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(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a more thorough probe into the killing of the Sulu provincial chief. In a statement, the PNP said Eleazar instructed Police Brigadier General Eden Ugale, PNP Regional Director for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) to constitute a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) at the regional level that will coordinate all efforts of PNP units as they investigate the shooting of Police Colonel Michael Bawayan […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a Korean fugitive wanted for fraud in his country. In a statement, the bureau said 61-year-old Lee Sanghun was nabbed by bureau operatives in a restaurant in Calinan District, Davao City, last weekend, in coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation XI-South Eastern Mindanao Regional Office. The bureau said Lee has a standing arrest warrant issued in 2020 by the Gunsan Branch, Jeonju District Court of […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into reports of hoarding of oxygen tanks and other medical supplies amid the continuing threat of COVID-19. In a statement, the PNP said PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar tasked the Cebu City Police and the Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to closely coordinate with the Department of Trade and Industry in the area for the probe after Cebu City […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, Aug. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 176 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 120 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, Aug. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 6:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 71 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The quake had a depth of focus of 20 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Patarasa found to be an active member of the PNP’s non-uniformed personnel, PNP says (Eagle News) — A logistics officer of the Abu Sayyaf Group was arrested in Jolo on Friday, July 30, the Philippine National Police said over the weekend. According to the PNP, Masckur Adoh Patarasa alias Makon or Omair Sali Taib was nabbed in an “intelligence-driven police operation” in Barangay Asturias at 7 p.m. The PNP said Patarasa was arrested by virtue […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte will only entertain applicants with confirmed appointments and whose residence is within Ilocos Norte for the duration of the modified enhanced community quarantine in the province. The DFA as such advised all passport applicants of the consular office whose appointments fall from Aug. 1 to 15 and who are coming from outside the province not to proceed with their scheduled appointment. […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-three earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which is on alert level 2, were tremor events that lasted for one to 26 minutes. A low background tremor was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions, meanwhile, were at 3397 tons on July 30. A weak steam plume rising 50 meters was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for the […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Saturday, July 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 1:52 a.m. It had its epicenter 304 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 191 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
Watch the news and other features in Surigao del Sur as reported in the dialect, in this online edition of Agila Pilipinas. With reports from the Eagle News Service correspondents in Surigao del Sur Among the news for this episode (July 14, 2021) are the updates on the vaccination rollout for senior citizens, the continuous registration of the national ID in the province, and the planting of 50 Palawan cherry tree seedlings in Bislig […]
Watch the news and other features in Pampanga as reported in the dialect, in this online edition of Agila Pilipinas. With reports from the Eagle News Service correspondents in Pampanga. Among the headlines for this episode (July 13, 2021) are the following: -Vaccination against Covid -19 for A4 category in San Fernando (Hazel Sevilla) – Distribution of educational assistance (Trevor Angeles) – Pending flyover project worries many motorists in Angeles City (Kristel Canlas) – Notorious […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has downgraded Mayon’s alert status to “normal” following a “continued decline in all monitoring parameters.” PHIVOLCS said, for instance, the frequency of volcanic earthquakes has declined to baseline levels (0-5 events/day) for the last six months. Data from Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and campaign Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) and Precise Leveling (PL) also showed a “slight and decreasing rate of inflation of the Mayon edifice […]
