The decision of the Hacienda Luisita workers to choose the Stock Distribution Option instead of getting their own land should be respected since they are the ones suffering from the hardships brought about by the labor problems on the vast sugar estate, the Catholic bishop of Tarlac said Saturday.

Albay Governor Joey S. Salceda hailed the Supreme Court for issuing a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the value-added tax on toll rates and the 250-percent increase in toll fees on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx.)

President Benigno Aquino III went to his family's estate in Tarlac for a breather from his duties as Chief Executive, the chief of the Presidential Security Group confirmed early Saturday evening.

STOCKHOLM?WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed Saturday to publish the last batch of secret documents on the Afghan war in "a couple of weeks", despite Pentagon pleas they would put further lives at risk.