I. BANNER STORIES
Fare hikes deferred
Transport sector ‘confused’ with gov’t about-face
By Riza T. Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:12:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Invoking the public interest, Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza Monday put off the implementation of fare increases for jeepneys and buses—a surprise government turnaround that provoked threats of a strike from militant drivers.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080520-137592/Fare-hikes-deferred
‘Cosme’ death toll rises to 21
By Eva Visperas
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Strong winds and heavy rains brought by storm “Cosme” killed 21 people and injured nine others as it slammed Northern Luzon last Saturday, the Provincial Disaster Coordination Councils (PDCCs) in the affected areas reported yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519105
3. Manila Times
‘Word war’ rattles Meralco investors
Utility firm to present plan to lower electricity rates to Cabinet
By Likha Cuevas-Miel, Reporter
The word war between the government and the Lopez family for control of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is giving foreign investors second thoughts about putting their money in the country’s biggest power distributor.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/may/20/yehey/top_stories/20080520top1.html
4. Malaya
Fare increase deferred
DOTC tells LTFRB to do more studies
BY ASHZEL HACHERO
THE Department of Transportation and Communication yesterday deferred the 50-centavo to P1.50 increase in jeepney and bus fares as it ordered the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to conduct further studies on the implication of the increase.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/may20/news1.htm
12 dead as ‘Cosme’ leaves RP
Storm displaces 35,000 people in 4 regions
‘Cosme’ leaves 12 dead, 35,000 people homeless
By RIO ROSE RIBAYA
Tropical storm "Cosme" has left 12 people dead and nine others injured and displaced 35,000 persons due to strong winds, floods, and landslides in Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Western Visayas, and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said yesterday.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080520125076.html
Lopezes say assaults on Meralco retaliatory
05/20/2008
The Lopez family yesterday practically attributed the attacks being waged on power giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), which it controls, on the Arroyo administration saying it was both a retaliation and at the same time a way to deflect blame.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080520hed1.html
7. Abante
14 NIRATRAT SA LAGUNA
BELL DESOLO, NILO MARASIGAN at ERIKA MAALA
CALAMBA CITY --- Hindi pa man nalulutas ang bank rob-massacre sa Cabuyao, Laguna noong Biyernes, isa pang madugong masaker ang isinagawa sa lalawigang ito ng nag-iisang suspek na armado ng armalite rifle kamakalawa ng gabi kung saan 8-katao ang nasawi, kabilang ang limang paslit, at ikinasugat ng anim na iba pa.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/may2008/default.htm
Casiño inupakan sa Meralco takeover
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
“Ano siya, taga-depensa ng mga Lopez?” Ito ang buwelta ng Association of Democratic Labor Organization sa pahayag ni party-list Rep. Teddy Casiño na may tatlong crony ni Presidente Arroyo ang ibig kumontrol sa Manila Electric Company.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008051962
10. Journal
HOLD IT
By: Joel dela Torre
Fare hike only suspended -- LTFRB
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Leandro Mendoza yesterday froze the provisional fares approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-05-20&sec=1&aid=60224
11. Business World
BY IRA P. PEDRASA, Reporter
Wage hike cost: P473/worker
METRO MANILA minimum wages may have been raised to P382 per day but employers will in fact have to shell out P472.75, official simulations show.
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW052008/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Group eyes government Meralco stake
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes
Reporter
FIVE foreign companies are interested in joining the Lopez-owned First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPHC) in a planned consortium that would acquire the 29-percent stake of the government in the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/05202008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Meralco chair won’t be meeting with Arroyo
By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson, Ronnel Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:19:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Lopezes are not about to bury the hatchet in the white sands of Panglao island—not on Tuesday, anyway.
Esperon appointment under fire
By Dona Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:52:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The appointment of newly retired Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. as presidential adviser on the peace process has led some senators to wonder if the Arroyo administration is out to sabotage the negotiations with communist insurgents and Moro separatists.
Villafuerte files resolution on Meralco refund
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:53:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte Monday filed a resolution suggesting that Manila Electric Co. be made to refund what he called the illegally passed-on cost of Meralco’s own use of electricity that was “improperly classified as systems loss.”
Senators worth a collective P2B
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:54:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The collective net worth of the senators of the land rose by seven percent last year to P2 billion with Senate President Manuel Villar as the first billionaire member of the chamber, their official statements of assets and liabilities as of December 2007 showed.
