Provincial News

Sec. Lorenzana, kumpiyansang malapit nang mapabagsak ang Abu Sayyaf

Ni Jun Cronico Eagle News Correspondent ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Napipinto na umano na tuluyan nang mapabagsak ang teroristang grupo na Abu Sayyaf, ito ang binitiwang pahayag ni Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ng Department of National Defense (DND). Ito ay matapos matanggap ang balitang sumuko na sa militar ang notorious at ang isa sa top 2 ASG leader na si Nurhassan Jamiri sa Basilan kasama ang 13 tauhan nito. Kalakip nilang isinuko ang 10 high-powered […]

Couple wounded in grenade blasts in North Cotabato

M’LANG, North Cotabato (Eagle News) – A couple were wounded in two grenade explosions in North Cotabato on Sunday night, April 1. The victims were identified as Nestor Lambid Nuñez, 58, and his wife Jovy, 54, both residents of Purok 2, Barangay Nueva Bida. According to Supt. Bernard Tayong, spokesperson of the Cotabato Police Provincial Office,  the couple were eating  dinner when the blasts hit the front of their home around 7 p.m. They were […]

Marawi residents allowed to return to “ground zero”

By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse After fleeing for their lives nearly a year ago, some residents of the battle-scarred city of Marawi were allowed back Sunday for the first time — to dig through the rubble that was once their homes. Swathes of the southern city were destroyed in five months of house-to-house fighting between troops and jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group that killed nearly 1,200. The stunned and tearful residents, who once […]

Pangilinan: Maranaos should be allowed to “return to their homeland”

(Eagle News)–Senator Francis Pangilinan said the Maranaos should be allowed  to “return to their homeland and repair or make new homes on the same site where they (were) situated before the siege.” “Let them rebuild from their roots,” he said, noting that their homes were where “their  families converge, where their Islamic faith has been grounded, where their value systems have been established…” “They should be allowed to return to ground zero and be given assistance, […]

Bantay Lansangan, Ligtas na Paglalakbay, isinasagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Cagayan

(Eagle News) — Kasalukuyang isinasagawa ng SCAN International ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa Distrito ng Cagayan East probinsya ng Cagayan ang Bantay Lansangan, Ligtas na Paglalakbay. Ang layunin ng nasabing aktibidad, ay makatulong sa pamahalaan pangunahin na sa Philippine National Police(PNP) para magabayan at matulongan ang mga kababayan nating motorista sa kanilang paglalakbay ngayong bakasyon. Dalawang dako ang nagsisilbing istasyon o himpilan ang mga miyembro ng SCAN na matatagpuan sa Barangay Pateng, sa bayan ng […]

SCAN International nagsagawa ng serbisyo publiko Bantay Lansangan sa Laguna

  (Eagle News) — Maaga pa lamang ay nakahanda na sa ibat ibang dako ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo SCAN International sa Laguna upang magbigay ng libreng serbisyo publiko sa mga motoristang bumibyahe. Layunin ng bantay lansangan na ito na masigurong ligtas na makarating at magkaroon ng payapang paglalakbay ang mga kababayan nating motorista na magbabakasyon at samantalahin ang araw na walang pasok. Bago pa man itakda ang bantay lansangan ay nakipag ugnayan […]

4.7-magnitude quake hits Borongan, Eastern Samar

(Eagle News)– A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck Borongan City in Eastern Samar early Friday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit  23 kilometers east of Borongan at 1:20 a.m. The earthquake, of tectonic origin, had  a depth of 20 kilometers. It was felt at Intensity IV in Borongan City.

Tribong Manobo, lumagda sa kasunduan kaugnay ng pagbawi ng suporta sa mga rebeldeng NPA 

(Eagle News) –Sa pamamagitan ng paglagda sa isang malaking tarpaulin sa mismong covered court ng Barangay Kabulanan sa bayan ng Sultan Kudarat sa Maguindanao, pinatunayan ng mga Tribong Manobo na hindi na sila susuporta sa mga teroristang New People’s Army (NPA) na gumagala malapit sa kanilang sinasakang bukirin. Ang kanilang ginawang paglagda ay nangangahulugan umanong itotodo na nila kooperasyon sa gobyerno bilang pagsupil sa kilusang pan-terorista sa bansa. Ang higit walumpung katao na nagpakita na […]

PHIVOLCS lowers Mayon volcano alert status

  (Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mayon volcano, following what it said was a “general decline in unrest.” In its 8 a.m. bulletin, PHIVOLCS said  the alert status was now at 2 instead of 3, considering that seismic activity has “waned,” and no new lava has been detected on the volcano’s summit crater. PHIVOLCS said Mayon’s summit glow  has also diminished “from intense to faint,” and […]

Panay Island among Top 25 destinations in Asia – TripAdvisor

(Eagle News) — Panay Island in Western Visayas is among the top 25 destinations in Asia this year, according to the TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website. Panay ranked No. 20 and was the only Philippine destination in Asia’s best list. Panay Island is composed of Antique, Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo provinces. The online magazine TripAdvisor cited Puka Beach, Ariel’s Point, White Beach, Motag Travel Musuem, and the Gigantes Group of Islands as some of […]

SC urged to transfer trial venue of cases filed vs ex-NBI official, others

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to transfer the trial venue of the cases filed against Atty. Augusto Eric Isidoro, the alleged owner of the Catanduanes property where a shabu laboratory stood, and his co-accused  to any court in the National Capital Region instead. In his letter to Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said this was because the “accused in these cases are politically connected […]

Lalawigan ng Aurora, dinarayo ng mga bakasyunista

AURORA, Baler (Eagle News) — Kilala ang bayan ng Baler bilang surfing capital ng bansa bunsod ng naglalakihang alon mula sa dagat Pasipiko. Ngunit hindi lang Baler ang may itinatagong ganda na maaaring puntahan ng mga turista sa lalawigan ng Aurora. Nariyan ang bayan ng Casiguran—bagamat simple at payak ang pamumuhay ng mga tao rito hindi maikakaila ang ganda ng kanilang beach na matatagpuan sa Aurora Pacific Ecozone. Positibo ang pananaw ng nag-iisang kongresista ng […]