1ST-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR SEPT. 26, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Saturday, September 25, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- People power vs poverty
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy: Global people power vs poverty
MANILA BULLETIN -- Another 'Ondoy' unlikely
DAILY TRIBUNE -- $434-M anti-poverty aid won’t help poor — groups
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- Global people power
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- Sikyu killed in mall
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Pulis, 1 pa nasampolan ng gun ban
ABANTE -- Ondoy 2: Handa ba tayo?
ABANTE TONITE -- Traveling bag ginawang ataul
ISSUES MONITORING
On poverty
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the first time, President Aquino called for “global people power” against poverty and other pressing problems besetting the world. “For so many times in our history, my people have shown that, united, nothing is impossible. We called it people power. It is my earnest hope – and in the greatest interest of humanity – that we harness the energies of dialogue, solidarity, and communal responsibility, so that a global people power toward equitable progress may be achieved,” Mr. Aquino said in his speech at the UN headquarters here on Friday afternoon. The UN asked the President to speak on global governance. (Philstar)
Cause-oriented groups yesterday assailed the “strings attached” to the $434-million so-called anti-poverty aid that President Aquino obtained in his official visit to the United States, saying these conditions do not guaranty an end to poverty among Filipinos but are designed to protect US business interests in the country. The US grant was awarded under the US-run Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) and required the country to meet all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which had a deadline in 2015 and only then will the full amount be released. The grant was earmarked for the building of roads and the undertaking of projects aimed at reducing poverty and fighting corruption.(Tribune)
On divorce
Changing the country’s tough stance on divorce will take more than simple luck and good intentions. For Luzviminda Ilagan and the women of the Gabriela party-list who are pushing for a twice-failed legislation to legalize divorce, the stakes are high. Ilagan says countless women across the country are mired in abusive relationships with almost no hope of breaking free. It’s a state of affairs that impacts on the entire family. This notion inspires the party to wage a lopsided battle with the Catholic Church which, Ilagan says, disregards husbands’ philandering while simultaneously condemning divorce. (Philstar)
On jueteng
Malacañang yesterday denied it had a hand in the decision of the Senate to cut short its probe on the jueteng controversy that implicated several trusted appointees and friends of President Aquino. Secretary Herminio Coloma said the executive department has no business meddling in the activities of the Senate, it being a co-equal branch of government. “We do not intervene on that because Congress, specifically the Senate, is a co-equal branch of government…The executive branch has no intention to meddle with the activities and the initiatives of the Senate. The senators should do what they think is right,” Coloma said.
On barangay, SK elections
The Commission on elections (Comelec) yesterday reminded candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 25 they are only allowed to spend P3 per voter. No candidate shall spend for his election campaign aggregate amount exceeding P3 for every registered voter in the barangay where he seeks to be elected, the Comelec said in Resolution No. 9043, which contains the rules and regulations governing election campaign, propaganda, contributions and expenditures of candidates. Comelec said the resolution is in line with Republic Act 9006, or the Fair Elections Act. Under the resolution, candidates, their spouses or any relative to the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity or their campaign managers, agents or representatives shall not directly or indirectly make any donation, gift in cash or in kind or contribute to the construction or repair of any infrastructure during the campaign period that runs from Oct. 14 to 23. (Philstar)
On IIRC report
The Palace downplayed the concern raised by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, chairman of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) which earlier had submitted an 83-page report to President Aquino detailing those culpable in the bungled rescue of Hong Kong tourist hostages last Aug. 23, saying that it is not exerting effort to look into the matter. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma said while the Palace recognizes the validity of De Lima’s concern, “there is no probe of the alleged leakage of IIRC report’s conclusions and recommendations.” Coloma in a text message to reporters clarified the statement he once made during a radio interview that the Palace is now looking into the issue. (Tribune)
On typhoons
One year after Typhoon “Ondoy” brought death and destruction to Manila, the Philippines remains unprepared for such disasters, the government yesterday said. Lack of funds has prevented officials from taking all measures necessary to minimize the risk from weather systems such as Ondoy which flooded the capital and left over 400 persons dead, National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) executive officer Benito Ramos said. Nor is there enough money to relocate thousands of families still living in ramshackle or precarious conditions susceptible to — and exacerbating — flooding during the current typhoon season, he added.(Tribune)
On loose firearms
Authorities face the daunting challenge of locating over a million loose firearms nationwide as a gun ban started yesterday ahead of the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. There are about 1,110,372 loose firearms nationwide, said ex-Senator and now Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon, who is seeking stiffer penalties for illegal firearm possession. With the gun ban in effect, PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Agrimero Cruz said only authorized law enforcement personnel in their proper uniforms would be allowed to bring their firearms in public. (Inquirer)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- People power vs poverty
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Noy: Global people power vs poverty
MANILA BULLETIN -- Another 'Ondoy' unlikely
DAILY TRIBUNE -- $434-M anti-poverty aid won’t help poor — groups
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL -- Global people power
PEOPLE'S TONIGHT -- Sikyu killed in mall
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Pulis, 1 pa nasampolan ng gun ban
ABANTE -- Ondoy 2: Handa ba tayo?
