1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR NOV. 16, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Monday, November 15, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Aquino’s ratings dip but still high
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Bus strike strands thousands in Metro
MANILA BULLETIN -- Bus strike strands thousands
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Lopezes sued in SC over leaky pipeline
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Interchange caused gas leak
ABANTE -- Kamay na bakal vs bus
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- $2.85-B investment tiniyak ni P-Noy mula Japan
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Solons condemn strike
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The House of Representatives approved yesterday a resolution conferring the Congressional Medal of Distinction on boxing idol and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao for bringing honor to the country with his unprecedented eighth championship in as many weight divisions. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. banged the gavel at 4:28 p.m. after 178 House members approved his Resolution 625 conferring the congressional honor on one of their members. (Philstar)
On CA
Education Secretary Armin Luistro failed to get confirmation yesterday at the Commission on Appointments (CA) subcommittee on education after Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago opposed his appointment. Luistro said he was ready to face Santiago and would prepare to answer her point by point. “It’s my first time to go through it. I have an idea on how the past hearings went. I prepared myself psychologically,” Luistro told reporters after the hearing of the CA subcommittee led by its chairman Sen. Edgardo Angara. (Philstar)
On P-Noy rating
Eighty percent of Filipinos expressed trust in President Aquino while almost the same percentage were satisfied with his performance in his first three months in office, a latest survey by Pulse Asia revealed yesterday. Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan survey, conducted from Oct. 20 to 29, found 79 percent of adult Filipinos approve of his performance and 80 percent of respondents expressing trust in him. The survey showed Aquino registered big majority approval ratings (75 percent to 86 percent) and trust ratings (75 percent to 87 percent) in all of the country’s geographic areas, with those in the Visayas giving him his highest ratings. (Philstar)
On bus strike
Thousands of commuters were stranded in key points in Metro Manila yesterday as public utility buses stopped operations to protest implementation of number coding or the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP). Police said many of the commuters were stranded along EDSA, from Caloocan City to Alabang in Muntinlupa. No commuters were reported stranded in the city of Manila and northern Metro Manila. However, bus operators denied that they went on strike yesterday.
On APEC
Returning yesterday from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Yokohama, Japan, President Aquino announced $5.45 billion worth of concrete and promised investments, which he said would open more jobs and opportunities for Filipinos. “If my math is right, $5.45 billion is sure or almost sure, and there is a huge water project in the planning stage but is sure to bring in billions more,” Aquino said in Filipino in his arrival speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. (Philstar)
On plagiarism
The Supreme Court (SC) was asked yesterday to reconsider its ruling last month clearing a magistrate of charges of plagiarism. In a motion for reconsideration, UP professors and lawyers led by Harry Roque Jr. reiterated their allegations of plagiarism, twisting of cited materials and gross neglect against Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo. Del Castillo penned the SC’s unanimous ruling last April junking the bid of over 70 Filipino women abused during World War II to compel the government to support their demand for an official apology and other reparations from Tokyo.(Philstar)
On fuel prices
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Eastern Petroleum Corp. raised diesel prices by P2 per liter effective today as world crude prices jumped by $4 per barrel. Shell raised gasoline prices by P1.50 per liter and kerosene by P2, while Eastern raised gasoline prices by 75 cents. (Philstar)
On extrajudicial killings
At least one activist has been killed every week since President Aquino assumed office on June 30, the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said. Citing data provided by human rights group Karapatan, Bayan noted there have been at least 22 cases of unexplained killings recorded since Aquino became president. “That is one (unexplained killing) a week. The trend is truly alarming. There has been no letup in the cases of extrajudicial killings even under the Aquino administration,” said Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes.(Philstar)
On Lacson
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has created an elite team to track down fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who ordered the formation of the team last week, said it is composed purely of agents of the NBI. The team would also serve the warrant of arrest.(Philstar)
On VFA
President Aquino was not able to raise the country’s concerns about the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) during his brief meeting with US President Barack Obama but he did bring up issue of the adverse travel advisories against the Philippines. At the conclusion of the summit last Sunday, Aquino had a short talk with Obama during a lunch among leaders. He explained to Obama that other countries in Europe and Asia had experienced worse terror attacks but are receiving lower alerts. Obama promised to look into the matter. (Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Aquino’s ratings dip but still high
