1ST-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR OCT. 10, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Saturday, October 9, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Puno told: Show proof
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Senate shuts down Ping Lacson's office
MANILA BULLETIN -- House Assures P21-Billion Dole-Out
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Palace feigns ignorance on pork barrel increase
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- Bloody polls
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- Girl hacked, slashed at home
ABANTE -- Unang bomba sa P-Noy govt
ABANTE TONITE -- Patrick dela Rosa kulong sa rape
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Birador na mediamen target ng assassination - PNP
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The House of Representatives leadership has promised to approve without any cut the P21-billion fund for conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The CCT, which proposes to give some 2.3-million poor families a monthly stipend of up to P1,400, is part of the P29.2-billion Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps of the DSWD. In a press briefing, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. asked his colleagues in the House to give the administration of President Aquino a chance to prove its worth by keeping the implementation of cash dole outs intact.(Manila Bulletin)
On Sen. Lacson
Increasing pressure from the Commission on Audit (COA) has prompted the Senate to stop all payments to the office of Sen. Panfilo Lacson. The COA has ordered the Senate to account for the expenses incurred by the office of Lacson, particularly the period since early January when the senator went into hiding, according to a high ranking Senate official. The official revealed the senators reached a consensus to stop all payments to Lacson’s office. (Philstar)
On IIRC review
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Palace legal team did not sacrifice accuracy for speed as far as the review of the report on the Aug. 23 hostage-taking incident was concerned. Valte also emphasized that no charges would be filed just for the sake of publicity. Speaking over radio station dzRB, the Palace spokesperson said that it would be best to wait for the final report to be released rather than speculate and rely on information being leaked to the media. (Philstar)
On OFWs
President Aquino has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that the government has enough funds for the legal requirements of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) wanting to go back home. The President made the commitment as he explained that the cut on the Assistance to Nationals Fund (ANF) for OFWs under the proposed P10.9-billion proposed fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was reduced to support his administration’s austerity policy and properly address the country’s projected P325-billion budget deficit this year. “There are enough funds allotted to hire lawyers to protect the rights of OFWs not just in Saudi Arabia but in other parts of the world as well,” he said, in a video conference with Filipino medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia, beamed via the First 100 Days Town Hall Meeting at the La Consolacion College Manila last Thursday.(Manila Bulletin)
On La Nina
Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje has ordered his field officials to work double time with local government units (LGUs) and civic organizations in cleaning up waterways as La Niña brings in heavy rains. “It is important that we heed Pagasa’s warning on La Niña to save lives and properties. The best way to rise above the environmental tragedies we have had in the past is never to be caught unprepared, otherwise we have not learned our lessons,” Paje warned. He said it is necessary to clean up esteros and other waterways in urban centers and highly-populated areas to prevent, if not minimize, flooding. (Manila Bulletin)
On economy
The Philippine government is confident that it can improve the country's world economic freedom ranking, which slipped to 76th place this year, or seven notches lower than the last survey. The new administration is pursuing a "holistic approach" to improve the country's economic freedom ranking as gauged in the Economic Freedom of the World 2010 annual report, Abigail Valte, deputy presidential spokesperson, said in an interview with state- run radio Radyo ng Bayan. "Steps are being undertaken to address this. It will be a holistic approach," Valte said, adding that in the new administration's first one hundred days, it has made "significant steps in assuring that our economy has new vigor and vitality." (Manila Bulletin)
On pork barrel
The Palace yesterday feigned ignorance on the lump sum appropriations that are being used in the House of Representatives to beef up the pork barrel allocations to most congressmen that were believed to be a trade off for the approval of questionable huge allocations, including the P21 billion allotment for the cash transfer program. Lump sum appropriations under the 2011 budget proposal approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) included funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which some House members have said will increase the pork barrel of some congressmen by as much as P50 million, with Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo getting a lion’s share of P2.2-billion for projects in her province. (Daily Tribune)
On Barangay, SK elections
Government forces have tightened their security to avert possible clashes by candidates or their supporters for the upcoming village polls. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has listed some 20 barangays in Bicol province as areas of immediate concern for the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Chief Supt. Cecilio Calleja, Albay provincial director, yesterday said they are currently monitoring and validating barangays which are among the hot spots during elections.
