I. BANNER STORIES
Lopez says it’s as if Marcos never left
‘ABS-CBN is the real target, not Meralco’
By Daxim Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:55:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The patriarch of the Lopez family Tuesday came out swinging at the Arroyo administration and its officials, saying that with what had been happening, it was as though Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship had not ended.
Guiliani to RP: Choose a leader you can trust
By Marichu Villanueva
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Former New York City mayor Rudolph Guiliani has a simple rule on how Filipinos should choose the next leader.
“The very best way to do this… figure out which one you can trust most for the future of your country,” Guiliani said. Filipinos may be in disagreement... “but who do you trust the most? Who do you think is closest to what you want for the future of your country?”
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729166
3. Manila Times
Zubiri spoils moves to delay ARMM polls
With just over a week to go, the elections in an autonomous region in southern Mindanao are poised to go on as scheduled despite calls for a postponement because of a government peace pact with Muslim rebels.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/top_stories/20080730top1.html
4. Malaya
The morning after SONA
‘A crazy quilt of programs,promises’
BY JP LOPEZ
SENATORS yesterday continued to blast President Arroyo’s state of the nation address, describing it as list of "piecemeal programs full of ambiguities."
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul30/news1.htm
EVAT stays but accounting needed
Commission on Audit asked to check on funds
House unlikely to scrap oil EVAT, says Chairman
By EDMER F. PANESA
The Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Rep. Exequiel Javier of Antique, said yesterday that with President Arroyo’s defense of the Expanded Value-Added Tax (EVAT) in her State-of-the-Nation Address (SoNA), the tax is here to stay, but the government should make a clear accounting of how the funds are spent.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080730131107.html
GMA: RP survival depends on VAT
07/29/2008
President Arroyo delivering her eighth State of the Nation Address, zeroed in on the importance of the expanded value added tax (eVAT) to the nation’s survival and vowed not to let anyone or one’s political plans derail what she called her “tough choices” made in view of rising world food and fuel prices which she says will continue.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080729hed1.html
7. Abante
MISIS BINURDAHAN NG SCREW DRIVER
Ni Mark Manabat
CAMILING, Tarlac --- Isang ginang ang nasawi matapos burdahan ng saksak ng kanyang mister gamit ang isang screw driver habang nasa gitna ng mainitang pagtatalo ang mag-asawa sa loob ng kanilang pamamahay sa Sitio Casagatan, Bgy. Bobon 1st sa bayang ito kamakalawa.
Kinilala ng pulisya ang biktima na si Imelda Agustin y Maycong, 37-anyos, na nagtamo ng mga saksak ng screw driver sa iba’t ibang parte ng kanyang katawan.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july3008/news_story1.htm
Evat gagawing 8%
Ni Butch Quejada
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Magkakampihan ang mga kongresista na kasapi sa administrasyon at oposisyon para isulong sa Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso na mapababa ang Value Added Tax na kinukuha sa mamamayan.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008072959
10. Journal
MILF ACCORD SOWS DISCORD
By: Hector Lawas
SC asked to stop signing of MOA on ancestral domain
PEACE efforts between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front may again be derailed after the province of North Cotabato yesterday asked the Supreme Court to stop the signing of a memorandum of agreement on the highly controversial issue of public domain.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-30&sec=1&aid=68366
11. Business World
BY ALEXIS DOUGLAS B. ROMERO, Reporter
P1.4-trillion budget for ’09
MALACAÑANG plans to propose a 2009 national budget that is a little over a tenth more than this year’s outlay, Cabinet officials yesterday said.
Cabinet Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III told reporters that an initial allocation of P1.4 trillion was arrived at a Cabinet meeting in Batangas, held a day after President Gloria M. Arroyo delivered her eighth State of the Nation Address (SONA).
http://bworldonline.com/BW073008/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Charges eyed in used-car fiasco
By Butch Fernandez
Reporter
RANKING officials of at least five government agencies could be held liable for violation of the antigraft law for allowing the illegal sale of used luxury vehicles at the Cagayan Economic Zone despite a Malacañang order upheld by the Supreme Court (SC) banning importation of secondhand cars.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/07302008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
NEDA chief wants permanent SMS rate cut
By Marvin Sy
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Newly appointed Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto yesterday said the government wants the 50-percent reduction in the cost of text messages announced by President Arroyo in her State of the Nation Address last Monday to be permanent.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729167
I-TEAM REPORT
Critic says reforms in AFP just ‘palliatives’
Wake-up call in the military
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:20:00 07/30/2008
Read Part 1: 5 years after Oakwood mutiny, AFP says things looking up
Read Part 2: Yano: AFP not perfect, but reforms are afoot
(Last of three parts)
MANILA, Philippines—Is the Arroyo administration serious in implementing much-needed reforms in the 120,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines?
