1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR NOV. 13, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Friday, November 12, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- ‘Overwhelming choice’
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy slams APEC allies over travel advisories
MANILA BULLETIN -- P159-billion investments secured
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Belligerent Aquino blasts US, allies for travel advisories
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Ready to rumble
ABANTE -- Bugbog-sarado sa 1st round pa lang!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Oil shortage gumagapang na
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Fake Interpol officers held for cocaine
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Sen. Francis Escudero is seeking to have the killing of journalists classified as murder under the Revised Penal Code. The Senate committee on justice and human rights chairman had recommended that Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, which provides for crimes that are categorized as murder, be amended to include the clause “on occasion, in the course or by reason of his or her lawful exercise of duties or functions” referring to members of print and broadcast media. (Philstar)
On advisories
President Aquino appeared in fighting form before other heads of state during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit here, lashing out at his counterparts for recent adverse travel advisories on the Philippines. Mr. Aquino was particularly irked by the travel advisories coming from countries that he said are supposed to be allies of the Philippines. He said the advisories had been issued amid efforts of his government to encourage investors to come to the country.(Philstar)
The United States and Australian embassies have agreed to come up with a protocol on travel advisories to avoid putting a country in a bad light with the use of raw intelligence information for terror warnings, President Aquino announced here. “As regards terrorism, before we left I was able to speak with the (national security adviser) who talked with the Australia and US embassies to set up a protocol so we won’t have a repeat of what happened the last time around,” Mr. Aquino said at a brief press conference here upon his arrival from Manila on Thursday night.(Philstar)
On Pacquiao
Some members of the House of Representatives who had planned to watch the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in Dallas, Texas this weekend have cancelled their plans. Cebu Rep. Luis Quisumbing, one of those invited by Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao to watch his match with Mexican Antonio Margarito, yesterday said he is not going to Dallas. He said much as he would like to honor the invitation of his “good friend” and colleague, he could not leave the country because of “pressing concerns” in his district, including the turnover of books for daycare centers in Mandaue City and in the town of Cordova.(Philstar)
On organ syndicates
Several minors in Quezon province were coerced into selling their internal organs, a group advocating against child trafficking claimed. The group Asia Against Child Trafficking said after extracting organs from people in the impoverished Baseco compound in Tondo, Manila, organ syndicates moved to Rodriguez town in Rizal and are now in Quezon province. In a health forum sponsored by the Philippine College of Physicians, the group’s regional director, Amihan Abueva, said that during a study they conducted from 2008 to 2010, more than 200 individuals admitted to having sold internal organs. (Philstar)
On terrorism
Retired Armed Forces chief Gen. Benjamin Defensor yesterday warned the government that a new breed of terrorists are using the Internet to learn how to manufacture bombs and later act on their own to sow terror. Defensor told reporters during the Friday Balitaan news forum at the Rembrandt Hotel in Quezon City that these terrorists monitor developments around the world and visit extremist websites where they get ideas on how to assemble improvised explosive devices (IEDs).(Philstar)
On Japan trip
President Aquino managed to secure investment commitments from three giant firms in a series of meetings here yesterday. In a press statement, Malacañang announced an amount totaling $3.655 billion from Marubeni Corp., Itochu Corp. and Toshiba Corp., but later in the afternoon, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang said the figure was not yet official. The President met with Marubeni president and chief executive officer Truo Asada, Toshiba president and CEO Norio Sasaki, Itochu deputy COO Yoshihisa Nishimura and JGC president Masahiko Yaegashi. JGC is the design and technology arm of Itochu Corp. (Philstar)
On Christmas bonus
Government workers will receive the remaining half of their 13th month pay and P5,000 cash gift beginning Nov. 15, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday. Pursuant to Budget Circular 2010-01, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P12.8 billion to fund the balance of benefits. The first half of the 13th month pay had been disbursed last May. State workers will also get more than half of their 13th month pay because of basic salary adjustments under the Salary Standardization Law III. The DBM will release an additional P2.1 billion to fund the adjustment. The 13-month pay is equivalent to one-month salary while the P5,000 cash gift applies across the board.Government workers will receive the remaining half of their 13th month pay and P5,000 cash gift beginning Nov. 15, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday. (Philstar)
On Maguindanao massacre
Government forces are still hunting down 114 more accused in the Maguindanao massacre with the first anniversary of the gruesome killings just 12 days away. This developed as the 82nd accused in the massacre was arrested by police in the town of Glan in Maguindanao yesterday. Nasser Malaguial was identified as among the militiamen that took part in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao last year. (Philstar)
On RH bill
Former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is sticking to her pro-life stance despite increasing support for the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill and efforts by her colleagues in Congress to press the passage of the controversial measure. House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, a staunch advocate of the RH Bill, admitted he cannot convince Mrs. Arroyo to change her position against the contentious measure, which has long languished in Congress. It was also learned that the former leader co-authored House Bill 13 of Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez providing for the safety and protection of the unborn child. (Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- ‘Overwhelming choice’
