One of the suspects in last Thursday’s explosion at the Zamboanga International Airport has been identified as Adong Salakudin, alias "Yellow Man."

The said blast was supposed to target Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan.

Reports say the suspect alias "Yellow Man" was a trusted man of a local executive in the province. The source also confirmed the attack against Tan was related to the same attack against him in May 2009 in Patikul, Sulu.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has vowed to develop the up-land organic rice variety for export in the world market. Alcala said the Aquino administration would pour its research and development efforts to developing the up-land rice for export in the next three years. By that time, the country would have also ended rice importation. According to Alcala, these up-land rice varieties are the Philippines’ entry point in the international market.

In Bangladesh, beating of students in schools has been banned. The move comes after the High Court of Bangladesh urged the government to tackle growing cases of excessive corporal punishment in schools. According to the education secretary of Bangladesh, corporal punishment hinders the progress of a student. In the order issued yesterday. the government of Bangladesh said teachers should help the physical and mental growth of the students to flourist.

President Noynoy Aquino has recognized the validity of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s appointment. But Aquino revoked the "midnight appointments" of former president Gloria Arroyo. Malacañang recently announced Executive Order No. 2, recalling, withdrawing, and revoking so-called "midnight appointments" made by Arroyo on or after March 10, 2010. The Constitution and the Omnibus Election Code ban midnight appointments.

Weather bureau PAGASA said storm signal number 1 has been raised in the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, and Aurora as Typhoon "Domeng" increased its speed. As of 11 this morning, Pagasa said Domeng accelerated to 15 kilometers, with a maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour in the center. PAGASA said residents living in low-lying and mountainous areas under signal number 1 are ALERTED against possible flash floods and landslides. Typhoon Domeng is expected to be 3 hundred 30 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan tomorrow morning.

The Food Standards Agency in London has said meat from the offspring of a cloned cow entered last year London's food chain. Reports say the discovery will heighten concerns among farming campaigners. The subject of producing foodstuffs from clones and their offspring is highly controversial. Campaigners for organic farming are concerned about the safety of products from cloned animals as they could reduce genetic diversity.

The Batangas Police said the Phivolcs placed yesterday Taal volcano under level one when it registered only five volcanic quakes in the past three weeks. Reports say residents last left designated evacuation centers in the affected towns on July 6. Alert level 2 was raised over Taal volcano on June 8. But Batangas Police Director Senior Superintendent Alberto Supapo said even if the alert level was lowered, media people and tourists are not yet allowed within the declared danger zones.

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said the government is not ruling out a takeover as one of the options if no amicable settlement is reached in the dispute between Philippine Airlines management and its pilots. De Lima, however, stressed a government takeover is something that they want to avoid. Reports say the government has stepped into the dispute between PAL management and its employees after a group of pilots resigned for higher-paying jobs abroad.

The Unicef said the recent floods Pakistan have affected more than 3 million. With death toll as high as 1 thousand 4 hundred, it is the worst flooding in Pakistan. According to Unicef, the north-west Pakistan was severely affected by the floods, triggering heavy criticism of the Pakistani government over its response to the disaster. Pakistani authorities are struggling to help flood victims, many of whom say they have not received any official warnings that raging waters were heading their way.

An official said there is no spoiled rice in the warehouses of the National Food Authority in Negros Occidental. NFA provincial head Pablito Gemarino said only one million of more than 9 million bags of rice consumed in Negros Occidental each year were imported. Gemarino also pointed out the call of PresidentNoynoy Aquino for less rice importation would be good for local farmers.