Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News)– Five soldiers were wounded by a blast from an improvised explosive device in Maguindanao on Sunday. PFC Maguncia, PFC Purol, Pvt. Ramirez, 1Lt. Jano Cyril C. Reyes and PFC Crispo–who are all members of the 57th Infantry Battalion—were wounded after the IED hit their vehicle in Barangay Meta in Datu Unsay around 7:30 a.m. There are no other details available. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
(Eagle News)– The body of Joanna Demafelis arrived in Iloilo on Saturday, days after she was found in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait. The plane carrying Demafelis arrived around 6 a.m. She was welcomed by her loved ones, who couldn’t help but break down upon seeing her remains. Demafelis is slated to be brought to her hometown in Sara, where a two-week wake will be held. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said […]
(Eagle News) — The National Union of People’s Lawyers said retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr. “self-destructed” in his last court hearing on the kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges filed against him. In a text message to reporters on Thursday, NUPL president Edre Olalia said Palparan, who reportedly maintained his innocence in the disappearance of two University of the Philippines students in 2006, “self-destructed with his contrived and sloppy defense.” “It’s all bare denial and blames imagined […]
BOHOL, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakaligtas ang 15 Chinese nationals na unang naiulat na nawawala sakay ng dalawang motorbanca matapos ma-rescue ng Coastguard sa kasagsagan ng bagyong “Basyang” sa probinsya ng Bohol. Ayon sa Coastguard Substation Talibon, nakatanggap sila ng tawag mula sa isang Ethel Natera ng Chinese Consulate, kung saan nagbigay ito ng impormasyon tungkol sa mga Chinese national na nakasakay sa mga motorbanca. Ang mga sasakyan ay nagka-engine trouble umano malapit sa Cabul-An […]
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet (Eagle News) — Sa hinaharap, maaari nang mamasyal sa bagong diskubre na kweba sa Baguio City. Kapag ito ay pormal nang binuksan ng City Government of Baguio para gawing isang tourist spot ay papangalanan itong Bilis Cave. Ayon kay Baguio City councilor Leandro Yangot Jr., kailangan munang magawan ng mga guidelines bago pormal na buksan sa publiko ang lugar upang maingatan at mapanatili ang kagandahan at kalinisan nito.
(Eagle News) — The body of the Filipina who was killed in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan last week is expected to arrive in Tuguegarao, Cagayan today, Thursday. The body of Melody Albano Castro is expected to be brought to her hometown a day after it arrived in the Philippines via a commercial plane from Taiwan. Castro was initially tagged as missing after the earthquake struck the city of Hualien on Tuesday, February 6. A […]
(Eagle News) — The military on Wednesday discovered food and medical supplies buried by suspected members of the New People’s Army in a forested area in Bukidnon for future use. In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Randy Remonte, commanding officer of the 88th Infantry Battalion of the Army’s 4th ID, said residents of Barangay Concepcion, Valencia, tipped his men about the presence of the food packs, medical supplies, and sacks of rice the rebels reportedly extorted from […]
(Eagle News) — The Ombudsman has ordered the suspension of Aurora Governor Gerardo Noveras after he allegedly allowed his own dump trucks to be used in the construction of a barangay project. In meting out the nine-month suspension without pay, the Ombudsman said in a decision approved on January 15 that Noveras was “liable for conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service” for allowing Remnant Builders–which won the P232,441.50 contract for the project […]
Scores of holiday resorts on the Philippines’ famous white-sand island Boracay have been given two months to clean up or face closure, officials said Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned tourists were swimming in polluted waters. The outspoken leader last week blasted the tiny island’s hotels, restaurants and other businesses, accusing them of dumping sewage directly into the sea and turning it into a “cesspool.” The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said a total […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Para lalo pa umanong mapaigting ng hukbo ng Naval Forces Western Mindanao ang pagbabantay sa karagatang sakop ng Zambasulta (Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawitawi) ay nagsanay sila ng higit 100 na bagong recruit na mga indibidwal para sa bagong batch ng Special Cafgu Active Auxiliary. Sumailalim ang 196 sa sampung araw na basic military training upang magkaroon ng kasanayan sa pagtatanggol ng buhay mula sa banta ng mga teroristang nag-ooperate sa mga karagatang […]
(Eagle News) — Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf abducted a government engineer in Sulu on Wednesday. The police said Enrico Nee, a Department of Public Works and Highways drill supervisor, was leaving his house in Barangay Upper San Raymundo in Jolo when the abduction took place around 8 a.m. The suspects fled toward Barangay Anuling in Patikul on board a vehicle. Authorities are now conducting an investigation.
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nananatiling suspendido ang klase sa Tacloban City at ilang bayan sa Leyte dahil sa walang tigil na mga pag-ulan dulot ng bagyong ‘Basyang.’ Sa ipinalabas na Executive Order No. 2018-02-096 ni Mayor Cristina Romualdez, walang pasok sa lahat ng antas sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan sa Tacloban City. Suspendido rin ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa bayan ng Palo, Barugo, Burauen, at Jaro, Leyte. Wala namang pasok sa […]
