Maguindanao massacre death toll rises to 39—police

(UPDATE 4) Bullet-ridden bodies were pulled out from shallow graves on Tuesday as troops hunted down the gunmen who massacred, according to the Philippine National Police, at least 39 people in one of the Philippines' most brutal explosions of political violence.

Massacre exposes brutal underbelly of Philippine politics

The massacre of at least 22 people in Maguindanao has exposed a brutal culture of guns, greed and money that has poisoned the Philippine political system for decades, experts said Tuesday.

LP stands to benefit from Escudero decision not to run

The Liberal Party (LP) stands to benefit from Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero’s decision not to join the May 2010 presidential elections, its spokesman said Tuesday.

US embassy help sought in finding road rage suspect

Police searching for Jason Ivler, the American citizen tagged in the killing of a human resource manager in a traffic altercation last week, has sought the help of the United States Embassy in locating him.

4 hurt as school wall collapses in Quezon City

Four people were reported hurt Tuesday afternoon when a wall of a building under construction in an elementary school in Lagro, Quezon City collapsed, a police official said.