Provincial News

Malakas na pag-ulan nararanasan na sa Baguio City

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.

Peter Co’s driver shot dead: report

(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 […]

Lalawigan ng Quirino, lubos na ang ginagawang paghahanda sa maaaring pananalasa ng bagyong “Ompong”

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 […]

Classes, work suspended in Santiago City, Isabela

(Eagle News) – -The Santiago City government in Isabela has suspended government and private work on Friday, Sept. 14, as “Ompong” threatens parts of the country. Classes were also suspended in the city, Memorandum Order 2018-42 signed by Mayor Joseph Salvador Tan  said. The suspension applies to all levels, in both public and private schools. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ompong” is set to make landfall over northern Luzon early Saturday. […]

Cagayan gov’t targets zero casualties as it prepares for typhoon Ompong

(Eagle News) — The local government of Cagayan is now preparing for the landfall of typhoon Ompong to ensure that there will be zero casualties in the province. According to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, typhoon Ompong is expected to make landfall by Saturday morning. As part of their preparations, Governor Manuel Mamba said that as of Thursday morning, they already declared cancellations of classes in all levels for both private and public schools. Mamba […]

San Carlos City DRRMO on high alert for typhoon Ompong

(Eagle News) — The local government of San Carlos City, Pangasinan through its City Disaster Risk Management Office is on high alert in preparations for typhoon “Ompong.” CDRRMO Head Bernabe Bacani said that they have already conducted meetings about the calamity response, rescue and evacuation as part of their preparations. Bacani also said that they already alerted the clearing operations team. The official also added that they already visited different schools in the area that […]

DOT: Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by December 2019

(Eagle News)– Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Thursday, Sept. 13, said it will take a year before Boracay is completely rehabilitated. Speaking before the hearing on the Tourism department’s proposed P3.39-billion budget for 2019, Puyat said although there would be a soft opening of the island on Oct. 26, this covered only Phase 1 of the rehabilitation, which includes the construction of major roads. She said Phase 2 will have hopefully been completed by April 2019, […]