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• RP key in 2 major global meets
  The Philippines' leading roles in this week's Special Non-Aligned Movement Meeting and in May's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference indicate its commitment to international peace and security, Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz said Tuesday.
• Police academy topnotcher vows to fight terrorism
  For 23-year old Caesar Ian Binucal, joining the police force is not just a profession but a way of serving the country.
• "Lola' tops Miami fest
  Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza's “Lola” won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Competition of the 27th Miami International Film Festival held in the US city on March 13.
• Estrada: Aquino commission may become another graft-ridden PCGG
  Former president Joseph Estrada has dismissed as a potential failure Sen. Benigno Aquino III's idea to form a commission that would investigate the alleged crimes of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during her nine-year regime.
• AFP chief: Intensify operations vs Abu Sayyaf in next 60 days
  Armed Forces Chief of Staff Delfin Bangit ordered on Tuesday the implementation of a 60-day intensive operation against the Abu Sayyaf.
• Judge readies ruling on Ampatuans' rebellion raps
  The Quezon City judge handling the rebellion case against the Ampatuans on Tuesday wrapped up the hearing on whether the case should go to trial and whether the Ampatuans should be detained in Manila.
• SC fails to rule on Bulacan governorship row
  (UPDATE) The Supreme Court has allowed Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza to remain in office for one more week after it failed to rule on the governorship row in the province.
• Aquino: I will run after tax cheats and corrupt officials
  Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III vowed, on Tuesday, to recover P280 billion in uncollected taxes and revenues lost to corruption if elected president in the May polls.
• Binay raps Roxas on EVAT
  United Opposition (UNO) vice presidential candidate Jejomar C. Binay has criticized Sen. Mar Roxas for insisting that there was nothing wrong with the imposition of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) on basic commodities.
• Dialogue, civil society seen as keys to peace amid globalization
  An Egyptian diplomat on Tuesday called for an end to religious intolerance and violence through constructive dialogue, in order to promote understanding among countries and cultures that could help end historical rivalries.
• 2 power plant projects opposed in Mindanao
  Residents of at least three Mindanao provinces are cold to the idea of constructing more power plants in their areas despite the power crisis hounding Mindanao.
• MRC Allied gets P1.38B fresh equity from UK-based firm
  UK-based GEM group is investing up to P1.38 billion worth of fresh capital into MRC Allied Industries Inc., boosting the publicly listed firm's planned transformation into a power generation company.
• AFP official unhappy about being bypassed for Army chief
  A senior military official admitted on Tuesday that he was not happy being bypassed in the selection of the new commanding officer of the Philippine Army.
• Parcel delivery branch robbed in Manila; cash, cell phones taken
  Two men pulled a heist on a parcel delivery service office Tuesday afternoon in Manila, taking P8,000 cash and robbing employees of their mobile phones.
• Tanco takes over dormant holding firm
  The group of businessman Eusebio Tanco took over on Tuesday a 68-percent stake in dormant holding firm JTH Davies Holdings Inc. (JTH) from horse racing operator Philippine Racing Club Inc.
• BDO, IFC tie up on climate change mitigation financing
  Leading local bank Banco de Oro Unibank has tied up with the International Finance Corp. on the financing of private sector investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• Soldiers reminded: Stay non-partisan in polls
  The top official of the Armed Forces Southern Luzon Command warned soldiers in Southern Tagalog and Bicol regions against engaging in partisan campaign activities for former military officials now running for elections.
• Kalayaan to get vote scan and counting machines Wednesday
  Precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the Kalayaan Islands will be delivered to the Palawan province on Wednesday, according to the Commission on Elections.
• Don't use magic sugar-health chief
  Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral has cautioned the public against the use of magic sugar allegedly being smuggled into the country.
• Namfrel: Number of flying voters higher than Comelec estimate
  The Commission on Elections recently revealed that there were around 700,000 double or multiple registrants on the national voters' list.
• Bishop believes Arroyo pledge of peaceful turnover of power
  Catholic bishop Ramon Villena has asked the public to believe President Macapagal-Arroyo when she says that she is ensuring a smooth transition of power to the next president when her term ends on June 30.
