I. BANNER STORIES
Troops fire mortar shells in Sulu town
AFP makes presence felt to Ces kidnappers
By Julie Alipala, Alcuin Papa, Joel Guinto
Philippine Daily Inquirer, INQUIRER.net, Agence France-Presse
First Posted 07:02:00 06/16/2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY—The military deployed troops and fired mortar rounds Sunday in Indanan, Sulu, in what it said was a move to make its presence felt to Moro bandits who last week kidnapped ABS-CBN journalist Ces Drilon, her cameraman and a peace advocate.
Troops bomb Sayyaf base
By Roel Pareño
Monday, June 16, 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops launched yesterday an assault on a jungle base of Abu Sayyaf extremists in Indanan, Sulu.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615129
3. Manila Times
Military shells Sulu jungle
Troops seen on the move, even as police talk with kidnappers
By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
The distinct sounds of the loud explosions from howitzer cannons can be heard from the towns of Jolo, Patikul and Indanan. The firing began at around 3 a.m.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/16/yehey/top_stories/20080616top1.html
4. Malaya
Abu positions shelled
AFP: Strikes unrelated to kidnapping
BY VICTOR REYES
GOVERNMENT troops yesterday fired mortar rounds on a position of the Abu Sayyaf in Indanan, Sulu, but the military said the shelling was not related to the abduction last week of ABS-CBN news anchor Ces Drilon and her news crew, and neither were they in the area.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun16/news1.htm
House OKs 10% gov’t pay hike
HB 3819 transmitted immediately to Senate
By BEN R. ROSARIO
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill providing for a 10 percent salary increase for all government personnel starting May 1, 2008.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080616127400.html
Rescue troops move in amid artillery fire
06/16/2008
Jolo — Heavily armed troops began moving into a forested area in the southern Philippines where Muslim extremists are holding a broadcaster and her crew hostage, an Agence France Presse (AFP) reporter said yesterday.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080616hed1.html
7. Abante
KIDNAPPERS PINUPULBOS!
Nina AL Jacinto, Noel Abuel at Juliet de Loza
JOLO, Sulu --- Kinanyon na kahapon ng militar ang kabundukan ng Sulu na kung saan ay bihag pa rin ng Abu Sayyaf ang grupo nina ABS-CBN news crew Ces Drilon.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1608/default.htm
3 TATAY BULAGTA SA KILLER TRUCKS
Aries Cano at Lily Reyes
Mistulang pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa ang dapat sana’y masayang pagdiriwang ng Father’s Day kahapon ng tatlong pamilya matapos mamatayan ng tatlong ama ng tahanan na pare-parehong nasagasaan ng mga rumaragasang truck sa magkakahiwalay na lugar sa Maynila at Quezon City.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/june1608/crime1.htm
JDV tapos SONA haharap sa Senado
Monday, June 16, 2008
Pagkatapos na ng State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Arroyo posibleng humarap sa imbestigasyon ng Senado si dating House Speaker Jose de Venecia kaugnay sa NBN-ZTE project.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008061580
10. Journal
ASSAULT
By: Alfred P. Dalizon
Soldiers moving in on Ces kidnappers?
Heavily armed troops began moving into a forested area where Muslim extremists are holding Ces Drilon and two others hostage, an AFP reporter said yesterday.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-06-16&sec=1&aid=63302
11. Business World
BY FELIPE F. SALVOSA II, Sub-Editor
Low rankings for RP universities
IN A COUNTRY where diplomas are displayed prominently in living rooms and name plates bearing professional credentials hang outside homes for the neighbors to see, degree holders who have spent a fortune on their college educations will be dismayed to find out that Philippine universities do not fare well in global rankings.
http://bworldonline.com/BW061608/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Dispute over subsidies widens
By Butch Fernandez
Reporter
QUESTIONS over the legality—and soundness—of Malacañang’s resort to various subsidies, such as the one-time, P500 power subsidy to lifeline users or those consuming less than 100 kilowatt-hours a month, have intensified, as some lawmakers pressed their alternative option: Instead of using unsustainable, questionable doles, just temporarily lift the value-added tax (VAT) for petroleum, which has given the government an embarrassingly huge windfall since oil prices started soaring.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/06162008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
2 governors, mayor share best practices in governance
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:41:00 06/16/2008
MANILA, Philippines—And then there were three—all leading lights in local politics who have joined hands to preach good governance in the hope this would be replicated elsewhere.
Jeepney groups drop fare hike bid for subsidies
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:18:00 06/16/2008
MANILA, Philippines—A group of jeepney organizations has dropped its petitions for fare adjustments with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), saying that the potential benefits of the proposed fare increases to drivers have been overtaken by the soaring oil prices.
