1ST-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR SEPT. 19, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Saturday, September 18, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
INQUIRER -- Binay mission on hold
PHILIPPINE STAR -- China to get hostage report before Pinoys
MANILA BULLETIN -- Aquino to US Seeking Jobs, Funds
DAILY TRIBUNE -- China gets first crack at hostage crisis report
MALAYA -- PNB-Allied merger poised to clear hurdle
MANILA STANDARD TODAY -- Arroyo, husband leave for New York ahead of Aquino
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- No whitewash
ABANTE -- 2 Pinoy swak sa Obama Cabinet
ABANTE TONITE -- Bala isinahog sa utak!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- China mauuna sa hostage report
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- 3 'sikyus' kills fellow guards
ISSUES MONITORING
On hostage crisis
Beijing will have a first look at the report of the special body which investigated the Aug. 23 hostage crisis ahead of the public, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang said the government would transmit a copy of the report to Beijing not later than tomorrow through the Chinese embassy in Manila. The incident investigation and review committee chaired by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima prepared the 83-page report.(Philstar)
The report of the government fact-finding panel on the Aug. 23 hostage crisis will be released to the Chinese government through its embassy in Manila, Communications Strategy Secretary Ricky Carandang said Saturday. Carandang told reporters that he spoke with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on Friday night, and was told that a copy of the report would be “transmitted to Beijing through the embassy” either Saturday or Sunday. (Inquirer)
On barangay elections
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday that some 450,000 teachers would be needed to supervise the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said the Department of Education (DepEd) would provide a list of teachers who would be part of the Board of Election Tellers (BET).(Philstar)
On President Obama
US President Barack Obama has appointed two Filipino-Americans as White House advisers on Asian American issues. Rozita Villanueva Lee, a familiar face on Capitol Hill during the fight for Filipino World War II veterans’ rights, and Hector Vargas Jr., a gay rights activist, were named as new members of the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Lee is national vice chairperson of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA), an umbrella of various Fil-Am organizations across the United States. (Philstar)
On dengue
The Department of Health (DoH) is seeing a decline in the number of dengue cases in the country’s vulnerable regions and, thus, finds no reason to declare a state of calamity due to the mosquito-borne disease. Dr. Eric Tayag, director of the DoH’s National Epidemiology Center (NEC), said yesterday that “the number of dengue cases are decreasing in most regions.” “There are no new areas with outbreaks. Death rates (are) less than one percent,” Tayag said in a text message. (Bulletin)
On education
The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the heads of public elementary schools to refrain from giving students homework during the weekend to give them enough time to rest and spend time with family. In a memorandum issued on Sept. 16, Education Secretary Armin Luistro also asked teachers to limit the giving of homework to a “reasonable quantity.” He said parents have complained that too much homework has significantly decreased their quality time with their children.(Bulletin)
On Aquino US trip
President Benigno S. Aquino III flies to the United States this Monday seeking money and jobs in the wake of a bloody hostage fiasco that has tainted his leadership. Aquino hopes to hold talks with US President Barack Obama and is scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly during a six-day trip which he sees as a chance to bolster the global appeal of the struggling southeast Asian nation. His government, in power for just 80 days, was put in the harsh glare of live global television last month after a bungled police rescue that left eight Hong Kong tourists and a hostage-taker dead.(Bulletin)
INQUIRER -- Binay mission on hold
PHILIPPINE STAR -- China to get hostage report before Pinoys
MANILA BULLETIN -- Aquino to US Seeking Jobs, Funds
DAILY TRIBUNE -- China gets first crack at hostage crisis report
MALAYA -- PNB-Allied merger poised to clear hurdle
MANILA STANDARD TODAY -- Arroyo, husband leave for New York ahead of Aquino
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- No whitewash
ABANTE -- 2 Pinoy swak sa Obama Cabinet
ABANTE TONITE -- Bala isinahog sa utak!
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- China mauuna sa hostage report
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- 3 'sikyus' kills fellow guards
ISSUES MONITORING
On hostage crisis
Beijing will have a first look at the report of the special body which investigated the Aug. 23 hostage crisis ahead of the public, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang said the government would transmit a copy of the report to Beijing not later than tomorrow through the Chinese embassy in Manila. The incident investigation and review committee chaired by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima prepared the 83-page report.(Philstar)
The report of the government fact-finding panel on the Aug. 23 hostage crisis will be released to the Chinese government through its embassy in Manila, Communications Strategy Secretary Ricky Carandang said Saturday. Carandang told reporters that he spoke with Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on Friday night, and was told that a copy of the report would be “transmitted to Beijing through the embassy” either Saturday or Sunday. (Inquirer)
On barangay elections
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday that some 450,000 teachers would be needed to supervise the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said the Department of Education (DepEd) would provide a list of teachers who would be part of the Board of Election Tellers (BET).(Philstar)
On President Obama
US President Barack Obama has appointed two Filipino-Americans as White House advisers on Asian American issues. Rozita Villanueva Lee, a familiar face on Capitol Hill during the fight for Filipino World War II veterans’ rights, and Hector Vargas Jr., a gay rights activist, were named as new members of the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Lee is national vice chairperson of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA), an umbrella of various Fil-Am organizations across the United States. (Philstar)
On dengue
The Department of Health (DoH) is seeing a decline in the number of dengue cases in the country’s vulnerable regions and, thus, finds no reason to declare a state of calamity due to the mosquito-borne disease. Dr. Eric Tayag, director of the DoH’s National Epidemiology Center (NEC), said yesterday that “the number of dengue cases are decreasing in most regions.” “There are no new areas with outbreaks. Death rates (are) less than one percent,” Tayag said in a text message. (Bulletin)
On education
The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered the heads of public elementary schools to refrain from giving students homework during the weekend to give them enough time to rest and spend time with family. In a memorandum issued on Sept. 16, Education Secretary Armin Luistro also asked teachers to limit the giving of homework to a “reasonable quantity.” He said parents have complained that too much homework has significantly decreased their quality time with their children.(Bulletin)
On Aquino US trip
President Benigno S. Aquino III flies to the United States this Monday seeking money and jobs in the wake of a bloody hostage fiasco that has tainted his leadership. Aquino hopes to hold talks with US President Barack Obama and is scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly during a six-day trip which he sees as a chance to bolster the global appeal of the struggling southeast Asian nation. His government, in power for just 80 days, was put in the harsh glare of live global television last month after a bungled police rescue that left eight Hong Kong tourists and a hostage-taker dead.(Bulletin)
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