1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR DEC. 5, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Saturday, December 4, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Aquino: Let’s just debate
MANILA BULLETIN -- NDF leader back for peace
PHILIPPINE STAR --Jalandoni in Manila for peace talks
DAILY TRIBUNE -- NBI leaves empty handed after raid on Ping’s lair
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- No truce with Abus
ABANTE -- Condom laglag sa budget
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Malacañang kabado sa idineklarang ceasefire: NPA magpapalakas!
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Resumption of peace talks between NDFP, gov’t cemented
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The requirement for rebel soldiers to admit their guilt if they take advantage of amnesty under President Aquino’s Proclamation 75 is open to legal challenge, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. asserted yesterday. Barzaga said the House of Representatives should not insist on including the requirement in the amnesty rules, which the Department of National Defense, in coordination with the Department of Justice, has drafted. (Philstar)
On peace talks
National Democratic Front chairman Luis Jalandoni and his wife Ma. Consuelo Ledesma arrived yesterday from the Netherlands for a two-week private visit. Jalandoni’s arrival came a day after the Aquino administration and the communist leadership agreed to a 19-day Christmas ceasefire, and as the two parties were setting the stage for formal peace talks in Oslo, Norway tentatively set on Feb. 19-25. The couple arrived on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong. (Philstar)
Malacañang is expecting the communist rebels to negotiate peace in good faith without using the ceasefire period as an opportunity to strengthen their forces. Apart from agreeing to a ceasefire, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the government also showed good faith by lifting the hold departure and arrest orders against National Democratic Front (NDF) chairman Luis Jalandoni to allow him to negotiate freely in behalf of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).(Philstar)
On Lacson
Malacañang yesterday distanced itself from the case of Sen. Panfilo Lacson, but a high-ranking Palace official advised the fugitive lawmaker to trust the justice system of the country. Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. told The STAR in an ambush interview here on Friday night that Malacañang is hands off on the case of Lacson, who is facing charges in connection with the Dacer-Corbito double murder case and has been in hiding for almost a year now. (Philstar)
On impeachment
President Aquino brushed aside impeachment threats in supporting measures on reproductive health. Aquino said the government is mandated to push for responsible parenthood and protect the Filipino family. He maintained that parents must ensure that the children’s well being would be wholly attended to and that they would get the proper education and health care. (Philstar)
On electricity
Contrary to claims of his predecessor, President Aquino said only 61 percent of the country — and not 99 percent — has electricity. He said his administration, with a budget of P1.4 billion for the energy department for next year, is determined to bring electricity to the remaining parts of the country, even to far-flung areas. “I told myself that if they were able to energize 99 percent then that leaves me with one percent to finish. But I found out that in one barangay, even if only two or three homes or sitios were given electricity, they claim complete energization,” the President said in an extemporaneous speech during recognition rites for members of Task Force Kapatid-Typhoon Juan at the Tarlac Electric Cooperative Inc. auditorium in Gerona, Tarlac on Friday. “That is why it could claim 99 percent accomplishment,” he said. (Philstar)
On MILF
The leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) belied yesterday reports that the health of their chairman, Al Haj Murad is now in jeopardy following a heart attack while in Malaysia. Without saying where Murad is, Muhammad Ameen, chief secretariat of the MILF’s central committee, said in a statement posted at Lurwaran, official website of the group, that their chairman is strong and healthy. (Philstar)
On DSWD
Malacañang dismissed speculations yesterday that Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman would be replaced by defeated Liberal Party senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte also said the government would not be promoting mendicancy with its conditional cash transfer program to the poor “because it teaches the beneficiaries to be responsible not only for themselves but also for their families.” (Philstar)
What do you do with street carolers who tap on windows of cars crawling in traffic, hop on moving vehicles to tug at passengers’ sleeves, or follow you down the street demanding a penny for a song? You can ignore them or move them to shopping malls. This season of giving, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to allow street carolers to sing at their booths inside shopping malls. (Philstar)
On AIDS
An estimated 1.54 million people in the ASEAN region have been infected with the HIV virus as of end 2009 from 1.58 million in 2007. The decrease indicated the progress in the efforts of the ASEAN in addressing the impact of HIV, according to an ASEAN Regional Report on HIV and AIDS. (Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Aquino: Let’s just debate
MANILA BULLETIN -- NDF leader back for peace
PHILIPPINE STAR --Jalandoni in Manila for peace talks
DAILY TRIBUNE -- NBI leaves empty handed after raid on Ping’s lair
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- No truce with Abus
ABANTE -- Condom laglag sa budget
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Malacañang kabado sa idineklarang ceasefire: NPA magpapalakas!
