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(Eagle News) — Nine people were killed and 10 others were hurt after suspected Abu Sayyaf members attacked a village in Basilan, early Monday, a report said. The report quoted Chief Superintendent Reuben Theodore Sindac, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police director, as saying that 30 to 50 armed men attacked Barangay Tubigan around 5:30 a.m. They reportedly set on fire houses and other structures and attacked residents. Authorities are in pursuit of the bandits. […]
(Eagle News) — Expect moderate to heavy rains in some parts of the country, as Tropical Storm Isang continues to move toward China. In its 11 a.m. briefing, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the monsoon rains are expected on Monday night in the western section of Luzon, including Metro Manila, and the western section of Visayas including Panay Island. Based on Isang’s passage, Pagasa said moderate to occasionally heavy rains may […]
(Eagle News) — The 7-year old Filipino boy who was initually reported missing last week was among the 14 killed in the attack in Barcelona, Spain the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. “According to Chargé d’Affaires Emmanuel Fernandez, the Philippine Embassy in Madrid was informed of the boy’s demise by his family after his father positively identified his remains,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement. Based on Fernandez’s report, […]
(Eagle News) — The 17-year-old who was killed in a drug operation in Caloocan last week was a drug courier for his father and uncles. This was what Philippine National Police Director Roland Dela Rosa revealed in a radio interview, amid criticisms over how the police handled Wednesday’s police operation that led to the death of Kian Loyd Delos Santos. According to the PNP chief, Zaldy, Delos Santos’ father, is also known as a “siga” […]
(Eagle News) — “Isang” intensified into a Tropical Storm on Sunday, as it continued to move westward and brought rains in parts of the country. In an 11 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 p.m., the eye of “Isang” was at 485 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, bringing maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took home the bacon on Sunday night after beating Thailand in a nail-biting Southeast Asian Games opener. The two national teams were neck-and-neck from the start, with Gilas gaining a slight advantage over the white shirts by the end of the first quarter. Thailand took the lead in the second quarter with good shooting, but Gilas lagged closely behind. The third quarter continued to be a close game between the […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas ended their Fiba Asia journey in seventh place, after beating Jordan in a nail-biting match that saw both teams fighting tooth and nail in the last seconds. The white shirts mostly had the lead in the game, but the Jordanians quickly gained their footing in the fourth quarter, as they made their shots from the paint and from the three-point line. With only one minute remaining, the red shirts led […]
(Eagle News) — The seventeen-year-old who was killed in a drug operation in Caloocan last week was a drug pusher, and not an innocent student. This was according to the man police said was a drug pusher, and who was presented to the media on Sunday. Renato “Nono” Loveras said he would pay Kian Loyd delos Santos two to three times every week, in exchange for shabu the 17-year-old himself handed over to him. He […]
The Philippines’ largest Muslim militant group has launched a deadly offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, a splinter faction that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, police said Saturday. The fighting between the two groups began about two weeks ago in the marshy farmlands around the southern town of Datu Salibo in Maguindanao, regional police spokeswoman Tara Leah Cuyco said. Clashes between the MILF and its offshoot took place on Friday and Saturday, […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas took a beating from Lebanon on Saturday, dashing hopes of finishing fifth in the prestigious Fiba Asia Cup. The Lebanese proved too physical for the white shirts, who struggled to score points in the first few minutes of the game. The Filipinos managed to reduce the lead in the next quarters, after adjusting their defensive strategy, and shooting back to back baskets. But the Lebanese proved to be quite a […]
(Agence France Presse) — Malaysia has granted a last-minute stay of execution to a convicted Filipino murderer following an appeal by Manila, Philippine officials said Saturday. Ejah Jaafar, whose age was not given, was scheduled to hang on Friday after being found guilty of murder in Malaysia in 2006. But following an appeal by the Philippine mission in Kuala Lumpur, Jaafar’s case was referred back to the pardons board in Sabah state, according to a […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace has designated an officer in charge in the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Appointed was Social Welfare Undersecretary Emmanuel Leyco. Layco’s appointment comes after Judy Taguiwalo was rejected as social welfare secretary by the powerful Commission on Appointments. Taguiwalo is the third Cabinet official appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte who was rejected by the CA. First was Perfecto Yasay and then Gina Lopez as secretaries of foreign affairs […]
