts, among others, will suffer the most from cancellation of bookings and reservations in El Nido and Coron, Palawan if they are closed for rehabilitation, thePhilippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. In a statement, the PCCI said a closure, which the government undertook in Boracay, will “also affect a lot of local livelihoods and jobs.” According to PCCI, “tourist arrival in El Nido […]

Dragnet ops on vs perpetrators of La Union ambush that left municipal vice mayor, aide dead

(Eagle News) — The police have launched dragnet operations against those behind the ambush  of Balaoan, La Union Mayor Aleli Concepcion and her father, Vice Mayor Alfred Concepcion on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The attack that took place in Barangay Antonino at 8:22 a.m., according to Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde, left the vice mayor and his aide, Michael Ulep, dead. The Balaoan mayor, for her part, survived the attack and is being treated in the […]