1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR DEC. 18, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Friday, December 17, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- ‘Morong 43’ finally free
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Solve Vizconde case in 6 months - Palace
MANILA BULLETIN -- Green light for toll hike
DAILY TRIBUNE -- HK summons Lim, 115 others to hijack probe
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Garcia freed
ABANTE -- P302M nakaw, nauwi sa barya
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- 5 witness ididiin si Hubert, et al
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- SC scored over Mikey
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The party-list group Bayan Muna will appeal the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) dismissing its petition questioning the qualification of Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo as a party-list representative. “We will definitely file a motion for reconsideration. The SC dismissed our petition on a mere technicality,” Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said yesterday. Colmenares, a lawyer, said the court skirted the “substantial issue” of whether moneyed individuals who cannot be considered as “marginalized” can represent sectors that are within the “margins” of society. (Philstar)
On Vizconde case
Malacañang has given orders to several agencies to solve the 19-year-old Vizconde massacre case in six months and beat the 20-year prescriptive period for its prosecution. In a memorandum dated Dec. 16, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. directed Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, Philippine National Police chief Raul Bacalzo and National Bureau of Investigation Director Magtanggol Gatdula “to conduct a thorough reinvestigation of the case, utilizing all available resources at your disposal to finally solve the same with the end-in-view of apprehending and prosecuting the authors of the crime.” (Philstar)
On SLEX
Motorists using the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) should brace for higher toll fees – by approximately 250 percent – in January. The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) finally approved the application to raise toll fees by P3.02 per kilometer at SLEX by its operator, Malaysian-controlled South Luzon Tollways Corp. (SLTC). TRB spokesman Julius Corpuz said the SLTC had agreed to a gradual implementation of the toll increase, starting with a partial hike on Jan. 1. (Philstar)
On Gen. Garcia
The Sandiganbayan ordered yesterday the temporary release of former military comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia after he posted P60,000 bail. The Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame received the order signed by Justice Edilberto Sandoval, who chairs the anti-graft court’s Second Division. In a two-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Teresita Diaz-Baldos, the Sandiganbayan said it granted the petition for bail filed by the accused hours after he pleaded guilty to direct bribery and to violation of the anti-money laundering law in a plea bargaining deal with state prosecutors. (Philstar)
On Morong 43
The Morong, Rizal regional trial court yesterday ordered the release of 43 health workers arrested last February on suspicion they are members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA). The court ordered the release of the “Morong 43” after the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped the charges against them. They were expected to be released last night. Six of the 43 detainees, however, remained in detention due to various cases against them pending in other courts. (Philstar)
On STL
The ongoing review of the Small Town Lottery (STL) by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) covers at least 34 gaming corporations, 13 of which were granted franchises this year alone, The STAR sources said yesterday. According to sources outside the PCSO, the new STL franchises are operating in different parts of the country. “From Luzon, STL is now operating in Visayas and Mindanao,” the source said. (Philstar)
On holiday pay
Workers nationwide can enjoy hefty pay this holiday season, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said workers who would opt to work during the holidays starting Dec. 24 are entitled to receive overtime pay from their employers. Baldoz explained that employers are mandated to grant their employees who would render service on Dec. 25, 27 and Jan. 1 double their regular daily pay. (Philstar)
On human rights
The military launched yesterday its handbook on human rights as it expressed hope that the people would be their “number one defenders” against sectors who accuse it of committing abuses. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vice chief Lt. Gen. Reynaldo Mapagu said the distribution of the handbook to field units would help reduce the number of complaints against military personnel. “If we put our hearts and minds into it (contents of the handbook), and also practice it, the people will see that we are serious, that we are upholding the law at all times,” Mapagu said.(Philstar)
On Maguindanao massacre
The trial on the Maguindanao massacre case takes a breather for the holidays with the twice-a-week hearings suspended until Jan. 13 next year. Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City regional trial court branch 221 said she would resume presiding over the marathon hearings held on Wednesdays and Thursdays next year. Solis-Reyes said she has already agreed on the new schedule of hearings at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.(Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- ‘Morong 43’ finally free
