I. BANNER STORIES
‘We asked for Ces, got Angelo instead’
By Julie Alipala, Ed General
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 00:01:00 06/14/2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- THE negotiators were asking for broadcast journalist Ces Drilon, and got her cameraman, Angelo Valderama.
Valderama was released Thursday night by a still unknown group of gunmen to members of the Indanan police in a forested area of Sitio Danasih in Barangay Sinumaan, Talipao, Sulu. He was among the four people—an ABS-CBN team of three and a professor of the Mindanao State University—abducted in Maimbung, Sulu, on Sunday.
3. Manila Times
Abu cuts off negotiations
Extremists still holding Drilon, 2 others
By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
SULU: Abu Sayyaf rebels holding a Philippine television news crew and a university professor on the southern island of Sulu have cut off communication lines with government negotiators, leaving the fate of the hostages at the mercy of their captors.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/14/yehey/top_stories/20080614top1.html
4. Malaya
Free Ces, Jimmy, appeal families
Negotiator says no ransom paid for companion
BY RAYMOND AFRICA
THE families of ABS-CBN anchor Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion who are being held in a bandit lair in Sulu yesterday appealed for their release.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun14/news1.htm
Diplomatic corps supports unity
Envoys cite GMA’s efforts on food security
Cooperation vowed amid rising prices
By DAVID CAGAHASTIAN
The diplomatic corps in the Philippines has expressed support for President Arroyo’s call for unity and international cooperation amid rising prices of oil and food in the world market.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080614127237.html
ASG cuts off phone lines; hopes high for Ces’ release
06/14/2008
Silence has reigned, shortly after the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) freed ABS-CBN TV cameraman Angelo Valderama, with government negotiators being quoted by the Agence France Presse yesterday as saying that the kidnap group, believed to be the ASG under the command of Radullon Sahiron, cut the lines of communication between the bandits and the negotiators, keeping the negotiations for the release of the TV reporter and another cameraman hanging.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080614hed1.html
7. Abante
RIGHT HAND NI LIM INAMBUS
(Rey Marfil/Boyet Jadulco/Grace Velasco/Erika Maala/Jun Tadeos/Tina Mendoza/Armida Rico/Aries Cano/Dindo Matining/Mark Manabat/Romeo Braceros at Noel Abuel)
Si secretary to the mayor Atty. Rafaelito Garayblas ang pinuntirya ng 4-kataong hit squad at himalang ni hindi nasugatan sa bigong ambus ang opisyal.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1408/default.htm
5-ANYOS PINUGUTAN NG STEPDAD
Nilo Marasigan
Isang limang taong gulang na batang babae ang pinaslang at pinugutan ng ulo ng umano’y stepfather nito at itinapon ang bangkay sa isang sapa sa kanilang lugar sa Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/june1408/crime1.htm
10. Journal
SETBACK
By: Tess Bedico
RP gov’t wins illegal wealth dispute
SOME 10,000 victims of human rights abuses during the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos were dealt a blow by the US Supreme Court which ruled on Thursday against the victims in a dispute over $35 million in an account held by the late dictator.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-06-14&sec=1&aid=63119
11. Business World
BY ALEXIS DOUGLAS B. ROMERO, Reporter
ExxonMobil to venture into oil exploration in Sulu Sea
Texas-based oil and gas producer Exxon Mobil Corp. (ExxonMobil) will invest on an oil exploration project in the southern Sulu Sea.
The commitment was made by Stephen M. Greenlee, ExxonMobil Exploration Co. vice-president, who made a courtesy call to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday in Malacañang.
http://bworldonline.com/BW061408/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
2 kidnapped Marines freed by Moro rebels
By Jeoffrey Maitem, Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:20:00 06/14/2008
COTABATO CITY -- THE TWO MARINE soldiers kidnapped by Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in Basilan early this week have been freed.
“Corporals Jessie Duatin and Bernie Alcabasa were released unharmed after a successful negotiation on Thursday night,” MILF civil military affairs chief Eid Kabalu Friday told the Inquirer on the phone.
Largest gas producer to start Sulu Sea project next year
By Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:24:00 06/14/2008
THE LARGEST OIL AND GAS PRODUCER in the world is set to start oil exploration in the Sulu Sea, according to officials, with positive results expected in the middle of next year.
Arroyo praises foreign investors bullied by Senate allies
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:26:00 06/14/2008
THE JOINT FOREIGN CHAMBERS might be unwelcome in the Senate, but they were received with open arms by President Macapagal-Arroyo during the traditional Independence Day reception in Malacañang Thursday.
Cabinet ‘rigodon’ in the works despite Palace denial
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:28:00 06/14/2008
DESPITE OFFICIAL DENIALS, A CABINET revamp is still in the works, apparently to accommodate the defeated senatorial candidates of the administration’s Team Unity in the 2007 elections.
