Provincial News

Look: Mga maaaring pasyalan sa Tanay, Rizal

(Eagle News) — Ang bayan ng Tanay ay matatagpuan sa lalawigan ng Rizal, kung saan ay isa ito sa malaking bayan na malapit sa Metro Manila na mayaman sa magagandang atraksyon para sa mga turista. Kung ikaw ay manggagaling ng Metro Manila ay halos dalawang oras lamang na biyahe hanggang sa mismong centro ng bayan nito. Ang pagdaan naman sa Marcos Highway, Marikina City ang pinakaaccessible na daan dahil pagsapit sa Cogeo, Antipolo ay wala […]

Lacson criticizes DPWH for “lack of planning” in BLISTT project in CAR

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, Nov. 14, criticized the Department of Public Works and Highways for a road project in the Cordillera Administrative Region that he said lacked planning. In a statement, Lacson said the DPWH did not consult  the Mines and Geosciences Bureau prior to the construction of the Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay (BLISTT) Circumferential Road. He said the MGB could have warned that parts of the roads under BLISTT are in landslide-prone areas. […]

Driver of SUV with plate number “8” in viral road rage videos nabbed

(Eagle News) — Authorities on Tuesday, Nov. 14, arrested the man behind two road rage incidents–one in Quezon City and later in Pampanga. The police identified the suspect who was driving a sport utility vehicle with the plate number “8”–given to members of the House of Representatives— as Jojo Valerio. The SUV had harassed a motorist who had overtaken him on Congressional Ave. in Quezon City over the weekend. A day later, a man identified […]

Municipal mayor, vice mayor ambushed in La Union

(Eagle News) — The mayor and vice mayor of a municipality in La Union were ambushed on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Balaoan Mayor Aleli Concepcion and Vice Mayor Alfred Concepcion were on board their vehicles on their way to the municipal hall when they were shot at by still unidentified men in Barangay Cabuuan at 8:10 a.m. The vice mayor and his daughter were rushed to the hospital. Their conditions, however, are not yet known. The […]

Pampanga solon denies owning SUV that figured in road rage incident in Angeles City

(Eagle News) — Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo Lazatin II on Tuesday, Nov. 13, denied he owned the sport utility vehicle that figured in a road rage incident in Angeles. In the first place, Lazatin said based on the viral video that showed the Toyota FJ Cruiser in a heated exchange with a motorist in Balibago, the SUV’s plate number was issued to members of the 16th Congress. He said he was only recently elected […]

SC upholds Comelec decision to indict erstwhile municipal mayor, several others for unlawful arrest of mayoral contender

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 13, sided with the Commission on Elections in its decision to file charges against an erstwhile municipal mayor in Zamboanga del Norte and several others for the allegedly  unlawful arrest and detention of a man who was supposed to run against him in the 2016 elections. In a media briefer, the SC said the en banc dismissed the petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance […]

Ilang baybayin sa bansa, nagpositibo sa paralytic shellfish poison, o “red tide”

Ni Miriam Timan Eagle News Correspondent (Eagle News) – Nagpositibo ang ilang baybayin sa bansa sa paralytic shellfish poison o mas kilala sa tawag na “red tide.” Ito ay base sa inilabas na shellfish bulletin ang huling resulta ng laboratory ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at ng Local Government Units (LGU’s) ang mga nakolektang shellfish mula sa Matarinao Bay sa Eastern Samar; Lianga Bay sa Surigao del Sur; Coastal Waters ng Dauis […]

Dekalidad na mga turista sa Boracay, ipinanawagan ng mga eksperto

(Eagle News) — Iginiit ng Asian Institute of Management-Center for Tourism na dapat maging prayoridad ng bansa ang paghikayat sa mga quality tourist na bumisita sa isla ng Boracay. Ayon kay Executive Director Fernando Roxas, kung ipipilit ang quantity ay maaaring maibalik ang isla sa kalagayan nito noon. Aniya, handa namang magbayad ng premium services ang mga eco-tourist para maranasan ang unique experience sa pagbisita sa Boracay. Una rito, sinabi ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat […]

Natural healing ng ilang tourist spot sa bansa, pag-aaralan ng DILG

(Eagle News) – Pinag-aaralan na ng Department of interior and Local Government na magpatupad ng isang buwang natural healing sa mga tourist spots sa Pilipinas. Kabilang sa tinukoy ni DILG Secretary Eduardo Año ang Coron at El Nido sa Palawan at Panglao sa Bohol. Sa loob ng one month healing, hindi maaaring pasukin ng mga turista ang isang lugar na idedeklarang sarado ng Inter-Agency Task Force. Sinabi ni Año na nakipag-usap na sya kay Tourism […]

96 miyembro ng NPA na nagbalik-loob, nakatanggap ng ayuda mula sa gobyerno

(Eagle News) — Tumanggap ng ayuda ang siyamnapu’t anim na miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) na nagbalik-loob sa gobyerno. Sa ilalim ng programang balik loob Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration, nakatanggap ang mga rebelde ng 15,000 immediate assistance at fire arms remuneration, kung saan binigyan din ang mga ito ng pera batay sa halaga ng mga armas na isinuko nila sa pamahalaan. Bukod dito, pagkakalooban din ang mga rebel returnee ng buwanang tulong sa ilalim […]

Hundred Islands, isa sa mga tourist attraction ngayon sa Pangasinan

(Eagle News) — Tumataas ang bilang ng mga turistang bumibisita sa pamosong Hundred Islands na matatagpuan sa Alaminos City. Ayon sa City Tourism Office umabot na sa 561,000 ang bilang ng mga dumadayong turista sa Hundred Islands. Labis namang ikinatutuwa ng mga bangkero sa Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) ang pagdami ng turistang bumibisita sa nasabing lugar. Ayon sa mga bangkero, malaking benepisyo ang development ng Alaminos City Government kaya ito dinadagsa ng mga turista. […]

Duterte to Palawan officials, residents: Do not repeat Boracay’s mistakes

(Eagle News)—–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 11, urged Palawan officials and residents to be wary of the number of tourists visiting the island, and to not allow hotels to be built near the easement. “Wag ninyong i-overload. Bantay kayo diyan,” he said. He also required hotels to put up their own water treatment facility to ensure that their waste does not go straight to the waters. “Do not allow ‘yung mga hotels near sa […]