I. BANNER STORIES
MILF walks out of peace talks
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 23:54:00 07/26/2008
COTABATO CITY -- NEGOTIATIONS AIMED AT BRINGING the peace process between the government and the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front back on track have collapsed, but Malacañang was confident that the talks would soon move forward.
Gov’t–MILF talks collapse
By Edith Regalado And Jaime Laude
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Peace talks between the Philippine government (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have collapsed following renewed disagreements over the issue of ancestral domain.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726118
3. Manila Times
4. Malaya
FVR calls for landmark reforms
Corrective measures for nation’s problems urged
FVR lists 8 problems needing landmark reforms
By ROY C. SINFUEGO
Former President Fidel V. Ramos yesterday said that the problems of the nation, if they remain unattended or are poorly managed, constitute ticking time-bombs that could explode and damage the country.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080727130852.html
7. Abante
GOBYERNO RATSADA PA RIN SA LUXURY CARS
Nina BERNARD TAGUINOD, NOEL ABUEL,
JB SALARZON at IRWIN CORPUZ
Habang nagugutom dahil sa matinding kahirapan ang 2.9 milyong Filipino at nananawagan ang pamahalaan para sa ibayong pagtitipid bilang solusyon sa problema, patuloy naman sa pagbili ng mamaha-ling mga sasakyang matakaw sa gasolina ang isang tanggapan nito.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/july2708/default.htm
BUHAY IBINUWIS SA P3,500
Ni Jethro Sinocruz
“Kuya Ju, tulungan mo ako, hinoldap ako, sinaksak ako, pero hindi nakuha itong pera kong P3,500 dahil pinaghirapan ko ito.”
Ang mga katagang huling binitiwan ng biktimang si Dexter Dojello, 24-anyos, recutter ng Adamson Garments at residente ng Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan sa kanyang pinsan bago tuluyang nalagutan ng hininga dahil sa tinamong malalim na saksak sa isang holdaper kahapon sa Quezon City.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july2708/news_story1.htm
Pagkakaisa hihingin ni GMA sa SONA
Ni Malou Escudero
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Katulad nang inaasahan, isa sa hihilingin ni Pangulong Arroyo sa mga mamamayan sa kanyang State of the Nation Address (SONA) bukas ay ang pagkaka-isa ng bansa.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008072688
10. Journal
COLLAPSE
Gov’t ‘reneged’ on accord -- MILF
ZAMBOANGA -- Peace talks between the government and Muslim separatist rebels collapsed after Malacañang tried to go back on an earlier agreement, rebel spokesmen said yesterday.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-27&sec=1&aid=68012
11. Business World
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
Arroyo delivers 8th Sona in old House with new look
By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:30:00 07/27/2008
HOUSE LEGISLATORS ARE ROLLING out the red carpet for the supposedly “most unpopular” President since 1986, spending an initial P90 million to transform the Batasang Pambansa into a modern classy structure in time for President Macapagal-Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address tomorrow.
Palace: Arroyo legitimacy long settled
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:40:00 07/27/2008
MALACAÑANG SAID SATURDAY THE LEGITIMACY of President Macapagal-Arroyo’s tenure had long been settled, belittling the claim of some former Cabinet members and other ranking officials that she was presiding over “a stolen, not a strong, republic.”
Manila, QC cops ready for Sona
By Tina Santos, Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:41:00 07/27/2008
THOUGH THE PLANNED PROTEST actions by militant groups will be centered around the Batasan complex in Quezon City where President Macapagal-Arroyo will deliver her State of the Nation Address, Manila police officials said “we cannot afford to be complacent.”
170 House allies host private loyalty party for Arroyo
By Christian V. Esguerra, Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:43:00 07/27/2008
WITH HER PUBLIC APPROVAL ratings plumbing new lows, President Macapagal-Arroyo got a much-needed confidence booster on the eve of her annual report to the nation, even if it was only from her loyal allies.
De Castro seeks halt to Filipinos’ ouster
By Cynthia Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:45:00 07/27/2008
VICE PRESIDENT Noli de Castro n Saturday appealed to Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak to defer the deportation of a large number of undocumented Filipino workers in Sabah until after Ramadan.
Shell, Total hike kerosene, diesel prices
By Abigail L. Ho
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:46:00 07/27/2008
DESPITE DECLINING OIL PRICES IN THE world market, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Total (Philippines) Corp. raised diesel and kerosene prices by P1.50 a liter at 6 a.m. Saturday.