Five years after the Oakwood mutiny, Jose Antonio Custodio, a military historian and professor at University of Asia and the Pacific, remains skeptical.
No ifs, ands, or buts in battle over VAT
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:53:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The battle lines over the unloved value-added tax (VAT) are drawn.
A day after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo fiercely defended the 12-percent tax on fuel products, a group of opposition and administration party senators, Roman Catholic bishops and members of civil society joined ranks in pushing either for the outright abolition of the tax or for its reduction.
SONA critics continue bashing
By Michael Punongbayan
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
A day after President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), more criticisms against the administration have surfaced.
The United Opposition (UNO) said poor governance of the Arroyo administration and not global crisis should be blamed for the current economic and social problems besetting the Philippines.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729169
It’s not over for population bills in House
By Christian V. Esguerra, TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:41:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Now that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has reiterated her preference for natural family planning in her State of the Nation Address (SONA), is it finally over for the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill at the House of Representatives?
4 gov’t agencies hit for allowing CEZA car trade
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:43:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The heads of four government agencies are liable for violating the anti-graft law by turning a blind eye to the thriving used-car import business in the Cagayan Economic Zone (CEZ), Sen. Francis Escudero Tuesday said at the Senate hearing on the alleged smuggling in the zone.
Who’s afraid of Enrile? Gentler, kinder Senate
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:44:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The Senate hearing on the alleged car smuggling at Port Irene in Cagayan turned out to be a dud after senators avoided grilling James Kocher, a son-in-law of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and officials of the American Chamber of Commerce.
Inquirer has copy of AmCham report on Port Irene
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:45:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—A team from the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) that went to Port Irene in Sta. Ana, Cagayan, on May 12 came up with a report on its visit to the remote port.
GSIS asks SC to step into row with Meralco
Question of jurisdiction raised
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:43:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The Government Service Insurance System wants the Supreme Court to step into the dispute in the Court of Appeals among justices claiming jurisdiction over a case involving the GSIS and Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
Plot to unseat Villar failed over division of spoils
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:26:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—An attempt to oust Senate President Manuel Villar collapsed over disagreements on the division of committee chairmanships, with opposition senators backing out at the last minute upon learning that an administration ally would take over as chair of the blue ribbon committee.
Ombudsman lacks lawyers to go after erring military execs
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:13:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—If the Oakwood mutineers decided to take up arms rather than prosecute corruption in court, it was because the judicial system was not geared to give vent to their frustrations, high-level officials in the Office of the Ombudsman say.
Magdalo officer’s wife hopes to see better times in 2010
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:14:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Time flies for the loved ones of the Oakwood mutineers.
For Joyce, last Sunday meant it had been 1,800 days since her husband, Navy Lt. Eugene Gonzalez, joined disgruntled soldiers called Magdalo—named after a revolutionary group that rose against Spanish colonizers—and seized the Oakwood apartment-hotel in Makati City.
Camp Crame mall? Yes, and a high-rise, too
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:16:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Don’t be surprised if you see more and more policemen spending their free time in a mall.
And it won’t be an ordinary mall they’ll be going to. It will probably be the most tightly secured shopping place in the country.
Mindanao execs file TRO petition vs ‘ancestral’ pact
By Mike Frialde
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Gov. Jesus Sacdalan and Vice Gov. Emmanuel Piñol of Cotabato province asked the Supreme Court yesterday to stop the government from signing an agreement on Aug. 5 granting more territory to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729171
It’s getting close: PNP chief looks forward to retirement
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:18:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—With just two months to go before he bows out, Philippine National Police Chief Director General Avelino Razon is already anticipating his retirement.
Opposition solon’s brother is new Navy chief
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:19:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed a younger brother of opposition Rep. Roilo Golez to head the Philippine Navy, the defense department announced yesterday.
Arroyo to propose P1.4-trillion budget for 2009
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:20:00 07/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plans to ask Congress to pass a P1.4 trillion budget for 2009 to boost infrastructure and limit the deficit to less than P40 billion, Palace officials said Tuesday.
