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(Eagle News)–The vice mayor of Aparri and five others were killed in an ambush in Nueva Vizcaya on Sunday, Feb. 19. Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda and his companions were traveling in a Hyundai Starex van when they were shot at by at least five people in Barangay Baretbet in Bagabag at 8:45 a.m. Witnesses told the police the vehicle the gunmen were using bore a red plate, indicating it was possibly a government vehicle. An […]
By Eagle News METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES—“This country will not lose one inch of its territory,” President Bongbong Marcos said on Saturday, Feb. 18. The President made the comment as part of his speech during the Philippine Military Academy’s homecoming in Baguio City. He did not elaborate, but the comment came after the Armed Forces of the Philippines called on China to “restrain its forces.” The call was made after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel pointed […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed the BRP Teresa Magbanua, one of its fleet’s largest maritime assets, to the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). The PCG on Friday, Feb. 17, said the vessel deployment was done on Feb. 2, following a directive from President Bongbong Marcos to strengthen and increase the PCG’s presence and operations in the West Philippine Sea. The deployment came six days before the incident in Ayungin Shoal that […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | Thursday 2/16/2023 by Mikhail FLORES A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though there were no reports of casualties or significant damage. The strong and shallow quake struck just off the coast of Masbate province in the centre of the archipelago nation shortly after 2 am (1800 GMT). The epicentre was 11 kilometres (seven miles) from the coastal village of Miaga […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 16, announced the latest appointments in the Departments of National Defense and Agriculture. In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office said the following have been appointed to the DA: Paz Benavidez II – Assistant Secretary Honorio Flameño – Director IV Fernando Flores – Director IV Maria Christine Inting – Director IV Roland Tulay – Director IV Reynaldo Campomanes – Director III The following, meanwhile, have been appointed […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | Tuesday 2/14/2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos summoned Beijing’s ambassador Tuesday to express “serious concern” after a Chinese security vessel was accused of using a military-grade laser light against a Philippine patrol boat in the disputed South China Sea. The confrontation marks an escalation in the diplomatic row, after the Philippine foreign ministry earlier filed a protest to the Chinese embassy condemning the “aggressive” actions of the Chinese coastguard vessel that […]
(Eagle News) — The trough of a low pressure area is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to light to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Palawan will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Metro Manila and […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | by Mikhail FLORES Chinese criminals running cryptocurrency scams in Southeast Asia are targeting Filipinos to work for them because of their English language and computer skills, a Philippine foreign ministry official said Monday. Filipinos were “prized” targets for scam networks operating in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, said Eduardo de Vega, acting undersecretary for migrant workers affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs. De Vega said efforts to repatriate Filipinos sucked […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of shining a “military-grade laser light” at one of its boats in the disputed South China Sea, temporarily blinding crew members. The incident happened on February 6 nearly 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where Philippine marines are stationed, the coast guard said in a statement. It was the latest episode in a series […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy in Turkey is organizing the immediate repatriation of the body of one of the Filipinos confirmed dead in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey. The embassy said this is as requested by the daughter and with consent of her husband. “For our kababayan married to a Turkish, her family in the Philippines is seeking consent from her husband, regarding the treatment of her human remains,” the embassy said. The embassy said […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has designated Bienvenido Rubio as Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. The Presidential Communications Office made the announcement on Friday, Feb. 10. Rubio replaced Yogi Filemon Ruiz, who was at the helm of the agency in an acting capacity. Rubio was director of the Port Operations Service of the BOC’s Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group before he was appointed to the post. He was also part of the Manila […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were among the fatalities in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, the Philippine embassy confirmed on Friday, Feb. 10. According to the embassy, the Filipinos–whom it did not identify–had been reported missing in Antakya. “The Embassy and Consulate General express their deepest condolences and are in coordination with the victims’ families in both the Philippines and Türkiye,” the embassy said in a statement. President Bongbong Marcos also expressed […]
