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• Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
  MIAMI-Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
• SC nullifies Malolos district with finality
  The Supreme Court has ruled with finality to nullify a law creating a new congressional district for Malolos City in Bulacan province.
• NPC member questions validity of alliance with NP
  A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) has questioned the party's reported alliance with the Nacionalista Party (NP), saying it did not go through the consultation process as mandated by its rules and that even party leaders had dismissed its genuineness.
• Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
  The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has petitioned government regulators for approval to lower the generation charge for March, claiming that the sudden increase in the generation charge might be too much for consumers.
• Cisco unveils system for super-fast Internet
  SAN FRANCISCO-Cisco Systems on Tuesday unveiled super-fast Internet hardware that promises to boost US competitiveness and bolster economic recovery by moving mountains of data at astounding speeds.
• Kenyan-flagged ship hijacked off Somalia
  MOMBASA-Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Kenyan-flagged fishing boat with 16 crew which may be used as a "mother ship" to launch more attacks in the Indian Ocean, maritime sources said Tuesday.
• Princess Caroline's husband fined for assault
  HILDESHEIM-A German court fined Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, €200,000 ($272,000) on Tuesday for causing bodily harm to a hotel manager.
• 'The Hurt Locker' rules on historic Oscars night
  HOLLYWOOD - Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" blew away box office king "Avatar" to take six Oscars, with Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win the best director award on a historic Hollywood night.
• Independent oil player to raise fuel prices Tuesday
  Independent oil player Phoenix Petroleum Philippines announced on Monday that it will increase fuel prices effective Tuesday morning.
• To each ethnic group their sleep habit, study shows
  WASHINGTON-Most African-Americans like to pray just before they do it, white Americans like to do it with their pets, Asians tend to do it best and Hispanics fret about work just beforehand.
• Internet 'unaffordable' for too many-Queen Elizabeth
  LONDON-The Internet remains an "unaffordable option" for too many people across the globe, Queen Elizabeth II said Monday in her annual Commonwealth Day message.
• Shell, PetroChina bid $3B for Australian gas company
  SYDNEY-Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina joined forces for a $2.96 billion bid for Australia's Arrow Energy on Monday, hoping for a bigger slice of the country's booming liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.
• Sandigan orders arrest of wife, sons of accused general
  The Sandiganbayan antigraft court has issued an arrest warrant for the wife and three sons of former military comptroller Major Generation Carlos Garcia (ret.) in connection with the money laundering case the government filed against them last year.
• No special session; senators warn of illegal power deals
  (UPDATE) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has decided not to call for a special session of Congress to tackle the power crisis in Mindanao.
• Power supply still unstable, says NGCP
  The country's power supply remained unstable marked by the thin reserves of the Luzon and the Visayas grids, and huge generation deficiencies of the Mindanao grid.
• Absentee voting registration extended
  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to extend the registration deadline for local absentee voters because of the dismal turnout.
• Filipinos in Turkey all safe- DFA
  No Filipino was injured in the powerful earthquake which rocked eastern Turkey Monday morning, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
• Strong Turkey quake kills 57
  ELAZIG - (UPDATE 4) A powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey on Monday buried villagers as they slept in mud-brick houses, killing at least 57 and injuring dozens more, officials said.
• King cobras coming out; scorching heat blamed
  Residents of the province are alarmed by a series of encounters with king cobras that have been coming out of their habitats lately.
• Arroyo names Favila to Monetary Board
  (UPDATE) With less than four months to go before the end of her term, President Macapagal Arroyo completed, on Monday, what could be her last Cabinet reshuffle.
• JBC submits nominees to posts in Ombudsman
  The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has nominated two officials of the Office of the Ombudsman and a retired Court of Appeals justice for the post of retired Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Victor Fernandez.
• Estrada to turn over reins of power to VP after 4 years
  Presidential candidate Joseph Estrada said on Monday that, should he win in the May elections, he would turn over the reins of power to the vice president after four years.