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- Puno told: Show proof
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Senate shuts down Ping Lacson's office
MANILA BULLETIN -- House Assures P21-Billion Dole-Out
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Palace feigns ignorance on pork barrel increase
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- Bloody polls
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- Girl hacked, slashed at home
ABANTE -- Unang bomba sa P-Noy govt
ABANTE TONITE -- Patrick dela Rosa kulong sa rape
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Birador na mediamen target ng assassination - PNP
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The House of Representatives leadership has promised to approve without any cut the P21-billion fund for conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The CCT, which proposes to give some 2.3-million poor families a monthly stipend of up to P1,400, is part of the P29.2-billion Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps of the DSWD. In a press briefing, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. asked his colleagues in the House to give the administration of President Aquino a chance to prove its worth by keeping the implementation of cash dole outs intact.(Manila Bulletin)
On Sen. Lacson
Increasing pressure from the Commission on Audit (COA) has prompted the Senate to stop all payments to the office of Sen. Panfilo Lacson. The COA has ordered the Senate to account for the expenses incurred by the office of Lacson, particularly the period since early January when the senator went into hiding, according to a high ranking Senate official. The official revealed the senators reached a consensus to stop all payments to Lacson’s office. (Philstar)
On IIRC review
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Palace legal team did not sacrifice accuracy for speed as far as the review of the report on the Aug. 23 hostage-taking incident was concerned. Valte also emphasized that no charges would be filed just for the sake of publicity. Speaking over radio station dzRB, the Palace spokesperson said that it would be best to wait for the final report to be released rather than speculate and rely on information being leaked to the media. (Philstar)
On OFWs
President Aquino has assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that the government has enough funds for the legal requirements of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) wanting to go back home. The President made the commitment as he explained that the cut on the Assistance to Nationals Fund (ANF) for OFWs under the proposed P10.9-billion proposed fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was reduced to support his administration’s austerity policy and properly address the country’s projected P325-billion budget deficit this year. “There are enough funds allotted to hire lawyers to protect the rights of OFWs not just in Saudi Arabia but in other parts of the world as well,” he said, in a video conference with Filipino medical practitioners in Saudi Arabia, beamed via the First 100 Days Town Hall Meeting at the La Consolacion College Manila last Thursday.(Manila Bulletin)
On La Nina
Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje has ordered his field officials to work double time with local government units (LGUs) and civic organizations in cleaning up waterways as La Niña brings in heavy rains. “It is important that we heed Pagasa’s warning on La Niña to save lives and properties. The best way to rise above the environmental tragedies we have had in the past is never to be caught unprepared, otherwise we have not learned our lessons,” Paje warned. He said it is necessary to clean up esteros and other waterways in urban centers and highly-populated areas to prevent, if not minimize, flooding. (Manila Bulletin)
On economy
The Philippine government is confident that it can improve the country's world economic freedom ranking, which slipped to 76th place this year, or seven notches lower than the last survey. The new administration is pursuing a "holistic approach" to improve the country's economic freedom ranking as gauged in the Economic Freedom of the World 2010 annual report, Abigail Valte, deputy presidential spokesperson, said in an interview with state- run radio Radyo ng Bayan. "Steps are being undertaken to address this. It will be a holistic approach," Valte said, adding that in the new administration's first one hundred days, it has made "significant steps in assuring that our economy has new vigor and vitality." (Manila Bulletin)
On pork barrel
The Palace yesterday feigned ignorance on the lump sum appropriations that are being used in the House of Representatives to beef up the pork barrel allocations to most congressmen that were believed to be a trade off for the approval of questionable huge allocations, including the P21 billion allotment for the cash transfer program. Lump sum appropriations under the 2011 budget proposal approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) included funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which some House members have said will increase the pork barrel of some congressmen by as much as P50 million, with Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo getting a lion’s share of P2.2-billion for projects in her province. (Daily Tribune)
On Barangay, SK elections
Government forces have tightened their security to avert possible clashes by candidates or their supporters for the upcoming village polls. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has listed some 20 barangays in Bicol province as areas of immediate concern for the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Chief Supt. Cecilio Calleja, Albay provincial director, yesterday said they are currently monitoring and validating barangays which are among the hot spots during elections.
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