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Exploding pagers kill 9, hurt nearly 3K in Lebanon

BEIRUT – Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing…

Sara skips truth-telling oath, cries House ‘attack’

NOT A WITNESS Vice President Sara Duterte says she is not a “witness” in the hearing called on Sept. 18 by the House committee on good government and public accountability and refuses to swear to tell the truth—or even rise from her seat—during the inquiry which she says was meant as a political attack against her. —HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEDIA AFFAIRS BUREAU

Ex-DBM exec Lao arrested in Davao for Pharmally case

Police on Wednesday arrested Lloyd Christopher Lao, the second former high official linked to the…

Baguio bishop says city’s faithful ‘God’s precious gifts’

BAGUIO CITY–The third bishop of the Diocese of Baguio was installed on Tuesday despite heavy…

Cheaper plane fares await passengers next month

Plane fares will again go down next month with the lowering of the fuel surcharge…

‘Tagayan’ in Lucban: From ‘pancit habhab’ to ‘lambanog’

Our Kitchens of the World: Grand Coconut Trail Culinary Tour continued from Tayabas to Lucban…

On parental guilt

Once, in a burst of parental guilt over having shopped for myself, I ended up…

DOJ to go after Guo’s lawyers, too

The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to file a disciplinary case with the Supreme Court…

Floods, rains continue to displace thousands in the Visayas, Palawan

A number of localities in the Visayas and Palawan continue to deal with lashing rains…

Pagcor exec tags ex-PNP chief in Pogo payola talk

ALL TOGETHER NOW The Senate panel chaired by Sen. Risa Hontiveros (right inset) and investigating Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) resumes its inquiry on Tuesday with the attendance, for the first time together, of the two women at the center of the controversy—Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and alleged associate Cassandra Ong (left insets)—and Sual Mayor Liseldo Calugay, whose image is flashed on the video screen (upper left). —PHOTOS BY RICHARD A. REYES