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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Embassy in Israel said Filipinos should avoid going to the following crowded areas until April 30: West Bank Jerusalem Temple Mount Damascus Gate Herod’s Gate Al Wad Road Musrara Road areas around East Jerusalem areas near the border of Gaza and Lebanon The embassy said this was due to security concerns. It urged Filipinos to remain vigilant and be mindful of their surroundings. It also warned them against taking pictures or […]
(Eagle News)–The chief of police of San Miguel, Bulacan died after he was shot in a police operation on Saturday night, the Philippine National Police said. Authorities said Police Lieutenant Colonel Marlon Serna was shot in the head by two men who were the subject of the operation in San Ildefonso. The men were believed to have committed a robbery incident in Barangay San Juan just minutes before, the police said. The police said […]
(Eagle News) — The Korean Coast Guard has sent a team to aid the Philippine Coast Guard in its response to the oil spill incident off the coast of Oriental Mindoro. According to the PCG, the Korean Coast Guard Response Team is set to arrive on March 28. A shipment of 20 tons of sorbent pads, 2,000 sets of protective equipment and a 1,000-meter spill boom is expected to arrive in the first week of […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have the same conditions. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have light to moderate […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has directed the establishment of a help desk that will address the financial and medical requests for assistance being submitted to the Office of the President. In ordering the creation of the Presidential Help Desk, the President, through Executive Order No. 20, said there was “a need to develop and establish a project that will provide accessible and direct medical assistance to the Filipino people..” The EO said this […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Monina Arevalo-Zenarosa as commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin administered her oath of office on Thursday, March 23. “Sa kanyang malawak na karanasan sa larangan ng batas at pangangalaga sa karapatang pantao, magiging responsable si CHR Commissioner Zenarosa sa pagpapatupad ng mga karapatan ng lahat ng Pilipino, partikular na ng mga marhinalisado,” the PCO said. Arevalo-Zenarosa is a retired Court of Appeals […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has announced the date of oath-taking of the 2022 bar passers. In a notice, the High Court said this would take place on May 2, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center. The SC said the oath-taking will take place at 10 a.m. after the roll signing. Inductees must pay P5,000 before they can attend both the oath-taking and the roll signing, the SC said. The SC said the […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan on Thursday, March 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:32 a.m. The epicenter was 20 kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island, Calayan. The depth of focus was 43 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte; San Antonio, Zambales Intensity II – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; Ilagan, Isabela; Intensity I […]
A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found, officials said Tuesday, as the slick reached waters known for their rich marine life. The Princess Empress was carrying 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil when it sank on February 28 off the central island of Mindoro, south of the capital Manila. Diesel fuel and thick oil from the vessel have since contaminated the waters and beaches of […]
(Eagle News) — Another suspect in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has surrendered, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said. Abalos said the suspect, whom he did not identify, is now under the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He said he would be turned over to the National Bureau of Investigation. With the recent arrest, authorities are now only looking for four suspects who remain at large. Authorities have said ten […]
(Eagle News) — Ten police officials have been designated to new posts amid a Philippine National Police reorganization. The PNP said the following have been assigned to the following posts, after PNP Chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. approved the reorganization: Police Major General Oliver Alilis Enmodias – Director for Research and Development Police Brigadier General Sidney Sultan Hernia – Director, PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group; Police Brigadier General Mafelino Aspero Bazar – Acting Deputy Commander, Area […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities have arrested the gunman behind the killing of a Cavite vice mayor in 2018 in Trece Martires, the Philippine National Police announced. The PNP said Ariel Fletchetro Paiton was arrested in Barangay Santa Ana, Antipolo on March 10, almost five years since the killing of then-Trece Martires Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan. The PNP said Paiton was nabbed by virtue of a warrant of arrest implemented by the Cavite Provincial Police Office. According to […]
