I. BANNER STORIES
Shipowners contest PCG’s sailing ban
PISA: New guidelines might paralyze trade
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:33:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Shipowners Tuesday warned public transport might be paralyzed, businesses disrupted and the economy adversely affected if the Philippine Coast Guard insisted on banning all ships from sailing once Typhoon Signal No. 1 was hoisted.
Sulpicio cargo ships can sail
By Marvin Sy
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
After its entire fleet was grounded for more than a week following the sinking of its ferry M/V Princess of the Stars that left hundreds of passengers and crewmen presumed dead, Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) was allowed yesterday to resume operations, but only to transport cargo.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701120
3. Manila Times
Ferry captain may be alive
Sulpicio denies keeping official, says Noli’s charge not helpful
Vice President Noli de Castro said authorities are now looking into reports that the captain of MV Princess of the Stars is alive and is in hiding, according to media reports on Tuesday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/02/yehey/top_stories/20080702top1.html
4. Malaya
GMA OKs Sulpicio cargo operations
Gives probers 15 days to submit findings
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday ordered the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Marine Inquiry to submit their findings on the M/V Princess of the Stars tragedy within 15 days.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul02/news1.htm
Typhoon damage hits P10 B
Mostly to agriculture and infrastructures
Typhoon damage hits P10 B; aid work continues
By DAVID CAGAHASTIAN & SHIANEE MAMANGLU
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said yesterday the damage wrought by typhoon "Frank" has reached P10 billion, mostly to the agriculture sector.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080702128771.html
Noli: Captain alive, hidden by Sulpicio in safehouse
07/02/2008
With President Arroyo giving a deadline of 15 days for the Palace task force to wrap up the probe on the M/V Princess of the Stars, and with the admission of the Coast Guard officials that the probe is being stymied by a lack of witnesses, Vice President Noli de Castro, who is part of the ferry probe team, yesterday surprised the media when he virtually accused the shipping firm of hiding the still missing captain of the ship, who De Castro said, is believed to be alive.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080702hed1.html
7. Abante
‘WAG MANGURAKOT!--PACQUIAO
Ni VIRGI T. ROMANO
“Hindi masama ang maging pulitiko, pero dapat ‘di mangurakot.”
Ito ang seryo-song pahayag kahapon ni newly-crowned WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/july0208/default.htm
GWAPING PINUTULAN NG BADING
Nina Nonnie Ferriol at Jethro Sinocruz
Kapwa nalagay sa iskandalo ang buhay ng dalawang lalaki na parehong may-asawa matapos na mabunyag ang kanilang lihim na relasyon makaraang putulan ng ari ang isang 21-anyos na lalaki ng kanyang kasintahang bading na nagselos habang nasa loob ng isang motel sa Novaliches, Quezon City kamakalawa ng hapon.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july0208/news_story1.htm
No rollback! – Napocor
Nina Angie Dela Cruz At Butch Quejada
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Habang kumikilos ang Manila Electric Company na maibaba pa ang presyo ng kuryente, tahasan namang inisnab ng National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) ang atas ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) na ibalik sa konsumer ang sobrang singil na P10 bilyon sa nakaraang dalawang taon at simulang ibaba ang singil sa isinu-supply na elektrisidad.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008070179
10. Journal
15 DAYS
By: Tess Bedico
GMA sets deadline for ferry sinking probe
PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday gave the Philippine Coast Guard a deadline of 15 days to finish its investigation and submit its findings on the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-02&sec=1&aid=65133
11. Business World
Worker tax relief to cost firms
Payroll systems, reporting schedules need updating
COMPANY PAYROLL systems, along with a host of procedural requirements, need to be updated to conform to a newly enacted tax relief law, a process which the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) yesterday admitted would neither be cheap nor easy.
http://bworldonline.com/BW070208/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
E-jeepneys make maiden commercial run in Makati
By Jonathan Mayuga
Correspondent
THE electric-powered jeepneys, or e-jeepneys, finally hit the streets of Makati City, the country’s business capital, following its inaugural commercial run Tuesday morning.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/07022008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Mayor’s son pushed for Ces Drilon kidnap, says guide
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:21:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The son of the mayor of Indanan, Sulu, encouraged the kidnapping of an ABS-CBN news team and said it would prove profitable, according to the team’s guide who has turned state witness.
Endosulfan has very low solubility in water, says EMB
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:01:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Endosulfan, a pesticide in the cargo hold of the sunken MV Princess of the Stars, has a very low solubility in water, according to the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB).
Arroyo offers Mass for dead as ships sound horns
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:02:00 07/02/2008
SAN FERNANDO, SIBUYAN ISLAND—Where the sea met the shore, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sprinkled holy water as ships sounded their horns in mourning and in prayer for souls lost when the MV Princess of the Stars capsized.
Chief Justice Puno vows to start reforms in 3 months
By Kristine L. Alave, Irene Sino Cruz
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 04:03:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Chief Justice Reynato Puno Tuesday vowed to start implementing measures that would give the poor better access to the justice system in “two or three months.”
