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(Eagle News)—A Bulacan court has found retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan and two others guilty of kidnapping and serious illegal detention. Apart from Palparan, Judge Alexander Tamayo of Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 15 sentenced Lt. Col. Felipe Anotado and Staff Sgt. Edgardo Osorio to reclusion perpetua over the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño, a radio report said. A third co-accused, Rizal Hilario, is at large. The […]
(Eagle News) — The town of Oras, a fourth class municipality in Eastern Samar, may have been spared by typhoon Ompong, but it did not escape a fire that engulfed a large portion of the town on Sunday, Sept. 16. The fire also razed the town’s public market where people buy most of their food. The fire lasted for four hours, starting at 1 a.m. when most of the townspeople are asleep, and ended […]
(Eagle News)–At least 33 people were confirmed dead after a landslide buried a makeshift chapel and evacuation center in Itogon, Benguet due to “Ompong” on Saturday, Sept. 15. In a radio interview, Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said of those killed after a portion of the national highway — the Baguio-Itogon-San Manuel National Highway — fell on the structures, 28 have already been identified. Another 29 have been declared missing, while seven others were reported injured. He […]
(Eagle News)—Eight people were hurt after an improvised explosive device exploded in General Santos on Sunday, Sept. 16. The victims in the blast at a pharmacy near Hadano Park in the National Highway, were identified as Marlon Orabia, 30; Jerry Guyos, 19; Felipa Regidor, 64; Lally Jean Alipio, 34; John Calang, 22; Claire Uozolam, 24; Joana Alipio,3; and Jeslly Yvonne Guyos. The police said based on witnesses, two men were behind the incident, which Philippine National […]
Abu Sayyaf sub-leader among those hurt (Eagle News)–Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed and several others were hurt in an encounter with government troops in Sulu on Friday, Sept. 14. ASG sub-leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan was among the six ASG members injured in the encounter between members of the bandit group and the military in Patikul. Seventeen soldiers were also hurt. The military is pursuing the other bandits who fled from the scene, […]
(Eagle News)–In this picture provided by the Philippine Red Cross, floods brought about by “Ompong” are seen engulfing agricultural crops in Salingao Loo Buguias in Buyacaon, Benguet.
Ni Emeldinand Motas Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Naka-full alert na ang mga kapulisan sa pagdating ng bagyong “Ompong” sa Cordillera. Nakahanda na rin ang mga rescue equipment na gagamitin kung sakaling magkaroon ng sakuna. Samantala, itinaas na sa typhoon signal # 3 ang ibang lalawigan sa Region 2 at Cordillera, ngunit nananatili sa typhoon signal # 2 ang lalawigan ng Benguet kasama ang siyudad ng Baguio. Patuloy naman ang isinasagawang pagpapaalaala ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Culung, Tuao in Cagayan province. (Photos and Videos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Manny Dela Cruz)
(Eagle News) — Makulimlim na kapaligiran at manaka-nakang pagbugso ng malakas na ulan ang nararanasan ngayon sa ilang bahagi ng Cagayan. (Details and video courtesy of Eagle News Service Adonis Raspado) https://youtu.be/BD9rwmDEMbQ
Ni Freddie Rulloda Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nararanasan na ang malakas na pag-ulan sa lalawigan ng Baguio City ngayong Biyernes ng hapon, Setyembre 14. Dahil sa malakas na pag-ulan ay nasa 300 pamilya na ang inilikas sa mga evacuatin center sa Tuba, Bengut.
(Eagle News) — The driver of convicted drug lord Peter Co was shot dead in Batangas on Friday, Sept. 14. A report said Ervis Areglo was on his way to a court when several still-unidentified men shot him. He was dead on the spot. Co, whose real name is Wu Tuan Yuan, is serving a life sentence after he was convicted of selling illegal drugs in 2001. In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte named Co as among the […]
Ni Rustie Lorenzo Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Handa na ang mga sangay ng lokal na pamahalaan ng lalawigan ng Quirino sa maaaring pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong. May mga relief good na ring ibinigay sa bawat bayan na dadalhin sa mga evacuation center sa bawat barangay. Maging ang mga rescue equipment ay handa na rin katulad ng chainsaw, rescue boat, drone at iba pang mga gamit sa retrieval operation. Alam na rin ng mga […]
