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Zamboanga PNP: Incident not linked to Jolo, Sulu blasts so far (Eagle News)—Two people were killed and several were hurt after a grenade thrown inside a mosque in Zamboanga exploded early Wednesday, Jan. 30. The fatalities in the incident in Barangay Talon-talon past midnight were identified as Habil Rex, 46, and Bato Sattal, 47. Those hurt were initially identified as Yasson Asgali, Albani Jikilani, Paulo Salahuddin and Amidz Kassara. The victims were allegedly sleeping when the […]
(Eagle News) — A seven-year-old boy was killed in a fire that hit a residential and commercial area in Quezon City early Tuesday, Jan. 29. Authorities said the boy was the son of Jacquelyn Laksi, who was the owner of one of the houses on Litex Road in Barangay Commonwealth that caught fire around 7 a.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the boy’s body was “beyond recognition” when found by firemen in the house. Authorities […]
(Eagle News)–At least 19 people were killed after blasts at a cathedral in Jolo town in Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said 19, mostly soldiers, were killed and 48 others were also injured after the explosions hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He said one explosion ripped through the cathedral itself first around 8:30 a.m., and then another took place in the parking lot. A Catholic mass […]
(Eagle News) — A former Cebu City prosecutor was shot dead on Thursday, Jan. 17. The police said Mary Ann Castro was driving her Nissan Juke on Escario St. when a man on board a motorcycle drove beside her and shot her several times at 9:53 p.m. Castro was able to drive her vehicle a few meters after she was attacked until it hit a fence. Authorities are so far looking into the cases Castro […]
(Eagle News) — One person was killed after a fire hit a building in Manila on Thursday, Jan. 17. Authorities have yet to identify the victim, who was found in a bathroom in the residential-commercial building in Sta. Cruz, Manila that caught fire at 9:52 a.m. The blaze reached the second alarm. A fire-out was declared at 10:50 a.m. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
(Eagle News)–Over 100 people were killed and more than 70 were injured after Tropical Depression “Usman” hit the country. Based on the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management’s latest count, as of 6 a.m. om Sunday, deaths due to “Usman” reached 126 and 75 others were injured in Regions IV-B, V, and VIII. Twenty-six people were also reported missing. According to the NDRRMC, 150,877 families or 657,777 individuals were affected in 952 barangays in Regions IV-A, […]
(Eagle News)—The police on Saturday, Jan. 5, released pictures of the suspects in the bombing of the South Seas Mall in Cotabato on Dec. 31. According to the Special Investigation Task Force South Seas, the suspects were caught by footage from the closed-circuit television cameras installed in the mall. One of the suspects, the one wearing a blue T-shirt, left the explosive in the mall, the police said. The other, the police said, served as […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is still checking whether Filipinos were among the people reported killed and injured in a recent train crash in Denmark. In a statement, the DFA said based on a report from Ambassador to Denmark Jocelyn Batoon-Garcia, Consul General Poul Krogh was checking with Danish authorities if any of the 12,000 members of the Filipino community was among the six killed or 16 injured in the incident that involved a commuter […]
(Eagle News)—-Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the relief of the Daraga, Albay police chief. The relief of Benito Dipad Jr. came after the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his bodyguard, SP01 Orlando Diaz. Batocabe was about to board his vehicle from a gift-giving activity when they were attacked on Saturday, Dec. 22. The police has said they were eyeing at least six suspects in the killing. The National Bureau of Investigation […]
CARITA, Indonesia – At least 43 people have been killed and nearly 600 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia that may have been caused by a volcano known as the “child” of the legendary Krakatoa, officials said Sunday. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches without warning in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30 pm local time (1430 GMT) on Saturday, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo […]
(Eagle News)—Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe was killed in an attack on Saturday, Dec. 22. Also killed in the gun attack in Daraga, Albay was his bodyguard identified as SP01 Orlando Diaz. A radio report said Batocabe, also the vice chair of the House committees on dangerous drugs; on natural resources; and on good government and public accountability, was about to board his vehicle after attending a gift-giving event in Barangay Burgos when the attack took […]
(Eagle News)–Six men were killed after a house in Quezon City collapsed on Friday, Dec. 14. Authorities said Nilo Mangoso, Donald Conde, Benito Añora, Ryan Regueros, Johnny Gabin and Reymark Diestro were having a drinking session on the rooftop of the house in Barangay Bahay Toro when the incident took place. The house was reportedly beside a river. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