Probers eye luggage, broken panel in Qantas jet explosion
By Tarra Quismundo, Alcuin Papa, Inquirer Wires
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:47:00 07/27/2008
AIR SAFETY EXPERTS WERE PROBING whether an explosion in some luggage or a broken panel punched the hole that forced a Qantas jumbo jet to make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, a source said Saturday.
Militants score gov’t discord over peace talks with Reds
By Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:49:00 07/27/2008
THE MILITANT UMBRELLA GROUP Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has stepped into the fray between Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Alexander Yano on the issue of a possible ceasefire with the communist rebels, saying President Macapagal-Arroyo had clearly left no room for talking peace.
Control yourselves in bed, Cardinal urges couples
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:51:00 07/27/2008
EXERCISE “SELF-DISCIPLINE and self-control” in the bedroom, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales told married couples during a prayer rally on Friday.
House facelift to cost taxpayers P1 B
By Tita Valderama Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Sunday, July 27, 2008
(First of two parts)
The 14th Congress will open its second regular session tomorrow with a spit-polished image, amid massive renovation efforts for the Marcos-era Batasang Pambansa building, home to the House of Representatives.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726119
Shell, Total diesel, kerosene prices up
By Donnabelle Gatdula
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Consumers woke up to another weekend of higher fuel prices as Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Total Philippines Inc. announced one after the other a P1.50 per liter increase in diesel and kerosene prices, despite a further drop in crude costs in the world market.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726120
SONA to address high prices – Palace
By Marvin Sy
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Malacañang expressed appreciation for the cooperation offered by the Senate to address the challenges posed by high food and oil prices but emphasized that President Arroyo will bare her own plans to face these problems in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726121
‘No sanction but RP faces embarrassment if Asean charter isn’t ratified’
Sunday, July 27, 2008
No sanctions will be imposed on the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations if they fail to ratify the ASEAN Charter, Manila’s “brainchild,” before the Bangkok Summit in December, a high-ranking official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726123
Sulpicio racing against time to remove toxic cargo
By Perseus Echeminada
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sulpicio Lines Inc. said yesterday that it is racing against time to defuse what it called “a ticking time bomb” inside the capsized Princess of the Stars.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726126
Pinoy tapped to coordinate UN training of diplomats
Sunday, July 27, 2008
A Filipino diplomat was chosen to act as coordinator for an important resolution to allow the United Nations to continue training diplomats, especially those from developing and least developed countries.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726127
Erap turns down SONA invite, says it’s a ‘waste of time’
By Jose Rodel Clapano
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Former President Joseph Estrada turned down an invitation from the House of Representatives to attend President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow in at the Batasan Pambansa Complex in Quezon City.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726128
Pimentel backs Yano’s call for ceasefire with NPA rebels
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. backs Armed Forces chief Gen. Alexander Yano’s call for a ceasefire with the New People’s Army.
“General Yano is right tactically,” he said.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726129
AFP transfers ownership of camps to PNP
By Cecille Suerte Felipe
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The housing projects for policemen can now be fully implemented after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) agreed to transfer to the Philippine National Police (PNP) the ownership of a number of camps where houses for Mamang Pulis could be built.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726131
2 informants get P.5 M for capture of NPA leaders
Sunday, July 27, 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY – It pays to tell on communist rebels.
Two informants went home yesterday with half a million pesos each from the military after they helped troops capture New People’s Army commanders Antonio Anding alias Brix and Gideon Galleposo alias Rexon in western Mindanao.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726132
Crop duster fight reaches SC
By Mike Frialde
Sunday, July 27, 2008
A legal battle between banana farmers and environmentalists reached the Supreme Court on Friday with a petition to ground crop dusters that have been blamed for health problems and ecological damage.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726133
Nograles hints Lakas-CMD open to 2010 standard-bearer from other parties
By Delon Porcalla
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Politics indeed makes strange bedfellows.
Contrary to public perception, the country’s ruling Lakas-CMD does not have a shortage of presidential candidates for the May 2010 elections, as it might even outdo its counterparts in the opposition.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726134
Noli calls on Malaysian deputy PM to defer deportation of Pinoy illegals
By Pia Lee-Brago
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Vice President Noli de Castro appealed yesterday to Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak to defer the deportation of undocumented overseas Filipino workers in Sabah even as Kuala Lumpur assured Manila that it would strictly adhere to humane and orderly repatriation of the illegal migrants.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080726135
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