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(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Thursday, May 10, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake hit 5 kilometers southwest of Libjo at 7:57 p.m. An intensity V was felt in Surigao City. An instrumental intensity I, on the other hand, was recorded in Cebu City, Sorsogon City and Bislig City. Aftershocks are expected, PHIVOLCS said.
(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Thursday, May 10, ordered the relief of the Tarlac Land Transportation Office chief who was arrested in an operation conducted by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police on May 8. In a statement, Tugade also ordered LTO chief Edgar Galvante to probe Rodel Yambao for corruption. “Ang mga anay na gaya mo, walang puwang sa departamentong ito lalo na sa lipunan […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has created a task force aimed at “revers(ing) the degradation of Boracay Island.” In signing Executive Order No. 53 on May 8, Duterte noted that the issues surrounding Boracay, “a vital national asset and a source of national pride,” are “no longer a purely local matter but a national concern that needs concerted national and local cooperation and synchronization of plans and programs.” He said that the inter-agency task […]
(Eagle News) — Bulacan reported a massive fish kill in the town of Obando that killed some P17.5 worth of fish. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 3 Director Wilfredo Cruz said that an estimated P17.5 million worth of milk fish, tilapia and other fish were wiped out in the Obando fish kill. Although such fish kill events are not new, Cruz said this massive fish kill can be considered an isolated […]
By Wilson Palima, Jackie Palima and Edna Mayores Eagle News Service Two men were arrested for alleged robbery-extortion in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, days before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Police said Paul Mark Lavina Umlas alias “Paulo Battallones,” a resident of Brgy. Banay-banay, Cabuyao City; and local election leader Jerome Trinos were arrested by operatives in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, May 8, after they extorted P600,000 from Cesar Hernandez. Based on the police’s […]
By Juvy Barraca Eagle News Service SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, police in San Quintin have thought of a way to further ensure that voters cast their ballots wisely: They displayed tarpaulins containing the names of candidates who underwent a drug test so far and those who did not. Based on police records, of the 701 candidates for posts in the barangay and […]
(Eagle News) Heavy rains did not dampen the spirit of Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Tarlac who joined the simultaneous Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on May 6. The participants of the INC walk in Capas, Tarlac braved the downpour and continued their charity walk which will benefit poor communities in Africa where the INC has already established its presence. Hundreds participated in the 1.6 kilometer walk in Tarlac, including children. Tarlac is one of […]
(Eagle News) — Apektado ngayon ng fish kill ang mahigit sa isandaang ektarya ng palaisdaan sa Obando, Bulacan. Ayon kay Wilfredo Perez, direktor ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon, mahigit dalawandaang metriko tonelada ng mga bangus, tilapia, at iba pang uring isda ang namatay. Nagsimulang umanong mapansin ng mga fish pen operator ang pagkamatay ng mga isda noong Sabado. Paliwanag ng BFAR, sobrang init at pagbaba ng dissolved oxygen ang dahilan ng fish […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng deadline ang mga opisyal ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) upang baklasin ang mga iligal na istruktura sa Coron, Palawan. Ayon sa DENR-MIMAROPA, itinakda nila hanggang sa katapusan ng buwan o Mayo 30 ang deadline sa pag-aalis ng mga istruktura na itinayo sa isla at malapit sa easement zones. Noong Abril, nagbigay na ng abiso ang DENR na bakantehin na ang isla sa Barangay Tagumpay, Poblacion 1, Poblacion […]
Ni Jen Alicante Eagle News Service IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay (Eagle News) – Sinibak sa serbisyo ang tatlong pulis na dating naka-assign sa Zamboanga Sibugay dahil nagpositibo ang mga ito sa droga sa isinagawang random drug test. Pinangalanan ang tatlong pulis na sina SPO1 Rigor Cenabre, PO1 Glenn Senados, at PO1 Jeffrey Manalo. Bago ang pagsibak sa tatlo ay inilipat muna sila sa ibang lugar habang wala pa ang certificate of finality. Sa panayam kay PSupt. […]
MORONG, Bataan (Eagle News) — Tumaob ang isang production van ng isang TV network na may plakang PQQ-775 sa highway ng Barangay Mabayo sa bayan ng Morong, Bataan. Sakay ng tumaob na van ang anim katao kabilang na ang driver nito. Ang nasabing production van ng isang TV network ay mula sa taping sa bayan ng Morong, Bataan at patungo sana ng Olongapo City bago nangyari ang insidente. Ayon sa driver ng van na ayaw […]
(Eagle News)–More than two million foreign visitors arrived in the Philippines during the first quarter of 2018. According to the Department of Tourism (DOT), there were 2,049,094 tourists who visited the country from January to March. This is 14.08 percent higher compared to the 1,784,882 tourist arrivals in the same period. “We already welcomed over two million foreign guests to the Philippines in just three months compared to last year when it took four months […]
