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Unang araw ng pasukan sa Mariveles, Bataan sinalubong ng baha

MARIVELES, Bataan (Eagle News) – Sinalubong ng baha ang unang araw ng pasukan sa ilang bahagi ng Mariveles, Bataan. Kabilang na sa mga lugar na naapektuhan ang Llamas Elementary School. Ayon sa mga magulang ng mga bata doon, taun-taon ay nararanasan nila ang ganitong sitwasyon at may pagkakataon pa na umaabot hanggang tuhod ang baha kahit walang bagyo. Nakatulong naman ng malaki ang ginagawang kanal malapit sa paaralan para maibsan ang nararanasang baha sa kasalukuyan. Ayon kay […]

Police close to identifying gunman in Pasay hotel attack

(Eagle News) — Police are close to identifying the gunman in the Pasay hotel attack that left more than 30 people dead, and 54 injured early Friday. This after Senior Supt. Tomas Apolinario, Southern Police District director, said they had already tracked down a “person of interest” who could be related to the attacker. “Through the information (provided) by the ORCR of suspected vehicles, we can know the address..What I meant was, tinitignan namin ang identity ng attacker, […]

Malaking delegasyon ng mga atleta, isasabak ng POC sa 2017 SEA Games

(Eagle News) – Mahigit 400 Pilipinong atleta ang ipapadala para lumahok sa 29th Southeast Asian Games ngayong taon. Ayon ito sa inisyal na listahan na inilabas ng Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Hinihintay na lamang na mabuo ang final roster ng indoor hockey at ng men’s at women’s volleyball squads para ganap na makumpleto ang listahan. Ayon sa komite, ang mga kalahok na Filipino athletes ay sasabak sa 255 events mula sa kabuuang 405 featured events na idaraos […]

7 katao, huli sa buy-bust operations sa Maynila

(Eagle News) – Walang mukhang maiharap ang aabot sa pitong drug personality matapos mahuli sa isinagawang mga buy-bust operation ng Manila Police noong Lunes ng gabi, Mayo 29. Unang naaresto sa San Marcelino bandang alas-otso ng gabi (8:00 PM) ang mag-asawang Benjie at Marie Catalo. Kasunod sina Gemalyn Graffil at Ramonsito del Garcia. Nakuha ng Manila Police District Station 9 sa mga suspek ang P4,000 buy-bust money at labing isang sachet ng shabu na aabot sa 50 grams […]

Ormoc City Blood Council, nagsagawa ng blood letting activity

ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ng Ormoc City Blood Council ang isang blood letting activity nitong Biyernes, Mayo 26. Maaga pa lamang ay nagpuntahan na ang mga donor sa Ormoc City Evacuation Center, sa Brgy. Cogon, Ormoc City. Karamihan sa tumulong sa Ormoc City Blood Council ay mga sundalo na mula sa 52nd Infantry Battalion, mga miyembro ng React Ormoc City, at mga private individual. Ang Ormoc City Blood Council ay […]

Intensity 4.2 na lindol, naramdaman sa Lanao del Sur

WAO, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) -Niyanig ng magnitude 4.2 na lindol ang bayan ng Wao sa Lanao del Sur bandang 1:02 ng madaling araw, Mayo 26. Naitala ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ang sentro ng pagyanig sa layong sampung kilometro sa Timog Silangan ng nasabing bayan. Tectonic din ang pinagmulan ng nasabing pagyanig. Dahil sa nangyaring lindol ay naramdaman ang intensity 4 sa Wao, intensity 3 naman sa Malaybalay at Valencia City, Bukidnon. Samantala, naramdaman […]

Mga mag-aaral ng MSU-Marawi kailangang isailalim sa stress debriefing

(Eagle News) – Nasa maayos nang kalagayan ang tinatayang 600 na mga mag-aaral ng Mindanao State University matapos ma-trap ang mga ito sa loob ng pamantasan sa kasagsagan ng bakbakan ng militar at ng Maute terrorist group sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, tagapagsalita ng 1st Infantry Division ng Philippine Army, nakauwi ang mga mag-aaral makaraang matiyak na wala na sa paligid ng unibersidad ang mga bandido. Gayunman, kinakailangang aniyang sumailalim sa […]

Looters cause chaos at deadly Manila fire

(AFP) — Looters mobbed a deadly slum fire in Manila on Tuesday, pulling roofing sheets and electric wire from singed homes as firemen scrambled to contain the blaze. Riot police surrounded the Isla Puting Bato shantytown at Manila’s port area after being summoned by firemen who struggled to reach burning homes accessible only through narrow alleys that were swarmed by residents as well as scavengers. An AFP photographer saw about 100 people, most of them men, engaged […]

De Venecia named special envoy

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as special envoy for inter-cultural dialogue. De Venecia–who was peace envoy during Fidel Ramos’ administration—will hold the post from April to September 2017, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar confirmed on Tuesday in a text to reporters.  

Strong quake hits remote area in Alaska; no injuries

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the remote Andreanof Islands in Alaska on Monday but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami, authorities said. The temblor followed a series of quakes that shook the area early in the day, including one measuring 5.9 and another measuring 5.7, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Andreanof Islands are part of the Aleutian Islands chain in southwestern Alaska. The […]

Trump congratulates Macron in post-election call: White House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his French election victory during a call on Monday, the White House said. He spoke with “the French president-elect to congratulate him on his victory,” White House spokesperson Sean Spicer said. The Republican president had tweeted his congratulations to the 39-year-old centrist Macron on Sunday, saying he looked forward to working with him.

Watch: President Duterte says Indonesia is a “true friend,” a brother in state banquet for President Widodo

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte extols Indonesia as a brother and a “true friend” during the state banquet given in honor of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.   This was held on Friday, April 28, during the Indonesian leader’s state visit to the Philippines. Widodo’s state visit was the second state visit received by President Duterte. The first was that of Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who had also expressed support for the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship […]