Dried beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Add a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to speed things up. An even quicker method is to bring them to the boil in ...

ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) has identified a dismissed police officer as the leader of a robbery group involved in a highway robbery incident in Pilar, Capiz, on Sunday, ...