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Sara refuses to take oath

September 19, 2024

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 MAB

Hi there. Sara refuses to take oath at House hearing, decries 'attack'

VP Sara Duterte on Wednesday defiantly refused to take the oath to be truthful in the House probe into her office's alleged budget irregularities, claiming it was a "well-funded and coordinated political attack" against her supposed presidential run in 2028.

Lloyd Christopher Lao, who, along with former Health chief Francisco Duque III, was charged with graft by the Ombudsman over the Pharmally procurement scandal that ex-Senator Richard Gordon described as "plunder-plagued," has been arrested in Davao.

For the third time, Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma is pushing for her pet bill, the "GPS Tracking Device Act," which would require all government vehicles to be installed with GPS trackers to prevent their use on unauthorized or personal side trips.

Has Israel weaponized pagers? Hezbollah says so, after at least nine people were killed and some 2,800 others wounded when hundreds of pagers used by the Iran-backed militant group exploded across Lebanon in a seeming coordinated attack.

In Opinion, psychologist-columnist Anna Cristina Dizon tackles parental guilt, which can stymie effective parenting. Her advice: "Letting go of unrelenting standards can allow us to be more at ease with our parenting and make space for us to enjoy our lives with our children."

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FOOD

'Tagayan' in Lucban: From 'pancit habhab' to 'lambanog'

The star of the feast was the TaBa lechon stuffed with santol and sinantolan (fermented santol in coconut cream). The suckling pig was a show stopper. While carving, whole santol fruits mixed with sinantolan were peeping through the fall-off-the-bone meat. Crunchy roasted skin, soft flavorful meat with hints of salty, fruity and sour, with a whisper of spice—that was how the lechon tasted.

By Reggie Aspiras

REGIONS

Baguio bishop says city's faithful 'God's precious gifts'

In rites led by Archbishop Charles John Brown, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Bishop Rafael Cruz assumed the leadership of the diocese and declared that the city's faithful "are God's precious gifts to me." Intermittent rains and thick fog did not stop residents from packing the Baguio Cathedral (officially known as Cathedral of Our Lady of the Atonement).

By Vincent Cabreza

ESG

Women in the workplace: Breaking barriers for good

The "glass ceiling" exists for many reasons, among them stereotyping and outdated perceptions that only women are inherently responsible for care work, lack of support mechanisms for career advancement to pursue jobs in high-paying fields, persistent gender biases that cause women to be viewed differently.

By Ma. Aurora Geotina-Garcia

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BUSINESS

Remolona: BSP may resume RRR cuts this year

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will resume cutting the reserve requirement of banks this year, a move that would release billions of peso in loanable funds to the economy at a time borrowing costs are poised to go down. And further reductions to the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) are on deck next year while the central bank is on easing mode.

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

INQUIRER PLUS-EXCLUSIVE

A woman's brain reorganizes during pregnancy — study

Pregnancy triggers vast changes in a woman's body — hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary and more. And, as a new study reveals, the brain undergoes major changes too, some fleeting and others more enduring. Researchers said on Monday they have for the first time mapped the changes that unfold as a woman's brain reorganizes in response to pregnancy.

By Reuters

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