Tag: Camarines Norte

PNP: High-value drug personality dead following Camarines Norte “armed confrontation” with police

(Eagle News)–A high-value drug personality was shot and killed following an “armed confrontation” with police in Camarines Norte on Saturday, April 16, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also seized from Merlito Senaon Bayta Jr., 37, in the incident that ensued in Daet following a buy-bust operation was P6.8 million worth of shabu. The PNP said the police had called on the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office to transport the wounded […]

PNP wants crackdown on illegal mining operations in Camarines Norte

Says explosive components from IEDs that killed five rookie policemen in Labo came from illegal mining ops (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has called for a crackdown on illegal mining in Camarines Norte, after it found that the explosive components of the improvised explosive devices that killed five policemen in an encounter with New People’s Army rebels had been sourced from illegal mining operations. In a statement, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Director, […]

Magnitude 5.1 quake rocks Tinaga Island in Camarines Norte, followed by 4.4 magnitude aftershock

  UPDATED 8:10 a.m. (Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.1 quake rocked Tinaga Island in Camarines Norte at 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, which was followed by a magnitude 4.4 tremor,  according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The magnitude 4.4 aftershock struck at 7:30 a.m. , or just one hour and 30 minutes after the main quake. Both quakes were very shallow with a depth of only 1 kilometer. The […]

Lalaki nagsauli ng napulot na mga alahas na nagkakahalaga ng halos P800k sa Camarines Norte

Ni Orlando Encinares Eagle News Service correspondent DAET, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) — Isang lalaki ang nakapagsauli sa may ari ng mga alahas na napulot sa isang parking lot sa Camarines Norte na nagkakahalaga ng humigit kumulang P800,000 piso, kahit walang anumang pagkakakilanlan sa lalagyan nito. Nakilala ang nagsauli ng napulot na alahas na si Ener Rojo, residente ng Bgy 3, Daet, Camarines Norte, isang job order employee ng Provincial Engineering Office. Sumagi din umano […]

SC reverses Comelec ruling disqualifying Camarines Norte bet from May gubernatorial race

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has reversed a Commission on Elections ruling disqualifying Edgardo Tallado from running for governor of Camarines Norte during the May elections. Voting 8-6, the en banc approved Tallado’s petition assailing his disqualification in a session held on Sept. 10. Concurring with Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, who penned the decision, were  Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Alexander Gesmundo, Andres Reyes, Jr., Jose Reyes, Jr., Amy  Lazaro-Javier, Henry Jean Paul B. Inting, and Rodil  […]

Police seize more cocaine off shores of Camarines Norte

(Eagle News)—-Another block of cocaine  was recovered by police off the shores of Camarines Norte. The recovery of the P5.2 million worth of illegal drugs in Barangay Bagumbayan in Paracale on Saturday, Feb. 16, came after authorities recovered a block of cocaine off the waters of Vinzons town, near Paracale, on Feb. 11. A day before, another block of cocaine estimated at P5.4 million was recovered off the coast of the same town. In a statement, the Philippine […]

Natagpuang giant leatherback sea turtle sa Camarines Sur, ibinalik na sa karagatan

(Eagle News) — Pinakawalan na pabalik sa karagatan ang natagpuang giant leatherback sea turtle sa baybaying dagat ng Balatan, Camarines Sur. Ginamot muna ang mga sugat ng nasabing leatherback sea turtle at nilagyan ito ng tag bago pinakawalan. Nahagip umano ng lambat ang nasabing giant leatherback sea turtle na may bigat na apat na raang (400) kilo sa Ragay Gulf nitong Miyerkules, Nobyembre 21. Sinaksihan naman ng mga residente ng Barangay Duran ang send-off sa […]

3 police escorts ni FDA Chief Puno, sugatan matapos tambangan

(Eagle News) — Sugatan ang tatlong Philippine National Police security escort ni Food and Drug Administration Director-General Nela Charade Puno, matapos tambangan sa Lupi, Camarines Sur. Batay sa ulat, nangyari ang insidente kaninang 9:10 ng umaga sa kahabaan ng national highway habang si Puno at ang kaniyang escorts ay nasa byahe patungong Daet, Camarines Norte. Isinugod ang mga biktima sa Camarines Norte Provincial Hospital. Patuloy namang nagsasagawa ng imbestigasyon ang mga otoridad para matukoy ang […]

Kakandidatong barangay chairman sa Paracale, Camarines Norte patay sa pamamaril

PARACALE, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) – Patay sa pamamaril ang kakandidato sanang barangay chairman sa Paracale, Camarines Norte nitong Huwebers, ika-19 ng Abril. Kinilala ang biktima na si Jezaril Mirandilla, 57, kasalukuyang barangay kagawad ng Barangay Togos. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, kararating lang sa bahay ng biktima at nagpapahangin sa terrace dakong alas 8:00 ng gabi nang pagbabarilin ng dalawa katao. Agad na namatay ang biktima dahil sa tama ng bala sa kaniyang ulo at […]

Nasa 8,000 driver’s license, naipamahagi na ng LTO Camarines Norte; backlog mataas pa rin

DAET, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) – Mataas pa rin ang backlog ng mga hindi pa kumukuha ng drivers license na 5-year validity sa Land Transportation Office-Camarines Norte. Nasa 8,000 mula sa 20,000 pa lamang ang nakakakuha nito ayon kay LTO-Camarines Norte chief Nenita Llaban. Tuloy-tuloy naman anila ang pag-iimprenta ng naturang lisensiya sa kanilang tanggapan. Patuloy naman sa pagsasagawa ng alternatibong paraan ang ahensya upang masolusyunan ang naturang suliranin. Orlando Encinares

16 dead due to continuous rains in Samar and Leye

(Eagle News) – The death toll in Samar and Leyte due to continuous heavy rains has reached 16. According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mina Marasigan, although there is no typhoon in the country, three weather systems currently exist. These include the northeast monsoon (amihan) in North and Central Luzon, the tail-end of a cold front in the eastern part of Southern Luzon, and a low-pressure area (LPA) in the eastern […]

Isang ginang patay sa pagguho ng lupa sa Labo, Camarines Norte; lima pa sugatan

LABO, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) — Sa kasagsagan ng matinding pag-ulan at malakas na hanging sanhi ng bagyong “Urduja,” gumuho ang isang bahagi ng bundok sa Purok 1 Barangay Exciban, Labo, Camarines Norte dahilan upang matabunan ang isang bahay na pag-aari ng residente na nagngangalang Francis Bio. Bandang alas-dos ng madaling araw ng mangyari ang insidente kung saan natabunan ang isang ginang na nakilalang si Conchita Nequia, 58 taong gulang at lima naman sa mga […]