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I.BANNER STORIES
Land conversion moratorium eyed
Rice tariffs may be cut to end NFA monopoly
By Amy R. Remo, Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:01:00 03/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants a moratorium on the land use conversion of agricultural land, particularly rice land, in view of the worldwide tight rice supply that has been jacking up the local prices of the grain.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080329-127086/Land-conversion-ban-eyed
Yap: Family not in rice trade
By Marianne Go and Reinir Padua
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap denied yesterday insinuations by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. that his father-in-law, prominent retailer Jimmy Gaw, is involved in rice trading.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328163
3. Manila Times
Privatize rice–economists
Agri chief Yap: ‘Supervised’ sale will steady prices
Economists on Friday said opening up rice importation to the private sector is the most feasible long-term solution to the supposedly looming “rice crisis” in the country. At present, only the National Food Authority (NFA) is allowed to source rice from abroad. In the past several decades or so, similarly authorized government agencies also acted as sole importers of the staple.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/mar/29/yehey/top_stories/20080329top1.html
4. Malaya
‘Open up rice imports’
Ex-planning chief links cartel to gov’t
BY ASHZEL HACHERO and MAX ESTAYO
THE government should end its control of rice importation to insulate the availability of the staple from market shocks such as the current supply shortage, former Planning secretary Felipe Medalla said yesterday.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/mar29/news1.htm
Peralta is Sandigan Presiding Justice
Peralta takes over from De Castro who moved to SC
Genalyn D. Kabiling
President Arroyo yesterday appointed Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, one of the magistrates who convicted former President Joseph Estrada for plunder, as new Presiding Justice of the graft court.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080329120497.html
Move to clip Gloria power over SC readied
By Charlie V. Manalo
03/29/2008
Supreme Court justices who issued the majority ruling in essence granting President Arroyo immunity from public accountability continued to be subjected to harsh criticisms from the public, even as a congressman moved to clip the power of the President in appointing justices to the SC.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080329hed1.html
7. Abante
CALAMITY FUND IBUHOS SA BIGAS
Nina BOYET JADULCO, NONNIE FERRIOL, NOEL ABUEL, JULIET DE LOZA at ERALYN PRADO
Habang ginigiyera ng pamahalaan ang mga rice hoarders at mga sangkot sa NFA rice rebagging, iginiit kahapon ni Sen. Mar Roxas na dapat ding ilabas na ang calamity fund ng mga local government units (LGUs) upang magamit sa mga programang pansakahan bilang ‘immediate solution’ sa dinaranas na krisis sa bigas.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/mar2908/default.htm
KAMAY NA BAKAL SA RICE CRISIS
Bernard Taguinod With Rey Marfil
Kailangan nang gumamit ng kamay na bakal si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo para proteksyunan ang interes ng mga consumers laban sa mga rice hoarders na posibleng magsamantala sa napipintong kakulangan ng supply ng bigas.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/mar2908/news1.htm
“Nene, mag-‘sorry’ ka” – Yap
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Hiniling kahapon ni Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap kay Senador Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel na mag-“public apology ito sa kanya kaugnay ng bintang nito na nagbebenta ng bigas ang kanyang biyenan.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008032882
10. Journal
CRACKDOWN
By: Tess Bedico
GMA moves vs NFA rice diversion; 8 traders face raps
SENDING a strong warning that rice profiteers and hoarders will be dealt with the full force of the law, President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday ordered the filing of charges against eight distributors in Butuan City and Agusan del Norte found to be selling NFA rice at jacked-up prices.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-03-29&sec=1&aid=54099
11. Business World
RP to keep pace with Asia-Pacific slowdown, UN study shows
... Southeast Asia less affected by US woes than Northeast Asia
Philippine economic expansion is expected to slow down with the rest of Asia and the Pacific this year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in its “Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2008.”
http://bworldonline.com/BW032908/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
ADB loan conditions blamed for rice crisis
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:34:00 03/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Advocates of food sovereignty blamed the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday for the looming rice shortage in the country, saying its loan conditions had been pressuring the government to deregulate and privatize agriculture.
