1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR DEC. 27, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Sunday, December 26, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- DENR decries slays of forest workers
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Truce broken in Mindoro
MANILA BULLETIN -- 'Cracker victims now at 66
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Recto: Protect unborn child
ABANTE -- Basta putok, bawal!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Toll hike sa SLEX tuloy na sa Enero 1
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- RH 'war' heats up
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday defended the additional P200-million pork barrel provided in the 2011 national budget for Vice President Jejomar Binay. Enrile said it is but proper that Binay get additional budget – on top of the P177 million appropriated for his office – since he is the number two man in government. Enrile, however, described the additional P200 million as an “augmentation fund,” not pork barrel, also known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) among senators and congressmen (Philstar)
On ceasefire
The military and communist rebels yesterday accused each other of violating the Christmas ceasefire when an Army squad clashed with New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro last Thursday. 1Lt. Frank Sayson, spokesman for the 2nd Infantry Division (ID), said the rebels ambushed soldiers who were supposed to meet with an NPA member wanting to surrender. (Philstar)
On Ampatuans
An ongoing audit showed that former Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. amassed more than P2 billion from provincial coffers for the period covering 2008 to 2009 alone. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu said the audit does not include the previous years since 2001 when the elder Ampatuan started serving as governor of the province. “Initial results of the audit showed that the Ampatuans got more than P2 billion from the supposed money or the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the province for the said period,” Mangudadatu said. (Philstar)
On firecracker injuries
The Department of Health (DOH) has reported more cases of firecracker-related injuries nationwide with still five days to go before the New Year’s Eve revelry. Data from the DOH-National Epidemiology Center (NEC) showed 51 additional cases of injuries from fireworks and stray bullets in a span of just 24 hours. Six were stray bullet injuries. Three cases, including one fatality, were caused by accidental ingestion of watusi or “Piccolo.” (Philstar)
On Glorietta blast
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is extending up to next year its reinvestigation of the Oct. 19, 2007 explosion in Glorietta 2 Mall in Makati City following continued absence in earlier hearings of retired Army colonel Allan Sollano, who claimed the incident was caused by a bomb. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said she is approving the request of the investigating fiscals led by Senior State Prosecutor Peter Ong for 30 more days after they failed to meet her Dec. 17 deadline. She said the grounds raised by Ong in seeking the extension were “reasonable enough.” (Philstar)
On Gen. Garcia
President Aquino was fed with wrong information on the details of the trial of former military comptroller Carlos Garcia. Former ombudsman Simeon Marcelo and former special prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio told the President in their letter dated Dec. 20, 2010 that government prosecutors had a strong case against the former military general as evidenced by how the Sandiganbayan junked his demurrer to evidence. (Philstar)
On revamp
Secretary Ricky Carandang yesterday expressed utmost confidence that he, along with fellow spokespersons Herminio Coloma and Edwin Lacierda, will not be on the chopping block of President Aquino when a minor revamp takes effect in January. “Honestly, it doesn’t bother me at all. I’m not going to spend the holiday or weekend worrying about that (revamp),” he told former Senate president Ernesto Maceda over radio dzRJ. When asked if he was sleeping well, he replied: “I’ve been sleeping very well, so it’s not a problem for me.” If he doesn’t sense that he would be affected by the minor shakeup, neither do his colleagues in the Communications Group, the former news anchor hinted. (Philstar)
On amnesty
The new commander of the military’s anti-coup unit yesterday claimed that the possibility of unrest within the armed forces is “very low” despite the grant of amnesty to soldiers tagged in uprisings against the former administration. Armed Forces National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM) chief Brig. Gen. Tristan Kison said the Aquino administration is willing to listen to any issue that may be raised by soldiers. (Phlstar)
On budget
The P1.645-trillion national budget for 2011, dubbed as the “Reform Budget” owing to austerity measures and zero-based budgeting implemented by the new administration, will be signed into law today by President Aquino. The ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacañang, and will most likely be attended by Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and several ranking lawmakers. (Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- DENR decries slays of forest workers
