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Task force that will look into possible liability of local officials since 2001 formed (Eagle News)— Charges will be filed against those responsible for what happened to Boracay, Department of the Interior and Local Government officer in charge Eduardo Año said. In an interview with reporters, Año said the charges will be filed “in the six months timeframe” he said was given by President Rodrigo Duterte for the DILG and other departments to clean up […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several senators conducted an ocular inspection in Boracay, looking at business establishments that may have violated environmental laws. Senator Cynthia Villar led the ocular inspection. Before this, Villar in a radio interview said that she was not in favor of suggestions to close down all businesses in the area. She said she would rather close down only those that are not compliant to environmental and building laws. Meanwhile, Senator […]
LIBUGAN, Maguindanao (Eagle News) — Isinasagawa ngayon (Biernes, Marso 2) ang isang blood donation activity ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Maguindanao sa Libungan municipal gym sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Department of Health. Kabilang rin sa aktibidad na ito ang SCAN International at ang mga kapisanang pansambahayan sa INC. Ang nasabing blood letting activity at isinagawa bilang pagtulong sa kapwa na nangangailangan ng dugo, kaanib man o hindi ng INC. Ang ganitong pagkilos ay alinsunod sa […]
(Eagle News) — A barangay chair was shot dead in Batangas on Thursday. A police report said Mario Sulit of Barangay Hugom was outside his garage when he was shot around 9 p.m. The suspects who were on board a motorcycle fled. Sulit died en route to the hospital. Authorities are still conducting an investigation into the incident.
Closure will facilitate island rehabilitation, Teo says (Eagle News) — Some Cabinet officials are pushing for the total closure of business establishments in Boracay for 60 days. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said she and Eduardo Año had discussed closing down the same from June 1 to July 31 to facilitate the rehabilitation of the island. President Rodrigo Duterte, who has called the island a “cesspool,” has given the two officials and Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu six […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges against former Southern Leyte Gov. Rosette Lerias and five others over an allegedly anomalous fertilizer deal. In a statement on Thursday, the Ombudsman said a complaint for falsification of public documents should also be filed against Lerias and Virginia Cruz, Catalino Olayvar, Teopisto Rojas, Jr., Fernando Moralde and Joseph Duarte of the Provincial Government Bids and Awards Committee for their approval […]
AURORA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang pagpapaigting ng ugnayan ng mga mamamahayag at ng kasundaluhan sa Aurora para sa kapayapaan, pagkakaisa at pagbabalita ng wastong impormasyon. Sa isinagawang strategic planning para sa isang taong programa, magkatuwang na bumuo ng mga plano ang Kaugnay Media Defense Corps Incorporated (KMDCI) Aurora Chapter at 91st Infantry Sinagtala Battalion. Isa sa mga kampanya ng KMDCI ngayong taon ang massive recruitment ng Philippine Army Reservists na siyang magiging katuwang […]
Magkakaroon ng mahigit na walong oras na power interruption ngayong Huwebes, Marso 1 sa bayan Llanera at ilang bahagi ng Gen. Natividad sa Nueva Ecija. Ang nasabing abiso ay ipinaabot ng pangasiwaan ng Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative, Inc. Area 2 (NEECO II AREA2 ). Ang power interruption ay magsisimula ng 8:30 ng umaga hanggang 5:00 ng hapon. Apektado ng nasabing power interruption ang Bayan ng Llanera, Brgy. Mataas na Kahoy at ilang bahagi ng […]
TACLOBAN at BILIRAN, Leyte (Eagle News) — Tatlo katao ang naaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation-Anti-Human Trafficking Division sa kasong human trafficking sa Biliran at Tacloban City, Leyte sa isinagawang operasyon noong Pebrero 23 at 24, 2018. Ang tatlong suspek ay kinilala na sila Renelyn M. Perol, Michelle M. Bayonaco at Ariel V. Geraldo. Ang kaso ay nakuha mula sa isang impormasyong natanggap na ang suspek na si Renelyn Medella Perol, ay nag-offer ng mga […]
MARIVELES, Bataan (Eagle News) — Muling ginawaran sa pangatlong pagkakataon ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ng Seal of Good Local Governance ang bayan ng Mariveles, Bataan. At mula sa labing-isang (11) munisipalidad sa lalawigan ng Bataan, walo rito ay tumanggap ng award mula sa DILG tulad ng bayan ng Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Bagac, Morong, Orani, Pilar, Samal at ang bayan ng Mariveles , kabilang din ang siyudad ng Balanga at ang lalawigan […]
(Eagle News) – Aabot na sa Php 9.5 million ang halaga ng nagagastos sa pondo ng bayan dahil sa paghabol ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa mga sumusuway sa environmental laws sa Boracay island. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng DENR na si Undersecretary Jonas Leones, ang nasabing halaga ay binubuo pa lamang ng projected expenses sa surveys ng illegal occupants, demolisyon sa illegal structures, monitoring sa mga operasyon at mga hakbang para maresolba […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the entire island of Luzon under yellow alert. According to the NGCP, there is a limited electricity reserve in Luzon and that system has only 9, 971 megawatts capacity there This was due to the unexpected shutdown of several power plants. Under a yellow alert, the grid has thin reserves based on the supply and demand of power in the […]
