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(Eagle News) – If you’re climbing Mt. Pulag, bring a fire extinguisher. This is a new requirement after a fire caused by tourists destroyed a portion of the mountain on January 20, the park superintendent’s office said. It added that Mt. Pulag will be closed to tourists for five to six months so the grasslands will regrow. Authorities said a group of hikers from Cebu brought a butane gas burner and after they lit it, the […]
Nina Willson Palima at Jackie Palima Eagle News Correspondents BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Naglunsad ng isang libreng Football Clinic sa mga kabataan at persons with disability (PWDs) ang dayuhang coach na si Boby Jeff ng Black Lions Football Club. Katuwang niya ang Rotary Club of Metro Biñan District 3820 at sa suporta ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Biñan. Isinagawa ito sa Alonte Sports Oval Stadium, Brgy. Zapote, Biñan City, Laguna kamakailan. Sa pangunguna ni […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kokontrolin na ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang tourism activities sa El Nido, Palawan. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, ito ay upang mapangalaan at maprotektahan ang mayaman na biodiversity ng nasabing isla. Kaugnay nito, inatasan ng kalihim ang mga opisyal ng DENR-MIMAROPA na ilagay ang El Nido bilang “priority area”. Kasunod ito ng mga ulat na nahaharap ang El Nido sa problema na may kaugnayan sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) are now monitoring Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon and Kanlaon in Negros Island, after showing signs of volcanic activity According to NDRRMC Executive Director, Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Ricardo Jalad, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) during the past 24 hours recorded five volcanic earthquakes around Kanlaon. PHIVOLCS […]
BULAN, Sorsogon (Eagle News) – Isang hinihinalang sinkhole ang natagpuan ng mga residente sa kabundukan ng Barangay Calpi, Bulan, Sorsogon. Ito ay may tinatayang lalim na pitumpu’t-limang talampakan o katumbas ng tatlong palapag na gusali. Nagdulot ito ng malawak na pagguho ng lupa at pagkasira ng mga kakahuyan sa paligid. Binisita ito ng mga taga-disaster risk reduction management office ng Bulan upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga residente na halos isang kilometro lamang ang layo […]
KABAYAN, Benguet (Eagle News) – Marami pa ring mga turista ang umaakyat sa tanyag na Mt. Pulag sa Kabayan, Benguet. Ito ay sa kabila ng pagkakasunog ng 5.7 kilometers na bahagi ng bundok noong nakaraang linggo. Ayon kay Mt. Pulag Parks Management Superintendent Teber Dionisio, maraming mga turista ang nagpareserba para sa trekking at hiking activities doon. Tiniyak nito na magiging alerto ang kaniyang opisina para hindi makapunta ang mga turista sa nasunog na bahagi […]
DIPACULAO, Aurora (Eagle news) – A huge white female shark, about 17 feet long, was found lifeless on the shore of Brgy. Lobbot in Dipaculao, Aurora. Residents in the area were surprised because this was the first time they have seen such a big shark The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified this type of white shark, also known as “great white shark,” as a “vulnerable” species. Philippine laws prohibit the capture […]
(Eagle News) — At least two people were killed and 12 others–including a congressman and his wife— were injured after two grenades exploded at a public gathering in Abra early Thursday. Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, director of the Cordillera Administrative Region, said the attack–which he said could have targeted Abra Rep. Joseph Sto. Nino Bernos and his wife, Abra Mayor Mitzie Bernos— took place around 1:30 a.m. in La Paz. Carranza said in an interview […]
LEGAZPI, Albay– Tens of thousands more people have fled Mount Mayon, relief workers said Wednesday, as foreign tourists arrived to watch the flaming lava and giant clouds spurting from its crater. More than 70,000 residents are now crammed in schools and other buildings, a figure that has nearly doubled over the past three days, officials said, two weeks after the volcano in Albay began showing signs of activity. Volcanologists on Monday warned of a […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a US citizen who has an outstanding warrant for his arrest in his country. The BI said on Wednesday that Larry John St. Clair, 45, was nabbed by members of the bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit in Dagupan on January 20. The agency said St. Clair had an outstanding warrant after he violated the terms of his release. The BI said a California court convicted St. Clair for possession […]
(Eagle News) —An official of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council gave the assurance the agency was acting swiftly to help communities affected by the Mayon volcano’s recent activity. “The National Council provides assistance through the distribution of relief items such as food, non-food items, medicines and other logistics to disaster-stricken communities…we assure the public of our urgent action to augment LGU (local government unit) capacity to provide needed relief assistance,” NDDRMC executive […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service The 20-year-old Spanish national who was arrested in Basilan on Monday on suspicion of being a terrorist has denied the allegations against him, saying he was only on vacation in the country. Abdelhakim Labidi Adib made the statement during inquest proceedings held at the Department of Justice on Wednesday. “I have nothing to do with this,” Adib told reporters in Spanish. He said he arrived in Manila on December […]
