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‘Salami tactics,’ the Philippines, Ukraine and the ‘tyranny of time’

LONDON—As the largest vessel in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) returned to port last week…

PH has 2 buffalo species–UP scientists

Scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) have confirmed that two domestic buffalo species…

Vatican recognizes Medjugorje shrine, not Virgin’s messages

VATICAN CITY—The Vatican said Thursday it recognized the shrine of Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina, without commenting…

US accuses social media of ‘surveillance’

SAN FRANCISCO—A years-long analysis shows that social media titans engaged in “vast surveillance” to make…

SRA jacks up corn syrup import fees

Import clearance fees for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been jacked up to P30…

Seven ways to simplify life at 70

I had been looking forward to being 70, as I would be receiving my monthly…

Love, books, and blueberries: author Park Sang Young in Manila

“Do you really like frozen blueberries?” That was one of the first questions I asked…

House issues contempt order vs ‘evasive’ Guo

The House quad committee on Thursday cited former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in contempt,…

Lebanon’s Hezbollah in disarray  after 2nd wave of device blasts

BEIRUT, Lebanon—A second deadly wave of unprecedented explosions in the strongholds of Lebanon’s Hezbollah left…

Ex-mayors bare moves  behind Du30 drug war

Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog said he was asked to link a then incumbent senator and an ex-Cabinet secretary to narcotics, while Tomas Osmeña of Cebu City told lawmakers not to fall for the ‘tears’ of a former ranking police official.