Provincial News

Random drug-testing ipatutupad sa mga PUV driver, operators sa Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News ) — Simula sa buwan Disyembre, isasailalim sa random drug testing ang mga driver ng multicab, tricycle at iba pang Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) na magre-renew ng kanilang rehistro ng sasakyan at driver’s license sa Puerto Princesa City. Sang ayon naman dito ang mga multicab at tricycle drivers dahil kung matatandaan, kamakailan lang ay nasangkot at naging suspek ang isang multicab drivers sa pagpatay sa isang estudyante sa lungsod. […]

Gov’t forces recover Marawi’s Grand Mosque from Maute terrorists

  (Eagle News) –Government forces have retaken Marawi City’s Islamic Center mosque or Grand Mosque which had been used by Islamist extremists, particularly the Maute Group, to position their snipers and to hide their hostages. The mosque was retaken before the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte in Marawi for the third time on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 24) For the soldiers and the policemen fighting the Islamist extremists, this is a big win as they predict […]

Mahigit 30,000 na estudyante sa Marawi City, hindi na nakabalik sa pag-aaral dahil sa bakbakan sa lugar

(Eagle News) — Mahigit tatlumpung libong bata sa Marawi City ang hindi na nakabalik sa pag-aaral bunsod ng nagpapatuloy na bakbakan sa lungsod. Sa inilabas na ulat ng Save the Children Philippines, nang magsimula ang bakbakan tatlong buwan na ang nakalipas ay hindi na nakapag-enrol ang nasabing bilang ng mga bata. Paliwanag ni Save the Children Philippines Country Director Ned Olney, maliban sa hindi makapag-enrol, ang mga mag-aaral ay hindi rin makabili ng mga gamit […]

Vietnamese envoy, nagpasalamat sa PHL Navy sa pagkakaligtas sa kababayang nakidnap sa Basilan

(Eagle News) — Personal na nagpasalamat si Vietnamese Ambassador Quoc Tuan kay Navy Chief Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph  Mercado dahil sa matagumpay na pagkakaligtas sa kababayang binihag  sa Basilan. Sa naturang event, nai-turn over na rin ng Navy ang nailigtas na Vietnamese sailor na si Do Trung Huiqe nitong Agosto 20 sa Mataja Island, Basilan. Nangako naman si Navy Chief Vice Admiral Mercado na tuloy ang kanilang operasyon para mailigtas ang ilan pang bihag ng […]

Government forces retake Marawi police station; remains of city’s deputy police chief recovered

(Eagle News) — Soldiers and police personnel have retaken the Marawi police station three months after it was seized by Islamist extremists led by the so-called Maute group in Marawi City when they first attacked the city on May 23. PNP chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said he was “happy” with this development as he announced the good news during his speech at the 116th PNP Day celebration at Camp Kangleon in Palo, Leyte, […]

Siargao, nasa ika-limang puwesto bilang “best surfing spots in the world”

SIARGAO, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nasa ika-limang puwesto ang Siargao Island sa listahan ng “Best surfing spots in the world” ng Conde Nast Traveler. Ayon sa nasabing international travel magazine, ito ay dahil sa makakapal na alon na nakaka-akit sa surfers mula pa noong 1980’s. Nasa unang pwesto naman ng listahan ang Mavericks Beach sa California, Estados Unidos. Tiniyak naman ng mga opisyal sa Surigao del Norte na ligtas puntahan ang Siargao sa kabila ng […]

Poultry culling operations in Pampanga completed

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Department of Agriculture (DA) regional executive director Roy Abaya on Monday, August 21 announced that the cleaning and disinfecting process with areas exposed to the avian influenza virus had been completed. Abaya said that almost 500,000 poultry animals were culled in bird flu-affected farms, but will still have to wait for another 21 days before declaring the town of San Luis, Pampanga of bird flu-free. “Then we will wait […]

North Cotabato wants to set up quarantine checkpoints to prevent bird flu outbreak

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Cotabato 3rd District Board Member Socrates Piñol has proposed the establishment of animal quarantine check-points in the province to prevent the spread of bird flu outbreak in North Cotabato. Piñol said that checkpoints should be established in the various entry points of the province as well as in the railroads to prevent the negative impact of a bird flu outbreak to the poultry industry in North Cotabato. “Although geographically, […]

Military detachment malapit sa Marawi, inatake ng hinihinalang miyembro ng Maute Group

Inatake ng armadong grupo ang isang military detachment malapit sa Marawi City. Batay sa ulat, ang kampo ng 55th Infantry Battalion na pinapatakbo ng Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) ay inatake ng mga pinaniniwalaang supporters ng Maute-ISIS terror group sa Lanao Del Sur. Wala namang napaulat na nasugatan sa nasabing pag-atake. Dahil sa insidente, mas hinigpitan pa ang seguridad sa Marawi City at nagsasagawa na ng pursuit operations ang mga otoridad laban sa umatakeng […]

Mahigit 130 na sundalo ipinadala sa Nueva Ecija para tumulong mapigilan ang pagkalat ng bird flu 

(Eagle News) — Aabot sa mahigit isang daan at tatlumpung sundalo mula sa 7th Infantry Division ng Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command (AFP-NOLCOM) ang muling ipinadala sa Nueva Ecija para tumulong mapigilan ang pagkalat ng bird flu. Agad na sumailalim ang mga sundalo sa training sa pangangasiwa ng Department of Agriculture para tumulong na macontain ang outbreak. Idineploy ang mga sundalo matapos magrequest ang Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) ng assistance matapos […]

PNP Chief Dela Rosa: 17-year-old killed in Caloocan drug op was drug courier for “neighborhood toughie” dad, uncles

(Eagle News) — The 17-year-old who was killed in a drug operation in Caloocan last week was a drug courier for his father and uncles. This was what Philippine National Police Director Roland Dela Rosa revealed in a radio interview, amid criticisms over how the police handled Wednesday’s police operation that led to the death of Kian Loyd Delos Santos. According to the PNP chief, Zaldy, Delos Santos’ father, is also known as a “siga” […]

PNP Pampanga to arrest those who will smuggle poultry products out of quarantine zone

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police Region III Office will arrest individuals who will attempt to smuggle poultry products out of the 1-kilometer quarantine zone in Pampanga affected by avian flu. According to PNP Region III Director Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, the PNP had already established checkpoints in cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry in order to control the egress of poultry products in the 1-km quarantine zone. https://youtu.be/BJeI1hjiSgY