(Eagle News)–Santa Rosa, Laguna will have its own representative in the House of Representatives soon. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11395 that creates the new legislative district separate from the existing first legislative district of Laguna. The law was signed on Aug. 22. The Commission on Elections has 60 days to draft the implementing rules and regulations of the measure.
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Security guard who shot dead 15-year old student in Laguna now in police custody
(Eagle News) – Police have arrested a security guard who shot and killed a 15-year-old student inside his classroom in Calamba, Laguna. The suspect identified as Renz Ivan Valderama was arrested before 4 a.m. on in Barangay Pansol, Calamba, Laguna. The suspect, also known as Renando Valderama, shot the student in the head at around 12:30 p.m. after entering his classroom, even when there were other students around. He immediately escaped after the shooting […]
Businessman linked to slain mayor on Duterte narco-list, his companion “abducted” in Laguna
(Eagle News) — A businessman linked to the slain Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili, who was on President Rodrigo Duterte’s narco-list, was “abducted” in Laguna on Wednesday, April 3, the police said on Thursday, April 4. According to the authorities, Allan Fajardo and his companion Ricky Atienza were taken from a hotel in Nuvali, Sta. Rosa by a group of men around 8 p.m. The police are looking for the white van which witnesses have […]
Patient first suspected of having MERS-Cov in Laguna tested negative, says DOH
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health said that a patient suspected of having Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) who was first rushed to a Laguna hospital had tested negative for the disease. The 47-year old man who arrived in the Philippines last Feb. 14 from Saudi Arabia was first reportedly rushed to the emergency room of the Laguna Doctors Hospital before he was transferred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) […]
20 miyembro ng komunistang grupong New People’s Army, sumuko sa Laguna
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Kusang loob na sumuko sa CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal at Quezon) police sa Kalayaan, Laguna nitong weekend ang dalawampung myembro ng New People’s Army na kabilang sa tribong Dumagat. Isinurender din nila sa mga otoridad ang 12 unit ng high powered firearms, mga bala at ilang granada. Nagpasya umano silang sumuko dahil sa hirap ng kanilang sitwasyon sa bundok. “Kami po ay nag-surrender sa mga […]
3.2-magnitude quake hits Laguna
(Eagle News)—-A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Laguna on Friday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit five kilometers south of Los Baños at 5:15 p.m. The depth of the quake, which is of tectonic origin, was 20 kilometers. No aftershocks nor damage was expected.
65 magsasaka sa Laguna, binigyan ng Certificate of Land Ownership Award ng DAR
Ni Willson Palima Eagle News Correspondent NAGCARLAN, Laguna (Eagle News) – Matapos ang mahigit na 30 taon paghihintay kaugnay ng patuloy na ipinaglalaban ng mga magsasaka sa Laguna ay ipinagkaloob ng pamunuan ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) ang may 65 titulo, certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) sa lahat ng mga agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) sa Nagcarlan, Laguna kamakailan. Ipinagkaloob ng mga nabanggit na bilang ng mga titulo sa mga magsasaka na sinaksihan ni […]
PAGASA: Light to moderate rains forecast in Laguna, other parts of PHL today
(Eagle News)—Expect light to moderate rains over Laguna in the next two hours. In an 8:05 a.m. advisory on Sunday, Aug. 19, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains were so far affecting Candelaria, Masinloc, San Narciso, San Antonio in Zambales; Tanay, Teresa, Antipolo in Rizal; Calaca, Tuy, Laurel, Balayan, Talisay and Tanauan in Batangas; Lubao, Sasmuan, Masantol in Pampanga; and Hagonoy in Bulacan. PAGASA said the rains may […]
Alleged drug syndicate leader killed in buy-bust operation in Laguna
(Eagle News) — The alleged leader of a drug syndicate was killed in a buy-bust operation in Laguna on Thursday, June 28, the police said. Authorities said Gaudencio Rojo III, leader of the Rojo Drug Group, was killed by police who retaliated after he shot at them upon sensing he was transacting with a police-poseur buyer in Barangay San Vicente, San Pedro, past 12 a.m. The police said Rojo died as he was being brought to […]
2 armadong carnapper patay sa engkuwentro sa Cabuyao, Laguna; dalawa pa nakatakas
CABUYAO, Laguna (Eagle News) – Nauwi sa engkwentro ang isinagawang pagtugis sa dalawang hinihinalang carnapper makaraang agawin ng mga ito diumano ang motorsiklo ng isang rider sa Barangay San Isidro pagkatapos na magpakilalang mga pulis.. Nangyari diumano ang krimen noong Linggo, Mayo 20, bandang 4:20 ng madaling araw. Batay sa imbestigasyon, pinahinto ng apat na kalalakihan ang biktima na isang security guard. Ang dalawa sa apat ay nagpakilalang pulis at hinahanapan ng kaukulang papeles subalit ang […]
Two men nabbed for election-related extortion in Laguna
By Wilson Palima, Jackie Palima and Edna Mayores Eagle News Service Two men were arrested for alleged robbery-extortion in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, days before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Police said Paul Mark Lavina Umlas alias “Paulo Battallones,” a resident of Brgy. Banay-banay, Cabuyao City; and local election leader Jerome Trinos were arrested by operatives in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, May 8, after they extorted P600,000 from Cesar Hernandez. Based on the police’s […]
At least six killed in two buy-bust operations in Laguna
(Eagle News) — At least six people were killed in what police said were separate shootouts in Laguna on Wednesday, April 25. In Calamba, three drug suspects were killed in a shootout around 2:30 a.m. in Barangay Pansol. Reynaldo Dante, Wilbert Sardido and another were killed in the next operation in Barangay Sto. Angel around 5 a.m. Police recovered firearms and suspected shabu from the suspects.





