I. BANNER STORIES
CBCP urges VAT review
Bishops also want oil deregulation law reassessed
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:40:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Monday urged the government to review the laws on the 12-percent expanded value-added tax (VAT) and oil deregulation, saying these add to the burdens of the poor already groaning from soaring prices of goods and services.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080708-147065/CBCP-urges-VAT-review
Jeepney groups want P12 fare
By Rainier Allan Ronda
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Local jeepney associations will file within the week separate petitions asking that the minimum fare be increased to P10 or even P12.
Efren de Luna, president of the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO), said that various jeepney groups in Metro Manila may file their petitions tomorrow.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707158
3. Manila Times
Govt downgrades targets
Rising prices force officials to lower goals
By Chino S. Leyco, Reporter
Economic managers have decided to revise their earlier estimates on the country’s imports, exports and economic growth this year amid skyrocketing commodity prices.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/08/yehey/top_stories/20080708top1.html
4. Malaya
Bishops join call for review of VAT
Palace: Point noted, but final decision is with Congress
BY GERARD NAVAL
THE Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines yesterday called for a review of the government's economic policies in the light of escalation of prices of oil and basic commodities.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul08/news1.htm
G8 summit begins in Japan
Aid for Africa tops agenda on first day
G8 summit opens with Africa on agenda
By MALCOLM FOSTER
TOYAKO, Japan (AP) — Aid for Africa — and whether enough is coming from the world’s major economic powers — was in the spotlight Monday as the Group of Eight nations prepared to meet with seven African leaders at their annual summit.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080708129255.html
7. Abante
GIYERA NA SA VAT!
Nina ERALYN PRADO, REY MARFIL, BERNARD TAGUINOD, ROSE MIRANDA, TINA MENDOZA at JB SALARZON
Nagsalpukan na kahapon ang mga mambabatas na kakampi ng administrasyong Arroyo at mga kritiko nito hinggil sa usapin ng ipinapanukalang pansamantalang pagtanggal ng value added tax (VAT) sa langis upang saklolohan ang taumbayan sa hagupit ng oil price hikes.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/july0808/default.htm
NAG-ABROAD SI MISIS, NAG-SUICIDE SI MISTER
Dindo Matining
Nagpakamatay sa pamamagitan ng pagbaril sa sarili ang isang mister dahil sa labis umanong kalungkutan matapos na umalis patungong Italy ang kanyang asawa sa Marikina City kahapon ng umaga.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july0808/news_story1.htm
Ex-PNP at AFP chiefs sinisiyasat sa kudeta
Ni Joy Cantos
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Isinasailalim ngayon sa masusing surveillance operations ng Philippine National Police ang mga retiradong colonels ng militar at pulisya kaugnay ng nabuking na planong paglulunsad ng panibagong coup d’ etat laban sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008070797
10. Journal
STOP IT!
By: Hector Lawas
Crying harassment, Sulpicio Lines asks court to halt ferry tragedy probe
SULPICIO Lines Inc. yesterday asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to stop the Board of Marine Inquiry from further investigating the June 21 sinking of its ferry, Princess of the Stars, off Sibuyan Island, Romblon.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-08&sec=1&aid=65828
11. Business World
Targets revised anew by gov’t
2008 growth range widened, imports goal lowered
FRESH REVISIONS to official macroeconomic targets were announced yesterday by the government, which said further tweaks were possible given a changing external environment.
http://bworldonline.com/BW070808/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
FCOF bags P.86-B e-passport deal
By Estrella Torres
Reporter
FRENCH-BELGIAN firm Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire (FCOF) has won the contract for the first electronic passport (e-passport) in the Philippines with its bid worth P859.7 million for the landmark project to be implemented jointly by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/07082008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Sulpicio cries bias, seeks stop to hearing
By Allison Lopez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:15:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Sulpicio Lines Inc. Monday asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to stop the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) from pursuing its investigation of the sinking of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars for alleged “lack of authority and bias.”
‘Series of ghastly mistakes’ led to sinking
By Christian V. Esguerra, Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:34:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Inadequate data gathering systems that allowed the weather office to issue storm warnings only after every six hours and “horrendous errors” by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) doomed the MV Princess of the Stars, a House inquiry was told Monday.
DESPITE LEAN MONTHS
Commercial rice prices falling
Yap says NFA infusion lowering cost of grain
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:55:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The prices of commercial rice have started to drop by up to P2 per kilo, amid the onset of the traditional lean months, due largely to the government’s aggressive infusion of rice into the public markets.
ASEAN science meet goes green
Arroyo shows up in piña dress
By Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:53:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines—Green fashion took center stage at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering Monday, with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and science ministers from the 10-nation bloc wearing outfits created from indigenous materials.
Phivolcs says RP doomsday e-mail bogus
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:55:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines—July 18 is not doomsday for the Philippines.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has dismissed as bogus an e-mail warning of an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that would shake the country next week.
Cops to probe prof’s role in Ces Drilon kidnap
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:21:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- A professor who was kidnapped along with an ABS-CBN news crew in Sulu last month may find himself a suspect in the case.
EX-TREASURY CHIEF SAYS:
Arroyo’s hold on funds, spending habits ‘dangerous’
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:20:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The national treasurer during the Estrada administration has warned about President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s “huge” control over the national budget and her spending habits that benefit “only her party mates.”
