1ST-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR OCT. 16, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Friday, October 15, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL.DAILY INQUIRER -- House okays budget
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Powerful typhoon nears
MANILA BULLETIN -- Mayors Junk 'Odd-Even'
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Truth body ignores SC, starts work
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- Super typhoon coming
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- 4 teens killed in Caloocan ambush
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Odd-even ibinasura na!
ABANTE -- Kalkal Gloria gumugulong na!
ABANTE TONITE -- 6-anyos pinatay ng 13-anyos
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The Philippine Senate will continue to hear important legislative measures including the Reproductive Health (RH) bill during its two-and-a-half week break that began on Thursday. Sen. Pia Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said that “it’s all systems go” for the chamber’s initial hearing on the RH Bill on Monday, Oct. 18. The hearing, to be jointly conducted with the Committee on Youth Women and Family Relations and Committee of Finance, will take up Senate Bill 2378, “An Act Providing for a National Policy on Reproductive Health and Population and Development,” authored by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. (Philstar)
On typhoon
A powerful typhoon that could intensify into the highest hurricane
category is barreling toward the Philippines, international storm trackers reported yesterday. Typhoon “Megi,” which will be called “Juan” when it enters the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), is expected to make landfall in Northern Luzon in two to four days. Megi was last spotted 1,200 kilometers east of Southern Tagalog, heading toward the Philippines at 20 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gustiness reaching up to 150 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. (Philstar)
On Supreme Court
MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) denied Palace insinuations yesterday that it was favoring former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in issuing an order reinstating a former official removed by President Aquino through an executive order. “Only time can really tell that this indeed is not an ‘Arroyo court.‘ And slowly, that has already been debunked by past rulings of this court that were adverse to the appointing authority and recent decisions that favored the new administration,” court administrator and SC spokesman Jose Midas Marquez told a press briefing. The SC, through status quo ante, temporarily reinstated former National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Bai Omera Dianalan-Lucman, and stopped the House of Representatives from proceeding with the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, widely perceived as an ally of Mrs. Arroyo.
On Barangay, SK elections
MANILA, Philippines - “Above normal” paper spoilage in the printing of ballots for the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections has cost the Commission on Elections (Comelec) an additional P14.5 million. Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said the Comelec will look into the spoilage, which the National Printing Office (NPO) reported at five percent instead of the original estimate of two percent. “Just imagine 300 reams of paper worth P16.5 million,” he said.
On Grand Lotto
Prepare for long lines in lotto outlets nationwide because the jackpot prize for the 6/55 Grand Lotto is expected to reach P235 million in today’s draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said yesterday. “We are calling on lotto fans to buy their tickets early,” said PCSO general manager Ferdinand Rojas. The jackpot prize of the Super Lotto 6/49, meanwhile, is expected to reach P120 million in the draw tomorrow. The Super Lotto has generated the biggest lotto jackpot in PCSO history – P340 million in February 2008 – which was shared by two winners from Pasig and Caloocan. (Philstar)
On CCT
Malacañang is renewing its pitch for a P21-billion program to benefit the “poorest of the poor,” appealing to Congress to keep the funds intact. “The conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the Aquino administration is timely, responsive and a substantial improvement of the existing program,” Budget Secretary Florencio Abad told reporters on the sidelines of the House budget debates. “Our CCT program is timely because it seeks to enable the Philippines to comply with its Millennium Development Goal commitments in 2015, where it is now lagging behind in two of eight indicators,” he said.
On dengue
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that dengue has become a global health threat with 1.8 billion people in the Philippines and other countries in the Asia Pacific vulnerable to the disease. WHO said that in the past 10 years, the frequency and size of dengue outbreaks in the Western Pacific Region, including the Philippines, have risen. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines were the most affected.
On hostage drama
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim denied yesterday that he was in full control of the police during the hostage-taking incident at Rizal Park in Manila last Aug. 23 where eight Hong Kong tourists and the hostage taker were killed. Lim clarified that he was also not fully informed of developments during the hostage crisis. He said that relieved Manila Police District director Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Magtibay, the on-scene commander in charge of operations, never talked to him.
On presidency
A StratPOLLS survey released yesterday showed that eight out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Aquino. The survey, conducted from Oct. 9 to 13, found 81.2 percent satisfied and 18.8 percent dissatisfied with the President’s performance, for a net satisfaction rating of +62.4 percent. In the National Capital Region, 70.5 percent are satisfied and 29.5 percent are dissatisfied (for a net of +41 percent) with Mr. Aquino’s performance.
