ANC HEADLINES - ANC Alvin Elchico - Former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales denied conspiracy with Kiram group.
Gonzales: Kiram is like  a brother to me.
Gonzales: I did not get formal invitation from NBI.

GMA News: PHL jobless rate DIPS to 7.1% in January - NSO
- Unemployment slightly dipped in January from a year earlier, and the number of those working additional hours or holding more than just one job INCREASED, the National Statistics Office reported Friday.

ANC: Kiram Spokesperson Abraham Idjirani and COPA Chairman Pastor Boy Saycon faced the NBI in its investigation of the Sabah incident. Kiram's lawyer Leonard De Vera was also represent in the meeting which lasted for almost two hours. Kiram reiterated his denial of the conspiracy theory behind the Sabah standoff. Saycon on the other hand is considering FILING CHARGES against Sec Ricky Carandang for 'doing something un-journalistic' before the Ombudsman. Sayscon says, he has information that Carandang was THE ONE who MADE UP the conspiracy theory, and presented it to the president. Sayscon also reveals that their group wrote letters to the government of the U.S., UK, and Brunei for a third party nation to intervene in the Sabah crisis, though they yet to receive a reply.

ABS-CBN NEWS: PSEI DOWN FOR 5TH STRAIGHT DAY
The Philippine Stock Exchange index slides for a fifth straight day on concerns Philippine shares may have rallied too much, too quickly. The main index settled at 6,654.60, down 0.60%. Banks are among today's biggest losers. BDO slipped 3.29% to P88, while Metrobank dropped 2.37% to P115. Bank of the Philippine Islands is also down 3.25% to P104. Philippine Long Distance Telephone also fell 0.55% to 2,844. 

PHILSTAR: JOBLESS RATE HITS 7.1% IN JAN.
The unemployment rate in the Philippines reached 7.1 percent in JANUARY HIGHER THAN the 6.8 percent registered in OCTOBER 2012, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said today. In its Labor Force Survey, the NSO said there were 2.89 MILLION JOBLESS Filipinos in Janame as the one who lobbied for Lanto's appointment.

TRIBUNE: STILL NO PROOF IN GMA'S POLL SABOTAGE CASE
This was evident after election officer Susan Cabanban ADMITTED before Judge Jesus Mupas of Pasay City RTC Branch 112 during the continuation of the trial on the merits that SHE DID NOT SEE ANYONE tampered with the election returns in her municipality. In open court, Cabanban, admitted that she has NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF any tampering of election returns in her municipality. Cabanban also admitted that MAIN PROSECUTION WITNESS Norie Unas, was present during the time they were asked to copy the results in blank election returns. This is CONTRARY to Una's earlier testimony that HE HAD NO PARTICIPATION in any cheating in the elections in Maguindanano because he was sick and his then boss, Ampatuan, was unopposed.

ABS-CBN BANDILA: UP MANILA STUDENT KILLS SELF OVER UNPAID TUITION
Sinugod ng mga estudyante ng UP Manila ang opisina ng kanilang chancellor ngayong gabi! Galit ang mga estudyante sa "no late payment" policy ng unibersidad, na nagtulak umano sa isang first year student na anak ng isang taxi driver na magpakamatay.

DZMM: TUMAAS ANG BILANG NG MGA PINOY NA WALANG TRABAHO SA BANSA. Sa rekord ng National Statistics Office, umabot na sa 2.89 MILYON ang bilang ng mga walang trabaho noong ENERO ng taong ito, MAS MATAAS kaysa sa 2.76 milyong naitala noong Oktubre, 2012. Maging ang mga UNDEREMPLOYED na Pinoy ay TUMAAS din. Mula sa 7.16 milyon noong Oktubre, 2012, UMAKYAT na sa ito sa 7.93 milyon.

MANILA TIMES: 7.93-M FILIPINOS UNDEREMPLOYED IN JANUARY - Meanwhile, the number of JOBLESS FILIPINOS ALSO ROSE as the unemployment rate in January this year was at about 7.1%. It is higher that the 2.8M jobless persons in Oct 2012, which translated an unemployment rate 6.8% UNDEREMPLOYMENT at the start of the year WORSENED as the no of underemployed persons WENT UP TO some 7.93M, placing the underemployment rate at 20.9%, according to the latest Labor Force Survey of the National Statistic Office.

DZMM: NAKIKI-ISA SI DATING PANGULO AT PAMP REP GMA SA PAGBUBUNYI AT PAGSALUBONG NG BANSA SA BAGONG SANTO PAPA NA SI POPE FRANCIS 1ST. SINABI NI ELENA BAUTISTA-HORN,  TAGAPAGSALITA NI CGMA NA DUMADALANGIN ANG DATING PRESIDENTE NA TULARAN NG SANGKATAUHAN ANG KABABAANG-LOOB NI POPE FRANCIS IST AT ANG PAGIGING MALAPIT NITO SA MAHIHIRAP. ANIYA...DAPAT DING PAGSUMIKAPAN NG LAHAT NA TULARAN ANG PAGIGING DEBOTO AT TAOS-PUSONG PAGSESERBISYO NG SANTO PAPA PARA SA IKALULUWALHATI NG PANGINOON. IDINADALANGIN DIN ANIYA NI CGMA ANG PAGKAKA-ISA NG BAWAT INDIBIDWAL AT ANG PATULOY NA PAG-ALALA SA WALANG HANGGANG PAGMAMAHAL SA ATIN NG MAYKAPAL.