Officials fumble in Senate hearing on car smuggling
By Aurea Calica
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Officials of the finance and trade departments, customs and the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) fumbled yesterday as senators put them through the mill for allowing the importation and sale of second-hand cars in Port Irene, Cagayan despite existing importation laws that practically disallows it.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729172
Mindanao execs file TRO petition vs ‘ancestral’ pact
By Mike Frialde
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Gov. Jesus Sacdalan and Vice Gov. Emmanuel Piñol of Cotabato province asked the Supreme Court yesterday to stop the government from signing an agreement on Aug. 5 granting more territory to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729171
Palace eyes P1.4-trillion budget for next year
By Paolo Romero
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Malacañang is eyeing a P1.4-trillion national budget next year with frontline departments as well as agencies that are performing well getting significant allocations, officials said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729173
Brother of GMA’s ex-NSA gets top Navy post
By James Mananghaya
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
President Arroyo has appointed Rear Admiral Ferdinand Golez, brother of Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez, as the new Navy chief, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro announced yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729174
‘Igme’ exits RP with P2-M damage to agri
By Helen Flores
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Typhoon “Igme” (international name Fung-Wong) finally exited the Philippines Monday night after leaving at least five people dead and about P2 million worth of damage to agriculture.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729175
BSP: ‘Arrovo’ bill printer not disqualified
By Des Ferriols
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday said Oberthur Technologies had not been disqualified from future government contracts after settling and agreeing to pay for misprinting the P100 “Arrovo” bills in 2005.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729176
Mindanao lawmakers divided over ARMM polls postponement
By Jess Diaz
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Congressmen from Mindanao are divided on the proposed postponement of the Aug. 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729177
Archbishop Cruz pleads not guilty to libel charges
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan Oscar Cruz pleaded not guilty to libel charges during arraignment before the Manila Regional Trial Court yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729178
House leaders vow to push reproductive health bill
By Jess Diaz
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Despite President Arroyo’s preference for natural family planning, congressmen will push for the enactment of the Reproductive Health Bill that offers the use of contraceptives as one of the means to plan one’s family.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729180
GMA dared to collect revenues from sources other than VAT
By Aurea Calica
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Opposition and administration senators, including those with known presidential ambitions, challenged President Arroyo yesterday to improve revenue collections from sources other than the value-added tax on oil and set a deadline for ending the government’s dependence on the unpopular tax measure.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729181
‘Winston Garcias come and go, but Lopezes stay’
By Donnabelle Gatdula
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
“The Winston Garcias of the world will come and go…but I have no doubt that we will prevail…”
Oscar M. Lopez, patriarch of the Lopez group which includes Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), made this observation yesterday during the Leadership in Crisis Forum conducted by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080729180
Arroyo orders PR blitz to sell VAT to poor
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
PRESIDENT Arroyo has ordered the conduct of an information drive on the advantages of the value-added tax especially on fuel and power, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said yesterday.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul30/news2.htm
Confusion arises about GMA’s message on cheaper text
President Gloria Arroyo apparently was fed the wrong information when she announced in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday that Smart Communications and Sun had slashed their text-messaging rates starting that day.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/top_stories/20080730top3.html
Opposition joins jeer club against
President Arroyo’s SONA
A leading critic of the government asked President Gloria Arroyo to think local in tackling the social and political crisis that the country is supposedly facing.
Jejomar Binay, the president of the United Opposition and also the mayor of Makati City, said Tuesday that President Arroyo cannot blame international conditions for the “mess” that the Philippines is in.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/top_stories/20080730top4.html
Senators deny alleged move to oust Villar
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
The first full-working day at the Upper Chamber was marred by the talks of attempts to dislodge Manuel Villar Jr. as Senate president.
But Sen. Richard Gordon, among suspected plotters, said, “The reported coup in the Senate is much ado about nothing. In fairness to Senate President Manuel Villar, I don’t think he was under threat [of being ousted].”
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/top_stories/20080730top5.html
High world oil prices abnormal OPEC chief
JAKARTA: Crude oil prices above $120 a barrel are “abnormal” and could fall to around $78 under the right circumstances, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said here Tuesday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/top_stories/20080730top6.html
Palace to ask Congress for P1.4-T 2009 budget
By Angelo S. Samonte, Reporter
Malacañang plans to ask Congress for a P1.4-trillion budget for 2009 to fund the programs outlined by President Gloria Arroyo in her eighth State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/metro/20080730met1.html
Court stops GSIS takeover of comprehesive vehicle insurance business
THE Court of Appeals has temporarily stopped the implementation of an agreement granting the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) the exclusive right to issue compulsory third party liability insurance to private motor vehicles.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/metro/20080730met2.html
Lawmakers warned on displaying wealth
HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles on Tuesday warned his colleagues in Congress not to display their wealth for it is illegal under the law.
Nograles said that the Civil Code itself is very clear that persons, including government officials, who shall display their wealth to the public could be liable for “ostentatious display of wealth.”
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/metro/20080730met3.html
Bill for tax-free Pag-IBIG dividends
Here is good news for Pag-IBIG Fund members: the House Committee on Ways and Means on Tuesday approved the consolidated bills that will free Pag-IBIG dividends from taxes.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/30/yehey/metro/20080730met6.html
Binay: ‘Dirty job’ pieces together poll fraud puzzle
BY ASHZEL HACHERO
UNITED Opposition (UNO) president and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday said detailed reports on the involvement of PNP Special Action Force commandos in the 2005 switching of election returns at the Batasan Pambansa "confirm that the plan to steal the 2004 presidential election was done with much preparation and plenty of resources."
