1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR NOV. 6, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Friday, November 5, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- JI bomber seen in South
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy to seek APEC help on advisories
MANILA BULLETIN -- 'Normal' oil supply soon
DAILY TRIBUNE -- France raises terror alarm; Noy wants warnings lifted
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- What terror alert?
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- No Cabinet revamp
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- 9 patay sa baha, landslide
ABANTE -- Carjacking tumitindi
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte has cancelled his plan to watch the fight of world boxing champion and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao against Mexican Antonio Margarito in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 13 as the House of Representatives has a lot of work to do when Congress resumes session on Monday. Belmonte said at least 50 lawmakers might watch the Pacquiao-Margarito bout at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas. (Philstar)
On travel advisories
President Aquino will take advantage of his upcoming trip to Yokohama, Japan for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit on Nov. 12 to 15 to persuade fellow heads of state to go slow on issuing travel warnings on the Philippines. “We will be meeting with a lot of them for the APEC summit next week. I’ll probably course the dialogue with a lot of them as much as possible,” Mr. Aquino told Palace reporters at Malacañang’s Heroes Hall. The Chief Executive issued the statement as France joined five other countries yesterday in issuing a travel warning on imminent terror attacks in the Philippines. The other countries are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Most of the governments included Metro Manila in their warnings. (Philstar)
On outstanding Pinoy
Anthony Tentativa, a Filipino fashion designer, bested more than 1,000 other contestants in the recent De-Mode contest held in France, according to a report on abs-cbnnews.com. Aside from French designers, fashion designers from Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic also participated in the contest. Even fashion designer Max Chaoul noticed and praised Tentativa’s talents. (Philstar)
On Cabinet
There would be no Cabinet revamp for now even as Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Environment Secretary Ramon Paje would remain in an acting capacity, President Aquino bared yesterday. The President told reporters that his Cabinet members have just received a positive rating compared to a negative one the last time a survey on their performance was conducted. “So, why should we have a Cabinet revamp at this time when the people are happy with their performance?” he said. (Philstar)
On Ping Lacson
The Department of Justice (DOJ) can still clear Sen. Panfilo Lacson of involvement in the murders of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday. De Lima said the DOJ has the option of reviewing the case against the fugitive senator even if the case is already being tried. De Lima said she has “plenary power as Secretary of Justice” to reinvestigate the case. (Philstar)
On Bar exam blast
The grenade attack that marred the conclusion of this year’s Bar exams in Manila on Sept. 26 was allegedly planned for weeks by the fraternity tagged as being behind the incident, and other fraternities knew about it, a witness claimed yesterday. The witness, an elected official in the Visayas who refused to be named because he does not want to be involved in the ongoing investigation, said he was told on the second Sunday of the exams about the supposed plan of the fraternity. “I was told they would create trouble against their known arch rival fraternity during the salubong. It was really intended on the last day of the exams,” he told The STAR in an interview. (Philstar)
On terror threat
Amid a scare arising from some foreign embassies’ travel advisories, the national police said yesterday it has not detected any specific terror threat but is on high alert. “Police visibility and round-the-clock patrols must be maintained in all strategic places and areas of convergence and intensify the conduct of intelligence monitoring to anticipate terrorists’ courses of action in coordination with the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) counterparts,” Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Raul Bacalzo said, referring to the orders he gave to his men. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) spokesman Senior Superintendent Deonardo Carlos gave the same assurance and even encouraged the public to enjoy the Christmas season, as a sufficient number of policemen would be deployed across Metro Manila to ensure the public’s safety. (Philstar)
On peso
President Aquino wants the government to ease the effects of the strong peso on exporters and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Speaking before the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI), Mr. Aquino said government economic managers are looking for ways to cushion the impact of the rising peso on local industry. “We are aware of the effect of the appreciation of the peso not just to the electronics industry but to the export industry as a whole,” he said. (Philstar)
On whistleblowers
Whistle blower Rodolfo Lozada Jr. is calling for the approval of bills on the protection of whistle-blowers and freedom of information. Lozada is set to leave today the care of religious leaders who protected him for over two years after his exposé on anomalies in the national broadband network (NBN) deal between previous government officials and a Chinese firm. He said the bills, if passed into law, would give protection to people like him who mustered the courage to come out in the open and tell the truth against powerful individuals in the government. (Philstar)
On Glorietta blast
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has summoned Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Ricardo David Jr. to its reinvestigation on the Oct. 19, 2007 explosion in Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City that killed 11 people and wounded over 100 others. Also invited is retired Army colonel Allan Sollano, former head of the Army Explosive and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, who claimed that the blast was caused by an explosive device and not leakage of methane gas as concluded by the earlier probe conducted by the previous administration. The first hearing of the reinvestigation to be conducted by Senior State Prosecutor Peter Ong and State Prosecutor Gino Paolo Santiago will be held on Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. at the multipurpose hall of the DOJ, according to a notice released by the justice department yesterday. (Philstar)
On pork barrel
The House committee on appropriations has kept the amount of pork barrel funds for senators and congressmen for 2011 at P24.8 billion. “We didn’t increase the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or reduce it. It remains intact at the level proposed by President Aquino,” House appropriations committee chairman Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya said yesterday. “However, the menu for PDAF projects will be stricter and more transparent than in the 2010 budget,” he said. The PDAF dispenses P70 million a year for each House member and P200 million for each senator. Citing an example, Abaya said a congressman who wants to use his PDAF allocation as financial subsidy to a local government unit (LGU) must specify the purpose for which the money would be used. (Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- JI bomber seen in South
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy to seek APEC help on advisories
MANILA BULLETIN -- 'Normal' oil supply soon
DAILY TRIBUNE -- France raises terror alarm; Noy wants warnings lifted
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- What terror alert?
