1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR DEC. 11, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Friday, December 10, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Aquino issues directive to free the ‘Morong 43’
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy orders withdrawal of raps vs 'Morong 43'
MANILA BULLETIN -- Aquino 'frees' Morong 43
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Noynoy orders release of ‘Morong 43’
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Release them!
ABANTE -- Morong 43 lalaya na!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Utos ni P-Noy, kaso vs Morong 43 iatras!
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Boy slits sister's neck!
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay yesterday insisted the Senate has padded its own 2011 budget by P400 million. In a text message to The STAR, Magsaysay took exception to the accusations of Sen. Franklin Drilon that she was misinformed. “The facts speak for themselves,” Magsaysay said. “The 2011 Senate budget proposed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is P400 million less than what senators have approved.” (Philstar)
On Ombudsman
President Aquino’s allies in Congress will lead a campaign to impeach justices of the Supreme Court (SC) if they bar the House of Representatives from hearing the impeachment cases against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez. Speaking to reporters, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. said he himself will file the impeachment complaint against the SC justices. “I will stake my position as chairman of the committee on justice,”he said. (Philstar)
On Morong 43
President Aquino yesterday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the cases against the so-called “Morong 43,” but left the investigation into allegations of torture against the arresting military officers to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). “That human rights case before the CHR is in no way affected by this announcement of the President, because the cases the President wants withdrawn were only the criminal cases filed against the Morong 43,” said Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who instructed Prosecutor General Claro Arellano to withdraw all the cases filed against the detainees at the Morong Regional Trial Court. (Philstar)
Militant groups yesterday welcomed President Aquino’s order to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withdraw the charges filed against the “Morong 43,” even as the group is contemplating filing charges against the arresting officers. “This is a major victory for human rights, coming no less than on International Human Rights Day. We hope this creates a favorable condition for the release of other political prisoners. The case of the 43 should serve as a stern warning to all those who think they can violate human rights with impunity,” Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes said.(Philstar)
On Grand Lotto
A Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) official disclosed yesterday that the 80-year-old grandmother from Olongapo City who claimed that her grandson stole the winning ticket of the 6/55 Grand Lotto on-line lottery draw last Nov. 27 made another effort to prevent the release of the P 741-million jackpot. Lawyer Lauro Patiag, PCSO chief legal officer, said the grandmother, whose identity was withheld, submitted another sworn statement last Thursday asking the PCSO to defer the release of the jackpot pending resolution of her claim over the winning ticket.(Philstar)
On Customs
Philippine Airlines (PAL) president and CEO Jaime Bautista together with Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez confirmed yesterday that all employees of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the airport would receive on Dec. 13 some P250,000 each from PAL and other foreign airlines for rendering overtime service for five months. Bautista said PAL issued P25-million worth of checks for the overtime pay of more than 400 Customs employees at the various air terminals nationwide.(Philstar)
On judiciary budget
The Supreme Court (SC) asked Malacañang yesterday to end its “mind games” over the budget of the judiciary for next year. Court administrator and spokesman Jose Midas Marquez expressed his dismay over the failure of the Palace to fulfill the promise to hear the grievances of judges after it allegedly cut by almost half the judiciary’s proposed budget of P27.1 billion for 2011.(Philstar)
On gifts
Most Filipinos prefer cash gifts over non-monetary gifts this Christmas, a Western Union-sponsored survey showed. The survey conducted last November among Filipinos who have received gifts from overseas and local senders found money as the most preferred gift. Patricia Riingen, senior vice president of Western Union Pacific and Indo-China, said most families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) spend the money they receive from relatives abroad for celebrations, treating others or even sharing part of the money.(Philstar)
On Chief Justice
Lawmakers could turn the Philippines into a failed state if they impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona and other Supreme Court (SC) justices that declared unconstitutional Executive Order 1 creating the Truth Commission, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said yesterday. “If the Chief Justice is removed for political reasons, then that would be a signal that even the judicial branch has also become political,” she said. “That would be the end of our democracy as we know it today.” (Philstar)
On journalists
Sen. Loren Legarda backed yesterday the passage of a bill seeking to classify as murder the killing of journalists. Senate Bill 455 aims to amend Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code for that purpose. Legarda said a study by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility showed 28 journalists and media practitioners killed in the line of duty since 2001, excluding the victims of the Maguindanao massacre.(Phistar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Aquino issues directive to free the ‘Morong 43’
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy orders withdrawal of raps vs 'Morong 43'
MANILA BULLETIN -- Aquino 'frees' Morong 43
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Noynoy orders release of ‘Morong 43’
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Release them!
