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(Eagle News) — The police have placed in their custody several suspects in the Lamitan blast in Basilan that killed several people. A report said the suspects were members of the Abu Sayyaf Group. The police have yet to release the identities of the suspects. On July 31, a bomb went off near an Army detachment along the Magwakit intersection of Barangays Bulanting and Colonia, killing at least ten people. The bomb was allegedly intended to […]
Presidential son says Manases Carpio to charge the senator with libel, too By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has filed libel charges against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. The charges filed before the Davao City Prosecutors Office on Thursday, Sept. 6, stem from what the presidential son said was Trillanes’ “defamatory publication, with malice, afterthought, and evil intent to malign, ridicule and harass me and my family during a teleradyo […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa mga pina-planong talakayin sa ASEAN meeting ang rehabilitasyon sa Boracay. Nakapaloob ito sa mainstream bio-diversity ng mga nasa sektor ng turismo. Sinabi ni Theresa Mundita-Lim, Executive Director for ASEAN Center For Biodiversity (ACB), malaki ang maitutulong ng boracay presentation sa ASEAN member nations. Layon nitong matutuhan kung paano isinagawa ang rehabilitasyon sa Boracay, para maiiwas sa tuluyang pagkasira ng isa sa magagandang isla sa mundo. Sa gagawing presentasyon, makakakuha ng […]
(Eagle News) –Several policemen have been relieved over the killing of Ronda, Cebu Mayor Mariano Blanco in his office in the municipal hall located only a few meters from the police station. Relieved were Senior Insp. Jay Soto Palcon, chief of police of Ronda, and at least eight of his men. The dismissal came days after Blanco was shot dead by unidentified men in his office. Blanco had been included by President Rodrigo Duterte in his list […]
LEMERY, Batangas (Eagle News) – Arestado ang mahigit na 30 katao matapos silang maaktuhang binabalewala ang pambansang awit sa loob ng sinehan sa Lemery, Batangas nitong Miyerkules, Setyembre 5. Ayon sa mga otoridad, hindi tumayo ang 34 na katao kahit tumugtog na ang pambansang awit bago magsimula ang isang pelikula bandang alas 2 ng hapon. Paglabag anila ito sa section 38 at 39 ng Republic Act No. 8491 o ang Flag and Heraldic code of the […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority has approved that immediate importation of 133,500 metric tons of rice for the provinces of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sultan Kudarat and Tawi-tawi (Zambasulta). The move was made to mitigate the high prices of rice and to meet the lack of rice supplies in these areas. The NFA said that the first batch of 33,500 tons of imported rice will arrive between September 15 to September 30, while the remaining […]
(Eagle News) — A Cebu town mayor who was linked to illegal drug activities was killed after unidentified men shot him on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Ronda Mayor Mariano Blanco III was shot dead while he was sleeping in his office after midnight. Blanco died as he was being rushed to the hospital. He was stripped off his police powers after he was linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drug trade.
(Eagle News) — Suportado ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang inisyatibo ng local government ng malay sa aklan na ipagbawal ang paggamit ng single-use plastic sa Boracay at sa iba pang bahagi ng bayan. Ayon kay DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, welcome move ito sa bahagi ng munisipalidad bilang bahagi ng rehabilitasyon sa isla. Aniya, malaki ang naging bahagi ng single-use plastic sa nakalap na basura sa isla noong isinagawa ang rehabilitasyon at […]
(Eagle News) — Niyanig ng magnitude 3.6 na lindol ang bayan ng Sarangani sa lalawigan ng Davao Occidental. Ayon sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), naitala ang pagyanig sa 65 kilometers south ng Sarangani, kaninang umaga bandang 6:59. Ayon sa PHIVOLCS, may lalim na 165 kilometers at tectonic ang origin ng nangyaring pagyanig. Wala namang naitalang pinsala sa mga ari-arian, intensities at aftershocks. https://youtu.be/mvKFF3CDgig
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is looking at the possibility Communist groups were behind the recent explosions in Sultan Kudarat and in Masbate. In a press conference, PNP Spokesperson Senior Supt. Benigno Durana said this was based on evidence they found in the scenes. According to Durana, the orange PVC pipes found were the “preferred materials” of Communist groups in their attacks. Durana said also recovered were “scattered parts of the speedboats.” Earlier, […]
(Eagle News) — Sultan Kudarat police officials have been relieved from their posts following the two bombings in Isulan in a span of six days. PNP spokesperson Benigno Durana Jr. announced the relief of PNP Region 12 Director Eliseo Tam Rasco, Sultan Kudarat Provincial Director Noel Kinazo and Isulan Chief of Police Celestino Daniel Jr. as he reported that another person had died in the second blast at a computer shop in Barangay Kalawag 2 on […]
(Eagle News)—–Several boats sustained damages after a blast ripped through Masbate early Sunday. The explosion took place near a Philippine Coast Guard station in Masbate Port at 12:30 a.m. Two aluminum boats were damaged and a newly procured rescue boat from the Philippine Army was destroyed, the PCG said. An investigation is ongoing.
