I. BANNER STORIES
High food prices to stay
But RP has enough rice supply to feed 90M
By Amy R. RemoPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 02:59:00 04/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines--The days of cheap food are gone.
While the country has enough rice to feed 90 million Filipinos this year, “we just have to start paying for higher prices” of goods and basic commodities, said Rolando T. Dy, who heads the agribusiness unit at the University of Asia and the Pacific.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128819/High-food-prices-to-stay
‘Food crisis could last until 2010’By Paolo Romero Monday, April 7, 2008
Amid a continued global tightening of food supply, President Arroyo’s top economic adviser warned of a “food price crisis” in the country possibly lasting until 2010 that would drain government coffers and jeopardize critical objectives of wiping out hunger.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=2008040699
3. Manila Times
Rice shortage grips Asia
Several nations scramble to cope with regional crisis
HONG KONG: President Gloria Arroyo convened a food summit with topofficials and farm experts on Friday, looking for ways to prevent the emerging rice crisis from severely affecting the world’s biggest importer of rice.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/apr/07/yehey/top_stories/20080407top1.html
4. Malaya
Palace to House:Review territory billErmita commission accommodates China objection
BY REGINA BENGCO
MALACAÑANG has asked the House of Representatives to adopt its position in the pending Baselines bill that the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) and the Scarborough Shoal be treated as a "regime of islands" instead of as part of the archipelagic baseline of Philippine territory.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/apr07/news1.htm
3 Filipino boxing champs triumph
Peñalosa, Bautista, Banal KO foes; Score abbreviated wins at Araneta By NICK GIONGCOThree Filipino world champions boomed with their fists yesterday, scoring abbreviated victories to retain their titles at the Araneta Coliseum.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080407121268.html
Sigaw ng mga driverE-VAT SA LANGIS IBASURA NA!
NINA NONNIE FERRIOL, JB SALARZON, JULIET DE LOZA AT JETHRO SINOCRUZ
Binuhay kahapon ng transport group ang panawagan upang ibasura ng gobyerno ang 12% expanded value added tax (E-VAT) na ipinapataw sa produktong langis sa bansa.
http://abante.com.ph/issue/apr0708/default.htm
GLORIA BABANTAYAN SA P43B AGRI FUND
Bernard Taguinod
Kailangang mabantayan nang husto ang bilyun-bilyong pondong inilalaan ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo para sa agricultural sector upang hindi mapagpistahan ng mga corrupt officials.Ito ang ipinahayag ni CIBAC party-list Rep. Joel Villanueva kahapon kasabay ang apela sa taumbayan partikular sa mga magsasaka na bantayan ang P43 bilyong pondo para sa modernisasyon ng agricultural sector na inilaan sa gitna ng krisis na nararanasan sa supply ng bigas.Ang naturang pondo ay ipinangako ni Arroyo sa food summit sa Fontana Convention Center sa Pampanga noong April 4, na gagamitin umano sa pagbili ng fertilizer, imprastraktura at dagdag na irrigation facilities, extension and education, loans para sa magsasaka, drying at post harvest facilities at pambili ng seeds o tinatawag na FIELDS program.Ang naturang pondo ay dagdag sa P5 bilyon para sa sektor ng agrikultura na unang ipinangako ni Arroyo subalit hindi pa ito mailalabas dahil idadaan muna ito sa pag-aapruba ng Kongreso.“It’s nice to hear that this time, binigyan din nila ng pansin ang problema sa agri sector.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/apr0708/news_story1.htm
Basurero mas kumikita ngayon kesa tsuper
Ni Rose Tamayo-Tesoro Monday, April 7, 2008
‘Di hamak na mas mataas pa umano sa ngayon ang kinikita ng isang scavenger o basurero kumpara sa isang ordinaryong jeepney driver dahil na rin sa walang humpay na pagtaas ng presyo ng krudo, boundary, spare parts at maintenance ng mga sasakyan.