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Resumption of peace talks between NDFP, gov’t cemented
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The requirement for rebel soldiers to admit their guilt if they take advantage of amnesty under President Aquino’s Proclamation 75 is open to legal challenge, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. asserted yesterday. Barzaga said the House of Representatives should not insist on including the requirement in the amnesty rules, which the Department of National Defense, in coordination with the Department of Justice, has drafted. (Philstar)
On peace talks
National Democratic Front chairman Luis Jalandoni and his wife Ma. Consuelo Ledesma arrived yesterday from the Netherlands for a two-week private visit. Jalandoni’s arrival came a day after the Aquino administration and the communist leadership agreed to a 19-day Christmas ceasefire, and as the two parties were setting the stage for formal peace talks in Oslo, Norway tentatively set on Feb. 19-25. The couple arrived on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong. (Philstar)
Malacañang is expecting the communist rebels to negotiate peace in good faith without using the ceasefire period as an opportunity to strengthen their forces. Apart from agreeing to a ceasefire, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the government also showed good faith by lifting the hold departure and arrest orders against National Democratic Front (NDF) chairman Luis Jalandoni to allow him to negotiate freely in behalf of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).(Philstar)
On Lacson
Malacañang yesterday distanced itself from the case of Sen. Panfilo Lacson, but a high-ranking Palace official advised the fugitive lawmaker to trust the justice system of the country. Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. told The STAR in an ambush interview here on Friday night that Malacañang is hands off on the case of Lacson, who is facing charges in connection with the Dacer-Corbito double murder case and has been in hiding for almost a year now. (Philstar)
On impeachment
President Aquino brushed aside impeachment threats in supporting measures on reproductive health. Aquino said the government is mandated to push for responsible parenthood and protect the Filipino family. He maintained that parents must ensure that the children’s well being would be wholly attended to and that they would get the proper education and health care. (Philstar)
On electricity
Contrary to claims of his predecessor, President Aquino said only 61 percent of the country — and not 99 percent — has electricity. He said his administration, with a budget of P1.4 billion for the energy department for next year, is determined to bring electricity to the remaining parts of the country, even to far-flung areas. “I told myself that if they were able to energize 99 percent then that leaves me with one percent to finish. But I found out that in one barangay, even if only two or three homes or sitios were given electricity, they claim complete energization,” the President said in an extemporaneous speech during recognition rites for members of Task Force Kapatid-Typhoon Juan at the Tarlac Electric Cooperative Inc. auditorium in Gerona, Tarlac on Friday. “That is why it could claim 99 percent accomplishment,” he said. (Philstar)
On MILF
The leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) belied yesterday reports that the health of their chairman, Al Haj Murad is now in jeopardy following a heart attack while in Malaysia. Without saying where Murad is, Muhammad Ameen, chief secretariat of the MILF’s central committee, said in a statement posted at Lurwaran, official website of the group, that their chairman is strong and healthy. (Philstar)
On DSWD
Malacañang dismissed speculations yesterday that Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman would be replaced by defeated Liberal Party senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte also said the government would not be promoting mendicancy with its conditional cash transfer program to the poor “because it teaches the beneficiaries to be responsible not only for themselves but also for their families.” (Philstar)
What do you do with street carolers who tap on windows of cars crawling in traffic, hop on moving vehicles to tug at passengers’ sleeves, or follow you down the street demanding a penny for a song? You can ignore them or move them to shopping malls. This season of giving, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to allow street carolers to sing at their booths inside shopping malls. (Philstar)
On AIDS
An estimated 1.54 million people in the ASEAN region have been infected with the HIV virus as of end 2009 from 1.58 million in 2007. The decrease indicated the progress in the efforts of the ASEAN in addressing the impact of HIV, according to an ASEAN Regional Report on HIV and AIDS. (Philstar)
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