1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR DEC. 30, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Vizconde seeks reversal
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Poll: 93% of Pinoys facing 2011 with hope
MANILA BULLETIN -- LRT security tightened
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Deadly gift
ABANTE -- Todas sa gift bomb!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Hatol kay Hubert, 6 pa baliktarin! - Lauro
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Vizconde appeals SC ruling
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
A Mindanao lawmaker called yesterday for the strengthening of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) through a reorganization that would specify the responsibilities of each commissioner and put up a transparent selection process. Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles, vice chairman of the House committee on human rights, said “respect for human rights gives more meaning to national development” and that it is crucial to strengthen the CHR to make it more effective as the country’s human rights watchdog. (Philstar)
On 2011
More Filipinos are greeting the coming year with hope rather than fear. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from Nov. 27 to 30, showed 93 percent of 1,200 respondents saying they were entering 2011 with hope, an improvement from last year’s 89 percent. The new score was just two points shy of the 95 percent peak eight years ago, according to results of the SWS poll published in the newspaper BusinessWorld yesterday.(Philstar)
On Vizconde case
The patriarch of the murdered Vizconde family asked the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday to set aside the acquittal of Hubert Webb and five others convicted of the 1991 rape of his 18-year-old daughter, and the killing of his wife and 9-year-old daughter. Represented by Chief Public Attorney Persida Rueda-Acosta and other lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office, Lauro Vizconde told the SC that in 1986 it granted the second motion for reconsideration of the wife of Rolando Galman, the military-tagged assassin of Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., for the retrial of the soldiers acquitted of the Aquino-Galman murders. (Philstar)
On Comelec
The next chairman of the Commission on Elections – who will most likely be an outsider – will be named by President Aquino next month before Chairman Jose Melo retires on Jan. 31, Malacañang announced yesterday. “We recognize the need to appoint a chairman for the Comelec because of the urgency. The plan is to make a new appointment perhaps by January,” presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters in a briefing, but refused to divulge who and how many are the candidates vying for the post.(Philstar)
On SLEX toll hike
The Supreme Court (SC) is again being asked to stop the increase in toll fees in the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), which is set to take effect on Saturday. In a second supplemental petition, lawyer Ernesto Francisco Jr. asked the High Court to stop through a temporary restraining order (TRO) the South Luzon Tollways Corp. (SLTC) from implementing a P3.02 per kilometer initial increase in SLEX. The Court had already issued a TRO on the case earlier this year, which it lifted after it junked last Oct. 19 the first petition of Francisco as well as other similar petitions.(Philstar)
On Palace-SC rift
The Supreme Court (SC) must show through actions, not rhetoric, that the judiciary is not singling out President Aquino’s anti-corruption campaign, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said actions speak louder than words. “Again, we believe that we have a competent legal team to defend all the executive orders that we’ve crafted,” he said. (Philstar)
On drug problems
Citing the growing menace of the international drug trade, the Philippines and Brazil have proposed increased cooperation between their law enforcement authorities and more agreements on mutual legal assistance and transfer of sentenced persons. In a meeting last November, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio said “Brazil’s thrust of expanding its presence and intensifying its relations with countries in East Asia is an excellent opportunity to move our bilateral relations to a higher level.” (Philstar)
On 2013 elections
Smartmatic International Corp. has offered to provide the technology for the 2013 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday. Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said Smartmatic is interested to become the service provider in the 2013 elections, although the Comelec has not yet fully paid for its services in the May 10 polls. “They have been making pitches, and I think the same pitch has been forwarded to Congress by Smartmatic,” he said.(Philstar)
On peace talks
The military welcomed yesterday the plan of the government peace panel to raise the issue of “revolutionary taxes” during talks with communist rebels. Maj. Eugenio Osias IV, Army 4th Division spokesman, said discussion of extortion activities of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the peace talks would benefit investors, especially those being forced to support the rebels.(Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Vizconde seeks reversal
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Poll: 93% of Pinoys facing 2011 with hope
MANILA BULLETIN -- LRT security tightened
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Deadly gift
ABANTE -- Todas sa gift bomb!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Hatol kay Hubert, 6 pa baliktarin! - Lauro
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Vizconde appeals SC ruling
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
A Mindanao lawmaker called yesterday for the strengthening of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) through a reorganization that would specify the responsibilities of each commissioner and put up a transparent selection process. Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles, vice chairman of the House committee on human rights, said “respect for human rights gives more meaning to national development” and that it is crucial to strengthen the CHR to make it more effective as the country’s human rights watchdog. (Philstar)
On 2011
More Filipinos are greeting the coming year with hope rather than fear. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from Nov. 27 to 30, showed 93 percent of 1,200 respondents saying they were entering 2011 with hope, an improvement from last year’s 89 percent. The new score was just two points shy of the 95 percent peak eight years ago, according to results of the SWS poll published in the newspaper BusinessWorld yesterday.(Philstar)
On Vizconde case
The patriarch of the murdered Vizconde family asked the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday to set aside the acquittal of Hubert Webb and five others convicted of the 1991 rape of his 18-year-old daughter, and the killing of his wife and 9-year-old daughter. Represented by Chief Public Attorney Persida Rueda-Acosta and other lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office, Lauro Vizconde told the SC that in 1986 it granted the second motion for reconsideration of the wife of Rolando Galman, the military-tagged assassin of Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., for the retrial of the soldiers acquitted of the Aquino-Galman murders. (Philstar)
On Comelec
The next chairman of the Commission on Elections – who will most likely be an outsider – will be named by President Aquino next month before Chairman Jose Melo retires on Jan. 31, Malacañang announced yesterday. “We recognize the need to appoint a chairman for the Comelec because of the urgency. The plan is to make a new appointment perhaps by January,” presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters in a briefing, but refused to divulge who and how many are the candidates vying for the post.(Philstar)
On SLEX toll hike
The Supreme Court (SC) is again being asked to stop the increase in toll fees in the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), which is set to take effect on Saturday. In a second supplemental petition, lawyer Ernesto Francisco Jr. asked the High Court to stop through a temporary restraining order (TRO) the South Luzon Tollways Corp. (SLTC) from implementing a P3.02 per kilometer initial increase in SLEX. The Court had already issued a TRO on the case earlier this year, which it lifted after it junked last Oct. 19 the first petition of Francisco as well as other similar petitions.(Philstar)
On Palace-SC rift
The Supreme Court (SC) must show through actions, not rhetoric, that the judiciary is not singling out President Aquino’s anti-corruption campaign, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said actions speak louder than words. “Again, we believe that we have a competent legal team to defend all the executive orders that we’ve crafted,” he said. (Philstar)
On drug problems
Citing the growing menace of the international drug trade, the Philippines and Brazil have proposed increased cooperation between their law enforcement authorities and more agreements on mutual legal assistance and transfer of sentenced persons. In a meeting last November, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio said “Brazil’s thrust of expanding its presence and intensifying its relations with countries in East Asia is an excellent opportunity to move our bilateral relations to a higher level.” (Philstar)
On 2013 elections
Smartmatic International Corp. has offered to provide the technology for the 2013 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday. Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said Smartmatic is interested to become the service provider in the 2013 elections, although the Comelec has not yet fully paid for its services in the May 10 polls. “They have been making pitches, and I think the same pitch has been forwarded to Congress by Smartmatic,” he said.(Philstar)
On peace talks
The military welcomed yesterday the plan of the government peace panel to raise the issue of “revolutionary taxes” during talks with communist rebels. Maj. Eugenio Osias IV, Army 4th Division spokesman, said discussion of extortion activities of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the peace talks would benefit investors, especially those being forced to support the rebels.(Philstar)
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