Nothing wrong about taxing text messages, says Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena. (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos)
MANILA -- Communist rebels said Wednesday they are shelving peace talks with the government after the US froze royalties on the sales of a book by their leader Jose Maria Sison, who is demanding indemnity from Manila.
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CEBU CITY -- Consumers can expect an increase of around 31 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kwh) in their bill from the Visayan Electric Co. Inc. (Veco) starting this month.
DAVAO CITY -- A law student accused Wednesday a former police officer of extorting money from her in exchange for helping her escape a shadowy vigilante group in the city that reportedly has her as its next target.
POZORRUBIO -- No less than 53 teachers of a national high school in this Pangasinan town filed a complaint before the Department of Education (DepEd) against their principal for alleged corrupt practices and other reasons.
