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(Eagle News)–A firefight ensued between Maute fighters and the military in Lanao del Sur on Sunday, June 17. Joint Task Force Ranao deputy commander Colonel Romeo Brawner said on Sunday evening that it was the military that engaged the group led by Abu Dar, who is believed to be the new leader of the terrorist forces that escaped Marawi after the siege last year. Brawner said the incident took place near Tubaran town around 9 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 14, gave Kadamay members who occupied the vicinity of a National Housing Authority project in Rodriguez, Rizal until 12 noon the following day to leave the area. In a speech during the oath-taking ceremonies of newly elected barangay chiefs in Calabarzon in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Duterte said he would order members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force to move in if they do not comply. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 14, said he would decide on whether or not to allow open-pit mining in the country. The President made the announcement during the oath-taking of newly elected barangay chiefs in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon region in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The President did not lift the ban on open-pit mining imposed by then-Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, after he rejected the proposal of the Mining […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP)- An Australian man has been sentenced to life in a Philippine prison as part of a notorious child sexual abuse case in which prosecutors say he chained the victims like dogs. Peter Scully still faces another trial and dozens of more charges, including allegations he made child pornography and murdered a young girl. The Philippines has become a key hub for a billion-dollar, global child cybersex industry, police have warned, with operators helped […]
LIPA CITY, Batangas (Eagle News) – A former member of the Philippine Air Force was arrested after authorities recovered suspected shabu, among others, from his house in Batangas on Wednesday, June 13. The suspect was identified as Avelino Bautista. According to the authorities, apart from the two sachets of suspected shabu and drug paraphernalia, a blank bullet from an M-16, a caliber 45 gun with seven bullets, among others, were found in Bautista’s house in St. […]
(Eagle News) — Those who will insist in forcibly occupying National Housing Authority units will be charged. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who made the pronouncement a day after around 500 members of the Montalban Homeless Association, a local chapter of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap, trooped to a housing project in Rodriguez, Rizal but were driven away by local policemen. The project was intended for the military and […]
Ni Irene Sino Cruz Eagle News Service CEBU CITY, Cebu (Eagle News) –Nasamsam ng mga pulis ang pinaniniwalaang shabu na nagkakahalagang Php9 milyon sa magkakahiwalay na operasyon sa Cebu. Unang isinagawa ang operasyon hapon ng Miyerkules, Hunyo 13, sa Sitio Tabasca, Brgy. Basak, San Nicolas. Dito nakumpiska ang isang medium-sized na plastic pack, dalawang large-sized na plastic pack at isang extra large na plastic pack na may laman na hinihinalang shabu na nagkahalagang Php3.5 milyon. […]
Ni Richard Dela Cruz Eagle News Correspondent CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (Eagle News) – Tumanggap ng Commendation Award si PNP Regional Director Gen. Timoteo Pacleb mula kay PDEA Regional Director Wilkins Villanueva sa isinagawang 16th PDEA Anniversary Celebration nitong Martes, Hunyo 12. Kinilala at pinahalagahan ng PDEA ang mahusay na pamumuno ni Pacleb sa kampanya kontra iligal na droga. Isa na rito ay ang ginawa nitong pagbuwag sa mga pinaniniwalaang tropa ng Kuratong […]
(Eagle News)-Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, June 13, condemned the killing of a Camarines Sur judge on Tuesday, June 12. In a statement, Carpio said he condemned “in the strongest terms” the killing of Judge Ricky Begino of the Metropolitan Circuit Trial Court of San Jose-Lagonoy. Begino was shot by one Wilfredo Armea in the judge’s own house in Barangay Sta. Maria, Presentacion town, around 5 p.m., police said. He was rushed to the […]
TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte (Eagle News) – Sumuko na ang founder at tribal chieftain ng “Salugpungan Tuno Igkatuno” at ang kaniyang mga subordinate leader sa unit ng 56th Infantry Battalion sa Talaingod, Davao del Norte. Ayon sa report, si Datu Giubang Apoga ay isang influential leader ng nasabing organisasyon at may halos 2 dekada nang koneksyon sa Communist-Terrorist New People’s Army (NPA). Isinuko din nito ang kaniyang M16 rifle noong Sabado ng umaga, Hunyo 9, […]
Odessa Cruz Eagle News Service LIGUASAN MARSH, Maguindanao (Eagle News) – Labinlimang Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ang patay at walong iba pa ang sugatan sa isang airstrike ng militar sa isang confirmed improvised explosive device factory ng grupo sa Liguasan Marsh area ng Maguindanao. Ayon sa Army’s 6th Infantry Division, isinagawa ang surgical airstrike bandang alas 4:00 ng madaling araw noong Linggo, Hunyo 10, matapos makompirma ng militar ang kinaroroonan ng nasabing bomb-making factory […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 7, graced the inauguration of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2. “I am extra proud to be a citizen of this country and most proud to be a worker of government and it has produced something very beautiful and good for the people,” he said in his speech during the inauguration of the terminal the government touted as the world’s “first resort airport.” The 65,500-square-meter MCIA […]