Lacson positioning self for 2010?
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:55:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- In a move seen to shore up his bid for a second crack at the presidency in 2010, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is joining the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by opposition stalwarts Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay.
Rights groups decry latest disappearance
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:55:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Human rights groups Karapatan and desaparecidos on Monday called for an independent fact-finding and investigation team to look into what could be, based on their count, the 194th case of an enforced disappearance.
This 1999 PMA grad is now an instructor pilot
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:56:00 05/20/2008
MANILA, Philippines—After each successful touchdown, she would pat Huey on its side, kiss it on the nose, and whisper her thanks for another smooth flight.
Self-rated food poverty rises to 40%
By Helen Flores
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Forty percent of Filipino families or about 7.1 million consider themselves “mahirap” (poor) in terms of food, a survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519106
GMA to Unesco: RP education improving
By Marvin Sy
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The government’s education services for the poor have improved significantly, unexplained killings are down and the country’s press remains one of the freest in the world.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519107
Napocor to seek 40¢/kwh rate cut
By Donnabelle Gatdula
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
State-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) will file a petition to lower its power rates in the Luzon grid by more than 40 centavos per kilowatt-hour.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519108
Fare hike deferred; P2 fuel aid OK’d
By Rainier Allan Ronda
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A provisional fare increase for public utility jeepneys and buses was deferred by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) yesterday so it could be reviewed by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519109
Informant seeks to compel BIR to collect unpaid Meralco, First Gas taxes
By Perseus Echeminada
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A man who claims to be a registered tax informant is set to file a case today with the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City to compel the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to collect more than P100 billion in unpaid taxes from the Manila Electric Co. and First Gas Power Corp.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519113
New CHR chief tells human rights victims to trust her
By Katherine Adraneda
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Newly appointed Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Leila de Lima formally assumed her post yesterday, confessing to being a “neophyte in the human rights circle” but appealed for trust from human rights victims and their families while pushing for independence, transparency, and credibility for the Fourth Commission under her helm.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519114
MILF sees delays in peace process with Esperon’s appointment
By Edith Regalado
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
DAVAO CITY – Former Armed Forces chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr.’s appointment as presidential peace adviser will further delay the long-stalled peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the separatist movement said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519115
Meralco head, GSIS chief invited to meeting with GMA today
By Marvin Sy
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The presidents of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) are expected to be among the resource persons in today’s Cabinet meeting in Bohol where the issue of energy will be tackled.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519117
Zubiri files bill seeking return of death penalty for certain heinous crime
By Aurea Calica
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Several senators are calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty for certain heinous crimes, including terror acts, as a means to promote peace and order in the country.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080519119
Pananakot sa testigo itinanggi ng Palasyo
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Itinanggi ng Palasyo ang akusasyon ni Iloilo Vice Governor Rolex Suplico na tinatakot daw ng Malacañang ang hawak niyang bagong testigo sa anomalya sa national broadband network project na iniimbestigahan sa Senado.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008051963
Nograles favors suspending EVAT on electricity bills
By EDMER F. PANESA
House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles said yesterday that he would rather have the 12- percent Expanded Value-Added Tax (EVAT) imposed on electricity suspended than see people take the law into their own hands.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080520125079.html
Witness ‘Alex’ missing; NBN probe to push on with ‘Joe’
By Angie M. Rosales
05/20/2008
All too suddenly, ZTE-National Broadband Network (NBN) scam witness, known only by his alias “Alex,” has gone missing, according to his handler Iloilo Vice Gov. Rolex Suplico who only a week ago claimed that Alex was being guided by him to recognize the pressure styles of Malacañang while in a safehouse Suplico had arranged.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080520hed5.html
SNITS dropped in Senate version of tax relief bill
THE SENATE is moving to pass its own version of a tax relief bill for workers, moving closer to a clash with the House of Representatives over how to minimize the impact on the government.
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW052008/content.php?id=006
Lozada ’di bibitiwan ng Senado sa ZTE-NBN deal probe
By: Marlon Purificacion
HINDI pa rin bibitawan ng Senado si ZTE-NBN broad-band scandal witness Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada kahit na may panawagan na ang ilang senador na bitawan na ang pagbibigay ng seguridad dahil na rin sa sobrang mahal na ginagastos sa kanya.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-05-20&sec=4&aid=60179
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