P500 given till Dec.; dole also goes to provinces
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:30:00 06/14/2008
SOME TWO MILLION SMALL ELECTRICITY consumers in the rural areas will also be covered by the P500 subsidy program that the government is implementing in Metro Manila.
Families of kidnapped crew hail release of ABS-CBN cameraman
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:32:00 06/14/2008
THE FAMILIES OF ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon and cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion yesterday said they were “happy and deeply relieved” at the release on Thursday night of cameraman Angelo Valderama in Talipao, Sulu.
Madrigal hales CA colleagues to high court
By Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:33:00 06/14/2008
SEN. MA. ANA CONSUELO “JAMBY” Madrigal Friday asked the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the present composition of the Commission on Appointments (CA), that would invalidate the recent confirmation of presidential appointees and would stop further confirmation hearings.
Congress may consider legalizing use of incinerators
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:34:00 06/14/2008
CHEAP FUEL OR CLEAN environment?
Congress is seriously considering amending the Clean Air Act in order to legalize the operation of incinerators which could be used as a source of cheap energy.
Gov’t set to flood local market with 8M bags of rice
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:35:00 06/14/2008
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS set to infuse six to eight million 50-kilogram bags of rice monthly in the domestic market during the lean months to stabilize the prices of commercial grains at P35 a kilo to P37 a kilo.
Social unrest, instability due to rising prices feared
By Isagani Yambot
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:36:00 06/14/2008
BANGKOK -- RISING FOOD PRICES increase social gaps and may lead to social unrest and political instability in many parts of the world, Sebastian Paust, executive director of the Asian Development Bank, said Friday.
New voters’ list unlikely?
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:37:00 06/14/2008
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE COMMISSION on Elections will purge the old voter’s list and come up with a new one for the 2010 national elections, according to an official of the poll body.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080614-142593/New-voters-list-unlikely
Nograles: Key CARP scheme still in effect
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:39:00 06/14/2008
SPEAKER PROSPERO NOGRALES Friday said the land acquisition and distribution component of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program remains in effect despite the Senate’s failure to adopt a House joint resolution extending the scheme until Dec. 31 this year.
Public not fooled by Meralco’s ‘rate reduction’--GSIS
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:40:00 06/14/2008
THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE System (GSIS) Friday disparaged Meralco’s announced power rate reduction of 49 centavos per kilowatt hour, saying the move was merely intended to assuage public anger over the power distributor’s overcharging of its customers and the many “abuses” by the Lopez family.
US hospital ship due in Manila
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:29:00 06/14/2008
THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S HOSPITAL ship USNS Mercy will dock in Manila Saturday for a three-day stop in the capital as it wraps up a month-long medical mission in the Philippines next week.
Nograles slams Senate over CARL extension
Upper chamber did not support House resolution extending land acquisition and distribution until end of 2008
By Jomar Canlas, Reporter
HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles on Friday slammed the Senate for its inaction on Joint Resolution 21 that maintains the effectivity of the land acquisition and distribution (LAD) component of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law or Republic Act 6657.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/14/yehey/metro/20080614met1.html
Villar cites Senate performance during Fourteenth Congress
Senate President Manuel Villar cited recently the performance of the Senate in the just concluded First Regular Session of the 14th Congress, saying the chamber had been able to act on urgent bills even as it conducted inquiries in aid of legislation.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/14/yehey/metro/20080614met3.html
Tito, Ralph eyeing appointive posts; Mike, Tessie no longer interested
BY WENDELL VIGILIA
FORMER senators Vicente Sotto III and Ralph Recto are eyeing positions in government after losing in the 2007 senatorial elections while former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor and former senator Teresa Aquino-Oreta have already lost interest in accepting government portfolios.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun14/news6.htm
Swine scandal bubutingtingin
(Rey Marfil)
Tinabla ni Senate President Manuel Villar Jr., pangulo ng Nacionalista Party (NP), ang panawagang rekonsilasyon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa Independence Day speech nito kamakalawa matapos itakda ngayong bakasyon ang pagsisimula ng imbestigasyon sa multi-bilyon pisong ‘baboy scandal’ na bumabalot sa swine raising fund na hinihinalang ilegal ipinamudmod ng palasyo.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1408/news03.htm
P9,000 umento sa sahod ng guro abot-kamay na
By: Marlon Purificacion
HINDI na malayong mapaganda ang kalidad ng edukasyon ngayong nalalapit nang ipatupad ang P9,000 umento para sa mga guro sa bansa.