Forum proposes more rights info, lower legal fees
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:04:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Educating them about their rights and about special laws such as those against violence on women and children was among the recommendations of representatives of marginalized sectors who took part in workshops at a Supreme Court-led forum.
Guingona: Unexpected visitor proposed killing Arroyo
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:05:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines—After he was fired as foreign secretary in July 2002 following a falling out with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, then Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. had an unexpected visitor who broached a shocking plan: To assassinate the President.
Senate to review Customs attrition law
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Margaux Ortiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:19:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The P500-million bonus that Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales got for himself and hundreds of Customs employees last year has prompted senators to review the Lateral Attrition Law which put in place a risk-reward system to boost tax collection efforts among government collecting agencies.
Batangas Customs target unrealistic, collector complains
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:25:00 07/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The acting customs district collector of the Port of Batangas is protesting her impending transfer to a less sensitive position in the Bureau of Customs for failing to meet what she described were unrealistic collection targets.
PCG given 15 days to finish ferry probe
By Edith Regalado
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
DAVAO CITY – President Arroyo yesterday gave the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) 15 days to finish its investigation of the sinking of the ferry Princess of the Stars, which left nearly 800 people dead.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701121
GMA scraps China deal on Northrail
By Ding Cervantes
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
CLARK FREEPORT – President Arroyo has cancelled all contracts with China connected to the Northrail project, according to the government.
Edgardo Pamintuan, North Luzon Railways Corp. (Northrail) chairman and chief executive officer, said China has withdrawn its financial backing for the project and President Arroyo now wants him to look for new financiers.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701122
Puno open to creation of maritime court
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Chief Justice Reynato Puno is amenable to the creation of special courts to resolve cases involving maritime disasters such as the one that struck the M/V Princess of the Stars, which capsized off Romblon at the height of typhoon “Frank.”
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701123
35 Filipinos facing execution worldwide, says Villar
By Aurea Calica
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Thirty-five Filipinos are currently on death row abroad and Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. wants to look into how the government is addressing their plight.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701126
DOE sustains zero tariff on oil imports
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday sustained a P1.50 per liter tariff cut on imported petroleum products that would hopefully lessen the number of oil price hikes in the next few weeks.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701128
Agri, infra damage from ‘Frank’ hits P10 B
By Marvin Sy
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by typhoon “Frank” had reached P10 billion.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701131
Gov’t says Pinoys have money to spare despite rising prices
By Mayen Jaymalin
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Despite the continuing rise in prices of oil and food, the government yesterday maintained that workers, including minimum wage earners nationwide, have more money to spend.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701129
GMA orders use of BRP Ang Pangulo in delivery of relief goods
By Marvin Sy
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
With so much relief goods coming in from local and international donors for the victims of typhoon Frank, President Arroyo has ordered the use of the presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo as a mobile logistics hub for the distribution of these goods.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701143
Election campaign in ARMM begins sans fanfare
By John Unson
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
COTABATO CITY – President Arroyo’s candidates for various positions in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) started yesterday their campaign with a dialogue on the Southern peace process and without the traditional merry-making voters have witnessed in past political sorties.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701144
SC compels lawyers to work pro bono
By Mike Frialde
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
To give indigents better legal representation, the Supreme Court is looking at the proposal of compelling all lawyers to render more pro bono work and to grant lawyers tax credits for such work.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701148
LTFRB hears fare hike petition Friday
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has set a public hearing on Friday on the petition for a new fare increase of passenger bus operators and the so-called “compulsory tip” of P10 that taxi operators are seeking.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080701150
Three Senate bodies set hearings on endosulfan
Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority to be questioned on the lifting of the ban on the pesticide; Sulpicio won’t be spared
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
Three Senate committees will hold two separate hearings on the lifting of the ban on endosulfan, a highly toxic pesticide, and on its being transported by the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/02/yehey/metro/20080702met1.html
Senator questions geothermal expansion in Negros Occidental
Gov. Zayco remains unfazed by Sen. Pia Cayetano’s call for inquiry
By Ma. Ester L. Espina, Correspondent
BACOLOD CITY: In an apparent signal to stop meddling in local affairs, Gov. Isidro Zayco of Negros Occidental questioned the authority of Sen. Pia Cayetano urging him to defer the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) with regards to the latter’s geothermal development expansion into the buffer zone of Mount Kanlaon National Park.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/02/yehey/prov/20080702pro1.html
Trillanes dedma sa SC ruling
(Rey Marfil/Boyet Jadulco)
Sa kabila ng desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagrerenda sa kanyang pagdalo sa sesyon ng Senado, hindi apektado si Sen. Antonio ‘Sonny’ Trillanes IV bagkus nagawa pa nitong ipagmalaki ang performance sa Upper House kahit nakaselda sa Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july0208/news_story6.htm
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