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy slams APEC allies over travel advisories
MANILA BULLETIN -- P159-billion investments secured
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Belligerent Aquino blasts US, allies for travel advisories
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Ready to rumble
ABANTE -- Bugbog-sarado sa 1st round pa lang!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Oil shortage gumagapang na
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Fake Interpol officers held for cocaine
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Sen. Francis Escudero is seeking to have the killing of journalists classified as murder under the Revised Penal Code. The Senate committee on justice and human rights chairman had recommended that Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, which provides for crimes that are categorized as murder, be amended to include the clause “on occasion, in the course or by reason of his or her lawful exercise of duties or functions” referring to members of print and broadcast media. (Philstar)
On advisories
President Aquino appeared in fighting form before other heads of state during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit here, lashing out at his counterparts for recent adverse travel advisories on the Philippines. Mr. Aquino was particularly irked by the travel advisories coming from countries that he said are supposed to be allies of the Philippines. He said the advisories had been issued amid efforts of his government to encourage investors to come to the country.(Philstar)
The United States and Australian embassies have agreed to come up with a protocol on travel advisories to avoid putting a country in a bad light with the use of raw intelligence information for terror warnings, President Aquino announced here. “As regards terrorism, before we left I was able to speak with the (national security adviser) who talked with the Australia and US embassies to set up a protocol so we won’t have a repeat of what happened the last time around,” Mr. Aquino said at a brief press conference here upon his arrival from Manila on Thursday night.(Philstar)
On Pacquiao
Some members of the House of Representatives who had planned to watch the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in Dallas, Texas this weekend have cancelled their plans. Cebu Rep. Luis Quisumbing, one of those invited by Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao to watch his match with Mexican Antonio Margarito, yesterday said he is not going to Dallas. He said much as he would like to honor the invitation of his “good friend” and colleague, he could not leave the country because of “pressing concerns” in his district, including the turnover of books for daycare centers in Mandaue City and in the town of Cordova.(Philstar)
On organ syndicates
Several minors in Quezon province were coerced into selling their internal organs, a group advocating against child trafficking claimed. The group Asia Against Child Trafficking said after extracting organs from people in the impoverished Baseco compound in Tondo, Manila, organ syndicates moved to Rodriguez town in Rizal and are now in Quezon province. In a health forum sponsored by the Philippine College of Physicians, the group’s regional director, Amihan Abueva, said that during a study they conducted from 2008 to 2010, more than 200 individuals admitted to having sold internal organs. (Philstar)
On terrorism
Retired Armed Forces chief Gen. Benjamin Defensor yesterday warned the government that a new breed of terrorists are using the Internet to learn how to manufacture bombs and later act on their own to sow terror. Defensor told reporters during the Friday Balitaan news forum at the Rembrandt Hotel in Quezon City that these terrorists monitor developments around the world and visit extremist websites where they get ideas on how to assemble improvised explosive devices (IEDs).(Philstar)
On Japan trip
President Aquino managed to secure investment commitments from three giant firms in a series of meetings here yesterday. In a press statement, Malacañang announced an amount totaling $3.655 billion from Marubeni Corp., Itochu Corp. and Toshiba Corp., but later in the afternoon, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang said the figure was not yet official. The President met with Marubeni president and chief executive officer Truo Asada, Toshiba president and CEO Norio Sasaki, Itochu deputy COO Yoshihisa Nishimura and JGC president Masahiko Yaegashi. JGC is the design and technology arm of Itochu Corp. (Philstar)
On Christmas bonus
Government workers will receive the remaining half of their 13th month pay and P5,000 cash gift beginning Nov. 15, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday. Pursuant to Budget Circular 2010-01, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P12.8 billion to fund the balance of benefits. The first half of the 13th month pay had been disbursed last May. State workers will also get more than half of their 13th month pay because of basic salary adjustments under the Salary Standardization Law III. The DBM will release an additional P2.1 billion to fund the adjustment. The 13-month pay is equivalent to one-month salary while the P5,000 cash gift applies across the board.Government workers will receive the remaining half of their 13th month pay and P5,000 cash gift beginning Nov. 15, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday. (Philstar)
On Maguindanao massacre
Government forces are still hunting down 114 more accused in the Maguindanao massacre with the first anniversary of the gruesome killings just 12 days away. This developed as the 82nd accused in the massacre was arrested by police in the town of Glan in Maguindanao yesterday. Nasser Malaguial was identified as among the militiamen that took part in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao last year. (Philstar)
On RH bill
Former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is sticking to her pro-life stance despite increasing support for the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill and efforts by her colleagues in Congress to press the passage of the controversial measure. House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, a staunch advocate of the RH Bill, admitted he cannot convince Mrs. Arroyo to change her position against the contentious measure, which has long languished in Congress. It was also learned that the former leader co-authored House Bill 13 of Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez providing for the safety and protection of the unborn child. (Philstar)
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