Ito ang positibong pananaw ni Senador Allan Peter Cayetano, chairman ng Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture matapos ipagmalaki na pumasa na sa ikalawang pagbasa ang karagdagang tulong at kompensasyon ng mga titser sa buong kapuluan.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-06-14&sec=1&aid=63079
I. BANNER STORIES
3. Manila Times
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Ransom for Ces, others attracts Abu recruits
By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
SULU: Recruits are flocking to join Muslim extremists who are holding a prominent broadcaster and her cameraman hostage in southern Philippines, an intelligence official said on Saturday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/15/yehey/metro/20080615met1.html
4. Malaya
Comelec declares
Trillanes is No. 11
‘Mathematically impossible to overcome lead’
BY GERARD NAVAL
DETAINED Oakwood mutiny leader Antonio Trillanes IV will be formally proclaimed today as the 11th winning senator at the session hall of the Comelec office in Intramuros.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun15/news1.htm
Pondo ng Pinoy nets P161 M
Funds to be spent for Church’s projects for poor
‘Pondo ng Pinoy’ now over P161 M and still increasing
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO
Total collection for the "Pondo ng Pinoy" (PnP) fund-raising project of the Catholic Church has reached over P161 million and is still growing, its organizers said..
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-15
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
Kidnappers ni Ces, 2 pa nanganganak
Nina Al Jacinto, Nilo Marasigan, Grace Velasco, Noel Abuel
SULU --- Lumalaki na umano ang bilang ng mga Abu Sayyaf na siyang may hawak kay ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon at sa cameraman nito, gayundin sa kanilang guide na si Prof. Octavio Dinampo ng Mindanao State University.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1508/news05.htm
MISTER PINATAY NG MAGKAKAPITBAHAY
Ni Juliet de Loza
Napatay sa bugbog ng kanyang mga kapitbahay ang isang 33-anyos na mister matapos lusubin sa loob ng kanilang bahay kamakalawa ng gabi sa Sampaloc, Maynila.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/june1508/news_story1.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
10. Journal
11. Business World
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
Sunday, June 15, 2008
SPECIAL REPORT: BASIC EDUCATION REFORM
Same old problems still
Time to pass a law in the order of Sen. Mar Roxas’ Omnibus Education Reform Act of 2008
By Rene Q. Bas, Editor in Chief
Based on what he saw in the Quezon City schools he visited that day and what his Department of Education subalterns from all over the country told him, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus had many things to be happy about in the smooth and orderly opening of schoolyear 2008 to 2009 on Tuesday, June 10.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/15/yehey/top_stories/20080615top1.html
So what? He still stays in the brig
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
AFP CHIEF Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said yesterday that the senatorial victory of Antonio Trillanes IV is not "the most welcome thing for me."
"Once he gets proclaimed, I will start talking about his case. Ganun lang para fair. For that matter, it is not really Trillanes that I will be talking about, (but) the rules on general court martial, how it applies to anybody who has a case before the court martial, and for that matter in the regional trial court for a non-bailable offense," he said.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun15/news3.htm
Oil companies increase pump prices anew
By MYRNA M. VELASCO
The squeeze on the Filipino consumers’ pockets continues as local oil companies increased their pump prices by another P1.50 per liter and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by P1 per kilogram (kg) yesterday morning.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-15
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Congress eyes abolition of Transportation department
Members of the House of Representatives have proposed the creation of a Department of Information and Communications Technology, a move that is seen to split the Department of Transportation and Communications.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/15/yehey/metro/20080615met2.html
Koko files sabotage complaint
BY JP LOPEZ
GENUINE Opposition candidate Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III yesterday filed 12 counts of electoral sabotage against South Cotabato provincial election supervisor Lilia Radam for tampering and padding the votes of Team Unity candidates.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun15/news4.htm
Comelec readies for ARMM polls, awaits appointments
By E. T. SUAREZ
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) continues its normal preparations for the Aug. 11, 2008 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) despite the absence of quorum as a result of the non-confirmation of the appointment of Commissioner Moslemen T. Macarambon by the Commission on Appointments (CA) before Congress adjourned its first regular session Wednesday night.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-15
Pinoys more optimistic about quality of life
OPTIMISM about the quality of life and the economy in the next 12 months rose even as more people said their lives worsened the past year, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said yesterday.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun15/news6.htm
Mere speculation, says Remonde on Cabinet revamp
By DAVID CAGAHASTIAN
Presidential Management Staff (PMS) chief Secretary Cerge Remonde yesterday denied speculations of a major Cabinet revamp to accommodate administration party candidates who lost in the 2007 senatorial and local elections.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-15
Akbayan asks SC to lift TRO against Milk Code
PARTY list group Akbayan yesterday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition filed by health care and pharmaceutical companies seeking to restrain government from implementing an executive order calling for an absolute ban on the promotion and advertisement of breast milk substitutes.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun15/metro4.htm
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