PHIL.DAILY INQUIRER -- House okays budget
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Powerful typhoon nears
MANILA BULLETIN -- Mayors Junk 'Odd-Even'
DAILY TRIBUNE -- Truth body ignores SC, starts work
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- Super typhoon coming
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- 4 teens killed in Caloocan ambush
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Odd-even ibinasura na!
ABANTE -- Kalkal Gloria gumugulong na!
ABANTE TONITE -- 6-anyos pinatay ng 13-anyos
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
The Philippine Senate will continue to hear important legislative measures including the Reproductive Health (RH) bill during its two-and-a-half week break that began on Thursday. Sen. Pia Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said that “it’s all systems go” for the chamber’s initial hearing on the RH Bill on Monday, Oct. 18. The hearing, to be jointly conducted with the Committee on Youth Women and Family Relations and Committee of Finance, will take up Senate Bill 2378, “An Act Providing for a National Policy on Reproductive Health and Population and Development,” authored by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. (Philstar)
On typhoon
A powerful typhoon that could intensify into the highest hurricane
category is barreling toward the Philippines, international storm trackers reported yesterday. Typhoon “Megi,” which will be called “Juan” when it enters the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), is expected to make landfall in Northern Luzon in two to four days. Megi was last spotted 1,200 kilometers east of Southern Tagalog, heading toward the Philippines at 20 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gustiness reaching up to 150 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. (Philstar)
On Supreme Court
MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) denied Palace insinuations yesterday that it was favoring former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in issuing an order reinstating a former official removed by President Aquino through an executive order. “Only time can really tell that this indeed is not an ‘Arroyo court.‘ And slowly, that has already been debunked by past rulings of this court that were adverse to the appointing authority and recent decisions that favored the new administration,” court administrator and SC spokesman Jose Midas Marquez told a press briefing. The SC, through status quo ante, temporarily reinstated former National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Bai Omera Dianalan-Lucman, and stopped the House of Representatives from proceeding with the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, widely perceived as an ally of Mrs. Arroyo.
On Barangay, SK elections
MANILA, Philippines - “Above normal” paper spoilage in the printing of ballots for the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections has cost the Commission on Elections (Comelec) an additional P14.5 million. Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said the Comelec will look into the spoilage, which the National Printing Office (NPO) reported at five percent instead of the original estimate of two percent. “Just imagine 300 reams of paper worth P16.5 million,” he said.
On Grand Lotto
Prepare for long lines in lotto outlets nationwide because the jackpot prize for the 6/55 Grand Lotto is expected to reach P235 million in today’s draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said yesterday. “We are calling on lotto fans to buy their tickets early,” said PCSO general manager Ferdinand Rojas. The jackpot prize of the Super Lotto 6/49, meanwhile, is expected to reach P120 million in the draw tomorrow. The Super Lotto has generated the biggest lotto jackpot in PCSO history – P340 million in February 2008 – which was shared by two winners from Pasig and Caloocan. (Philstar)
On CCT
Malacañang is renewing its pitch for a P21-billion program to benefit the “poorest of the poor,” appealing to Congress to keep the funds intact. “The conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the Aquino administration is timely, responsive and a substantial improvement of the existing program,” Budget Secretary Florencio Abad told reporters on the sidelines of the House budget debates. “Our CCT program is timely because it seeks to enable the Philippines to comply with its Millennium Development Goal commitments in 2015, where it is now lagging behind in two of eight indicators,” he said.
On dengue
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that dengue has become a global health threat with 1.8 billion people in the Philippines and other countries in the Asia Pacific vulnerable to the disease. WHO said that in the past 10 years, the frequency and size of dengue outbreaks in the Western Pacific Region, including the Philippines, have risen. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines were the most affected.
On hostage drama
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim denied yesterday that he was in full control of the police during the hostage-taking incident at Rizal Park in Manila last Aug. 23 where eight Hong Kong tourists and the hostage taker were killed. Lim clarified that he was also not fully informed of developments during the hostage crisis. He said that relieved Manila Police District director Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Magtibay, the on-scene commander in charge of operations, never talked to him.
On presidency
A StratPOLLS survey released yesterday showed that eight out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Aquino. The survey, conducted from Oct. 9 to 13, found 81.2 percent satisfied and 18.8 percent dissatisfied with the President’s performance, for a net satisfaction rating of +62.4 percent. In the National Capital Region, 70.5 percent are satisfied and 29.5 percent are dissatisfied (for a net of +41 percent) with Mr. Aquino’s performance.
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