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By Anna Cui (EBC Las Vegas Bureau) Eagle News Service LAS VEGAS, United States (Eagle News) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Department sheriff said that the shooting in a Las Vegas open concert on Sunday that killed 50 people and wounded more than 400 others, was not a terrorist act, but was a single act of shooting by one man in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. Sheriff Joseph […]
(Eagle News) — The Las Vegas police have now located the alleged Asian companion or roommate of 64-year old gunman Stephen Paddock who killed at least 50 people and wounded 200 more when he opened fire at country music concert from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, a hotel-casino next to the concert venue. Police released an undated photo of Marilou Danley, 4’11” about 111 lbs, who is is believed to be Paddock’s […]
(Eagle News) — Anak Mindanao Party-list Rep. Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman has resigned from her post to return to community work. Hataman, wife of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Mujiv Hataman, made the announcement in a privilege speech on Monday. “This was no easy decision, and perhaps the craziest I’ve done so far. But those who know me, and knew my soul, have long suspected I was longing to be back home,” she said. She […]
In these pictures provided by the Philippine National Police, First Lady Honeylet Avanceña is seen addressing an audience as guest of honor during the launch of the Life After Tokhang drug rehabilitation program in Camp Crame on Monday, October 2. LIFT, a “PNP-initiated, community-based recovery and wellness program,” is aimed at helping drug surrenderees recover from their drug problems via a series of activities. For the program, the PNP partnered with the Rispondé Foundation.
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — More than 50 people were killed and 200 wounded when a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, police said on Monday, making it the deadliest mass shooting in US history. “We are looking at in excess of 50 individuals dead and of 200 individuals injured at this point,” Las Vegas Metro Police Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said after Sunday night’s shooting at a country music concert […]
by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A gunman killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100 others Sunday when he opened fire on thousands of fans at a country music concert on the Las Vegas Strip. The gunman, who police said was a local man, was killed after being “engaged” by officers who responded to reports of multiple gunfire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay, […]
PUERTO PRINCESA City, Palawan (Eagle News) — Apat na miyembro ng New People’s Army ang sumuko sa Armed Forces of the Philippines sa Palawan kamakailan. Dalawa sa mga sumuko sa Brooke’s Point ay babae na may edad 19 at 16 anyos lamang. Kasabay na ring isinuko ng mga rebelde ang isang M16 rifle, isang M1 Garrand, isang shotgun, at improvised explosive device (IED). Kinondena naman ng AFP Western Command ang mga rebeldeng grupo dahil sa paggamit […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced that the nationwide gun ban has started. In a phone patch interview, Philippine National Police Spokesman Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos confirmed that the election gun ban already began on October 1 in connection with the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The total gun ban, which covers the whole country, will last until October 30. But if the elections will be suspended, PNP will […]
(Eagle News) — Former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has been barred from holding any position in government. This was after the Ombudsman found Alcala guilty of grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service in two separate cases involving incidents that took place when he was agriculture secretary. In a statement on Monday, the Ombudsman said Alcala was “found liable for the misuse of P13.5 million for the construction of the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nissan said Monday it was recalling some 1.2 million cars in Japan that did not meet domestic rules for the final inspection of vehicles. “Approximately 1,210,000 units produced between October 2014 and September 2017 will be subject to re-inspection,” the Japaese automaker said in a statement. The announcement came after Nissan’s shares slumped in Tokyo on reports that tests were performed by staff who were not certified to check the vehicles […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa personally led the re-training and re-organization of more than 1,000 policemen from Caloocan. The retraining and re-organization will last for 45 days. Police who were included in the re-training and re-organization were relieved from their posts after the Caloocan police faced successive controversial issues on their alleged anomalous operations. These controversies include the death of teenagers Kian Loyd delos Santos […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Majority of the members of the House of Representatives are in favor of the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to investigate anomalies inside the Office of the Ombudsman. The move was made after President Duterte on Thursday said that he is planning to create a commission that would investigate alleged anomalies at the Office of the Ombudsman. “You’ll be investigated also. One of these days, kayo ang sigurado kong […]