• SC upholds suspension of "Ang Dating Daan'
  The Supreme Court upheld a three-month suspension imposed on the religious television program, “Ang Dating Daan,” back in 2004 for the use of offensive and obscene language by its evangelist-host Eliseo “Brother Eli” Soriano.
• Gordon promises to pay nurses, doctors well
  To discourage doctors and nurses from leaving the country, they should be compensated well, Senator Richard Gordon said Tuesday.
• Estrada to Aquino: Get elected first before passing judgment on pardon
  Former president Joseph Estrada said Senator Benigno Aquino III should first get himself elected to the presidency before making comments on whether it was proper to pardon the ousted leader of his conviction for plunder.
• Mayweather Jr. claims Pacquiao one-dimensional fighter
  Boxing pundits were nearly unanimous in praising Manny Pacquiao's total domination of Joshua Clottey Saturday night.
• Asian journalists ask Arroyo to stop killings of journalists
  Senior journalists from the Asia-Pacific region have expressed their deep concern over the killings of 31 colleagues in the Maguindanao massacre in the Southern Philippines in November 2009, and asked President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to put a stop to violence against members of the media.
• Pagdangan: SC move on Bulacan gov row an injustice
  Philippines-Injustice. This was how Roberto Pagdanganan, recently declared by the Commission on Elections winner of the 2007 gubernatorial race in Bulacan, called the decision of the Supreme Court to extend by a week its status quo ante order that allowed unseated Governor Joselito Mendoza to keep the post.
• Aquino accused of posturing on land reform issue
  Anakpawis party-list Representative Rafael Mariano on Tuesday accused Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of merely posturing when he promised on the first day of the campaign to distribute his family's Hacienda Luisita sugar estate if he wins in May.
• NP not sure on hero's welcome for Pacquiao
  Will Senator Manny Villar's Nacionalista Party (NP) push through with its plan to give world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao a hero's welcome?
• Gordon, Fernando on big posters: Why single us out
  Bagumbayan presidential candidate and Senator Richard Gordon called the Commission on Elections (Comelec) "unfair" after the poll body's spokesperson warned that Gordon and his running mate Bayani Fernando's billboards violated the size limit on outdoor installations in the Fair Elections Act.
• 2 girls die in Pangasinan fire
  Two children died in a fire that razed their house in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, on Tuesday.
• Special en banc session set on CJ issue
  The Supreme Court will hold a special en banc session on Wednesday to tackle the petitions seeking to stop the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) from submitting to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the list of aspirants to take over the post of Chief Justice Reynato Puno.
• PNP chief to troops: Stay focused
  Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa on Tuesday ordered his men to stay focused as election day draws near.
• Peso ends at 45.72 against the dollar
  The peso moved sideways Tuesday, closing just half a centavo weaker than the previous day's finish.
• Estrada: Pacquiao has much to prove in politics
  While Manny Pacquiao is a world-class boxing hero, former president Joseph Estrada said that Pacquiao has not yet proven anything in the field of Philippine politics.
• Christian pastors pray for 'transformers' in gov't
  Christian pastors here prayed over Bagumabayan presidential bet Senator Richard "Dick" Gordon and running mate Bayani Fernando, saying what the Philippines needs are transformational leaders to free the country from poverty.
• Gordon, Fernando, Villanueva told to remove oversized billboards
  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has warned presidential bets Sen. Richard Gordon and his vice-presidential partner Bayani Fernando, and Bangon Pilipinas standard bearer Bro. Eddie Villanueva to take down their oversize billboards, lest they risk election offense charges.
• Groups question mining consultation in Palawan
  Environmental groups on Tuesday questioned the “joint public consultation” conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for two mining firms in Palawan province over the weekend, calling it a move to “fast-track” mining operations in the province.
• Gov't-owned home guaranty firm eyes sale of P5.5B bonds
  Government-owned Home Guaranty Corp. (HGC) says it is eyeing the sale of P5.5 billion worth of bonds in the domestic capital market in April to pay off its debts and beef up its reserves.
• Strictly implement gun ban, Nograles urges
  Alarmed by the growing incidence of election-related violence, Speaker Prospero Nograles on Tuesday called on authorities to wage stricter implementation of the gun ban law and set-up more checkpoints and raids, if necessary, to curb proliferation of illegal firearms.