I. BANNER STORIES
3. Manila Times
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Board asked to hasten sea tragedy probe
Transport Secretary Mendoza asks inquiry body to finish probe as soon as possible
By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
THE Board of Marine Inquiry has been directed to speed up its probe on the tragic capsizing of an inter-island passenger vessel at the height of Typhoon Frank on June 21.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/29/yehey/metro/20080629met1.html
4. Malaya
Koko fails to get SC TRO; Comelec sets canvassing
Abalos: Migz proclamation as No. 12 not a done deal
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA AND GERARD NAVAL
THE Supreme Court en banc yesterday denied the petition of Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III for the issuance of a temporary restraining order on the re-canvassing of votes from Maguindanao.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun29/news1.htm
Nation’s hopes go with Pacquiao
People’s Champ fights Diaz in Las Vegas today
Pacquiao seeks record 4th world crown
By NICK GIONGCO
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, U.S. — The combined weight of almost 100 million people rests on Manny Pacquiao’s shoulders one more time on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) when he shoots for a record fourth world crown by rumbling with dangerous David Diaz at Mandalay Bay.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-29
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
PARA SA INYO ANG LABAN NA ITO!
(Manny Pacquiao - Abante Columnist)
LAS VEGAS, NV --- Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan habang binabasa ninyo itong kolum na ito. Alam kong ang iba sa inyo ay medyo apektado pa rin dulot ng pinsala ng isa sa mga matitinding bagyong dumating sa bansa nitong nagdaang linggo.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june2908/default.htm
Magkaisa para kay Pacman
(Boyet Jadulco)
Umapela kahapon si administration Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri sa sambayanang Filipino na isantabi muna ang poot sa administrasyong Arroyo at sa pamunuan ng Sulpicio Lines para suportahan ang laban ng Pambansang Kamao na si Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao kay David Diaz para sa lightweight crown ngayon sa Las Vegas.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/june2908/news_story2.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
10. Journal
11. Business World
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Obama urges US to help Philippines
The United States presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama has called on the US government to help the Philippines in its relief operations in the wake of a devastating typhoon disaster, according to a statement issued by Obama and published by local TV network ABS-CBN News on Saturday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/29/yehey/metro/20080629met2.html
First Gentleman celebrates birthday in New York
By GENALYN D. KABILING
NEW YORK CITY (via PLDT) -- President Arroyo took a break last Friday from her busy schedule to celebrate the 62nd birth anniversary of her husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, in the city of New York.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-29
Special Report: china-philippine relations
33 years of mutually beneficial economic, cultural and diplomatic cooperation
Scandals, political issues won’t break RP-PRC amity
By Rene Q. Bas, Editor in Chief
NO bribery scandal, like the one about the ZTE NBN deal, no geopolitical issues, can break the resolve of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and apparently China’s President Hu Jintao to make the “Golden Age of Philippines-China relationship” go on forever (Chinese Ambassador Song Tao’s words).
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/29/yehey/top_stories/20080629top1.html
Bill on recognizance pushed House members
By EDMER F. PANESA
Lawmakers crossed party lines in filing a landmark bill that would serve as an enabling law on the constitutional right of an accused to be released on recognizance.
A total of 21 legislators led by party-list Rep. Teodoro Casiño of Bayan Muna filed House Bill (HB) 4369 or the proposed Recognizance Act of 2008.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-29
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ties with PRC, now most important to RP, also involves security matters
By Katrice R. Jalbuena, Reporter
Under the Arroyo administration, the relationship with China appears to have become the most important.
As a reflection of this importance, China has the most number of Philippine diplomatic postings in one country. Besides the main Embassy in Beijing—which is fully staffed with divisions devoted to activities focusing on the political, economic and cultural relations—the Philippines has four Consulate Generals (Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen) in the People’s Republic of China.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/29/yehey/top_stories/20080629top2.html
FVR sees countless opportunities for Philippines in China connection
FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos is the most active mover and shaker for greater Philippine-China trade, investment and human development relations.
He is the chairman of the board of the annual Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), in southern China’s Hainan island-province. The former president never tires of stressing the important role China has been playing to advance the process of achieving economic integration in Asia, which has begun, albeit slowly, in Asean.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/29/yehey/top_stories/20080629top3.html
Sunday, June 29, 2008
2007 trade surge being repeated in 2008 despite global slowdown
The record-high surge in China-Philippine trade is being replicated in 2008.
The latest figures from the National Statistics Office (released May 9, 2008) shows that in March 2008, the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, which is in China but is sometimes entered separately in statistical compilations), “emerged as the third biggest market for March shipments, amounting to $549.15 million or 13.1 percent of total [Philippine] exports, an increase of 13.2 percent from a year ago amounting to $485.02 million.”
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/29/yehey/top_stories/20080629top4.html
NDF slams US ‘meddling;’ AFP silent on offer
BY REINIR PADUA
THE National Democratic Front of the Philippines yesterday condemned the "interventionist" statement of US Pacific Forces commander Adm. Timothy Keating Wednesday that the US military will help the Armed Forces crush the communist New People’s Army if requested by the Arroyo government.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun29/news2.htm
Tokyo awaits ratification of JPEPA by RP
By CHARISSA M. LUCI
The Japanese government is still hoping that the Japanese-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be ratified soon, Shiro Hori, director, General Affairs Division of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Center said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-06-29
A peek at Senate committee chairmanships under Villar
BY DENNIS GADIL
SEN. Manuel Villar will endorse Senators-elect Alan Peter Cayetano and Francis Escudero to head the Senate committees on education and on ways and means if he wins a second term as Senate President, a Senate source said yesterday.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jun29/news4.htm
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