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- No Cabinet revamp
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- 9 patay sa baha, landslide
ABANTE -- Carjacking tumitindi
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte has cancelled his plan to watch the fight of world boxing champion and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao against Mexican Antonio Margarito in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 13 as the House of Representatives has a lot of work to do when Congress resumes session on Monday. Belmonte said at least 50 lawmakers might watch the Pacquiao-Margarito bout at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas. (Philstar)
On travel advisories
President Aquino will take advantage of his upcoming trip to Yokohama, Japan for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit on Nov. 12 to 15 to persuade fellow heads of state to go slow on issuing travel warnings on the Philippines. “We will be meeting with a lot of them for the APEC summit next week. I’ll probably course the dialogue with a lot of them as much as possible,” Mr. Aquino told Palace reporters at Malacañang’s Heroes Hall. The Chief Executive issued the statement as France joined five other countries yesterday in issuing a travel warning on imminent terror attacks in the Philippines. The other countries are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Most of the governments included Metro Manila in their warnings. (Philstar)
On outstanding Pinoy
Anthony Tentativa, a Filipino fashion designer, bested more than 1,000 other contestants in the recent De-Mode contest held in France, according to a report on abs-cbnnews.com. Aside from French designers, fashion designers from Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic also participated in the contest. Even fashion designer Max Chaoul noticed and praised Tentativa’s talents. (Philstar)
On Cabinet
There would be no Cabinet revamp for now even as Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Environment Secretary Ramon Paje would remain in an acting capacity, President Aquino bared yesterday. The President told reporters that his Cabinet members have just received a positive rating compared to a negative one the last time a survey on their performance was conducted. “So, why should we have a Cabinet revamp at this time when the people are happy with their performance?” he said. (Philstar)
On Ping Lacson
The Department of Justice (DOJ) can still clear Sen. Panfilo Lacson of involvement in the murders of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday. De Lima said the DOJ has the option of reviewing the case against the fugitive senator even if the case is already being tried. De Lima said she has “plenary power as Secretary of Justice” to reinvestigate the case. (Philstar)
On Bar exam blast
The grenade attack that marred the conclusion of this year’s Bar exams in Manila on Sept. 26 was allegedly planned for weeks by the fraternity tagged as being behind the incident, and other fraternities knew about it, a witness claimed yesterday. The witness, an elected official in the Visayas who refused to be named because he does not want to be involved in the ongoing investigation, said he was told on the second Sunday of the exams about the supposed plan of the fraternity. “I was told they would create trouble against their known arch rival fraternity during the salubong. It was really intended on the last day of the exams,” he told The STAR in an interview. (Philstar)
On terror threat
Amid a scare arising from some foreign embassies’ travel advisories, the national police said yesterday it has not detected any specific terror threat but is on high alert. “Police visibility and round-the-clock patrols must be maintained in all strategic places and areas of convergence and intensify the conduct of intelligence monitoring to anticipate terrorists’ courses of action in coordination with the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) counterparts,” Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Raul Bacalzo said, referring to the orders he gave to his men. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) spokesman Senior Superintendent Deonardo Carlos gave the same assurance and even encouraged the public to enjoy the Christmas season, as a sufficient number of policemen would be deployed across Metro Manila to ensure the public’s safety. (Philstar)
On peso
President Aquino wants the government to ease the effects of the strong peso on exporters and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Speaking before the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI), Mr. Aquino said government economic managers are looking for ways to cushion the impact of the rising peso on local industry. “We are aware of the effect of the appreciation of the peso not just to the electronics industry but to the export industry as a whole,” he said. (Philstar)
On whistleblowers
Whistle blower Rodolfo Lozada Jr. is calling for the approval of bills on the protection of whistle-blowers and freedom of information. Lozada is set to leave today the care of religious leaders who protected him for over two years after his exposé on anomalies in the national broadband network (NBN) deal between previous government officials and a Chinese firm. He said the bills, if passed into law, would give protection to people like him who mustered the courage to come out in the open and tell the truth against powerful individuals in the government. (Philstar)
On Glorietta blast
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has summoned Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Ricardo David Jr. to its reinvestigation on the Oct. 19, 2007 explosion in Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City that killed 11 people and wounded over 100 others. Also invited is retired Army colonel Allan Sollano, former head of the Army Explosive and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, who claimed that the blast was caused by an explosive device and not leakage of methane gas as concluded by the earlier probe conducted by the previous administration. The first hearing of the reinvestigation to be conducted by Senior State Prosecutor Peter Ong and State Prosecutor Gino Paolo Santiago will be held on Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. at the multipurpose hall of the DOJ, according to a notice released by the justice department yesterday. (Philstar)
On pork barrel
The House committee on appropriations has kept the amount of pork barrel funds for senators and congressmen for 2011 at P24.8 billion. “We didn’t increase the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or reduce it. It remains intact at the level proposed by President Aquino,” House appropriations committee chairman Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya said yesterday. “However, the menu for PDAF projects will be stricter and more transparent than in the 2010 budget,” he said. The PDAF dispenses P70 million a year for each House member and P200 million for each senator. Citing an example, Abaya said a congressman who wants to use his PDAF allocation as financial subsidy to a local government unit (LGU) must specify the purpose for which the money would be used. (Philstar)
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