US Ambassador Kristie Kenney, right, gets a kiss from an old Filipino Muslim woman during her visit at remote town of Panamao, southern Jolo island, Monday. (AP photo/Al Jacinto)
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has yet to confirm reports that a new strain of dengue fever is now in the country while the number of Filipinos afflicted with the mosquito-borne virus continues to climb.
CEBU CITY -- Lawyer Alex Tolentino, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter president, knows something most people don't, but he isn't sharing the information. Not just yet, anyway.
MANILA -- A forensic gynecologist, who testified as an expert witness for the defense panel in the controversial rape case filed by a 23-year-old Filipino woman against four US servicemen, agreed with the prosecution that the lack of injuries does not necessarily mean the absence of sexual assault.
BUTUAN CITY -- The Bureau of Customs issued a hold order against a Vietnamese cargo ship after its crew allegedly pilfered and sold rice imported by the National Food Authority from Vietnam.
