Anthony Taverna on ABS-CBN: "Hindi po maaring hindi lingunin ang nakaraan ng mga iniluluklok sa gobyerno. Hindi po maaring makalimutan na lang ang isyu kinasangkutan ni Atty. Makabangkit Lanto noong siya ay isa pang kongresista dahil sa alegasyon ng pandaraya. Benepisyaryo man ng dayaan o siya ang nandaya ay pangit pa ring tingnan. Itanong ny'o pa kay Migz Zubiri. Kung hindi naman alam ito ng Pangulo, baka nalusutan siya.

GMA News: PNoy tells FVR: Send a memo to me in making suggestions on the Sabah crisis - In making suggestions on how to handle the Sabah crisis, former President Fidel V. Ramos should better "send a memo" to me for consideration, Pres Benigno Aquino III told reporters covering his trip to Davao on Thursday.

ANC: NUJP hits NBI 'charade' - "As if it were not bad enough that our law enforcement agencies cannot, or will not, stop the continued murders of and atter the UNA. assailed the opposing administration ticket for still bringing up the former President as a campaign issue for the May 13 elections.

ANC: Commotion at Malacanang premises as Gabriela rallies on eve of International Women's Day. Two protesters were arrested by police after Gabriela tried to get near the Palace gate. The protesters suddenly appeared outside St. Jude Church and policemen tried to block them from getting near Malacanang.

dzmm reporter:
bs aquino III kinumpirmang kukunin sa gabinete sina senators ping lacson at kiko pangilinan na ang termino ay matatapos sa june 2013.
-- there goes the neighborhood! good luck philippines ----

DZMM: Tulad ng iba pang kasong isinampa kay Pamp Rep GMA, kumbinsido ang Oposisyon sa Kamara na pulitika pa rin ang nasa likod ng panibagong kasong Plunder na isinampa laban sa dating Presidente. Nagkaka-isa sina Min Leader Danilo Suarez at Dep Minority Leader Mitos Magsaysay na ang pamahalaan pa rin ang may pakana ng bagong kaso para tuluyan itong madiin at hindi makalabas ng piitan si CGMA. Mistulang kabado na anila ang gobyerno dahil di parin nako-convict si CGMA sa naunang kasong isinampa laban dito sa mga nakalipas na taon.

INQUIRER: NUJP wants apology from NBI over agents' impersonation as media men
- The National Union of Journalist of the Phil called on the DOJ Sec Leila De Lima and NBI Director Nonnatus Tojas to issue a public apology after its agents posed as media practitioners to conduct a surveillance of the residence of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III.

if you're wondering who's behind Lanto's appointment as comelec commissioner - FLASHBACK: INQUIRER 5:57 pm | Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
- Drilon endorses diplomat, former solon Macabangkit Lanto as ARMM's OIC - Senator Franklin Drilon, an administration ally, has endorsed former congressman and Ambassador Macabangkit Lanto as officer-in-charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Drilon said Lanto possessed the "combined skills of a diplomat, a graft-busting prosecutor and effective manager-bureaucrat."

anc: house minority: new plunder case filed by sanlakas against ex-pres arroyo and rep dato arroyo clearly politically-motivated.
Minority lawmakers believe aquino administration behind latest charge to keep her in hospital arrest, as previous cases against arroyo are being junked one by one.

politics 101 for pnoy govt: for decades malaysia is the biggest arms supplier of muslim mindanao. a troubled mindanao is always a welcome situation for malaysia as it will keep phil govt's hands full diffusing the conflicts for years. where do you think the arms of milf and abu sayaf are coming from. this will mute our sabah  claim as we sure will be busy finding solutions. being an ally of milf, they volunteered to arbitrate peace process and PH took the bait. now  they've got both PH govt and milf in their pockets and wealthy sabah is theirs. until the sultanate of sulu and milf cried "foul". now we know who to call "foolhardy."