I. BANNER STORIES
Enrile: Supreme Court is wrong
Defends booming used-car trade in Port Irene
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:53:00 07/24/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Claiming that a Supreme Court ruling upholding a government ban on the importation of used cars was wrong, administration Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, also known by his initials JPE, Wednesday defended the entry of thousands of used vehicles into Port Irene in Cagayan, his home province.
Recto appointed NEDA chief
By Paolo Romero
Thursday, July 24, 2008
President Arroyo has appointed former senator Ralph Recto as the new director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723128
3. Manila Times
Villar, Lakas eye alliance
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. said Wednesday that the Nacionalista Party (NP), which he heads, is prepared for a possible alliance with Lakas.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/24/yehey/top_stories/20080724top1.html
4. Malaya
Recto named NEDA chief
3rd losing Senate candidate to join government
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
FORMER Sen. Ralph Recto has been appointed director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), vice Augusto Santos, acting director general since August 2007.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul24/news1.htm
Comelec to abide by Congress decision
Over P1 billion already spent for ARMM elections
Law must be enacted in 12 working days
By E. T. SUAREZ
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already spent more than R1 billion in the preparations for the Aug. 11, 2008, elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) but it will not hesitate to postpone this political exercise if Congress approves a law to this effect.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080724130584.html
ARMM polls freeze ‘dead in water’
By Angie M. Rosales
07/24/2008
Postponing elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is a Palace notion that is dead in the water, from indications given by majority of the senators, both from the administration and the opposition.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080724hed1.html
7. Abante
‘WAG MATAKOT SA SIMBAHAN!...sa isyu ng family planning
Nina BOYET JADULCO, REY MARFIL, ERALYN PRADO, JUN TADIOS, ROSE MIRANDA at BERNARD TAGUINOD
Walang dapat ikatakot ang sinuman na manindigan pabor sa Reproductive Health Bill kahit pa mangahulugan ito ng pagbangga sa saradong pagtutol dito ng Simbahang Katoliko.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/july2408/default.htm
8 ESTUDYANTE HULI SA SEX ORGY
Ni Nilo Marasigan
Imbes na nasa paaralan, sa isang beach resort umano nasumpungan ng isang pulis ang may walong high school students na naaktuhan sa mahalay na posisyon (sex orgy) sa isang abandonadong gusali sa Argao, Cebu kamakalawa.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july2408/news_story1.htm
2 anak lang bawat pamilya
Ni Malou Escudero
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sa gitna nang patuloy na pagtaas ng populasyon ng bansa at sa pagtutol ng Simbahang Katoliko sa reproductive health, nanindigan kahapon si Sen. Panfilo Lacson na isusulong pa rin niya ang panukalang batas na magkaroon ng “two child policy” sa bansa o limitahan lamang sa dalawa ang anak ng bawat pamilya.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008072381
10. Journal
No plea for power rates cut
By: Tess Bedico
GMA won’t appeal to Meralco to lower charges
SHE asked oil companies for a price rollback but President Macapagal-Arroyo is not inclined to appeal to the Manila Electric Company for the lowering of power rates.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-24&sec=1&aid=67644
11. Business World
New rate hikes possible — BSP
THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP) yesterday sent its strongest signal yet that policy rates could be raised anew to combat soaring inflation.
BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. also told reporters that he did not expect to see more monthly balance of payments (BoP) deficits after a $248-million shortfall in June although the country feels the pinch of rising imports costs.
http://bworldonline.com/BW072408/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Ralph Recto named new Neda chief
By Mia M. Gonzalez and Cai U. Ordinario
Reporters
PRESIDENT Arroyo has appointed former senator Ralph Recto, the author of the administration’s vaunted expanded value-added tax (E-VAT) law, as director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), Malacañang announced on Wednesday.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/07242008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
I-TEAM REPORT
30-minute pre-departure inspection of ship a ‘joke’
The wreck of the Princess
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:44:00 07/24/2008
(First of a series)
MANILA, Philippines—Before the MV Princess of the Stars sailed out of Manila on her doomed voyage to Cebu, PO1 Felix Sardan boarded the 23,800-ton ferry to do the usual pre-departure inspection.
Arroyo names Ralph Recto NEDA chief
By Christine Avendaño, Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:45:00 07/24/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Former Sen. Ralph Recto, the author of the controversial expanded value-added tax (VAT) law, has been appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as socioeconomic planning secretary and director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), effective immediately.
