Mike Arroyo statement: we are aware of the pressure exerted by a politician who is acting like a conquistador. His inquisitorial tendencies is typical of his old ways as a martial law enforcer against activists. From dramatic and scripted senate investigation to filing of the ombudsman, nothing else is new. It is clear from documents in CAAP that from the start Lionair is the owner and exclusive distributor of the helicopters in the country and it was maptra, the marketing agent which sold the helicopters to the pnp. Yet they gave credence to the bare testimony of an individual over the overwhelming documentary evidence showing i am not the owner.

JOURNAL: The House Minority group head expressed hopes that the court will also allow former Pres now Pamp. Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to post bail charges of electoral sabotage. Minority Leader Danilo Suarez made this statement following  the court decision allowing former Chairman Ben Abalos to post bail on the same case. "Let the court decide on the petition for bail of the former president," Suarez told reporters in a weekly press briefing. "There are 2 issues. let the govt doctors representing the administration verify how serious is the health of the former president," According to Suarez, they believe that the case against Rep. Arroyo is weaker compared to Abalos."

RADYO 5: ISSUE: JUETENG N. Ocampo
-Matagal ng isyu ang jueteng, matagal na panahon na. Namamayagpag na naman yan ngayon! Pero ang reaksyon ng Malacañang, hindi naman daw prayoridad iyan! Pwede naman daw iyang imbestigahan ngunit hindi ginagawang prayoridad ng Malacanang na imbestigahan iyan. Ngayong may mga sumusulpot na naman na sangkot diyan sa jueteng wala tayong kasiguraduhan na may mangyayari diyan!

STANDARD: Binay leads PNoy in approval ratings - Pres Benigno Aquino III slid to third place, behind VP jejomar Binay and Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, in Pulse Asia's recent survey of the approval ratings of public officials. The survey was conducted on May 20 to 26, and it showed Mr. Aquino getting a 67 percent approval rating. Ten percent disapproval of him while 23 percent were undecided Mr. Aquino received a 70 percent approval rating and a nine percent disapproval rating in Pulse Asia's Feb 26 o March 9 survey.

INQUIRER: PULSE ASIA Mr. Aquino scored an approval rating of 67 percent (from 70 percent in March) while Binay got 81 percent (from 84 percent). In metro manila, the President's approval rating dipped 11 points to 57 percent and the number of those undecided on his performance rose by 10 points to 31 percent.  In terms of trust ratings, Binay is still the most trusted among top national officials. He got an overall trust rating of 78 percent(from 80 percent in March). Mr. Aquino earned a trust rating of 65 percent (from  69 percent) while Enrile scored 62 percent (from 63 percent)

TEDITORIAL: Golden Opportunity - "But if the court must rule now, it can stop short of overturning the Senate conviction, not because of Senate was right (it was wrong) but because the CJ accepted the verdict, and that on slim & personal ground, declare the petitions moot. What will this achieve? It will show the hypocrisy of justices who conspired for an easy impeachment but who must fear that same ease will be used against the sitting president or against the justices by the next administration. It is in one's interest for the court to declared the petitions moot and the senate conviction right. But it is in the interest of democracy for the court to discuss the demerits of the last impeachment & lay down the template of a proper impeachment and trial leading to a rightful conviction. this is a golden opportunity for the justices to show off their learning ---  or not.

don't be MISLED by screaming Pulse Asia survey HEADLINES of the YELLOW MEDIA - if you read thoroughly - BUMAGSAK ang RATINGS ni PNOY!

INQUIRER: Ombudsman thrashes bribery, graft cases vs. Arroyos - Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has dismissed the bribery & corruption complaint filed against Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo, former elections commission Virgilio Gracillano & 4 others for allegedly handing out envelopes with cash and providing transportation, including the use of a helicopter, in Mindanao during the 2004 election campaign. Also cleared were former CAAP Dir Gen Alfonso Cusi, former Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera, Phil Ports Authority manager Efren Ballozos, & former Shariah Circuit Court Judge Nagamura Moner.

INQUIRER: Bishop Cruz bares Palace attempt to silence him - Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz told reporters that a staffer of Ronald Llamas, presidential adviser on political affairs, had approached former jueteng whistle-blower Sandra Cam sometime in March or April and asked her how he could be "silenced" for criticizing he present administration.

ANC: Commission on Appointments bypasses 5 Aquino cabinet officials- De Lima, Soliman, Paje, Jimenez, Robredo.

DZMM Teleradyo; Dismayado ang non-government organization (NGO) na transparency and Accountability Network sa patuloy na pagsasawalang-bahala umano ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno sa hamon ni dating Chief Justice Renato Corona sa pagpirma ng bank waiver.

pakitanong kay lacierda and valte:
kung talagang MAGANDA ang EKONOMIYA na palagi nilang IPINAGYAYABANG, bakit kailangang bumiyahe at GUMASTOS ng MALAKI ang boss nila para MAGHANAP ng INVESTORS? Kung TAMA ang gingawa ni PNoy, bakita patuloy na BUMABABAang kanyang ratings? opkors ang sagot: LIES and MORE LIES!

DZMM Reporter:
> house minority leader Danilo Suarez sinisi sa labis na pagtitipid ng pamahalaan ang kawalan ng trabaho at kagutuman sa bansa.
>ayon kay Suarez bukod sa pagtaas ng bilang ng walang trabaho lumobo din ang bilang ng mga nagugutom base sa latest survey ng sws na mas malaki kumpara noong 2001.

ANC: Mike Arroyo: I don't see how the Ombudsman charged me. I was neither a stockholder of LTA, nor did I talk to the PNP or anyone else to influence sale of choppers. This is truly harassment and oppression of the highest order.

Atty. Topacio: Latest case against FG Arroyo proves Aquino gov't not yet through with persecuting ex- Pres. Arroyo and her family.

ANC: Breaking News- Ombudsman drops bribery, corruption charges in 2004 elections against former President GMA and 6 others for insufficient evidence.

mawalang galang po sec luistro ng deped: bago po tayo magwagayway ng mga konseptong "out of the box", pagbutihin po muna natin ang "inside the box". back to basics lamang po:
1) doblehin or triplehin ang bilang ng classrooms,
2) magandang kalsada o transport access sa schools,
3) dagdagan ang sweldo ng mga teachers para tumaas ang kalidad ng pagtuturo,
4) maging very affordable sa mahirap ang tuition,
5) masugpo ang raket sa textbooks na papalit-palit taon-taon. saka na po tayo mag out of the box. ang mga ninuno po natin ay marurunong at dalubhasa kahit walang K + 12. humiram po kayo sa 30B ni dinky na nagtuturo ng katamaran. sa halip, dapat ilagay natin sa edukasyon para magturo ng kasipagan!