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(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were killed in a recent train crash in Turkey, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA also expressed its condolences to the families of the seven killed in the incident in Ankara on Thursday, Dec. 13. More than 40–or 46–were injured in the train crash. In a televised address, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said that the train was on its way to Turkey’s central province of Konya when the […]
(Eagle News) — Three Abu Sayyaf bandits and one Marine were killed in a clash in Sulu on Thursday, Dec. 13. A radio report said at least two Marines and an undetermined number of Abu Sayyaf bandits were also injured in the encounter, which took place as government security forces were patrolling Minis island at 2:25 a.m. Two M40 rifles were recovered from the scene, authorities said.
(Eagle News)–The Filipina who was killed in Sweden has been laid to rest, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday, Nov. 27. In a statement, the DFA said Mailyn Conde Sinambong was buried at the Norra Begravningsplatsen cemetery. Her two children, her aunt and cousin from Norway, her brother and cousin from the Philippines, and her in-laws were present, as well as Consul General Maria Elena Algabre of the Philippine Embassy in Oslo and […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were killed in a car crash in Palmdale, California, on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Department of Foreign Affairs did not identify the Filipinas, but said they were in their 60s. Consul General Adel Angelito Cruz said in his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano that the two were killed after the vehicle they were in crashed into a construction truck on 14 Freeway near Palmdale Boulevard. According to […]
Vice mayor injured (Eagle News)–The mayor of a La Union town and two others died after the vehicle he was riding was fired at by still-unidentified assailants on Monday, Oct. 1. The fatalities were identified as Sudipen Mayor Alexander Buquing, driver Boni Depdepen, and security officer PO2 Rolando Juanbe. Buquing and Juanbe were declared dead on arrival at the Ilocos Sur District Hospital in Tagudin, while Depdepen was declared dead on arrival in Lorma Medical Center […]
by Amir Havasi Agence France Presse Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani vowed a “crushing response” after gunmen shot dead at least 29 people including women and children Saturday in an attack on an Iranian military parade. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group claimed to have carried out the rare assault in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, while Iranian officials accused “a foreign regime” backed by the United States of being behind it. “The response of the […]
(Eagle News) — Rescuers on Friday, Sept. 21, dug out a survivor from the landslide in Itogon, Benguet. Authorities have yet to release information on the survivor. At least a dozen people have so far died in the tragedy.
(Eagle News)–At least 33 people were confirmed dead after a landslide buried a makeshift chapel and evacuation center in Itogon, Benguet due to “Ompong” on Saturday, Sept. 15. In a radio interview, Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said of those killed after a portion of the national highway — the Baguio-Itogon-San Manuel National Highway — fell on the structures, 28 have already been identified. Another 29 have been declared missing, while seven others were reported injured. He […]
(Eagle News)–At least 59 people were killed due to Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine National Police reported on Sunday, Sept. 16. Data from the police showed that of the 59, one was in Region I, seven in Region II, one in Region III, 49 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and one in Metro Manila. According to the police, 33 were injured— three were from Region I, 20 from CAR, seven from Region II, one from Region […]
(Eagle News) — The driver of convicted drug lord Peter Co was shot dead in Batangas on Friday, Sept. 14. A report said Ervis Areglo was on his way to a court when several still-unidentified men shot him. He was dead on the spot. Co, whose real name is Wu Tuan Yuan, is serving a life sentence after he was convicted of selling illegal drugs in 2001. In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte named Co as among the […]
(Eagle News) — The police have placed in their custody several suspects in the Lamitan blast in Basilan that killed several people. A report said the suspects were members of the Abu Sayyaf Group. The police have yet to release the identities of the suspects. On July 31, a bomb went off near an Army detachment along the Magwakit intersection of Barangays Bulanting and Colonia, killing at least ten people. The bomb was allegedly intended to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is looking at the possibility Communist groups were behind the recent explosions in Sultan Kudarat and in Masbate. In a press conference, PNP Spokesperson Senior Supt. Benigno Durana said this was based on evidence they found in the scenes. According to Durana, the orange PVC pipes found were the “preferred materials” of Communist groups in their attacks. Durana said also recovered were “scattered parts of the speedboats.” Earlier, […]
