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DOLE to send augmentation forces to Middle East

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment is set to send augmentation forces to different Philippine overseas labor offices in the Middle East. This as a diplomatic crisis hounded  the region, with Saudi Arabia and several of its allies cutting ties with Qatar, which was accused of supporting terrorist groups. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that contingency measures were already in place, including the repatriation of more than 50, 000 overseas Filipino […]

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Isang granada nahukay sa Dipolog City

DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Nahukay ang isang granada sa Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte kamakailan. Si Jeffrey Tubo Saloma, residente ng San Jose, ang nakahukay umano ng granada na nakabaon sa lupa sa Magsaysay Street, Miputak. Agad namang rumesponde ang mga pulis ng Dipolog City Police Station. Na-recover ang naturang MK-2 Training Grenade na nakabalot sa isang plastik. Nasa kustodiya na ng naturang explosives and ordnance division personnel ang nasabing granada para sa tamang disposisyon. Photos […]

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No terrorist angle in Resorts World incident, says NCRPO Chief

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office on Wednesday stood by its original statement that the act of Jessie Carlos that led to the deaths of 37 Resorts World Manila guests and employees was not a terrorist act. This even as House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez insisted during a House of Representatives inquiry that the attack could be classified as an act of terrorism. “Kung nag-cause ng terror so anong tawag natin […]

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House directs Resorts World Manila to submit CCTV footage of June 2 incident

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered the submission of the closed-circuit television camera footage that captured the June 2 tragic incident in Resorts World Manila. In its hearing on the violent incident in Resorts World Manila, lawmakers also questioned why the lone gunman in the June 2 attack, Jessie Carlos, was able to enter the establishment and roam around the premises. The Resorts World Security men also failed to stop him […]

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15,000-17,000 na indibidwal, nagkakaroon ng sakit sa kidney kada taon

Eagle News – Nasa 15,000 hanggang 17,000 ang mga indibidwal na nagkakasakit sa bato kada taon. Ayon kay Rose Marie Rosete-Liquete, National Kidney and Transplant Institute director, batay sa datos ng ospital, one percent sa kidney patients ay mga bata. Nasa Region 4a, National Capital Region (NCR) at Region 3 ang kalimitang may mataas na bilang ng kidney patients kabilang na ang dumaraan sa dialysis, aniya. Sinabi naman ni Dr. Sergio Simangan, chairman ng Organ Transplantation and […]

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Kakulangan sa silid-aralan, problema pa rin – DepEd

Eagle News – Aminado ang Department of Education (DepEd) na problema pa rin nila ang kakulangan sa mga silid-aralan. Ayon kay DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, nasa 18,000 pang classroom ang kailangang ipatayo upang sumapat sa lumalaking bilang ng mga estudyante sa buong bansa. Tiniyak naman ni Briones na masosolusyonan ang matagal nang problema na ito sa loob lamang ng tatlo hanggang apat na buwan. Gayunman, hindi naman aniya problema ang budget. Aniya, ang problema ay […]

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Red Cross provides portalets for evacuees in Iligan and Lanao del Sur

Amidst the ongoing military clashes in Marawi City, evacuees can now attend to their basic hygiene needs, such as taking a bath and proper washing. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has installed 20 portalets in Iligan, Lanao del Norte, and Lanao del Sur, which will benefit the thousands of displaced individuals currently staying in evacuation centers. The Saguiaran Evacuation Center was provided with eight portalets (four for males, and four for females), Pantar, Lanao del […]

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Two killed in attacks on Iran parliament, shrine: media

  TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Two people were killed in twin attacks on Iran’s parliament and the grounds of revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini’s mausoleum on Wednesday, state media reported, along with a female suicide bomber. A security guard was killed when gunmen burst into Tehran’s parliament complex, while a gardener was killed when armed assailants entered the grounds of Khomeini’s mausoleum in the south of the city, the ISNA news agency reported. © Agence France-Presse

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Why did 200 security men fail to stop lone gunman?- Lawmakers press Resorts World security for lapses

Resorts World security chief says they thought gunman was ISIS   (Eagle News) — Lawmakers on Wednesday (June 7) pressed the heads of the security of Resorts World Manila why they allowed the lone gunman, Jessie Carlos, who was not even a terrorist to roam around the casino and hotel premises. During the hearing at the House of Representatives, lawmakers pointed at the security lapses at the Resorts World Manila where an arson attack done […]

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France confirms second French death in London attack: minister

PARIS, France (AFP) — A second French citizen has been confirmed killed in the London attack, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that I have learned that one of the French citizens, who was previously given as unaccounted for, has been identified among those who have died,” Le Drian said in a statement, adding that a third French citizen remained unaccounted for.

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Two killed in attacks on Iran parliament, tomb: reports

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) –Two people were killed in twin attacks on Iran’s parliament and the grounds of revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini’s mausoleum on Wednesday, state media reported, along with a female suicide bomber. A security guard was killed when gunmen burst into Tehran’s parliament complex, while a gardener was killed when armed assailants entered the grounds of Khomeini’s mausoleum in the south of the city, the ISNA news agency reported.

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Police announce new arrest linked to London Bridge attack

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police on Wednesday said a 30-year-old man had been arrested following the London Bridge terror attack which killed seven people and injured 48. Officers arrested him in the eastern London suburb of Ilford, near Barking, where two of the assailants lived. The Saturday attack was claimed by the Islamic State and follows the May 22 suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena by Salman Abedi, killing 22 people. There are […]

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