ABANTE -- Morong 43 lalaya na!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Utos ni P-Noy, kaso vs Morong 43 iatras!
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Boy slits sister's neck!
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay yesterday insisted the Senate has padded its own 2011 budget by P400 million. In a text message to The STAR, Magsaysay took exception to the accusations of Sen. Franklin Drilon that she was misinformed. “The facts speak for themselves,” Magsaysay said. “The 2011 Senate budget proposed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is P400 million less than what senators have approved.” (Philstar)
On Ombudsman
President Aquino’s allies in Congress will lead a campaign to impeach justices of the Supreme Court (SC) if they bar the House of Representatives from hearing the impeachment cases against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez. Speaking to reporters, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. said he himself will file the impeachment complaint against the SC justices. “I will stake my position as chairman of the committee on justice,”he said. (Philstar)
On Morong 43
President Aquino yesterday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the cases against the so-called “Morong 43,” but left the investigation into allegations of torture against the arresting military officers to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). “That human rights case before the CHR is in no way affected by this announcement of the President, because the cases the President wants withdrawn were only the criminal cases filed against the Morong 43,” said Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who instructed Prosecutor General Claro Arellano to withdraw all the cases filed against the detainees at the Morong Regional Trial Court. (Philstar)
Militant groups yesterday welcomed President Aquino’s order to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withdraw the charges filed against the “Morong 43,” even as the group is contemplating filing charges against the arresting officers. “This is a major victory for human rights, coming no less than on International Human Rights Day. We hope this creates a favorable condition for the release of other political prisoners. The case of the 43 should serve as a stern warning to all those who think they can violate human rights with impunity,” Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes said.(Philstar)
On Grand Lotto
A Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) official disclosed yesterday that the 80-year-old grandmother from Olongapo City who claimed that her grandson stole the winning ticket of the 6/55 Grand Lotto on-line lottery draw last Nov. 27 made another effort to prevent the release of the P 741-million jackpot. Lawyer Lauro Patiag, PCSO chief legal officer, said the grandmother, whose identity was withheld, submitted another sworn statement last Thursday asking the PCSO to defer the release of the jackpot pending resolution of her claim over the winning ticket.(Philstar)
On Customs
Philippine Airlines (PAL) president and CEO Jaime Bautista together with Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez confirmed yesterday that all employees of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the airport would receive on Dec. 13 some P250,000 each from PAL and other foreign airlines for rendering overtime service for five months. Bautista said PAL issued P25-million worth of checks for the overtime pay of more than 400 Customs employees at the various air terminals nationwide.(Philstar)
On judiciary budget
The Supreme Court (SC) asked Malacañang yesterday to end its “mind games” over the budget of the judiciary for next year. Court administrator and spokesman Jose Midas Marquez expressed his dismay over the failure of the Palace to fulfill the promise to hear the grievances of judges after it allegedly cut by almost half the judiciary’s proposed budget of P27.1 billion for 2011.(Philstar)
On gifts
Most Filipinos prefer cash gifts over non-monetary gifts this Christmas, a Western Union-sponsored survey showed. The survey conducted last November among Filipinos who have received gifts from overseas and local senders found money as the most preferred gift. Patricia Riingen, senior vice president of Western Union Pacific and Indo-China, said most families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) spend the money they receive from relatives abroad for celebrations, treating others or even sharing part of the money.(Philstar)
On Chief Justice
Lawmakers could turn the Philippines into a failed state if they impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona and other Supreme Court (SC) justices that declared unconstitutional Executive Order 1 creating the Truth Commission, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said yesterday. “If the Chief Justice is removed for political reasons, then that would be a signal that even the judicial branch has also become political,” she said. “That would be the end of our democracy as we know it today.” (Philstar)
On journalists
Sen. Loren Legarda backed yesterday the passage of a bill seeking to classify as murder the killing of journalists. Senate Bill 455 aims to amend Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code for that purpose. Legarda said a study by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility showed 28 journalists and media practitioners killed in the line of duty since 2001, excluding the victims of the Maguindanao massacre.(Phistar)
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