Provincial News

PNP, aminadong nalusutan sila sa nangyaring pagsabog sa Sultan Kudarat

Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Aminado ang Philippine National Police (PNP) na nalusutan sila matapos ang nangyaring pagsabog sa Insulan, Sultan Kudarat Martes ng gabi, Agosto 28, kung saan dalawa katao ang nasawi at 36 iba pa sugatan. Ayon kay PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, bago ang pagsabog ay may natanggap na intelligence report ang security forces sa lugar kaya inalerto nila ang kanilang mga tauhan. Giit ni Albayalde, sadyang desidido ang […]

Sara Duterte: Decision on whether to extend martial law in Mindanao following deadly Sultan Kudarat blast left to Palace, military, police

(Eagle News) — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on  Wednesday, Aug. 25, said the decision to extend martial law in Mindanao following the deadly blast in Sultan Kudarat was left to the military, the police and Malacanang. “We follow the decision of the OP (Office of the President), AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines and PNP (Philippine National Police) because they are better informed by the intelligence units on the need to extend martial law […]

NEDA, minamadali ang investment plan sa Boracay

(Eagle News) – Inihahanda na ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ang investment program, isang buwan bago muling buksan ang isla ng Boracay. Ayon kay NEDA Undersecretary for Regional Development Adoracion Navarro, magiging kapareho ito sa programa para sa mga naapektuhan ng Marawi Seige. Tatlong buwan itong bubuuin ng NEDA na nakabatay sa medium-term action plan framework na una nang ginawa ng ahensya. Layunin ng programa na makatulong sa paglago ng Boracay sa pamamagitan […]

Death toll in Sultan Kudarat blast rises to 2

Count of injured now at 39 (Eagle News)—The death toll in the bomb explosion in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday night has risen to two, the police said. The number of those injured was also now at 39, the police said, as they looked for those responsible behind the incident in Isulan. In a television interview Wednesday, Isulan police chief Supt. Celestino Daniel dismissed reports the Islamic State had a hand in the explosion. “Hindi pa po […]

One dead, 36 injured after IED explodes during town festival in Sultan Kudarat

  Two other bombs reportedly defused in area (Eagle News)–One person was killed and 36 others were injured after an improvised explosive device went off during a town festival in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday night. The explosion took place at 8:34 p.m. near a gas station in Barangay Kalawag 3, as  activities were ongoing in commemoration of the town’s 61st founding anniversary. Authorities said the IED had been placed inside a motorcycle that had been […]

Renaming of Mactan Airport as Lapu-Lapu Int’l Airport supported by President Duterte

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed support for the proposal to rename the Mactan-Cebu International Airport as Lapu-Lapu International Airport. The proposal was first made by National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairman Dr. Rene Escalante. In supporting NHCP’s proposal, the President said that Lapu-Lapu should be given more honor because of his bravery after he killed the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, in 16th century. “You know, Magellan was the first invader to […]

Greyhound operation, ikinasa sa Cainta Municipal Jail

(Eagle News) – Isang greyhound operation ang ikinasa sa mga kulungan ng Cainta Municipal Jail nitong Lunes, Agosto 27. Ang operasyon ay isinagawa kasama ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Cainta, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, tauhan ng barangay, Philippine National Police (PNP) at Bureau Fire Protection (BFP). Pinasok ng mga operatiba ang bawat dormitoryo ng mga person’s deprived with liberty (PDL). Isa-isang sinayasat ang mga inmate, pinalabas ng selda at inipon sa isang lugar, pagkatapos […]

Sampung bayan sa Pangasinan muling binaha; klase sa mga lugar na binaha, suspendido

Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Correspondent DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Sampung mga bayan sa Pangasinan ang muli na namang nalubog sa baha dahil sa halos walang tigil na pag-ulan na naging dahilan ng pag-apaw ng tubig sa mga ilog. Ayon sa PDRRMO Pangasinan, kabilang sa mga binaha ang Dagupan City, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara dahil sa pag-apaw ng Sinucalan River; San Carlos City, Bugallon, Mangatarem, Bayambang, Lingayen at Aguilar dahil naman sa pag-apaw ng […]

110,000 sako ng bigas, dumating na sa Zamboanga

(Eagle News) — Dumating na sa zamboanga port ang 110,000 sako ng bigas. Sinabi ni National Food Authority (NFA) Spokesman Rex Estoperez, na naipakalat na rin ang tig-10,000 sako ng bigas ng NFA sa Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi at nasa 20,000 na sako naman ng bigas sa Zamboanga, Sibugay. Payo ni Estoperez sa publiko, huwag ng maghanap ng maputi at murang bigas sa palengke dahil ang commercial rice na nabibili ngayon ay galing na sa mga […]

Continuous rains bring damage to roads and bridges in Bataan, says DPWH

(Eagle News) — Bataan is still experiencing heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, which has damaged many roads and bridges in the province, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH 2nd District Engr. Ulysses Llado said that one of the bridges that were damaged was the Roman Superhighway or the Bataan Provincial Expressway. Llado said that this was the first time that the rains have lasted for […]

Dry run para sa muling pagbubukas ng Boracay, itinakda sa Oct. 15

(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng dry run sa Oktubre 15 ang pamahalaan para sa muling pagbubukas ng Boracay. Gagawin ito para makita ang iba pang pangangailangan ng isla, bago buksan sa mga turista sa October 26. Sinabi ni Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, bagaman excited ang mga establisyemento sa Boracay, prayoridad ng pamahalaan ang environment side ng isla, kaya dapat nakakatugon ang mga ito sa requirement ng DENR. Sinabi ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, tinataya namang […]