1ST-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR SEPT. 12, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Saturday, September 11, 2010
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- 'Jueteng' payoff bared
MLA BULLETIN -- Dengue Deaths May Hit 800
PHILSTAR -- Noy ready to fire underperformers
MANILA STANDARD -- Govt threatens to impose open-skies to thwart strike
MANILA TIMES-- Chiz Clashes With President
MALAYA--Stocks hit new high
DAILY TRIBUNE--Noy’s close aides get millions in jueteng payola—Archbishop
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Dengue Menace
ABANTE -- Mayweather inaresto sa Las Vegas
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Testimonya ng 5 survivors hawak na ng DOJ-NBI team
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Who’s next PNP chief?
REMATE -- Tensiyon sa pagitan nina PNoy, Tsang tumitindi
On Jueteng
Jueteng payola nationwide is alive and kicking, more alive than before, under the Aquino administration that promised change and reforms, as well as the eradication of corruption, with its campaign slogan of “kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap (if there is no corruption, there is no poverty).” A retired archbishop who is, however, still active in his lifelong fight against jueteng, the illegal numbers racket game that preys on the poor people, yesterday told the Tribune in a telephone interview that far from jueteng being eliminated under the new presidency of Noynoy Aquino, jueteng is proliferating and that it has now even become a “political power of the monstrous kind” under the new administration. (Tribune)
On PAL
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Friday renewed his threat to speed up the adoption of an open-skies policy if Philippine Airlines fails to resolve its labor row with its flight attendants. He made the statement a day after the airline’s union of flight attendants and stewards filed a notice of strike. He warned he would put the national interest above those of the airline or its employees and urged both sides to return immediately to the negotiating table.(Standard)
On SSS
Former Social Security System (SSS) chairman Thelmo Cunanan yesterday asked Sen. Franklin Drilon to bring his accusations in court. Cunanan said as he defended himself from allegations that he and other SSS executives pocketed millions of pesos over the years and asserted that some of the figures released by the Senate committee on finance were not accurate. The former SSS official said the court is the proper forum where Drilon can present his case. (Tribune)
On Dengue
The Department of Health (DoH) warned on Saturday that dengue deaths, now standing at 501 since last January, may reach 800 if vulnerable communities fail to respond to the situation properly. Latest figures from the DoH’s National Epidemiology Center (NEC) showed that dengue cases reached 69,594 from January to August 28 this year. This figure is nearly double the 34,997 dengue cases recorded in the same period in 2009.
On Hostage Drama
HONG KONG on Friday denied sending an “insulting” letter to President Benigno Aquino III following a botched hostage rescue operation on Aug. 23 that resulted in the death of eight Hong Kong tourists in Manila. The office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen acknowledged having written to Mr. Aquino on Aug. 26 “to thank the Philippine government for helping Hong Kong officers handle the aftermath of the botched rescue attempt,” the territory’s The Standard newspaper said. (Manila Standard)
On Truth Commission
Malacañang is bent on formally launching the Truth Commission tommorow, following the expected oathtaking of its members led by former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. to be administered by President Aquino, notwithstanding the efforts by the opposition forces to obstruct such undertaking. Speculation rose that this may be the Palace’s way to deflect public attention from the botched hostage rescue operation that resulted in the death of eight Chinese Hong Kong tourists, as well as the hostage taker, sacked police officer Rolando Mendoza.
MLA BULLETIN -- Dengue Deaths May Hit 800
PHILSTAR -- Noy ready to fire underperformers
MANILA STANDARD -- Govt threatens to impose open-skies to thwart strike
MANILA TIMES-- Chiz Clashes With President
MALAYA--Stocks hit new high
DAILY TRIBUNE--Noy’s close aides get millions in jueteng payola—Archbishop
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- Dengue Menace
ABANTE -- Mayweather inaresto sa Las Vegas
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Testimonya ng 5 survivors hawak na ng DOJ-NBI team
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Who’s next PNP chief?
REMATE -- Tensiyon sa pagitan nina PNoy, Tsang tumitindi
On Jueteng
Jueteng payola nationwide is alive and kicking, more alive than before, under the Aquino administration that promised change and reforms, as well as the eradication of corruption, with its campaign slogan of “kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap (if there is no corruption, there is no poverty).” A retired archbishop who is, however, still active in his lifelong fight against jueteng, the illegal numbers racket game that preys on the poor people, yesterday told the Tribune in a telephone interview that far from jueteng being eliminated under the new presidency of Noynoy Aquino, jueteng is proliferating and that it has now even become a “political power of the monstrous kind” under the new administration. (Tribune)
On PAL
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Friday renewed his threat to speed up the adoption of an open-skies policy if Philippine Airlines fails to resolve its labor row with its flight attendants. He made the statement a day after the airline’s union of flight attendants and stewards filed a notice of strike. He warned he would put the national interest above those of the airline or its employees and urged both sides to return immediately to the negotiating table.(Standard)
On SSS
Former Social Security System (SSS) chairman Thelmo Cunanan yesterday asked Sen. Franklin Drilon to bring his accusations in court. Cunanan said as he defended himself from allegations that he and other SSS executives pocketed millions of pesos over the years and asserted that some of the figures released by the Senate committee on finance were not accurate. The former SSS official said the court is the proper forum where Drilon can present his case. (Tribune)
On Dengue
The Department of Health (DoH) warned on Saturday that dengue deaths, now standing at 501 since last January, may reach 800 if vulnerable communities fail to respond to the situation properly. Latest figures from the DoH’s National Epidemiology Center (NEC) showed that dengue cases reached 69,594 from January to August 28 this year. This figure is nearly double the 34,997 dengue cases recorded in the same period in 2009.
On Hostage Drama
HONG KONG on Friday denied sending an “insulting” letter to President Benigno Aquino III following a botched hostage rescue operation on Aug. 23 that resulted in the death of eight Hong Kong tourists in Manila. The office of Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen acknowledged having written to Mr. Aquino on Aug. 26 “to thank the Philippine government for helping Hong Kong officers handle the aftermath of the botched rescue attempt,” the territory’s The Standard newspaper said. (Manila Standard)
On Truth Commission
Malacañang is bent on formally launching the Truth Commission tommorow, following the expected oathtaking of its members led by former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. to be administered by President Aquino, notwithstanding the efforts by the opposition forces to obstruct such undertaking. Speculation rose that this may be the Palace’s way to deflect public attention from the botched hostage rescue operation that resulted in the death of eight Chinese Hong Kong tourists, as well as the hostage taker, sacked police officer Rolando Mendoza.