I. BANNER STORIES
Drilon kidnappers want P15M by noon Tuesday
‘Mayor, I want to get out of here’
By Julie Alipala, Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:55:00 06/17/2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY—Moro kidnappers tied up a tearful Ces Drilon and her cameraman and set a noon deadline Tuesday for the delivery of P15 million in cash ransom, a negotiator said Monday.
P15-M ransom deadline today
By Roel Pareño
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Abu Sayyaf captors of TV anchorwoman Ces Drilon and two others gave their families until today to deliver a P15-million ransom.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616128
3. Manila Times
Abu Sayyaf wants ransom paid today
By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
JOLO, Sulu: Abu Sayyaf rebels tied to the al-Qaeda terror network on Monday threatened to harm a kidnapped Philippine television reporter and her companions if their families failed to pay P15 million in ransom by noon today.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/17/yehey/top_stories/20080617top1.html
4. Malaya
Abu wants P15M ransom for Ces today
We're not paying, says TV network
BY RAYMOND AFRICA
A GROUP of bandits holding ABS-CBN news anchor Ces Drilon, her cameraman, and Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo in Sulu yesterday threatened to back out of negotiations if their demand for a P15 million ransom for the three is not met by noon today.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun17/news1.htm
P1-B fund for buses, jeepneys
To enable them to convert to cheaper fuel
P1-B fund set up for bus, jeepney engine conversion
Genalyn D. Kabiling
For only P80 a day until full payment of an interest- free loan from government banks, drivers and operators of public utility vehicles can convert their diesel engines to use cheaper and environment-friendly liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG).
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080617127456.html
Deadline ends; Kidnappers want P15M today for Ces’ freedom
06/17/2008
Negotiations for the release of ABS-CBN TV broadcaster Ces Oreña-Drilon, her remaining cameraman and their guide, Mindanao State University (MSU) professor Octavio Dinampo are to be cut off today with their fate unknown, if the ransom demand of P15 million by the Muslim kidnappers for the hostages is not met today and delivered by 12 noon, the deadline set by the abductors.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080617hed1.html
7. Abante
DEADLINE KAY CES NGAYON!
Nina AL JACINTO, ROSE MIRANDA, ERALYN PRADO,
BERNARD TAGUINOD, NOEL ABUEL, GRACE VELASCO, NILO MARASIGAN at JUN TADIOS
Hanggang ngayong araw ang ibinigay na palugit ng Abu Sayyaf group para sa P15 milyong ransom na hinihingi nito kapalit ng kalayaan ni ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Ces Drilon at dalawa pang kasama.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1708/default.htm
SUSPEK SA QC MASSACRE PATAY SA SHOOTOUT
Ni Nonnie Ferriol
Kasalukuyang iniimbestigahan ng pulisya kung ang anim katao na napatay kamakalawa ng gabi sa isang shootout sa Bgy. Doña Josefa, Quezon City ang siya ring nasa likod ng brutal na pagpaslang at panununog sa isang mag-lola at tatlong katulong na ikinatupok ng bahay ng mga biktima sa Bgy. Talayan noong nakaraang linggo.Ito’y matapos marekober ng mga kagamitan sa loob ng kotse ng mga suspek tulad ng mga panali, martilyo, packing tape, bull caps, gloves, mga damit, anim na mga baril, mga bala, tatlong granada at gasoline na nakalagay sa plastic container.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/june1708/news_story1.htm
P200 bawas sa power rate buwan-buwan
Ni Butch Quejada
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Dalawang daang piso kada buwan ang tiyak na ibababa ng halaga ng kuryente sa sandaling magpatupad ng pagbabawas sa buwis at iba pang singilin sa enerhiya ang pamahalaan, anang mga opisyal ng First Gas. Nabatid ito sa pinakahuling pagdinig ng House of Representatives energy committee kamakailan.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008061635
10. Journal
DEADLINE
By: Alfred P. Dalizon
Ces Drilon’s family has until noon today to pay ransom
ABU Sayyaf extremists have set a 12 noon deadline today for authorities and the family of award-winning ABS-CBN reporter Ces Oreña-Drilon to meet all their demands or they will call off talks on her and the two other captives’ release, a Sulu mayor negotiating with the kidnappers said yesterday.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-06-17&sec=1&aid=63437
11. Business World
Taxpayer info sharing set
Local governments, BIR expected to hike collections
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT has ordered the tax bureau and local government units to exchange taxpayer and tax payment information in line with its goal to boost national and local government revenues.
http://bworldonline.com/BW061708/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
VAT-funded PUV subsidy set
By Mia M. Gonzalez
Reporter
IGNORING questions about the legality of its sourcing funds for a slew of inflation-busting subsidies, Malacañang Palace Monday launched the latest in a series of programs funded by the initial proceeds of the value-added tax (VAT) on oil: a P1-billion loan assistance to convert public-utility vehicles (PUVs) into “green” means of transport.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/06172008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
P1B set aside for PUV gas conversion
By Christine Avendaño, Riza T. Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:25:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang is setting aside P1 billion to help owners of jeepneys, buses and taxis convert their diesel- or gasoline-fed engines into ones that would run on much cheaper and environment-friendly fuels like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG).