Charter bars Arroyo’s cash subsidies, says Pimentel
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:48:00 06/16/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo must justify her move to grant cash subsidies to low-end electricity consumers because such presidential doles were barred by the Constitution without prior congressional approval.
Mark Jimenez denies hiding from police in Perez case
By Cynthia Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:47:00 06/16/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Billionaire businessman Mark Jimenez Sunday surfaced to deny that he was in hiding and that policemen were looking for him in connection with the $2-million robbery and extortion case filed by the Ombudsman against former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez.
Seized ‘shabu’ chemicals lost in fire
By Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:46:00 06/16/2008
MANILA, Philippines—A fire on Sunday gutted six container vans that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) used to store seized illegal substances, fueling speculation that the blaze was aimed at either covering up pilferage of the materials or weakening cases against suspected drug lords.
‘Amid rice crisis, try bananas’
By Teddy Molina
Monday, June 16, 2008
SAN JUAN, Ilocos Sur — Try cooked saba (a type of banana) and adobo for lunch, and again with caldereta for dinner, instead of rice, just as many Africans do.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615130
Cut in natural gas price mulled
By Jess Diaz
Monday, June 16, 2008
Congressmen are looking to reduce the price of Palawan natural gas, which is used to run power plants that supply electricity to Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615132
House okays ICT department
Monday, June 16, 2008
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill seeking to create a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615133
Price of pan de sal to remain stable… until mid-July
By Ma. Elisa Osorio
Monday, June 16, 2008
The price of pan de sal, the breakfast staple of Filipinos, is expected to remain the same until the middle of July despite the continued increase in the prices of other basic commodities.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615135
GMA wants P41.14-B infra projects fast-tracked
Monday, June 16, 2008
President Arroyo has ordered the immediate implementation of three infrastructure projects worth P41.14 billion for the construction of new roads and bridges and the management of watershed areas.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615137
Enough rice stocks in lean months from July to September – Yap
By Marianne Go
Monday, June 16, 2008
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap assured the public over the weekend that there are enough rice stocks for the traditional lean months of July to September, following the 7.1 million metric tons summer or dry harvest and the 1.7 MMT of rice imported by the National Food Authority (NFA).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615138
Villar defends Senate on CARP extension
By Aurea Calica
Monday, June 16, 2008
Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. belied allegations that senators were favoring landowners in refusing to act on the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) before the sine die adjournment of Congress last June 11.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615140
Jamby ‘out of bounds’ in questioning CA composition – Nograles
By Jess Diaz
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sen. Jamby Madrigal was “out of bounds” in questioning the composition of the entire Commission on Appointments (CA), Speaker Prospero Nograles said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615142
US Navy hospital grapples with risks but wins hearts in RP
Monday, June 16, 2008
CALBAYOG CITY (AP) – A mayor waited five years in vain for politicians to make good on a promise to build a badly needed health clinic in this far-flung city. US Navy Seabees helped local troops construct it – in 30 days.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080615144
House okays 10-percent salary hike for gov’t employees
06/16/2008
Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday said the House of Representatives has transmitted to the Senate House Bill 3819 which seeks to provide a 10-percent salary increase to all government employees retroactive to May 1.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080616hed3.html
SOLON SEEKS HOUSE INQUIRY INTO tax evasion
By Sherwin C. Olaes
06/16/2008
Malacañang will direct the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to conduct an investigation into the claim made by State pension fund Government Service and Insurance System (GSIS) President Winston Garcia that the Lopez-controlled Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has been passing on to their 4.4 million customers its P2.86-billion pension cost for 2007.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/20080616nat2.html
Walang price control
(Rose Miranda/Armida Rico)
Hindi magpapatupad ng price control ang pamahalaan sa mga pangunahing bilihin at produkto sa kabila nang patuloy na pagtaas sa presyo nito.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1608/news02.htm
4M Pinoy maambunan sa power subsidy
(Rey Marfil/Jun Tadios)
Aabot sa apat na milyong Filipino ang nakasalang sa listahan na maambunan ng P500 power subsidy ng gobyerno, ayon sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1608/news03.htm
Solons want bigger power rate cut
By: Ryan Ponce Pacpaco
LAWMAKERS led by Speaker Prospero “Boy” Nograles yesterday pressed the Manila Electric Company to implement a bigger rate cut.
Nograles said the almost 50-centavo discount per kilowatt hour earlier announced by Meralco will be of little help to the poor who are battling soaring prices of basic commodities.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-06-16&sec=1&aid=63297
Justify power subsidy –– Nene
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo must “provide a legal justification” for the P500 cash subsidy to so-called lifeline power users amid allegations that it violates the constitutional provision that no public funds can be spent without congressional approval.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-06-16&sec=4&aid=63317
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