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UPDATED: At least two reported dead, several injured after 6.5-magnitude quake jolts Leyte

At least two were reported killed and several others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte and was felt in nearby provinces on Thursday. The first fatality was a man who died following the collapse of a 10-year-old commercial building when the quake struck at 4:03 p.m., Kananga Mayor  Rowena Codilla said in a radio interview. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake–with its epicenter in Jaro–was felt at varying intensities in nearby provinces […]

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CGMA recommends creation of Transportation Security Commission

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  — Former President and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is advocating for the creation of a transportation security commission. In her House Bill No. 592 or Philippine Transportation Act of 2017, Arroyo recommended the transformation of the Office of Transportation Security under the Department of Transportation (DOTr) into the National Transportation Security Regulatory Commission (NTSRC). “An independent and single authority performing oversight function, the transportation security, becomes essential given the […]

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President Duterte to explain beheading of two abducted sailors to Vietnamese gov’t

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will have to explain to the Vietnamese government the beheading of two Vietnamese captives by the Abu Sayyaf Group, noting that the ASG still holds four more Vietnamese captives. “Did you see the new victims they beheaded? The two Vietnamese that they abducted…They cut off their necks,” Duterte said in his remarks during the 64th anniversary celebration of Hagonoy town in Davao del […]

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Congress will have final say on martial law extension, says Drilon

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon said that it was Congress that will decide and have the final say on whether or not martial law in Mindanao will be extended. Senator Drilon explained that the Supreme Court’s decision as well as Article VI Section 18 of the Constitution gives the body the power to determine such extensions, or absence thereof, while the President can only make recommendations. Drilon made the […]

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Malacañang shrugs off martial law critics

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is letting critics of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao have their say in the face of the decision of the Supreme Court upholding such. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that everyone and anyone can say anything they want about the topic as this is guaranteed by the Constitution as freedom of expression. Andanar also said that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold martial law in […]

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Solon recommends new city center for Marawi City

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — UNA ANG EDUKASYON party-list representative Salvador Belaro Jr. has recommended that instead of reconstructing Marawi City’s old city center, the government look for a new location to build a new center. Rep. Belaro said that reconstruction of the old town center of Marawi City will be more costly as demolishing and reconstructing the old buildings will take a long time. Last month, Belaro filed House Bill No. 5883, which […]

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ASEAN lawmakers urged to support President Duterte’s war on drugs

PASAY CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday urged fellow lawmakers from other Association of Southeast Asian member-states to throw their support behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs. “I take this opportunity to urge you to do the same. With political will and cooperation, we will dismantle the massive illegal drug trade apparatus,” he said at the opening of the 13th meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Fact Finding Committee (AIFCOM) […]

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Magnitude 6.5 quake rocks Leyte – PHIVOLCS

  (Eagle News) — A strong magnitude 6.5 quake shook Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, July 6, with the epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Jaro town in Leyte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). It was felt at intensity 5 in Tacloban City and Palo City in Leyte; at intensity 4 in Tolosa, Leyte, Sagay City in Negros Occidental, and Burgos in Surigao del Norte; and at intensity 3 in […]

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Gov’t security officials say “enemy” in Marawi “weakening;” assure evacuees will return home “soon”

(Eagle News) — Government security officials on Thursday said the war in Marawi was nearing its end, as the “enemy” continued to “weaken” and state troops gained the upper hand. “Sa ngayon, we can see na weakening na ang kalaban because we already have the upperhand. Positions nila nakukuha na natin,” Lt. General Carlito Galvez, Western Mindanao Command chief said in a press briefing in Marawi. He said the latest gain by the government troops […]

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Korean Embassy gives P5-million donation to PRC for Marawi evacuees

(Eagle News) — The Korean Embassy in the Philippines has donated P5 million to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to aid the families displaced by the conflict in Marawi. Senator Richard Gordon, PRC chair and chief executive officer, personally thanked Korean Ambassador Kim Jae-Shin for their “timely donation” during the turn-over ceremony on Wednesday (July 5) held at the PRC Tower in Mandaluyong City. According to the senator, the P5-million budget will be used to […]

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PHL Red Cross steps up program on disaster resilience

  The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has stepped up its programs and activities promoting disaster resilience as the country observes National Disaster Resilience Month this July. On June 28, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 29, shifting the focus of the month-long event from disaster consciousness to disaster resilience. With the onset of the typhoon season, PRC and all its chapters are on full alert and have intensified its recruitment and engagement of 143 […]

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Dismissed PNP Chief Purisima, family face forfeiture of P29.2 million worth of alleged unexplained wealth

(Eagle News)– The Ombudsman is set to initiate forfeiture proceedings to recover P29.2 million worth of alleged unexplained wealth reportedly accumulated by dismissed Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima and his family. In a statement on Thursday, the Ombudsman said it had ordered the filing of a petition before the Sandiganbayan, to initiate the proceedings against  Purisima, his wife Ma. Ramona Lydia, and sons Rainier Van Albert, Eumir Von Andrei, Alan Jr, and Jason Arvi. […]

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