#SHORTS: Disqualification case vs Poe junked; Obama vows commitment to maritime security; France launches new airstrikes on Syria

JUNK. Senate Electoral Tribunal dismissed Tuesday the disqualification case filed against Senator Grace Poe by defeated 2013 senatorial candidate Rizalito David.

VISIT. President Barack Obama visited Tuesday country's flagship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar and vowed to bolster security in the seas around the island nation.

ATTACKS. France launched fresh airstrikes on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria days after attacks in Paris linked to the group killed at least 129 people.