Bunye bows out singing ‘My Way’
By Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:42:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—He ended his six-year stint as press secretary by laughing and singing his way to the bank.
Relinquishing his job to new Press Secretary Jesus Dureza Monday, Ignacio Bunye, still the presidential spokesperson and political adviser until he moves to his new job at the Monetary Board next month, sang his own version of “My Way” to sum up his feelings for the media, which covered him for the last six years.
STARTS JUNE 17
DepEd implements 6-hour workday for public school teachers
By Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:39:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—At the end of a long day, Emalyn Policarpio, a public school teacher in Valenzuela City, may now conveniently do her lesson plans in the comfort of her home instead of the decrepit corridors of the school where she teaches.
Charter backs Arroyo’s subsidies – Gonzalez
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:17:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Citing the Constitution and the General Appropriations Act, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Monday said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s cash subsidy to low-end electricity consumers was legal.
Lito Lapid has first bill approved in Senate
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:16:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Lito Lapid has finally had a bill—the proposed Legal Assistance Act of 2008—pass in the Senate on third reading shortly before the chamber adjourned on June 11 for its regular break.
Meralco: There’s no pleasing GSIS
By Ronnel Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:15:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Electric Co. Monday lashed out at the Government Service Insurance System, which on Saturday disparaged the power distributor’s announcement of a power rate reduction of 42 centavos per kilowatt-hour in June.
Yap appointment as rice crisis czar rapped
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:21:00 06/17/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap should have been replaced and not given the additional responsibility of handling the food crisis, University of the Philippines professor Walden Bello said Monday.
Ethanol-blended gasoline launched
By Donnabelle Gatdula
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
A bit of relief is in store today for motorists reeling from the soaring pump prices as Petron Corp. joins other oil firms in selling unleaded gasoline mixed with ethanol that is P2 cheaper per liter.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616130
Coco flour eyed for pan de sal
By Ma. Elisa Osorio
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The price of pan de sal, the breakfast staple of Filipinos, may go down as coconut refiners said they are willing to supply up to 100 metric tons of coconut flour per month to bakers.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616133
DepEd, public school teachers agree on six-hour workday
By Rainier Allan Ronda
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The Department of Education (DepEd) has finally released the guidelines for the reduced classroom hours for public school teachers to give them two hours to make lesson plans and perform other duties.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616135
Farmers want COA to audit P162-B CARP funds
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Militant farmers’ organization Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) yesterday sought a “full-blown financial audit” of the P162-billion fund used for the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in the past 20 years.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616136
Senators urge Big 3 to sell price-lock pre-paid fuel cards
By Christina Mendez
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Senators Francis Escudero and Juan Miguel Zubiri proposed yesterday ways to help cushion the impact of high prices of fuel in the country.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616137
Senators reach compromise on baselines bill
By Aurea Calica
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said yesterday he has already accepted the proposal to create a congressional commission to undertake an in-depth study on the country’s archipelagic baselines.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616141
Nograles wants mandatory PhilHealth coverage for all maids
By Delon Porcalla
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Speaker Prospero Nograles is urging the Senate to approve a House bill that will compel all private employers to enroll their housemaids in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) under the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616142
GMA to sign law on tax exemption for minimum wage earners today
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
President Arroyo will sign into law today a measure exempting minimum wage earners from paying income tax and increasing personal exemptions for other employees.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616147
Bunye bids farewell: I took the blows
By Paolo Romero
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, one of the longest-serving Cabinet officials in the Arroyo administration, bid farewell yesterday to his staff and reporters covering Malacañang, saying, “The record shows I took the blows when you did it your way.”
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616149
DOE to get consultant on possible rehab of Bataan nuke plant
By Donnabelle Gatdula
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to get a consultant to do a feasibility study on the proposed rehabilitation of the 600-megawatt (MW) Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616150
P1 B set aside for interest-free loans for PUVs’ engine conversion
By Marvin Sy
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The government has allocated a total of P1 billion from the proceeds of the value added tax (VAT) on oil for engine conversion of public utility vehicles, which President Arroyo has branded as the “Katas ng VAT Pantawid Pasahe” program.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616151
Lakas-Kampi merger begins in Davao
By Jess Diaz
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The planned merger of the country’s two largest pro-administration political parties begins in Davao City tomorrow with the signing of a merger declaration by local allies, party officials announced yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080616152
President to sign new tax exemption law
Measure exempts minimum wage earners from paying income tax, gives higher exemptions to employees
By Angelo S. Samonte, Reporter
President Gloria Arroyo will sign into law Tuesday the measure that will exempt minimum wage earners from paying income taxes, and increase the personal exemptions for employees.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/17/yehey/metro/20080617met1.html
NCR wage increase takes effect June 14
The Department of Labor and Employment today said that the new wage hike for minimum wage workers in the private sector in the National Capital Region (NCR) took effect Saturday, June 14, 2008.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/17/yehey/metro/20080617met2.html
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