GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang daang mangingisda ang nakatanggap ng mga bangkang fiber glass sa General Santos City. Ang nasabing programa ay sa ilalim ng pagbabago program ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Isinagawa ang turn-over ceremony sa MSV Fishing Compound sa barangay Bawing, Gen. Santos City. Ang nasabing seremonya ay dinaluhan din ng ilang lokal na opisyal. Hinimok naman ang mga mangingisda na nakatanggap ng mga bagong bangka na makiisa sa kampanya kontra […]
Provincial News
5 dead, 11 injured in Kawit, Cavite road crash
(Eagle News) — Five people were killed while 11 more were injured in a road crash along Centennial Highway in Kawit, Cavite on Wednesday morning, September 6. The public utility vehicle with a plate number DVK-713 was traveling from Zapote, Las Piñas to Tanza, Cavite when the driver hit a concrete electrical post. According to Kawit Police Station C/Insp. Jeffrey Punzalaan, the jeepney which was loaded with 16 passengers was heavily damaged with its windshield […]
SSS donates half of anniversary budget to victims of Marawi, Ormoc quake
QUEZON City, Philippines — For its 60th Anniversary, the Social Security System conducted a simple celebration with President Rodrigo Duterte as their guest of honor. Social Security Commission Chairman Amado D. Valdez said that they decided to make the celebration simple and to donate half of their anniversary budget as financial aid to those who were affected by the Marawi conflict and the earthquake in Ormoc. He said that this would be more meaningful for SSS, […]
Patay na Irrawaddy dolphin natagpuan sa pampang ng Malampaya Sound
TAYTAY, Palawan (Eagle News) — Isang Irrawaddy dolphin ang hindi na nagawa pang maisalba at maibalik ng mga tauhan ng City Environment & Natural Resoures Office (CENRO)-Taytay sa natural habitat nito nang aksidenteng sumabit ang buntot nito sa isang lambat. Ayon kay Forest Ranger Ricky Tandoc ng CENRO-Taytay, isang mangingisda umano ang humingi ng tulong sa kanila upang maialis sa pagkakasabit sa lambat ang isang dolphin sa Brgy. Old Guinlo sa Malampaya Sound sa Taytay, […]
Missing 14-year-old companion of slain teenager Carl Angelo Arnaiz found dead in Nueva Ecija
(Eagle News) — The 14-year-old companion of slain teenager Carl Angelo Arnaiz was found dead in Nueva Ecija on Wednesday. Supt. Peter Madria, Gapan police chief, said Reynaldo de Guzman was discovered at a creek around 11:30 a.m. The discovery was reported to the police in the afternoon. According to Madria, De Guzman’s head was wrapped in packing tape, and his body bore 31 stab wounds. Madria said the boy’s body would be subjected to […]
Sasakyan ng mayor ng San Felipe, Zambales, tinambangan; 1 sugatan
SAN FELIPE, Zambales (Eagle News) – Tinambangan ng mga hindi pa nakilalang suspek ang sasakyan ni San Felipe, Zambales Mayor Carolyn Fariñas. Ayon sa pulisya, bandang 7:50 ng umaga noong Lunes, September 4 nang maganap ang krimen habang binabagtas nina Fariñas, Raul Rosete at staff na si John Ray Ramil ang Mendaros Street malapit sa highway sakay ng Toyota Innova. Natalsikan ng mga bubog ang mukha ng driver na si Rosete matapos paulanan sila ng bala […]
Flood advisory inilabas sa mga lugar sa palibot ng Cagayan River Basin
(Eagle News) – Nagpalabas ng flood advisory ang PAG-ASA sa mga lugar na nakapalibot sa Cagayan River Basin. Ayon sa PAG-ASA, sa nakalipas na 24 oras, mahina hanggang moderate na pag-ulan ang nararanasan sa Cagayan. Dahil dito, maari umanong magkaroon ng pagtaas ng water level sa Magat River, Siffu River, Mallig River, Pinacanauan Rivers ng Ilagan, Tumauini, San Pablo at Tuguegarao, Pared River, Dummun River, Zinundungan River, Chico River, Abulug River, at Baua River. Sa ngayon […]
Low pressure area develops into tropical depression; “Kiko” expected to bring rains over parts of northern Luzon
(Eagle News) — A low pressure area last spotted over Aurora has developed into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services said on Monday. Pagasa said in its 5 p.m. bulletin that Tropical Depression “Kiko” was formed around 2 p.m., and that its center was last seen 490 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora. Kiko–which packs 55 kilometers per hour winds, and gusts of up to 65 kph— is the first typhoon in the country […]
UPDATED: Authorities arrest Puerto Princesa Vice Mayor Marcaida; seize suspected shabu, firearms from his house
(Eagle News) — Authorities on Monday arrested Puerto Princesa Vice Mayor Luis Marcaida III, after they seized high-powered firearms and suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride during a raid in his house. The police said authorities recovered 30 sachets containing suspected methampethamine hydrochloride wrapped in a plastic pack, and weapons consisting of a .22-caliber rifle, three rifle grenades, a fragmentation grenade, and four .45-cal. pistols, from Marcaida’s house in Barangay Bancao-Bancao. The drug raid led by the local police […]
Shell fish ban, idineklara sa walong lalawigan sa Visayas
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala sa publiko ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) sa shellfish ban sa walong probinsya sa Visayas. Ito ay matapos mag-positibo sa red tide toxin ang mga baybayin ng Milagros, Masbate. Habang nagpositibo naman sa paralytic shellfish poison ang Irong-Irong; Maqueda Bay; Villareal Bay; Daram Island sa Western Samar; Matarinao Bay sa Eastern Samar; Carigara Bay sa Leyte; Balite Bay sa Davao Oriental; Mati, Davao Oriental; Tambobo Bay, Negros Oriental; […]
11-oras na brownout, mararanasan sa Negros Oriental sa Sabado, September 2 – NGCP
(Eagle News) — Makakaranas ng 11-hour power outage ang ilang parte ng Negros Oriental sa Sabado, Setyembre a dos, dahil sa gagawing maintenance activities ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Sa inilabas na advisory ng NGCP, magsisimula ang power outage ng ala-siete ng umaga (7:00 AM) na tatagal hanggang ala-sais ng hapon (6:00 PM). Ilan sa maaapektuhan ay ang NORECO I sa Bais, Bindoy at Guihulngan substations, habang sa NORECO II ay ang […]
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, kabilang sa “50 natural wonders” ng CNN Travel
(Eagle News) — Nasa ika-tatlumpung pwesto ang Puerto Princesa Subterranean River sa “50 natural wonders” ng CNN Travel. Kinilala ng CNN Travel ang Subterranean River na perpektong lugar para sa cruising– hindi raw dapat palampasin na makita ang mga cute na hayop doon. Ikinalugod naman ng Department of Tourism ang naging pagkilala ng CNN Travel at sinabi na marami pang natural wonder sa Palawan na dapat makita ng mga turista. Kinilala din ang Palawan bilang […]