Windows26: Trillanes: ICC has put over 50 PH cops on notice in drug war probe

April 25, 2024

Hello, reader! Here's what you need to know this morning: Trillanes says ICC probes over 50 PH cops in drug war, nationwide power alert, El Niño crop damage hits P3.9B, and record heat prompts return of online schooling.

Trillanes: ICC has put over 50 PH cops on notice in drug war probe

More than 50 active and former police officers who served under the previous administration are on the list of people being investigated by the International Criminal Court for their role in the bloody war on drugs waged by former President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Rights defender, former senator, writer Rene Saguisag; 84

Rene Saguisag, the human rights lawyer who defended martial law victims and other enemies of the state before rising as a senator after the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution, has died.

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Whole PH on power alert as supply dips

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines on Wednesday placed the country's main power grids in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao under red or yellow alert because of the continuing shortage in power supply.

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66,000 hectares affected: El Niño crop damage now at P3.9B

The damage to crops due to the prolonged drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon has already reached P3.9 billion, covering about 66,000 hectares nationwide, the spokesperson of Task Force El Niño said on Wednesday.

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First COVID, now heat: Online schooling returns to PH

Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of COVID lockdowns and raising fears of deepening educational inequalities.

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EDITORIAL: Challenges in seizure of illegal drugs

It is common knowledge in the streets that drug syndicates are adept in finding and exploiting the vulnerable spots of law enforcement officials who happen to cross their path.

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DOH to probe docs, pharma firm over marketing scheme

The Department of Health is set to investigate allegations that a local pharmaceutical distributor has been offering hefty financial incentives to physicians marketing its products.

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Microsoft Phi-3: Cheaper, smaller, yet better AI?

Microsoft announced the first of the Phi-3 family members: Phi-3-mini. It has a capacity of 3.8 billion parameters, which means it performs better than models twice its size.

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How hot is too hot to exercise?

Schools are suspending classes because of wild heat, and back in our day they were just suspending for typhoons. The wind gives no relief as it blows uncharacteristically warm. PAGASA says it's about to get even hotter next month.

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