Provincial News

Guwardiya patay sa nangyaring ambush sa Agusan del Norte; bank manager sugatan

Ni Nova Villafañe Eagle News Service BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte (Eagle News) – Patay ang guwardiya ng isang kilalang bangko habang sugatan naman ang kasama nitong manager sa nangyaring robbery at pag-ambush sa kanilang sinasakyang L300 ng tatlong armadong lalaki. Nangyari ang pananambang sa Brgy. Agong-ong, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte nitong Lunes, Pebrero 19. Kinilala ang guwardya na si Nelson Lumanao na idineklarang dead-on-the-spot matapos magtamo ng multiple gunshot wounds habang sugatan naman ang manager […]

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Lawyer of Kerwin Espinosa shot dead in ambush after Cebu City hearing

  (Eagle News) – The lawyer of controversial drug dealer Kerwin Espinosa was shot dead on Monday, February 19, in an ambush after attending a hearing for his client in Cebu City in one of the busiest sections of the city Lawyer Jan Ungab was declared dead at around 2 p.m. after two unidentified gunman staged an ambush, shooting him twice in the head while he was inside his car just before noon. Ungab, who […]

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Nasa 70 pamilya, apektado ng sunog sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (Eagle News) — Tinatayang aabot sa mahigit 70 pamilya ang nasunugan sa Barangay Bancao-Bancao, Palawan Linggo ng hapon, Pebrero 18. Ayon sa nakapanayam ng Eagle News team, nagsimula umano ang sunog sa isang napabayaan bukas gasul. At dahil dikit-dikit ang mga kabahayan at gawa sa mga light material o sawali ang karamihan sa mga ding-ding ng mga bahay ng residente, mas lalo umanong bumilis ang pagkalat ng apoy sinabayan pa ng malakas […]

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Municipal ordinance ukol sa electric fishing, ipinatutupad sa Natividad, Pangasinan

Ni Juvy Barraca Eagle News Correspondent NATIVIDAD, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Ipinatutupad na ng lokal na pamahalan ng Natividad, Pangasinan ang Municipal ordinance ukol sa pagbabawal sa electric fishing at poisoning sa mga ilog sa nasabing lalawigan. Ayon sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Natividad, ang pagsisimula ng ordinansang ito ay naging mahirap dahil bukod sa pagsasaka ay pangingisda sa mga ilog ang isa sa mga pangunahing pinagkakakitaan ng mga residente ng nasabing bayan. Dahil dito, nagbigay […]

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Hindi natapos na drainage system inaming sanhi ng water pollution sa Boracay

BORACAY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aminado ang Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI) na ang unfinished drainage system ang dahilan ng water pollution sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay Nennette Aguirre-Graf, presidente ng BFI, dinisenyo ang mga drainage system para kontrolin ang pagbaha sa isla ngunit ang masaklap, ginamit na itong tapunan ng dumi ng ilan sa mga residente at establisyemento doon. Paliwanag ni Graf, nagagamit sa hindi tamang paraan ang mga drainage canal sa Boracay dahil gawa […]

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5 soldiers injured in Maguindanao blast

(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.

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Joanna Demafelis’ remains arrive in Iloilo

(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 […]

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NUPL: Palparan “self-destructed” in hearing on kidnapping, serious illegal detention raps

(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 […]

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15 Chinese national na naiulat na nawawala, nailigtas ng PCG

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 […]

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Bilis Cave, malapit nang buksan sa publiko upang maging isa sa tourist spots sa Baguio City

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.  

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Body of Filipina caretaker who died in Taiwan quake to be brought to Cagayan today

(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 […]

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Military discovers food packs, medical supplies buried by suspected NPA rebels in forested area in Bukidnon

(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 […]

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