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• Teodoro ranks mother-in-law no. 1; Madrigal "FG' has no role
  For administration presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro, his mother-in-law is number one when asked to rank her, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and his uncle and business tycoon, Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco.
• Somali pirates, heroes to Kenya's fishermen
  Somalia's fearsome pirates don't have many friends among the Indian Ocean's seafaring community. But Kenya's fleet of modest Swahili fishermen thinks the region's most-wanted are a godsend.
• Gordon, Perlas seek environment protection, development
  Presidential bets agreed to find a balance between environmental protection and development, citing the need for growth and the protection of the indigenous peoples.
• Aquino gets first question on Constitution
  Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III got the first question from Dean Raul Pangalanan at the Philippine Daily Inquirer 1st Edition presidential debate.
• Supporters rally behind presidential bets
  Candidates and their supporters wearing their respective campaign hues trooped to the main theater of the University of the Philippines at the Philippine Daily Inquirer's 1st Edition Presidential Debate Monday.
• Colors at debate of presidential bets
  Candidates and their supporters wearing their respective campaign hues trooped to the main theater of the University of the Philippines at the Philippine Daily Inquirer's 1st Edition Presidential Debate in a glimpse of what the campaign period would be like when it officially begins Tuesday.
• 8 presidential bets show up for Inquirer debate
  (UPDATE 2) Eight candidates showed up at the first ever presidential debate organized by the Philippine Daily Inquirer held on Monday, a day before the start of the official campaign period.
• Saints go marching in with Super Bowl win over Colts
  Tracy Porter returned an interception 74 yards for the clinching touchdown and the New Orleans Saints won the first Super Bowl in their 43-year history on Sunday, defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.
• Teodoro to abide by "consensus' on controversial policies
  Administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro said he would abide by the consensus on controversial policies, such as the reproductive health bill.
• Suspected rebel killed in clash with troops
  An alleged New People's Army rebel was killed following a clash with government troops in Lupon town, Davao Oriental, on Saturday, the military said.
• Local bet shot dead in Cotabato City
  A Filipino-Chinese businessman who is running for the city council here was shot dead by still unidentified gunmen near his home Monday morning, police said.
• Madrigal hits Villar over use of celebrities in political ads
  Senator Ma. Ana "Jamby" Madrigal has again used a presidential debate to take a dig at her number one nemesis, Senator Manny Villar, whom she criticized for using children and movie actors in political advertisement.
• RP sees Myanmar September vote a 'farce'
  Myanmar is likely to hold elections around September but they are shaping up to be a "farce" with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi unable to run, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo said.
• Mandela's 'indescribable' release remembered
  "Electric and yet so tense," is how Siraaj Cassiem described waiting in Cape Town on February 11, 1990, hoping to see former president Nelson Mandela emerge from prison after 27 years.
• Crisis-hit Europe seeks rebound with new economic strategy
  The European Union, shaken by Greece's fiscal crisis and struggling to get its new institutions into gear, hopes to relaunch itself this week as leaders mull improved, coordinated economic governance.
• 'Mass casualties' feared in US power plant blast
  (UPDATE) A huge explosion ripped through a US power plant Sunday being built in Connecticut amid reports up to 50 people may have died, emergency officials said, as a rescue operation swung into place.
• SAP names two new co-CEOs
  German-based SAP, the world's largest professional software group, announced Sunday that Leo Apotheker was stepping down as chief executive officer and was being replaced by two company insiders.
• Nobel laureate Gordimer calls for end to Cuba sanctions
  African Nobel literature laureate Nadine Gordimer called on United States President Barack Obama's administration to end the decades-old trade embargo and other sanctions on Cuba, in an interview published Sunday.
• Obama: Colts favorites in Super Bowl
  US President Barack Obama Sunday named the Indianapolis Colts as Super Bowl favorites, but said he had a "soft spot" for the rival New Orleans Saints and their hurricane-ravaged home city.