Armed Forces begins probe of Peninsula caper
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:48:00 07/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines has begun the pretrial investigation of the culpability of Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and 10 junior military officers in the takeover of the Peninsula Manila hotel seven months ago in an attempt to overthrow the government.
Sulpicio sues government; House gangs up on Pagasa
By Sandy Araneta
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) sued the chairman and members of the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) for damages yesterday before the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC), accusing them of gross violation of rules in investigation of maritime incidents and casualties.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707159
Miriam top Senate bill filer with 526
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago filed the most number of bills in the Senate with 526 and nine other bills she co-authored with other senators during the 14th Congress.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707160
Metro rocked by 106 aftershocks
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A total of 106 aftershocks were recorded yesterday morning, following the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that jolted Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon Sunday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707161
Kidnap raps eyed vs MSU prof
By Cecille Suerte Felipe
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo, who was kidnapped along with ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Ces Drilon and her crew by the Abu Sayyaf for 10 days in Sulu, may now be considered a suspect after he issued a third supplemental affidavit, indicating that Indanan, Sulu Mayor Alvarez Isnaji and his son Haider were not involved in the kidnapping, police said.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707162
Ombudsman prodded on Jocjoc
By Christina Mendez
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Sen. Francis Escudero urged the Office of the Ombudsman yesterday to stop foot-dragging and file charges against former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante and other individuals involved in the P728-million fertilizer scam.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707163
GMA to revise economic policies, says adviser
By Paolo Romero
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
President Arroyo will revise her economic policies and ask Congress for a supplemental budget to support a P316-billion subsidy program for the poor and middle class, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707164
GMA lawyer: Nothing wrong with appointing poll losers to government posts
By Edu Punay
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
There’s nothing wrong with appointing poll losers to executive posts, President Arroyo’s election lawyers said yesterday.
Romulo Macalintal was reacting to objections raised by some sectors to a supposed plan of Mrs. Arroyo to give key government jobs to some pro-administration senatorial candidates who lost in the 2007 elections.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707165
RP asks UN to consider debt-for-equity schemes for development programs
By Pia Lee-Brago
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
The Philippines has renewed its call for the United Nations to seriously consider its proposal for debt-for-equity arrangements in funding development programs aimed at helping developing countries meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) without increasing their debts.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707166
Nene wants GMA to account for P55-B discretionary funds
By Christina Mendez
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. asked President Arroyo yesterday to make an accounting and explain how her administration is spending the more than P55-billion fund for relief operations and other social programs of Malacañang.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707171
GMA showcases $3,000 eco-friendly dress
By Helen Flores
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
President Arroyo yesterday showcased eco-friendly coat and dress made from indigenous materials that would be marketed in Europe and the United States.
The price tag is $3,000.
Wearing an Asian-inspired coat and dress ensemble, made of piña cloth and old rose natural dye from young coconut husk, Mrs. Arroyo welcomed yesterday guests and delegates to the 8th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Science and Technology Week at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707173
Bets eyeing 2010 should bare economic programs – Alvarez
By Jess Diaz
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Politicians casting a moist eye on Malacañang in 2010 were urged yesterday to roll out their economic programs “because the one with the best plan may be rewarded by the people with a victory.”
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080707175
Chiz happy for Loren to take lead in 2010
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
It is highly unlikely for Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to pull the rug from under Sen. Loren Legarda’s feet in the presidential elections in 2010.
Escudero on Monday rejected any possibility that he and Legarda will be rivals for the same post. Supposedly, there have been comments that with his competitive ranking in surveys, he would be titillated enough to run against Legarda for President.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/july/08/yehey/top_stories/20080708top8.html
Gordon opposes gov’t takeover of Sulpicio Lines
By ROY C. SINFUEGO
Sen. Richard Gordon opposed yesterday the proposed government takeover of Sulpicio Shipping Lines, saying it is a wrong signal that can create adverse repercussions on the economy.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080708129256.html
Recto sa NEDA
(Rose Miranda/Rey Marfil)
Kinumpirma kahapon ni Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 project task force chief Mike Defensor na iuupo si dating Senador Ralph Recto bilang Director-General ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/july0808/news07.htm
SONA libre sa kudeta
(Nilo Marasigan/Rose Miranda)
Tiniyak kahapon ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, General Avelino Razon Jr., na libre sa banta ng kudeta ang nakaiskedyul na State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ngayong buwan.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july0808/news_story3.htm
Agawan sa kaso ng Meralco niresolba
(Grace Velasco)
Natapos na ang pag-aagawan ng dalawang mahistrado sa paghawak sa petisyon ng Manila Electric Company (Meralco) laban sa Securities and Exchange Commission at Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/july0808/news08.htm
Dating UN envoy iimbestigahan ng Senado
(Rey Marfil/Tina Mendoza)
Sa harap ng reklamong pagmaltrato at pang-aabuso sa karapatan ng isang Pinay maid, ikinasa ng Senado ang pagpapatawag ng imbestigasyon laban kay dating United Nation (UN) Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/july0808/news_story4.htm
Nograles pushes P15-B food security program
By: Jester P. Manalastas
INSTEAD of scrapping the value added tax on oil imports, Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday proposed a P15-billion national food security program.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-08&sec=1&aid=65843
‘Embarrassed’ Senate President to pay witnesses’ accumulated bills
By: Paul M. Gutierrez
SENATE President Manuel Villar said he is willing to pay the accumulated bills for meals and snacks of their witnesses at the Senate lounge in order to avoid further ‘embarrassing’ the Upper Chamber.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-07-08&sec=1&aid=65878
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