Provincial News

Two men nabbed for election-related extortion in Laguna

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 […]

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San Quintin police in Pangasinan displays names of candidates for barangay, SK polls who have not undergone drug tests so far

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 […]

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In photos: INC members in Tarlac join Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty despite heavy rain

(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 […]

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Mahigit sa 100 ektarya ng palaisdaan sa Obando, Bulacan, apektado ng fish kill

(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 […]

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DENR, itinakda ang Mayo 30 na deadline sa Palawan para gibain ang mga iligal na istraktura

(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 […]

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3 pulis sa Zamboanga Sibugay, sinibak matapos magpositibo sa isinagawang random drug test

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. […]

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Production van ng isang TV network, tumaob sa highway ng Morong, Bataan

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 […]

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More than 2M tourists visited PHL in Q1

(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 […]

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2 quakes hit Catanduanes, aftershocks expected, says Phivolcs

    (Eagle News) – A 5.9 magnitude quake hit Catanduanes at 2:19 pm on May 5, Saturday, with a depth of 46 kilometers. This came four hours after a magnitude 4.6 quake hit the province, 19 kilometers south east of Baras. Both quakes were of tectonic origin. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) advisory, it is expecting aftershocks after the latest quake that hit Catanduanes Saturday afternoon. The quake was […]

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Duterte reiterates he wants Boracay island under land reform; eyes “only small area for tourism”

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 2, reiterated his vow to pursue land reform in Boracay, saying he does not want the entire island to be used for commercial and tourism purposes alone. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is forestland agriculture (land). Do not push me to the wall. Kasi hindi pa commercial ‘yan. Hindi pa rin residential,” Duterte said. He said he would ask his Cabinet members to look into the possibility of […]

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High-powered firearms na-recover sa hotel at security agency na pagmamay-ari ni Ardot Parojinog

Ni Dia Marmi Bazar Misamis Occidental News Bureau OZAMIZ, Misamis Occidental (Eagle News) — Narecover ng Philippine National Police-Ozamiz ang iba’t ibang high powered firearms sa hotel at security agency na pagmamay-ari ni dating Misamis Occidental Provincial Board Member Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog kamakailan. Dala ang isang search warrant, ni-raid ng mga operatiba ng PNP sa pangunguna ni Police Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido ang Dottie’s Inn at ang MROP Security Agency sa Banadero. Nakumpiska ang sumusunod: […]

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Asawa at biyenan ng isang kandidato, pinagbabaril

Ni Miriam Timan Eagle News Correspondent CALBAYOG CITY, Samar (Eagle News) – Pinagbabaril ang asawa at biyenan ng kumakandidatong Barangay Konsehal na si Jaquilia Francisco ng Brgy. San Jose, Calbayog City, Samar ng mga hindi pa nakikilalang armadong kalalakihan sa Sitio Inawacan, San Jose, Lower Happy Valley, Calbayog City. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ang mga biktima ay nasa kanilang farmland na may layong dalawang kilometro ang sa Brgy. Poblacion ng Brgy. San Jose. Nang dumating […]

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