ABANTE TONITE -- Traveling bag ginawang ataul
ISSUES MONITORING
On poverty
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the first time, President Aquino called for “global people power” against poverty and other pressing problems besetting the world. “For so many times in our history, my people have shown that, united, nothing is impossible. We called it people power. It is my earnest hope – and in the greatest interest of humanity – that we harness the energies of dialogue, solidarity, and communal responsibility, so that a global people power toward equitable progress may be achieved,” Mr. Aquino said in his speech at the UN headquarters here on Friday afternoon. The UN asked the President to speak on global governance. (Philstar)
Cause-oriented groups yesterday assailed the “strings attached” to the $434-million so-called anti-poverty aid that President Aquino obtained in his official visit to the United States, saying these conditions do not guaranty an end to poverty among Filipinos but are designed to protect US business interests in the country. The US grant was awarded under the US-run Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) and required the country to meet all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which had a deadline in 2015 and only then will the full amount be released. The grant was earmarked for the building of roads and the undertaking of projects aimed at reducing poverty and fighting corruption.(Tribune)
On divorce
Changing the country’s tough stance on divorce will take more than simple luck and good intentions. For Luzviminda Ilagan and the women of the Gabriela party-list who are pushing for a twice-failed legislation to legalize divorce, the stakes are high. Ilagan says countless women across the country are mired in abusive relationships with almost no hope of breaking free. It’s a state of affairs that impacts on the entire family. This notion inspires the party to wage a lopsided battle with the Catholic Church which, Ilagan says, disregards husbands’ philandering while simultaneously condemning divorce. (Philstar)
On jueteng
Malacañang yesterday denied it had a hand in the decision of the Senate to cut short its probe on the jueteng controversy that implicated several trusted appointees and friends of President Aquino. Secretary Herminio Coloma said the executive department has no business meddling in the activities of the Senate, it being a co-equal branch of government. “We do not intervene on that because Congress, specifically the Senate, is a co-equal branch of government…The executive branch has no intention to meddle with the activities and the initiatives of the Senate. The senators should do what they think is right,” Coloma said.
On barangay, SK elections
The Commission on elections (Comelec) yesterday reminded candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 25 they are only allowed to spend P3 per voter. No candidate shall spend for his election campaign aggregate amount exceeding P3 for every registered voter in the barangay where he seeks to be elected, the Comelec said in Resolution No. 9043, which contains the rules and regulations governing election campaign, propaganda, contributions and expenditures of candidates. Comelec said the resolution is in line with Republic Act 9006, or the Fair Elections Act. Under the resolution, candidates, their spouses or any relative to the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity or their campaign managers, agents or representatives shall not directly or indirectly make any donation, gift in cash or in kind or contribute to the construction or repair of any infrastructure during the campaign period that runs from Oct. 14 to 23. (Philstar)
On IIRC report
The Palace downplayed the concern raised by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, chairman of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) which earlier had submitted an 83-page report to President Aquino detailing those culpable in the bungled rescue of Hong Kong tourist hostages last Aug. 23, saying that it is not exerting effort to look into the matter. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma said while the Palace recognizes the validity of De Lima’s concern, “there is no probe of the alleged leakage of IIRC report’s conclusions and recommendations.” Coloma in a text message to reporters clarified the statement he once made during a radio interview that the Palace is now looking into the issue. (Tribune)
On typhoons
One year after Typhoon “Ondoy” brought death and destruction to Manila, the Philippines remains unprepared for such disasters, the government yesterday said. Lack of funds has prevented officials from taking all measures necessary to minimize the risk from weather systems such as Ondoy which flooded the capital and left over 400 persons dead, National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) executive officer Benito Ramos said. Nor is there enough money to relocate thousands of families still living in ramshackle or precarious conditions susceptible to — and exacerbating — flooding during the current typhoon season, he added.(Tribune)
On loose firearms
Authorities face the daunting challenge of locating over a million loose firearms nationwide as a gun ban started yesterday ahead of the Oct. 25 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. There are about 1,110,372 loose firearms nationwide, said ex-Senator and now Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon, who is seeking stiffer penalties for illegal firearm possession. With the gun ban in effect, PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Agrimero Cruz said only authorized law enforcement personnel in their proper uniforms would be allowed to bring their firearms in public. (Inquirer)
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