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(Eagle News) — Tinanggal na sa kani-kanilang puwesto ang 22 chiefs of police (COP) sa Cagayan Valley region matapos silang bumagsak sa pagpapatupad ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. Ayon kay PNP Region II Acting Director, PC/Supt. Gilbert Sosa, nabigo aniya ang 22 chiefs of police na maipakitang magiging mabisa silang katuwang ng PNP sa pagnanais ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mawala o mabawasan ang operasyon ng iligal na droga sa bansa […]
(Eagle News) — New People’s Army (NPA) rebels released on Friday (August 26) the police officer they abducted last month, as a sign of gratitude for the ongoing peace talks between the government and communist rebels. Authorities said PO1 Richard Yu was brought by his abductors to Sitio Hitaob, Barangay Awasian, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, at 11:15 a.m., where he was then released. Supt. Arvin Montenegro, officer-in-charge of Tandag City Police, said the communist rebels freed […]
(Eagle News)– Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo insisted that the spate of killings were not done by law enforcers, but are caused by drug syndicates silencing their cohorts who could possibly reveal their identities. “Ang nakikita natin ngayon ay patayan between syndicates. Iyan ang lagi nating i-emphasize at nakakalimutan ng lahat na iyong mga nasa sindikato–unang-una nagkaka-onsehan kaya nagkakapatayan,” Panelo told reporters in a chance interview. “Pangalawa, more importantly I think because of the […]
CAMARINES NORTE, Bicol (Eagle News) — Naglaan ang Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) ng mahigit sa 7.1 milyong piso para sa Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) at Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) para sa ikalawang semestre ng 2016 sa lalawigan ng Camarines Norte. Ayon kay TESDA Camarines Norte Provincial Director Conrado E. Maranan Jr., na sa kabuuang pondo ay mahigit sa P5.7 milyon ang inilaan para sa TWSP at P1.4 milyon naman […]
DARAYA, Syria (AFP) — Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles entered Syria’s besieged town of Daraya as thousands of rebels and civilians prepared to evacuate on Friday ahead of its takeover by government forces. It was unclear exactly when residents and fighters would start leaving the devastated town near the capital Damascus that has been under rebel control since 2012. An estimated 8,000 people remain in the town, despite a government siege lasting four years and […]
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur (Eagle News)– Isang green sea turtle ang napadpad sa dalampasigan ng Barangay Namruangan ng Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Nang makita ito ng mga residente ay agad nila itong ipinagbigay-alam sa mga opisyal ng Barangay at Munisipyo. Agad namang pinakawalan ang green sea turtle sa tulong ng mga mangingisda sa nasabing barangay sapagkat kabilang ito sa mga endangered species. Samantala, patuloy ang pagpapaalaala ng mga otoridad na kung may makitang ganitong uri ng mga […]
OLONGAPO City, Zambales (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang pagtatapos ng mga nagsipag-aral sa Alternative learning Systems (ALS) ng Department of Education ng buong Olongapo City noong Huwebes, August 25, 2016. Ito ay ginanap sa Rizal Triangle Multi-purpose Hall. Pinagsama-sama ang lahat ng mga nag-aral ng iba’t ibang ALS Learning Center sa lungsod kabilang na ang nag-enroll sa New Era University (NEU). Umabot sa mahigit na 370 ALS Passers ang tumanggap ng diploma sa Elementary at ang […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Friday emphasized that the drug problem in the country is not just a national security threat but also a public health issue. “The government is very, very aware and is very concerned that drugs are not just a national security issue but also a public health issue,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press briefing inside the Palace. According to Abella, the additional drug rehabilitation centers and anti-poverty programs are in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The financial center of Asia is on high alert after Hong Kong confirmed its first case of Zika. According to the Hong Kong Department of Health, the patient is a 38-year old woman who experienced body pains and sore eyes last August 20. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is entertaining the idea of renaming the Malacañang Palace into the People’s Palace. According to President Duterte, the word “Malacañang” has imperialist undertones. President Duterte also wants to open the Palace to the public. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Cynthia Villar is proposing a bill that will penalize schools with “no permit, no exam policy”. According to Senator Villar, Senate Bill 722 aims to allow students to take exams even if they were not able to pay their tuition fee. The senator emphasized the need of schools to understand students under financial straits. Schools that will not follow the law will be made to pay a fine of Php […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – There will be a reduction of the thousand of buses that traverse Metro Manila by 2018 after the government finishes the two inter-modal bus stations. In the second Senate hearing regarding the giving of emergency powers to the President to alleviate traffic, the officials of the Department of Transportation said that the Duterte administration targets the completion of two inter-modal bus terminals in south and south-west Metro Manila by 2018. The […]