Yap denies kin is in rice trade; no Pimentel apology
By Amy R. Remo, Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:35:00 03/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday denied that his father-in-law was involved in the rice trade as Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. appeared to suggest.
NPC may field Legarda-Escudero duo
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:10:00 03/28/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) is touting that a potential team-up of its charter members and poll-toppers, Senators Loren Legarda and Francis Escudero, will be the team to beat in 2010. But the question remains -- will the two agree on who will be the standard-bearer?
Tariff reduction on rice imports eyed
Saturday, March 29, 2008
President Arroyo has ordered Finance Secretary Margarito Teves to study a mechanism similar to that of oil importations to relax rice tariffs and allow greater private sector participation in rice importations.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328166
Bill seeks to clip President’s power to appoint justices
By Jess Diaz
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Opposition Rep. Roilo Golez of Parañaque proposed yesterday that the Supreme Court and the rest of the judiciary be insulated from Malacañang and politicians to make justices and judges truly independent.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328175
Peralta named Sandigan head
Saturday, March 29, 2008
President Arroyo has appointed Diosdado Peralta as presiding justice of the Sandiganbayan.
Mrs. Arroyo signed the appointment of Peralta yesterday. It was subsequently transmitted to Chief Justice Reynato Puno.
Peralta was one of four nominees submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council in its shortlist for the President’s consideration.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328177
Noli on his being No. 1 choice for 2010: Just doing my job
By Charlie Lagasca
Saturday, March 29, 2008
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – With all humility, Vice President Noli de Castro said his topping the recent surveys was the result of hard work which has apparently paid off.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328181
JDV to push passage into law of baselines bill when session resumes
By Jess Diaz
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. urged his colleagues yesterday to pass the bill delineating the country’s baselines immediately upon the resumption of congressional session on April 21.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328187
Villar vows to defend Senate powers before SC
By Aurea Calica
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. vowed yesterday to defend the chamber before the Supreme Court, saying the tribunal’s decision upholding Commission on Higher Education chairman Romulo Neri’s invocation of executive privilege in certain questions regarding the ZTE broadband deal was an affront to the Senate as an institution, as a whole.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080328189
III. BLUE RIBBON
Editorial
After Neri
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:04:00 03/29/2008
Most Read
MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court decision in Neri vs. Senate Committee has stumped not only the Senate but the public at large. In the light of evidence that the national broadband network (NBN) contract awarded to ZTE Corp. is anomalous, what should law-abiding citizens and their representatives do?
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20080329-127093/After-Neri
SC may still reverse ruling on executive privilege
But Gonzalez says Senate plea is futile
By Jerome Aning, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:58:00 03/28/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) The Supreme Court could still reverse its ruling that executive privilege holds when it handed down a judgment on a petition filed by Commission on Higher Education chair Romulo Neri, according to the tribunal’s spokesperson.
Neri: We’ll pay builder of P300-million call center
By Francis Earl A. Cueto, Reporter
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Romulo Neri on Friday told The Manila Times that he will work for the immediate payment of the controversial P300-million call center project of the agency. On Thursday, the builder complained of not having been paid months after it turned over the project to the commission. The project was said to have been completed during the term of Dr. Carlito Puno. http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/mar/29/yehey/top_stories/20080329top3.html
Broadband scandal pinatatapos kay Neri
Bernard Taguinod/Rose Miranda
Sa halip na magpadaig sa takot, hinamon kahapon ni Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon si Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Romulo Neri na tapusin na ang sinimulang kanta sa broadband scandal at nang magkaroon ng katuparan ang pinapangarap nitong reporma sa gobyerno
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/mar2908/news2.htm
UNO blasts SC ruling on Neri case
THE United Opposition (UNO) declared yesterday that the Supreme Court decision limiting the Senate’s powers over Commission on Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri will hinder them from uncovering the truth regarding the controversial $329-million ZTE-National Broadband Network government deal.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-03-29&sec=4&aid=0
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