4 NPA rebels killed in Negros Oriental clash

Guilhungan City map (PNA file image) DUMAGUETE CITY – Four fighters of the Central Negros 1 (CN1) Front of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental on Sunday. Lt. Col. William Pesase, the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry …

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PNP eyes money laundering probe on scalawag cops

The Philippine National Police will ask the Anti-Money Laundering Council to conduct a financial investigation on its personnel assigned to the PNP-Drug Enforcement Group as part of efforts to weed out so-called ninja cops involved in illegal activities. Ninja cops are those suspected of involvement in returning to the black …

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WHO launches global network to detect infectious disease threat ​

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization on Saturday launched a global network to help swiftly detect the threat from infectious diseases, like Covid-19, and share the information to prevent their spread. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform for connecting countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and …

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Standhardinger retires from Gilas Pilipinas

Being a vital part of the national men’s team that restored the country’s pride in Southeast Asian Games basketball proved to be the right time for Christian Standhardinger to hang up his Gilas jersey. And Standhardinger did just that, four days after Gilas Pilipinas completed its mission of redemption and …

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