• Philippine Eagle Center reports new hatchling
  A baby Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) hatched in Davao City, the 23rd eaglet born under the Philippine Eagle Foundation's (PEF) conservation breeding program.
• Comelec serves writ installing Pagdanganan as Bulacan gov
  The Commission on Elections on Monday served the writ of execution to the lawyer of unseated Gov. Joselito Mendoza, allowing former governor Roberto Pagdanganan to take office as the duly elected governor in the 2007 polls.
• Sandra Bullock takes Oscar gold for best actress
  HOLLYWOOD - (UPDATE) Sandra Bullock won her first Oscar Sunday scooping the best actress award for her performance as a feisty southern housewife who mentors a homeless black teenager in the sports drama "The Blind Side."
• 24 election-related violent incidents reported since January - PNP
  The Philippine National Police has reported a total of 24 cases of election-related violent incidents in less than three months, as it vowed to speedily resolve these cases through the creation of more special investigation task groups.
• Iloilo mayor's bakeshop bombed, guard wounded
  (UPDATE 2) Unidentified suspects lobbed an explosive at the bakeshop-cafe owned by incumbent Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas before dawn Monday, injuring a security guard and damaging the establishment, the city police chief said.
• Group unveils affordable residential project in Sucat
  The Gokongweis' property development arm Robinsons Land Corp. has boosted its affordable residential property business with the offering of a new eight-tower medium-rise condominium community in Sucat, Muntinlupa.
• Senators to new AFP chief: Ensure clean and peaceful polls
  Senators on Monday dared newly appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Delfin Bangit to prove his loyalty to the Constitution and show his "impartiality and commitment" to clean, honest and peaceful elections.
• Bullock delighted by best-worst double
  HOLLYWOOD-Sandra Bullock vowed to proudly display her best actress Oscar statuette next to her Golden Raspberry award after completing a unique and dubious double here Sunday.
• Gowns and gems dazzle on Oscars red carpet
  HOLLYWOOD - Spectacular gowns and millions of dollars worth of jewelry lit up the Oscars red carpet here Sunday as stars opted for old-school Hollywood glamour on Tinseltown's glitziest night of the year.
• San Miguel Corp. forays into coal mining
  Diversifying San Miguel Corp. has gained a foothold in the mining business with a deal to acquire 100 percent of Daguma Agro Minerals Inc., a coal mining firm with operations in South Cotabato.
• Ayala Corp. nets P8.2B in 09, flat from year-ago
  Conglomerate Ayala Corp. chalked up P8.2 billion in net profits for 2009, at par with the level a year ago, as the holding firm booked much lower capital gains from share sales last year compared to the previous year.
• Stop Comelec resolution, Mendoza appeals to Supreme Court
  Bulacan Governor Joselito "Jon-jon" Mendoza on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing its decision that declared Roberto Pagdanganan as the winner in Bulacan's gubernatorial race.
• Civilians, not Abu, killed in AFP operations - Sulu execs
  Civilians, not Abu Sayyaf bandits, were killed and wounded in Sunday's military operation in Laminusa Island in Siasi town in Sulu, police and local officials said.
• Activists slam Arroyo on int'l women's day
  Some 3,000 activists on Monday converged at the Mendiola bridge in Manila to commemorate International Women's Day.
• Santiago blames low ratings on married name
  Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is very much in the race this May election. But people might not find her in the list of senatorial candidates if they will look for “Santiago” come election day.
• 46 died, 6,190 fell ill with dengue in January, February - report
  Dengue cases went up to 6,236 cases in the first two months of 2010, an 11 percent-increase over last year's figures (5,616) in the same period, the National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
• Fernando: No regrets dismantling illegal vendors' stalls
  Thanks, but no thanks. Bayani Fernando will not miss the votes of illegal vendors whose stalls he ordered demolished when he was still chair of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
• DTI probes naming of Batangas street after cigarette brand
  The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered an investigation into the decision of the Tanauan City council in Batangas to name a local street after the US cigarette brand Philip Morris.