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Bus strike strands thousands in Metro
MANILA BULLETIN -- Bus strike strands thousands
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Lopezes sued in SC over leaky pipeline
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Interchange caused gas leak
ABANTE -- Kamay na bakal vs bus
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- $2.85-B investment tiniyak ni P-Noy mula Japan
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Solons condemn strike
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The House of Representatives approved yesterday a resolution conferring the Congressional Medal of Distinction on boxing idol and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao for bringing honor to the country with his unprecedented eighth championship in as many weight divisions. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. banged the gavel at 4:28 p.m. after 178 House members approved his Resolution 625 conferring the congressional honor on one of their members. (Philstar)
On CA
Education Secretary Armin Luistro failed to get confirmation yesterday at the Commission on Appointments (CA) subcommittee on education after Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago opposed his appointment. Luistro said he was ready to face Santiago and would prepare to answer her point by point. “It’s my first time to go through it. I have an idea on how the past hearings went. I prepared myself psychologically,” Luistro told reporters after the hearing of the CA subcommittee led by its chairman Sen. Edgardo Angara. (Philstar)
On P-Noy rating
Eighty percent of Filipinos expressed trust in President Aquino while almost the same percentage were satisfied with his performance in his first three months in office, a latest survey by Pulse Asia revealed yesterday. Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan survey, conducted from Oct. 20 to 29, found 79 percent of adult Filipinos approve of his performance and 80 percent of respondents expressing trust in him. The survey showed Aquino registered big majority approval ratings (75 percent to 86 percent) and trust ratings (75 percent to 87 percent) in all of the country’s geographic areas, with those in the Visayas giving him his highest ratings. (Philstar)
On bus strike
Thousands of commuters were stranded in key points in Metro Manila yesterday as public utility buses stopped operations to protest implementation of number coding or the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP). Police said many of the commuters were stranded along EDSA, from Caloocan City to Alabang in Muntinlupa. No commuters were reported stranded in the city of Manila and northern Metro Manila. However, bus operators denied that they went on strike yesterday.
On APEC
Returning yesterday from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Yokohama, Japan, President Aquino announced $5.45 billion worth of concrete and promised investments, which he said would open more jobs and opportunities for Filipinos. “If my math is right, $5.45 billion is sure or almost sure, and there is a huge water project in the planning stage but is sure to bring in billions more,” Aquino said in Filipino in his arrival speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. (Philstar)
On plagiarism
The Supreme Court (SC) was asked yesterday to reconsider its ruling last month clearing a magistrate of charges of plagiarism. In a motion for reconsideration, UP professors and lawyers led by Harry Roque Jr. reiterated their allegations of plagiarism, twisting of cited materials and gross neglect against Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo. Del Castillo penned the SC’s unanimous ruling last April junking the bid of over 70 Filipino women abused during World War II to compel the government to support their demand for an official apology and other reparations from Tokyo.(Philstar)
On fuel prices
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Eastern Petroleum Corp. raised diesel prices by P2 per liter effective today as world crude prices jumped by $4 per barrel. Shell raised gasoline prices by P1.50 per liter and kerosene by P2, while Eastern raised gasoline prices by 75 cents. (Philstar)
On extrajudicial killings
At least one activist has been killed every week since President Aquino assumed office on June 30, the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said. Citing data provided by human rights group Karapatan, Bayan noted there have been at least 22 cases of unexplained killings recorded since Aquino became president. “That is one (unexplained killing) a week. The trend is truly alarming. There has been no letup in the cases of extrajudicial killings even under the Aquino administration,” said Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes.(Philstar)
On Lacson
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has created an elite team to track down fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who ordered the formation of the team last week, said it is composed purely of agents of the NBI. The team would also serve the warrant of arrest.(Philstar)
On VFA
President Aquino was not able to raise the country’s concerns about the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) during his brief meeting with US President Barack Obama but he did bring up issue of the adverse travel advisories against the Philippines. At the conclusion of the summit last Sunday, Aquino had a short talk with Obama during a lunch among leaders. He explained to Obama that other countries in Europe and Asia had experienced worse terror attacks but are receiving lower alerts. Obama promised to look into the matter. (Philstar)
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