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(Eagle News) — La Union declared a state of calamity due to the damage brought about by severe tropical storm “Maring.” By virtue of Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 1413, the provincial government of La Union placed the province under a state of calamity after “Maring” heavily devastated much of its agriculture and infrastructure. The provincial resolution cited initial damage report stating that Maring had affected 259 barangays and over 38,000 families. “As of October […]
(Eagle News) — A La Union town councilor was arrested on Saturday, April 3, for illegal possession of firearms and ammo, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Michael Mapalo of Tubao was nabbed in Barangay Gonzales after he was found in possession of firearms without the corresponding permits. The authorities at that time were enforcing a search warrant issued by Judge Romeo Atillo of the First Judicial Region, Regional Trial Court, Branch […]
(Eagle News)–The city of San Fernando in La Union has been placed under an enhanced community quarantine due to the rising cases of COVID-19 there. In making the declaration through Executive Order No. 46 series of 2020, Governor Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III noted the six new COVID-19 cases reported on July 20 that brought the number of active cases there to 14. Ortega noted that the ECQ, which started on July 21 and will last […]
(Eagle News) –Filipino Roger Casugay didn’t mind setting aside the battle for the South East Asian Games gold in the surfing competition on Friday, Dec. 6. For him, it was more important to save his competitor, Indonesia’s Arip Nurhidayat, who was being hit by strong waves after his leash got detached from his surfboard during the ongoing event in La Union, netizen Jefferson Ganuelas said. The scenes were captured by Ganuelas in pictures, which were […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng binuong special investigation task group ang imbestigasyon sa pananambang kahapon sa mag amang Mayor at Vice-mayor ng Balaoan, La Union. Patay sa ambush si Vice Mayor Alfred Conception habang nakaligtas naman ang anak nitong si mayor Aleli Conception matapos pagbabarilin ng hindi pa nakikilalang mga suspek. Ayon sa PNP, wala pang mga persons of interest sa krimen, pero maaari daw silang magkaroon nang […]
(Eagle News) — The mayor and vice mayor of a municipality in La Union were ambushed on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Balaoan Mayor Aleli Concepcion and Vice Mayor Alfred Concepcion were on board their vehicles on their way to the municipal hall when they were shot at by still unidentified men in Barangay Cabuuan at 8:10 a.m. The vice mayor and his daughter were rushed to the hospital. Their conditions, however, are not yet known. The […]
(Eagle News)–A gun-for-hire group is behind the killing of Sudipen, La Union Mayor Alexander Buquing. This is according to Philippine National Police Spokesperson Benigno Durana, who spoke in a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 2. “Hindi pa natin nakita ‘yung definitive assessment but definitely these were well perpetrated by gun-for-hire elements kaya ang kautusan ng Chief PNP, we should be proactive in running against these gun-running syndicates,” he said. So far, he said the police […]
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 […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (Eagle News) – Dumaong sa Puro Point sa San Fernando City, La Union ang tatlong barko na binansagang Balangay matapos ang 22 araw na expedition sa China noong Mayo 19. Pinangunahan ni Undersecretary Arturo Valdez ang 33 na miyembro ng crew ng tatlong Balangay mula sa 22 araw na expedition. Abril 28 nang magsimulang lumayag ang mga ito patungong Xiamen, China. Ayon kay Valdez, anim […]
AGOO, La Union (Eagle News) – Napag-alaman ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) na walang prangkisa ang jeep na sumalpok sa Partas bus sa Agoo, La Union na ikinasawi ng dalawampu katao. Ayon kay LTFRB-Region 1 officer-in-charge, Atty. Anabel Marzan-Nullar, ang jeep ay pag-aari ng isang Ronald Ducusin, empleyado ng San Fernando City Administrators Office sa La Union. Kabuuang tatlong jeep anya ang pag-aari ni Ducusin kung saan […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Tuesday ordered the suspension of seven Partas buses. This was after the company failed to give the agency the dash cam footage and Global Positioning System tracking data of the bus involved in the fatal road crash in Agoo, La Union on Monday, as requested by the agency. The footage and the tracking data were supposed to be used in the LTFRB’s investigation of […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe reiterated her call for the creation of a National Transportation Safety Board, following the deaths of 20 people in a head-on collision between a bus and a jeepney in La Union on December 25. “Higit kailanman kailangan natin ng isang (NTSB) na magiimbestiga at magbabantay sa mga sakunang pantransportasyon gaya nito upang maiwasan ang mga pagkakamali at pagkukulang na humahantong sa pagkawala ng buhay ng ating mga kababayan,” Poe […]