AFP: NPA to unleash hit squads for SONA
By Jaime Laude
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will deploy two Army battalions from northern and southern Luzon to Metro Manila to stop what it said was a plan of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) to revive its notorious assassination squads and conduct operations in the metropolis coinciding with the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Arroyo on Monday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723129
ARMM on postponement of polls: It’s all up to Congress
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:46:00 07/24/2008
COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Officials in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) said they didn’t want to disappoint President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo nor displease the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), so they are leaving it to Congress to decide whether or not to postpone the elections.
Enrile son-in-law runs car show at port
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Tonette Orejas
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 03:47:00 07/24/2008
MANILA, Philippines—James Kocher, a son-in-law of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, operates Port Irene’s vehicle yard that has attracted dozens of importers and converters of right-hand-drive vehicles from the Subic Freeport.
“He’s not being paid by the government. He’s paid by me. He’s my son-in-law,” Enrile said Wednesday.
Cabral backs bill on family planning
By Helen Flores
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Even if it means she could lose her job for going against President Arroyo’s stand, Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral yesterday maintained her support for the proposed reproductive health bill, which she said would help solve the country’s population problem.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723130
CEZA chief denies reports of smuggling in Port Irene
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 05:48:00 07/24/2008
BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA—The head of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) Wednesday denied reports that Port Irene, which is located inside the zone in Sta. Ana town, Cagayan, is being used in the smuggling of luxury vehicles into the country.
Insurance firm rebuffs Sulpicio
By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:51:00 07/24/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The protracted effort to retrieve the sunken MV Princess of the Stars and the bodies and toxic cargoes still trapped inside the vessel has been dealt another blow.
Senators to block ARMM poll postponement
By Aurea Calica
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Senators are opposed to the proposals to postpone elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and vowed to block all efforts to reset the regional polls next month.
President Manuel Villar Jr. led opposition and administration senators yesterday in questioning President Arroyo for supporting calls to postpone the ARMM elections.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723131
Sulpicio cargo, passenger ships to sail if …
By Irene Sino Cruz
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 05:53:00 07/24/2008
CEBU CITY—Ships owned by Sulpicio Lines Inc., both cargo and passenger vessels which were grounded following the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, will sail again depending on the results of the Board of Marine Inquiry.
P8-B VAT subsidy a ‘grand deception’
By Katherine Adraneda
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Kontra-KulimVAT, a nationwide campaign initiated by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), said the administration’s Katas ng VAT Program is “a grand deception” because in reality, the subsidy scheme merely earmarks P8 billion, or a scant 11 percent of the total projected VAT on oil collection by the government, which was estimated to reach at least P74 billion by end of 2008.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723132
Velarde: People just waiting for Arroyo to end term
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:55:00 07/24/2008
If President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo can sit pretty, it’s because the people are just patiently waiting for her to complete her term in 2010.
This view was expressed by El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, the President’s spiritual adviser, when asked about the implications of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that found Ms Arroyo to be the most unpopular post-EDSA uprising leader.
Centuries-old church bell stolen in Tuguegarao
By Charlie Lagasca
Thursday, July 24, 2008
TUGUEGARAO CITY – A centuries-old bronze bell was stolen from a church in northern Cagayan province on Monday night.
Cagayan police director Senior Superintendent Jude Santos said the unidentified robbers took the priceless religious item after breaking into Saint Anne’s Church in Buguey town.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723134
Pamatong files impeach rap vs GMA but House rejects case
By Delon Porcalla
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Perennial nuisance presidential candidate Elly Pamatong, who earned the moniker “Spike Boy” when he admitted scattering spikes along major thoroughfares that punctured the tires of motorists, is at it again. This time he has filed an impeachment complaint against President Arroyo.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723137
GMA allows Sulpicio to resume operations but only to ferry cargo
Thursday, July 24, 2008
More than a month after the MV/ Princess of the Stars sank, Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) will be allowed to operate again but only to ferry cargo after passing inspection by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723138
‘Villa-Ignacio not pressured to quit’
By Edu Punay
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio will not be suspended or forced to resign as he has come to believe, the Office of the Ombudsman said yesterday.
Assistant Ombudsman Jose de Jesus Jr., the anti-graft agency’s spokesman, said Villa-Ignacio has the perception that supporters of Ombudsman Ma. Merce-ditas Gutierrez have ganged up on him.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080723140
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