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YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, after the country’s ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks to make an emotional plea for action against the military junta. The country has been shaken by a wave of protests since a coup toppled civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Authorities have ramped up the use of force to suppress dissent, deploying tear gas, […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — A good son, and a good husband. This was how Cpl. Lauro De Guzman was described by his grieving parents, and his wife. The bemedalled police officer was among the four killed in the misencounter between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Lauro’s wife, Andrea, still could not believe that he was among those killed […]
by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Friday for the first time publicly accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of targeting the powerful heir apparent. The prince, who is de facto ruler of the US ally and oil provider, “approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Feb. 26, said the National Bureau of Investigation should be the sole agency to probe the shootout between the police and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Senator Bong Go said the President made the remark in his meeting with officials of the Philippine National Police and PDEA to discuss the shootout in Quezon City that left at least five killed. Go said apart […]
Cebu, where 2 “variants of concern” had been confirmed, to remain under MGCQ (Eagle News) — Metro Manila, and the cities of Baguio, Davao, Iligan and Tacloban, as well as five other provinces will be under General Community Quarantine for March, according to Malacanang. The five other provinces are Kalinga, Mt. Province and Batangas in Luzon, and Lanao del Sur in Mindanao. Cebu where the Department of Health has earlier noted the presence of […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 tremor episodes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. Apart from the 130 volcanic tremors that lasted from one to five minutes, 28 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. “Despite these, only weak steam-laden plumes were emitted by fumarolic activity at the vents of the main crater,” PHIVOLCS said. PHIVOLCS said temperature highs of 74.6°C and a pH of 1.59 were last measured […]
(Eagle News) –The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed its first female PCG commodores. Dr. Luz L. Escarrilla and Dr. Fran F. Eden effectively made history as the PCG’s first generals after President Rodrigo Duterte approved their promotion on Feb. 15. Apart from Escarrilla and Eden, six more PCG officials were promoted by the President. The first female commodores are COVID-19 frontliners. A Naval commodore is a senior officer ranked above a captain and below a […]
(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit East Extension will start partial operations this year. The Department of Transportation said partial operations are slated a day after its inauguration, on April 26. The DOTr said the project, composed of two new stations, will aid commuters traveling from Recto, Manila to Masinag, Antipolo and back. Travel time will be reduced from three hours to only 40 minutes, the department said. The DOTr said once fully operational, […]
(Eagle News) — Five new COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14878. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery and death tallies remain at 9366 and 1016, respectively. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths among overseas Filipinos, at 8131, 4755, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has seized over P800,000 worth of illegal drugs from three people in separate operations in Bataan and Bulacan. The PNP said the P810,000 worth of shabu and marijuana were seized from Klayron Nico Santos, 31; Ronniel Sanchez, 21; and Robin Gabriel Llanes, 19; on Thursday. First to be arrested were Santos and Sanchez at 10:45 p.m. Santos, a high-value drug target; and Sanchez, a student, were apprehended in Balanga after […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, localized thunderstorms are affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will be experienced over Batanes, Cagayan, […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Feb, 27: MIAA said flight schedules may change at any given time. It advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. The government has imposed some restrictions on entry into the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with only Filipinos and foreigners with selected visas allowed inside. […]