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Truce broken in Mindoro
MANILA BULLETIN -- 'Cracker victims now at 66
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Recto: Protect unborn child
ABANTE -- Basta putok, bawal!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Toll hike sa SLEX tuloy na sa Enero 1
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- RH 'war' heats up
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday defended the additional P200-million pork barrel provided in the 2011 national budget for Vice President Jejomar Binay. Enrile said it is but proper that Binay get additional budget – on top of the P177 million appropriated for his office – since he is the number two man in government. Enrile, however, described the additional P200 million as an “augmentation fund,” not pork barrel, also known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) among senators and congressmen (Philstar)
On ceasefire
The military and communist rebels yesterday accused each other of violating the Christmas ceasefire when an Army squad clashed with New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro last Thursday. 1Lt. Frank Sayson, spokesman for the 2nd Infantry Division (ID), said the rebels ambushed soldiers who were supposed to meet with an NPA member wanting to surrender. (Philstar)
On Ampatuans
An ongoing audit showed that former Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. amassed more than P2 billion from provincial coffers for the period covering 2008 to 2009 alone. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu said the audit does not include the previous years since 2001 when the elder Ampatuan started serving as governor of the province. “Initial results of the audit showed that the Ampatuans got more than P2 billion from the supposed money or the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the province for the said period,” Mangudadatu said. (Philstar)
On firecracker injuries
The Department of Health (DOH) has reported more cases of firecracker-related injuries nationwide with still five days to go before the New Year’s Eve revelry. Data from the DOH-National Epidemiology Center (NEC) showed 51 additional cases of injuries from fireworks and stray bullets in a span of just 24 hours. Six were stray bullet injuries. Three cases, including one fatality, were caused by accidental ingestion of watusi or “Piccolo.” (Philstar)
On Glorietta blast
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is extending up to next year its reinvestigation of the Oct. 19, 2007 explosion in Glorietta 2 Mall in Makati City following continued absence in earlier hearings of retired Army colonel Allan Sollano, who claimed the incident was caused by a bomb. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said she is approving the request of the investigating fiscals led by Senior State Prosecutor Peter Ong for 30 more days after they failed to meet her Dec. 17 deadline. She said the grounds raised by Ong in seeking the extension were “reasonable enough.” (Philstar)
On Gen. Garcia
President Aquino was fed with wrong information on the details of the trial of former military comptroller Carlos Garcia. Former ombudsman Simeon Marcelo and former special prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio told the President in their letter dated Dec. 20, 2010 that government prosecutors had a strong case against the former military general as evidenced by how the Sandiganbayan junked his demurrer to evidence. (Philstar)
On revamp
Secretary Ricky Carandang yesterday expressed utmost confidence that he, along with fellow spokespersons Herminio Coloma and Edwin Lacierda, will not be on the chopping block of President Aquino when a minor revamp takes effect in January. “Honestly, it doesn’t bother me at all. I’m not going to spend the holiday or weekend worrying about that (revamp),” he told former Senate president Ernesto Maceda over radio dzRJ. When asked if he was sleeping well, he replied: “I’ve been sleeping very well, so it’s not a problem for me.” If he doesn’t sense that he would be affected by the minor shakeup, neither do his colleagues in the Communications Group, the former news anchor hinted. (Philstar)
On amnesty
The new commander of the military’s anti-coup unit yesterday claimed that the possibility of unrest within the armed forces is “very low” despite the grant of amnesty to soldiers tagged in uprisings against the former administration. Armed Forces National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM) chief Brig. Gen. Tristan Kison said the Aquino administration is willing to listen to any issue that may be raised by soldiers. (Phlstar)
On budget
The P1.645-trillion national budget for 2011, dubbed as the “Reform Budget” owing to austerity measures and zero-based budgeting implemented by the new administration, will be signed into law today by President Aquino. The ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacañang, and will most likely be attended by Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and several ranking lawmakers. (Philstar)
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