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(Eagle News)—-Parts of Lanao del Norte are experiencing power interruption today, May 1, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. According to the NGCP, the power interruption started at 7 a.m. and will last until 12 noon. It said the disruption was because LANECO requested a “shutdown of the Aurora-Kaptagan-Tubod 69kV line for the coop’s activities Kapatagan Substation.” The NGCP said it was also conducting a “ride-on maintenance along the said line.” “Power will […]
(Eagle News)– The Commission on Elections has postponed the canvassing of votes cast by residents of certain areas in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. The Comelec on Thursday, Feb. 7, said the canvassing would take place at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, instead, as the certificates of canvass have yet to reach the Comelec main office in Manila. On Feb. 6, residents of six municipalities of Lanao del […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 6, downplayed any possible effect of the three blasts in Lanao del Norte the day before on the conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte. “No amount of bombing or terroristic act will scare, intimidate nor threaten the voters from participating in today’s plebiscite,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the Armed Forces of the […]
(Eagle News) — Amid security concerns in Lanao del Norte, provincial governor Imelda “Angging” Dimaporo cast her vote early on February 6 at the second round of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. Dimaporo is actively campaigning against the BOL and against the province’s inclusion in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). On the other hand, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is pushing for the BOL in Lanao del Norte, and is […]
(Eagle News) — Explosions were reported in two Lanao del Norte towns a day before the February 6 plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law ratification, raising tensions in the province set to decide whether to be included or not in the new autonomous region. According to the initial reports, explosions rocked the town of Kauswagan, particularly at the back of the municipal building, and the town of Lala. Authorities are now investigating the incident […]
(Eagle News) — An alleged member of the Maute group was killed in an encounter that occurred in Barangay Malimbayo, Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte last Sunday, Sept. 30. This was confirmed by Western Mindanao Command Spokesperson Lt. Gerry Besana. The alleged Maute member identified as Hadji Rasul Mambuay was a suspected bomb maker of the ISIS-inspired Maute group. Besana said Mambuay was killed in an encounter with soldiers of the 4th Mechanized Battalion along with […]
(Eagle News) – The death toll in Samar and Leyte due to continuous heavy rains has reached 16. According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mina Marasigan, although there is no typhoon in the country, three weather systems currently exist. These include the northeast monsoon (amihan) in North and Central Luzon, the tail-end of a cold front in the eastern part of Southern Luzon, and a low-pressure area (LPA) in the eastern […]
MANILA, Philippines ( AFP) – The death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines has risen to 74, officials said Saturday, with concerns the figure could rise as dozens remained missing. Tropical Storm Tembin struck Mindanao, the archipelago nation’s second-largest island on Friday, triggering flash floods and mudslides that have since erased a remote village from the map. The Philippines is pummelled by 20 major storms each year on average, many of them deadly. But Mindanao, […]
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) – Patay ang siyam na sundalo matapos hagisan ng granada ng teroristang Maute Group sa Marawi City. Kinumpirma ni Lt. Col. Carlito Galvez, chief ng Western Mindanao Command, 49 na iba pa ang nasugatan sa naturang insidente kamakailan. Ayon kay Galvez, nagawa ng teroristang grupo na makalapit sa tropa ng pamahalaan at dito na hinagisan ang mga ito ng mga granada. Tumanggi naman si Galvez na magbigay ng […]
(Eagle News) –The Iglesia Ni Cristo will be conducting relief distribution in Iligan and Balo-i in Lanao del Norte today, July 11, to help Marawi evacuees affected by the ongoing Marawi siege that entered its 50th day today The relief distribution or “Lingap” will be held simultaneously starting 8 a.m. in the evacuation centers in Iligan and Balo-i. About a hundred thousand food and relief packs will be distributed, according to organizers. The Department of […]
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nabawi na ng militar ang Dansalan College na ginamit bilang stronghold ng Maute Terror Group sa Marawi City. Isang buwan ding inokupahan ng mga terorista ang nasabing eskwelahan. Sinunog pa nila ang ilang bahagi nito nang una nilang salakayin ang lungsod. Ang eskwelahan ay nagsilbing pwesto sa mga sniper at mga humahawak ng machine gun sa panig ng mga terorista. Ayon kay Task Force Marawi Spokesperson Lt. […]
ILIGAN CITY (Eagle News) – Isa sa mahigpit na minomonitor ngayon ng Department of Health (DOH) ay ang mga buntis, mga may inaalagaang sanggol, mga bata, at kababaihan na nasa evacuation center. Ito ang inihayag ng DOH Region 10 matapos makapagtala ng mga malnourished na mga buntis sa mga evacuation center sa Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Ayon sa DOH, sa 53 na mga naitalang buntis, ay dalawa ang mahina ang lagay ng kalusugan. Samantala, sa limang […]
