Provincial News

Año: Police looking into three possible motives in Halili slay

(Eagle News) — Probers say there are three possible motives behind the killing of Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili, Eduardo Año, officer in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Wednesday, July 4. In a statement, Año said that based on the report of the special investigation task force, these three possible motives were “politics, the shame campaign that the mayor waged in his city, and his alleged involvement in illegal drugs.” “Sa […]

UPDATED: Nueva Ecija town mayor dies after ambush

(Eagle News) — The mayor of a town in Nueva Ecija died in an ambush on Tuesday, July 3. A police report said General Tinio Mayor Ferdinand Bote was aboard a Toyota Fortuner, with plate number AAB-2020, when he was shot several times by a gunman at 4:50 p.m. Footage from a closed-circuit camera in the National Irrigation Authority showed the gunman appearing at the right side of the Fortuner as it was exiting the […]

Año tells police to prioritize solving Halili murder case

(Eagle News) — Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año has instructed the police to prioritize solving the killing of Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili on Monday, July 2. Año  said he specifically directed the Calabarzon police director, Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, to do the same. “Maraming lumulutang na anggulo kaya trabaho ng Special Investigation Task Force na binuo ni P/Chief Supt.Carranza na pag-aralan at imbestigahan ang mga ito para agad na […]

De Lima lashes out at Duterte following Halili killing; He “most certainly murdered him with words,” she says

(Eagle News) — Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 3, lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte anew, saying it was he who “most certainly murdered with words” Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili. “Yesterday, a mayor was shot in broad daylight during a morning flag ceremony. Before the body even turns cold, he proclaims in a speech that the mayor who was shot dead was a suspected drug lord and saw it coming,” De […]

PNP: No clues derived from bullet found in Halili’s body

(Eagle News)–The bullet that hit Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili disintegrated upon impact, the Philippine National Police said on Tuesday, July 3. In an interview over GMA7’s Unang Balita, Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, Calabarzon director, said, however, that police were trying to determine the gun used to kill the mayor through an analysis of the bullet jacket  recovered from him. The police also found a bullet shell in the area. According to Carranza, so far, […]

Albayalde: Probers checking if Tanauan Mayor Halili slay linked to his “walk of shame” campaign

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, July 2, said the police were looking at the possibility the killing of Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili had something to do with his implementation of a “walk of shame campaign” in the city. Albayalde made the statement as he announced the creation of a Special Investigation Task Group that will look into the killing during the city’s flag-raising ceremony early […]

UPDATED: Controversial Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Halili dies after being shot during flag-raising ceremony

(Eagle News)–Controversial Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili was shot dead as he was presiding over the town’s flag ceremony on Monday, July 2. The police said Halili was shot around 8 a.m. A video posted by Gerry Yson Laresma, Tanauan City information officer ,showed Halili standing beside other city officials. A few minutes later, a shot was heard, followed by screams from attendees of the ceremony. The police said Halili was rushed to the CP Reyes […]

‘Mentor Me on Wheels’ goes to Lipa, Batangas

(Eagle News) — On its third run, the ‘Mentor Me on Wheels’ led by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will bring its free one-on-one mentoring in Lipa City, Batangas on Saturday, June 30. The activity aims to help and give a one-on-one mentoring for Filipinos who are starting their businesses, and the small and medium enterprises that want to develop and grow […]

CA rejects suspect’s plea for fellow cop to be stopped from testifying on Jee Ick Joo slay

(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has rejected the plea of a primary suspect in the killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo for his fellow policeman to be stopped from testifying in court. In junking SP03 Ricky Sta. Isabel’s plea for a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction on a Pampanga court’s order allowing SP04 Roy Villegas to be discharged as state witness, the 13th Division said he failed to “sufficiently […]

Albayalde: Investigators looking at possibility Samar misencounter was an ambush

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Thursday, June 28, said investigators were looking into the possibility the Samar “misencounter” between the military and the police was an ambush by members of the Philippine Army. According to Albayalde, the angle was being investigated as the military appeared to be in an advantage when the incident took place. “Ang gusto nating makita dito kung alam ba nila na pulis na […]

Alleged drug syndicate leader killed in buy-bust operation in Laguna

(Eagle News) — The alleged leader of a drug syndicate was killed in a buy-bust operation in Laguna on Thursday, June 28, the police said. Authorities said Gaudencio Rojo III, leader of the Rojo Drug Group, was killed by police who retaliated after he shot at them upon sensing he was transacting with a police-poseur buyer in Barangay San Vicente, San Pedro, past 12 a.m. The police said Rojo died as he was being brought to […]

DILG files raps vs Aklan governor, Malay officials over Boracay mess

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, June 27, filed charges against 17 Aklan and Malay officials for what President Rodrigo Duterte said was the deterioration of the once-pristine Boracay Island. Facing administrative and charges for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act before the Ombudsman were Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling, Vice Mayor Abram Sualog, several municipal council members of Malay, among others. The charges were […]