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul30/news4.htm
SC asked to stop signing of MILF pact
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA
THE North Cotabato provincial government yesterday asked the Supreme Court stop the government from signing the peace agreement on ancestral domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and a move to include the province in the expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul30/news7.htm
Cabral: Let’s seek middle ground in population bill
By JENNY F. MANONGDO
Proponents and opponents of the reproductive health (RH) bill in Congress should engage in full discussion and seek a compromise, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral said yesterday amid escalating debate over the controversial measure.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul30/news7.htm
President’s support for NFP won’t affect RH bill -- Lagman
By BEN R. ROSARIO
President Arroyo’s preference for natural birth control failed to dishearten congressmen pushing the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill that backs artificial birth control methods.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080730131108.html
Golez appointed new chief of Philippine Navy
By RIO ROSE RIBAYA and YUL MALICSE
President Arroyo has appointed Rear Admiral Ferdinand Golez as the new Philippine Navy chief, replacing Rear Admiral Rogelio Calunsag, who retires on Aug. 2.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080730131109.html
Senate hearing held on used-car imports in Cagayan
By MARIO B. CASAYURAN
Chairman Jose Mari Ponce of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) testified at a Senate hearing yesterday that the CEZA charter allows it to import used vehicles when they are to be re-exported or used in the freeport but their exit through the CEZA gates is within the jurisdiction of other government agencies.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080730131110.html
Removing EVAT won’t end social programs of the gov’t, says senator
The Expanded Value-Added Tax (VAT) on oil is not the be-all and end-all in solving widespread poverty and hunger in the country, Sen. Mar Roxas, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Industry, said yesterday.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080730131115.html
P1.4-trillion nat’l budget for 2009
By GENALYN D. KABILING
The government is eyeing a P1.4-trillion national budget for 2009 to bankroll infrastructure projects, social services, and other programs outlined in President Arroyo’s State-of-the-Nation Address (SoNA) last Monday.
SC asked to stop gov’t from signing pact with MILF
By REY G. PANALIGAN
The Supreme Court (SC) was asked yesterday by North Cotabato provincial officials to stop the government from signing with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Aug. 5 a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on ancestral domain that intends to include their province in the expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
http://www.mb.com.ph/MTNN20080730131117.html
Mindanao solons divided over polls’ postponement
By BEN R. ROSARIO
The administration’s bid to reset the Aug. 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) failed to get the much needed support of Mindanao lawmakers who voted even on the issue during a closed-door caucus in the House of Representatives yesterday.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MTNN20080730131118.html
Gloria obsessed sa katas ng EVAT
Ni Rey Marfil
Sa harap ng kawalang-interes na lusawin ang Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT), katulad ng nilalaman sa kanyang 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA), binaterya ni Sen. Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson ang pagka-obsessed ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa “Katas ng EVAT”.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july3008/news_story2.htm
Partehan ng komite ugat ng Senate coup
(Rey Marfil)
Kasabay ang pagkumpirma sa naunsyaming kudeta, inamin ni administration Sen. Richard Gordon na nagkakainggitan sa ilalim ng liderato ni Senate President Manuel Villar Jr., partikular sa partehan ng committee chairmanship.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july3008/news_story3.htm
Pamilya n’ya lang ang maniniwala sa SONA!
(Bernard Taguinod/Boyet Jadulco)
Tanging ang pamilya na lamang ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang maniniwala sa kanya sa kanyang susunod na State of the Nation Address (SONA) sa 2009.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july3008/news_story4.htm
Joker kinuyog sa pagpapasibak kay Trillanes sa Senado
(Rey Marfil)
Hindi nakaporma ang pinaplanong pagpapasibak ni administration Sen. Joker Arroyo kay opposition Sen. Antonio ‘Sonny’ Trillanes IV matapos itong kuyugin ng ilang kasamahan sa Senado.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july3008/news_story5.htm
Mahihirap ginagamit ng corrupt officials
(Boyet Jadulco)
Nagbabala kahapon ang isang mambabatas na posibleng ginagamit lamang na “front” ng administrasyong Arroyo ang kahirapan ng taumbayan upang pagkakitaan sila sa makukuhang kickback sa mga subsidiya na ipinamamahagi sa mahihirap na Pinoy.
Sinabi ni Sen. Loren Legarda na hindi malayong mangyari ito lalo pa’t talamak ang katiwalian sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july3008/news_story6.htm
Oust-Villar plot confirmed
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
WATCH your back.
Administration Sen. Richard Gordon addressed this warning to Senate President Manuel Villar, Jr. as he confirmed reports that some colleagues had tried to oust the latter.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-30&sec=1&aid=68369
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