Sa panayam ng PSNGAYON kay Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) spokesman at Sec-General George San Mateo, dahil sa sunud-sunod na pagsirit ng presyo ng krudo, pagtaas ng presyo ng spare parts ng mga sasakyan at mahal na renta o boundary sa pamama sada ay kumikita na lamang ng P100-125 sa loob ng 14-16 oras bilang “take-home” ang isang tsuper ng jeep
http://philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008040640
10. Journal
SEXY BOMBERS
THEY are literally femme fatales. The police and military are looking for female bombers whom terrorists are now using to carry out bombings on buses, in malls, churches and other public places. Police Regional Office Southern Mindanao director Andres Caro II said they are already aware of the terrorists’ latest modus operandi using sexy women as bombers because they would be less suspicious and easily get through checkpoints.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-04-07&sec=1&aid=55162
11. Business World
BY BERNARDETTE S. STO. DOMINGO, Reporter
Foreign chambers in new reform push
REFORMS WHICH SEEK TO ADDRESS long-standing smuggling, transparency, and competitiveness concerns should be hastened, foreign businessmen said, if an "underperforming" Philippines is to attract more investments.
http://bworldonline.com/BW040708/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Seipi vows to ride out storm
By Max V. de Leon
Reporter
EXPANDING may be difficult, but they are definitely not leaving.
This is the situation of electronics and semiconductor makers in the country as they continue to study how the global market will shape up while the feared recession in the US unfolds.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/04072008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Senate upbeat about SC appeal in Neri case
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.Philippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 04:49:00 04/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Francis Pangilinan said Sunday he was hopeful that the Supreme Court would alter its decision in the case of Romulo Neri based on a motion for reconsideration the Senate would file on Tuesday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128828/Senate-upbeat-about-SC-appeal-in-Neri-case
ANALYSIS
Neri decision a rollback of Philippine democracy
By Amando DoronilaPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 06:14:00 04/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court decision in the case of Neri v Senate Committees is truly a landmark in more ways than one.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128840/Neri-decision-a-rollback-of-Philippine-democracy
Lozada rues Filipinos’ inaction vs corruption at latest Mass
By Margaux Ortiz, Kristine L. AlavePhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 04:56:00 04/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. Sunday admonished the Filipino people for not taking action against the rampant corruption in the administration.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128829/Lozada-rues-Filipinos-inaction-vs-corruption-at-latest-Mass
SBMA ecology chief rules out quitting, defends decision
By Tonette OrejasCentral Luzon DeskFirst Posted 06:12:00 04/07/2008
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The chief of the ecology center of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Sunday rejected a call from Sen. Richard Gordon for her to resign over the construction of two Korean condominiums in the Subic Bay Freeport’s forest.
“Why should I? We went through the EIS (environmental impact assessment) process by the book. It’s defensible,” Amethya dela Llana-Koval told the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net). “They can have a House or Senate hearing. I can defend the decision.”
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128839/SBMA-ecology-chief-rules-out-quitting-defends-decision
Iggy to use biofuels law to evade CARP?
By Jessica Hermosa and Johanna Sisante VERA Files Monday, April 7, 2008
(First of a series)
While ordinary Filipinos face the threat of food shortages caused by dwindling agricultural land, sugar barons in Congress are preoccupied turning their vast haciendas and other lands into plantations to produce and process biofuels.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080406100
Senate to probe Korean shipbuilder on $455-M condo project
By Christina Mendez Monday, April 7, 2008
The Senate will investigate South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Ltd. for the construction of a $455.6-million condominium project in Subic, said Sen. Loren Legarda, who vowed to introduce today a Senate resolution enabling the inquiry.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080406103
RP needs tougher laws against identity theft
Monday, April 7, 2008
Chief Justice Reynato Puno said yesterday that the country needs tougher laws to crack down on identity thieves.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080406106
Nograles tells House members: Use ‘pork’ for food
Monday, April 7, 2008
Speaker Prospero Nograles urged fellow House members yesterday to use their pork barrel allocations for projects that would help the nation attain sufficiency in food, particularly rice.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080406107
State firms urged to lead in ‘corporate farming’
By Jess Diaz Monday, April 7, 2008
Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas urged government corporations yesterday to take the lead in the planned massive “corporate farming” of rice and other crops in order to quickly build up food production countrywide.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080406108
Palace asks House to reconsider baselines bill
By Paolo Romero Monday, April 7, 2008
Malacañang has asked the House of Representatives to reconsider pending legislation which seeks to enclose Scarborough Shoal and the Kalayaan Group of Islands in a disputed area in the South China Sea within the country’s territorial baselines.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080406109
2 senators vow probe of condos in Subic forest
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., TJ BurgonioPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 03:05:00 04/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Two senators on Sunday pledged to look into the controversy surrounding the construction by South Korean investors of two high-rise condominiums in the Subic rainforest, and one of them said the government officials who allowed the forests to be desecrated should be sacked.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128821/2-senators-vow-probe-of-condos-in-Subic-forest
Traders won’t buy more rice, fear hoarding raps
By Jhunnex NapallacanVisayas BureauFirst Posted 03:03:00 04/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Rice traders in Cebu province are now afraid to buy and stock up on rice, fearing that authorities will raid their warehouses and accuse them of engaging in rice hoarding.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080407-128820/Traders-wont-buy-more-rice-fear-hoarding-raps
Senate probe sought on Subic condo project
By HANNAH TORREGOZATwo senators called yesterday for a Senate inquiry on the environment and zoning issues plaguing a South Korean firm which is building a $ 20-million high-rise condominium in Subic.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080407121271.html
And now, P2B salt,corn scams?