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Solve Vizconde case in 6 months - Palace
MANILA BULLETIN -- Green light for toll hike
DAILY TRIBUNE -- HK summons Lim, 115 others to hijack probe
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Garcia freed
ABANTE -- P302M nakaw, nauwi sa barya
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- 5 witness ididiin si Hubert, et al
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- SC scored over Mikey
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The party-list group Bayan Muna will appeal the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) dismissing its petition questioning the qualification of Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo as a party-list representative. “We will definitely file a motion for reconsideration. The SC dismissed our petition on a mere technicality,” Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said yesterday. Colmenares, a lawyer, said the court skirted the “substantial issue” of whether moneyed individuals who cannot be considered as “marginalized” can represent sectors that are within the “margins” of society. (Philstar)
On Vizconde case
Malacañang has given orders to several agencies to solve the 19-year-old Vizconde massacre case in six months and beat the 20-year prescriptive period for its prosecution. In a memorandum dated Dec. 16, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. directed Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, Philippine National Police chief Raul Bacalzo and National Bureau of Investigation Director Magtanggol Gatdula “to conduct a thorough reinvestigation of the case, utilizing all available resources at your disposal to finally solve the same with the end-in-view of apprehending and prosecuting the authors of the crime.” (Philstar)
On SLEX
Motorists using the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) should brace for higher toll fees – by approximately 250 percent – in January. The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) finally approved the application to raise toll fees by P3.02 per kilometer at SLEX by its operator, Malaysian-controlled South Luzon Tollways Corp. (SLTC). TRB spokesman Julius Corpuz said the SLTC had agreed to a gradual implementation of the toll increase, starting with a partial hike on Jan. 1. (Philstar)
On Gen. Garcia
The Sandiganbayan ordered yesterday the temporary release of former military comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia after he posted P60,000 bail. The Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame received the order signed by Justice Edilberto Sandoval, who chairs the anti-graft court’s Second Division. In a two-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Teresita Diaz-Baldos, the Sandiganbayan said it granted the petition for bail filed by the accused hours after he pleaded guilty to direct bribery and to violation of the anti-money laundering law in a plea bargaining deal with state prosecutors. (Philstar)
On Morong 43
The Morong, Rizal regional trial court yesterday ordered the release of 43 health workers arrested last February on suspicion they are members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA). The court ordered the release of the “Morong 43” after the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped the charges against them. They were expected to be released last night. Six of the 43 detainees, however, remained in detention due to various cases against them pending in other courts. (Philstar)
On STL
The ongoing review of the Small Town Lottery (STL) by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) covers at least 34 gaming corporations, 13 of which were granted franchises this year alone, The STAR sources said yesterday. According to sources outside the PCSO, the new STL franchises are operating in different parts of the country. “From Luzon, STL is now operating in Visayas and Mindanao,” the source said. (Philstar)
On holiday pay
Workers nationwide can enjoy hefty pay this holiday season, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said workers who would opt to work during the holidays starting Dec. 24 are entitled to receive overtime pay from their employers. Baldoz explained that employers are mandated to grant their employees who would render service on Dec. 25, 27 and Jan. 1 double their regular daily pay. (Philstar)
On human rights
The military launched yesterday its handbook on human rights as it expressed hope that the people would be their “number one defenders” against sectors who accuse it of committing abuses. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vice chief Lt. Gen. Reynaldo Mapagu said the distribution of the handbook to field units would help reduce the number of complaints against military personnel. “If we put our hearts and minds into it (contents of the handbook), and also practice it, the people will see that we are serious, that we are upholding the law at all times,” Mapagu said.(Philstar)
On Maguindanao massacre
The trial on the Maguindanao massacre case takes a breather for the holidays with the twice-a-week hearings suspended until Jan. 13 next year. Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City regional trial court branch 221 said she would resume presiding over the marathon hearings held on Wednesdays and Thursdays next year. Solis-Reyes said she has already agreed on the new schedule of hearings at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.(Philstar)
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