Philippine News (The following links will take you to INQUIRER.net)

• De Leon; 88
  Johnny A. De Leon died on Tuesday, June 30, at the Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, United States of America. He was 88 years old.
• Susan Fernandez-Magno; 52
  Singer and songwriter Susan Fernandez-Magno succumbed to ovarian cancer yesterday. She would have turned 53 on Aug. 3. She died at 1:50 p.m. at the Medical City.
• Smuggled rice seized
  The Bureau of Customs has seized 20 containers full of allegedly smuggled rice worth an estimated P32 million as the government's revenue agencies step up efforts to shore up the national coffers amid a ballooning budget deficit.
• Hot mornings, wet afternoons in Metro
  Expect hot mornings but rainy afternoons in Metro Manila in the next few days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Thursday.
• 2 more Metro schools suspend classes
  The number of confirmed A(H1N1) cases in schools has reached 175 with two more schools in Metro Manila suspending their classes because of the flu virus, according to an official of the Department of Education (DepEd).
• Hayden's ma told to answer libel rap
  The Quezon City prosecutors Office ordered on Thursday the mother of Dr. Hayden Kho to reply to the libel complaint filed against her by actress Katrina Halili.
• Cop charged in murder of radioman
  A policeman is facing a murder charge before the Department of Justice for the killing of radio commentator and former Mindoro Occidental Vice Gov. Crispin Perez Jr.
• High dropout rate in schools alarming
  Senator Francis Escudero expressed alarm on Thursday over the increasing dropout rates in primary and secondary education levels.
• Imelda at 80: I feel vindicated
  Former First Lady Imelda Marcos turned 80 Thursday, claiming to be nearly broke but feeling vindicated more than two decades after her dictator husband was ousted in a popular revolt.