• PayPal temporarily suspends some India services
  US online payments company PayPal has temporarily suspended personal payments to and from India and transfers to local Indian banks.
• Argentine ex-president to undergo emergency surgery
  Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, husband of the current President Cristina Kirchner, will undergo emergency arterial surgery on Sunday, the government said.
• SW Australia drought linked to Antarctica snowfall
  A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in global warming, scientists reported on Sunday.
• Battered US east coast digs out, more snow coming
  Hundreds of emergency crews battled Sunday to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the US east coast before a new storm hits, aided by some welcome winter sun.
• Clinton: Planning Chelsea's wedding as tough as Mid-east peace talks
  She's known for making tough decisions, but top US diplomat Hillary Clinton divulged Sunday that she is still trying to decide what to wear to daughter Chelsea's wedding later this year.
• 'Dear John' dethrones box office king 'Avatar'
  Romantic tearjerker "Dear John" overcame scathing reviews to end "Avatar's" seven-week reign at the top of the North American box office this weekend, estimated figures showed Sunday.
• Tons of tainted milk powder still on China market
  Authorities in China are hunting for nearly 100 tons of melamine-laced milk powder left over from 2008, when six babies died from consuming the toxic substance, state media said Monday.
• Perlas vows Cabinet post for civil society groups
  A Cabinet position to accommodate civil society groups will be created if presidential candidate Nicanor Perlas wins.
• 8 armed men killed in shootout with Quezon cops
  (UPDATE 2) At least eight suspected members of a criminal gang were killed early Monday in an alleged shootout with local policemen manning the Commission on Elections mobile checkpoint here.
• Villar defends anew poverty roots
  Senator Manny Villar defended anew his rise from poverty, asking his critics whether it is difficult to believe that someone who was poor could get rich without being corrupt.
• PNB doubles net income to P2.2B in '09
  (UPDATE) Tycoon Lucio Tan's Philippine National Bank doubled its net income in 2009 on the back of higher earnings from lending and treasury businesses alongside an improvement in asset quality and cost efficiency.
• Australia axes 20,000 migrant applications
  Australia on Monday axed 20,000 migrant applications in a major overhaul aimed at clamping down on foreign students gaining permanent residency through courses such as hairdressing and cookery.
• Madrigal likes the way Villar's hair is dyed
  Senator Ma. Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal has something good to say about her nemesis, Senator Manuel Villar, after all.
• 2 gun ban violators nabbed in CamSur town
  A month after the gun ban was imposed in preparation for the May elections, people carrying firearms are still being arrested at police check points.
• Villanueva favors participation of gays in politics
  Presidential candidate Brother Eddie Villanueva favors the participation of the gay community in politics, saying that everybody should receive equal treatment regardless of gender or sex.
• Japan's Kirin stops merger talks with Suntory
  Japanese beer and soft drink giant Kirin said on Monday it had terminated months-long merger talks with its smaller rival Suntory that had aimed to create a top industry player in Asia.
• Elderly scold presidential bets: Don't use poor in polls
  As they await the President's signing of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act (Esca), the elderly on Monday scolded the presidential candidates debating at the University of the Philippines for using the poor in their campaign to get elected.
• Truck falls off cliff in Aurora, 3 injured
  A truck carrying 38 motorcycles lost its brakes and fell into a 30-foot deep cliff in Aurora province on Thursday night, seriously injuring the driver and his two helpers.
• Girl buried alive in honor killing in Turkey
  ANKARA-A 16-year-old girl was buried alive by relatives in southeast Turkey in a gruesome honor killing just because she reportedly befriended boys, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
• DENR chief to tap music to promote environment
  Songs have a way of driving messages deep into the minds of people. And newly appointed Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Eleazar “Eli” P. Quinto intends to wield this power of music to strengthen the Filipinos' resolve to care for the environment.
• Freedom of info bill in dying gasp
  The freedom of information bill is on its last gasps after the House of Representatives failed to ratify it on its last session day on Wednesday for lack of a quorum.