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(Eagle News)–The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14. In an advisory, the US embassy also closed were its affiliated offices. The advisory said this was in celebration of Columbus Day, an American holiday which commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. The US embassy said regular operations will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Oct. 9, blamed previous administrations for the country’s transport woes, saying the current status of the public transportation system was “a product of many years of neglect.” In a statement, Panelo maintained, however, that there was no mass transit crisis, as claimed by leftist group Bayan. “[W]hen I said there is no mass transit crisis, I meant there is no mass transit crisis simply because there is no mass transit […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Oct. 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 73 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 6:06 a.m. Depth of focus was 18 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The joint Senate panel looking into the problems in the Bureau of Corrections has ordered the release of two BuCor personnel they had cited for contempt for supposedly lying. Ordered released on Wednesday, Oct. 9, were Insp. Maria Benilda Bansil and C02 Veronica Buño. “Pursuant to the provision on the order of arrest that they will be released if and when they cleanse themselves of the contumacious conduct and testify truthfully, the committee hereby […]
(Eagle News) –Ambassador of Spain to the Philippines, H.E. Jorge Moragas Sanchez, visited the newly opened Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Museum for a courtesy call on INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on Wednesday morning , October 9. Ambassador Jorge Moragas Sanchez is the first ambassador from Spain and the first diplomat from Western Europe to visit the INC Executive Minister. He arrived together with Spain’s Consul General in the Philippines, Fernando […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde recommended for promotion 13 of his men for the 2013 Pampanga raid, Senator Richard Gordon said. Gordon, citing a document he said was signed by Albayalde, said the now-PNP chief also recommended a distinguished conduct award for himself over the raid, which the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group found to be irregular. Albayalde, who was provincial director of Pampanga at that time, admitted making the recommendation but added […]
by Miriam Timan Eagle News Service CALBAYOG CITY (Eagle News) — Nagsipagtapos ang 38 na drug surrenderers na naghain ng plea bargain mula sa Catbalogan City at Calbayog City, sa lalawigan ng Samar sa outpatient rehabilitation program ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Calbayog. Sila ang unang batch sa programang ito ng city government bilang pagsuporta sa kampanya ng pamahalaan laban sa iligal na droga at sa pagtulong sa mga naging biktima nito. Ang mga nagsipatapos ay […]
(Eagle News)–The joint Senate panel looking into the issue of ninja cops has cited in contempt another policeman behind the 2013 Pampanga raid found to have been irregular. It was Senate President Tito Sotto who motioned for SP01 Ronald Santos to be cited in contempt for his failure to appeare in Wednesday’s hearing. Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Richard Gordon seconded the motion. The Senate panel had subpoenaed Santos, who was among 13 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Officials from the United States, Japan and South Korea met in Washington on Tuesday to discuss North Korean denuclearization, just days after negotiations between the US and North Korea broke down in Sweden. US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun held talks with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, the US State Department said in a statement. They “reaffirmed the importance of continued close… coordination on North Korea to […]
By Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) — Bumaba na sa P29 hanggang P30 kada kilo ang presyo ng commercial rice sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan, ayon sa monitoring ng National Food Authority. Ayon kay Chona Maramba, assistant provincial manager ng NFA Western Pangasinan, ito ay dahil sa mataas na suplay ng bigas sa lalawigan dulot ng harvest season, lalo na’t hindi naman tinamaan ng kalamidad ang kalakhan ng mga rice producing towns. […]
(Eagle News)–“Onti lang naman napunta sa akin diyan.” This was what then-Brigadier General Rudy Lacadin said Oscar Albayalde, then the Pampanga provincial director, told him during a phone call sometime after the irregular raid in Mexico, Pampanga. Lacadin, who was then the deputy director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, said Albayalde called him after learning he had been tasked by then-CIDG chief Benjamin Magalong to conduct a probe into the raid led by […]
(Eagle News)–Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Celine Pialago has filed complaints against the administrators of two social media sites she said had spread fake news. Charged with cyber libel were the administrators of Facebook page Pinoy Laugh Page and Twitter page Barurot News, which she said quoted her as saying the following: “MMDA to commuters: Kung wala kayong masakyan, huwag na lang kayo magtrabaho.” The posts came following the disruptions in the operations of the […]