BY RANDY NOBLEZA
THE Federation of Free Farmers urged yesterday the government to investigate a P2 billion salt fertilization project and corn seed program of the Philippine Coconut Authority, saying these violated government rules on procurement.
"Only one supplier was allegedly allowed to submit a bid because all other interested bidders had earlier been disqualified by the PCA bidding committee," said FFF president Leonardo Montemayor.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/apr07/news2.htm
Senate to probe destruction of Subic rainforest
SENATORS Juan Miguel Zubiri and Loren Legarda yesterday called for the investigation of South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Ltd.'s alleged invasion of the Subic rainforest.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/apr07/metro1.htm
Senate urged to publish rules on conduct of probes
By GENALYN D. KABILINGThe Senate should publish its rules governing the conduct of inquiries before it starts another investigation into an alleged anomaly in government, Malacañang said yesterday.
Deputy Presidential Spokesman Anthony Golez said the Senate must follow the law and publish rules regarding investigations in aid of legislation.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MTNN20080407121236.html
Palasyo nagpapakainutil sa oil crisis
(Bernard Taguinod)
Hindi inutil kundi “nagpapakainutil” lamang si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa gitna ng hindi maawat na oil price hikes (OPH) na ipinapatupad ng mga kumpanya ng langis linggu-linggo.Noong Sabado, muli na namang nadagdagan ng 50 sentimos ang presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo, na ayon kay Bagong Alyansang Makabayang (Bayan) secretary general Renato Reyes ay kaya namang awatin ni Mrs. Arroyo kung gugustuhin lamang nito.Ayon kay Reyes, kayang iutos ni Arroyo sa Kongreso na amiyendahan ang Oil Deregulation Law at bawiin ang Value Added Tax (VAT) sa oil industry subalit hindi ito ginagawa.Mas pinipili umano ni Arroyo na manahimik sa naturang usapin gayong nagkakaroon na ng domino effect ang patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis sa mga pangunahing bilihin.“Hindi dapat piliin ng gobyerno ang maging inutil sa krisis na ito,” ani Reyes dahil masyado na aniyang malaki ang epekto ng lingguhang OPH,
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/apr0708/news_story3.htm
Palasyo ‘OA’ sa baboy scam -- Chiz
(Eralyn Prado/Rose Miranda)
Tinawag kahapon ni Senador Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero na padrama effect at over acting (OA) ang ipinahayag ni Deputy Presidential Spokesman Anthony Golez na nakahanda silang humarap sa inaasahang imbestigasyon na ipapatawag ng senado kaugnay sa nabunyag na swine scam ngunit sa kondisyong na walang mangyayaring bastusan.
http://abante.com.ph/issue/apr0708/news04.htm
Apela sa SC ilalarga bukas
(Eralyn Prado)
Bukas na ilalarga ng Senado ang paghahain ng Motion for Reconsideration kaugnay sa desisyon ng Supreme Court (SC) na pumapanig sa executive priviliege na ini-invoke ni CHED chairman Romulo Neri.
http://abante.com.ph/issue/apr0708/news06.htm
Pag-apela ng Senado sa desisyon ng SC 2010 polls ang dahilan – Mikey
AMBISYON ng mga senador sa 2010 presidential elections ang nakikitang dahilan ni Presidential son at Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo kaya naman pa-tuloy na hindi matanggap ng mga ito na natalo ang Senado sa isang petisyon kaugnay sa executive privilege sa Supreme Court (SC).
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-04-07&sec=4&aid=55090
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