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(Eagle News) — Five agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency were killed in an ambush in Lanao del Sur on Friday, October 5. Authorities said Kenneth Tabulo, Lores Joy Amar, Kristine Mae Torlao, Binzo Dipolla and Diobel Pacinio were killed after the van they were in was fired at as it was on its way to Marawi. Injured in the incident were Rachel Gentapanan, a PDEA agent, and Normina Dicay of the Tagoloan Municipal Police Station. […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service MANGALDAN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Patay ang isang lalaki matapos na mang-agaw ng baril sa isang police escort sa Mangaldan, Pangasinan nitong Miyerkules, Oktubre 3. Ayon kay Supt. Jay Benitez Baybayan, hepe ng pulisya sa nabanggit na bayan, ang nasawi ay si Klyd Doria Conde na may kinakaharap na kasong paglabag sa pag-iingat ng deadly weapon, illegal possession of ammunition at illegal drugs. Ayon kay Provincial Director Wilson Joseph […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will recommend the disqualification of local officials allegedly responsible for the Boracay mess from the 2019 elections. “We will submit our proposal recommendation to the Comelec, kung pupuwedeng idisqualify ‘yung mga candidates, ‘yung sa last time kasi mga barangay officials so this time marami-rami ito,” DILG officer in charge Eduardo Año said. According to Año, to be recommended for disqualification were “candidates from provincial government […]
(Eagle News) — Umabot na sa pitumpu’t dalawa ang bilang ng nasawi sa nangyaring landslide sa Naga City, Cebu. Ayon sa Office of Civil Defense ng Region 7, animnapu’t lima na ang natukoy magmula nitong September 30. Labingwalo ang nasugatan habang sampu katao ang kasalukuyan pa ring nawawala. Sabi ni OCD Regional Director Concepcion Ornopia, lahat ng mga kinauukulang local government units ay nagpasya na aniya na ihinto na ang search operations sa lugar na […]
(Eagle News)–A gun-for-hire group is behind the killing of Sudipen, La Union Mayor Alexander Buquing. This is according to Philippine National Police Spokesperson Benigno Durana, who spoke in a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 2. “Hindi pa natin nakita ‘yung definitive assessment but definitely these were well perpetrated by gun-for-hire elements kaya ang kautusan ng Chief PNP, we should be proactive in running against these gun-running syndicates,” he said. So far, he said the police […]
(Eagle News) — An alleged member of the Maute group was killed in an encounter that occurred in Barangay Malimbayo, Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte last Sunday, Sept. 30. This was confirmed by Western Mindanao Command Spokesperson Lt. Gerry Besana. The alleged Maute member identified as Hadji Rasul Mambuay was a suspected bomb maker of the ISIS-inspired Maute group. Besana said Mambuay was killed in an encounter with soldiers of the 4th Mechanized Battalion along with […]
(Eagle News)–The Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 15 has junked retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan’s bid to block his transfer to the New Bilibid Prison. The court dismissed Palparan’s motion to hold the implementation of the mittimus or commitment order, citing SC-OCA circular no.163-2013 which directs all trial court judges to cause the immediate transfer of convicted persons to the NBP, regardless of the pendency of a motion for reconsideration or an appeal. Earlier, […]
Vice mayor injured (Eagle News)–The mayor of a La Union town and two others died after the vehicle he was riding was fired at by still-unidentified assailants on Monday, Oct. 1. The fatalities were identified as Sudipen Mayor Alexander Buquing, driver Boni Depdepen, and security officer PO2 Rolando Juanbe. Buquing and Juanbe were declared dead on arrival at the Ilocos Sur District Hospital in Tagudin, while Depdepen was declared dead on arrival in Lorma Medical Center […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigpit na nakabantay ang Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) matapos kakitaan ng panibagong aktibidad ang Bulkang Mayon noong nakalipas na linggo. Ayon kay Director Renato Solidum, hindi naman nila ibinaba ang alert level 2 sa bulkan kahit pa tumigil na ito sa pagsabog noong buwan ng Marso. Paliwanag ni Solidum, nagpapakita pa rin kasi ng senyales ang bulkan gaya ng pamamaga ng dalisdis nito at pagbuga ng gaas na naobserbahan […]
Ni Angelie Bitas Eagle News Correspondent LOON, Bohol (Eagle News) – Isa sa tourist attraction na bumulaga sa lahat ngayon ay ang pagkakaroon ng Coral Garden sa probinsya ng Bohol. Ang atraksyong ito ay resulta ng paghagupit ng lindol noong Oktubre 15, 2013. Bagamat nagdulot ito ng masamang resulta nagkaroon naman ito ng kagandahang naidulot. Ito ay dahil umusbong ang isang coral garden sa lalawigan. Ang nasabing atraksyon ay tinawag na Coral Garden dahil kung […]
(Eagle News)—–A lawyer of alleged druglord Melvin Odicta was shot dead in Roxas City, Capiz on Friday, Sept. 27. Edel Julio Romero was shot in the head as he was having lunch with his partner at 12:40 pm, the police said. Romero was supposed to be boarding a roro vessel to go back to Manila, where he was based. The gunman fled on board a sport utility vehicle with no plate number. Romero, meanwhile, was […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Asahan na umano ang sunud-sunod na pagbaba ng presyo ng bigas sa mga darating na mga araw, ayon sa National Food Authority (NFA) Western Pangasinan. Ayon kay Chona Maramba, assistant manager ng NFA sa lalawigan, nagsimula nitong linggo ang pagbaba ng piso sa kada kilo ng commercial rice sa merkado. Ngayong araw ay umabot na sa P3 ang ibinaba sa kada kilo ng bigas. Batay sa […]
