Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• In Bataan, Isko nixes nuclear power in favor of renewable energy, gas

Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno says he would rather turn to renewable energy and natural gas as alternative power sources, instead of nuclear power.

• Chad Booc’s family takes body of slain activist for planned Cebu autopsy

Family members of Lumad rights activist and volunteer teacher Chad Booc see his lifeless body for the first time Tuesday, March 1, in Davao de Oro province. Chad’s father is bent on taking his body for autopsy in Cebu City where the Boocs live, and press charges if the results prove foul play.

• Google drops RT, other Russian state media from its news features

Alphabet Inc’s Google confirms Tuesday, March 1, it removed Russian state-funded publishers such as RT from its news-related features, including the Google News search tool.

• Sandbags and soldiers as Ukraine leader gives interview under siege

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gives an interview Tuesday, March 1, in an office in the historic city of Kyiv, with sandbags blocking the bottom of the windows and the blinds pulled down. The interview shows the President at war.

• Entertainment wRap: Kris Aquino’s health updates, Joey King is engaged, Sean Penn flees Ukraine on foot

Kris Aquino publicly shares the latest update on her health via Instagram, saying she was able to receive a new treatment. In other news, The Kissing Booth star Joey King is engaged to her boyfriend Steven Piet after more than two years of dating. Meantime, Hollywood actor-director Sean Penn found himself among thousands of refugees fleeing to Poland on foot, fleeing Ukraine. – Rappler.com