ANC: sws: pnoy ratings fell in all areas - socioeconomic classes and gender.

wag naman nating sisihin ang pangulo na gustong MAGPAHINGA. in fact, kahit WEEKEND pwede syang magpahinga, pati holidays o kaya kahit SIMPLENG araw anytime of the week, pag gusto nya, pwede rin syang magpahinga. MAAWA naman kayo sa kanya dahil HINDI SYA SANAY SA HIRAP... sana'y mag-RESIGN na sya para MAKAPAHINGA sya ng TODO....kawawa naman!

Dzmm reporter:
> palasyo hindi umano nababahala sa resulta ng sws survey na nagsasabing bumaba ang net satisfaction rating ni pnoy.
> base sa sws survey noong dec 8 to 11 bumaba ng +55 ang satisfaction rating ng pangulo a pagbaba ng 12% mula sa +67.
> bumaba din sa 93% ang bilang ng mga pinoy na umaasang mas maganda sa kanila ang 2013.

P-noy's "do not disturb" posture betrays his ignorance of his oath to respond to call of duty as a 24/7 govt official. pathetic, but reveals the stuff he's made of.. his "barkkkada" style of resting delivers the message "ako ang boss nyo at 'wag nyo kong istorbuhin!!!"

ANC: anakbayan: aquino's 2012 achievement report nothing but hot air.

--- panic time si kapit-tuko DAR sec delos reyes! ginagaya ang boss nya na nagtuturo sa dating administrasyon. hoy! kaya ka inilagay sa pwesto para bilisan mo pagsasauli ng GINAWA ng dating pangulo. sumisipsip ka kay pnoy kaya BINABAGALAN mo! di biro na maraming sektor pati na ang CBCP na gustong lumayas ka na sa DAR!! kapalmuks to the MAX!! ---

--- panic time si kapit-tuko DAR sec delos reyes! ginagaya ang boss nya na nagtuturo sa dating administrasyon. hoy! kaya ka inilagay sa pwesto para bilisan mo pagsasauli ng GINAWA ng dating pangulo. sumisipsip ka kay pnoy kaya BINABAGALAN mo! di biro na maraming sektor pati na ang CBCP na gustong lumayas ka na sa DAR!! kapalmuks to the MAX!! ---

INQUIRER: the open letter of Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes to his department defending himself against a host of issues was met with disdain and rebuttals by a peasant group that is leading calls fro his resignation. The Negros Occidental based Task Force mapalad (TFM) said de los reyes message to DAR community explaining why he was being accused of poor performance was full of empty boasts."de los reyes may already be hallucinating, announcing record accomplishments when, in fact, there is nothing to gloat about," TFM said in a statement.

GMA News: SWS:Aquino rating DIPS but stays at 'very good' level- the latest SWS survey conducted Dec 8 to 11 showed Aquino getting a net satisfaction rating of + 55. While this was DOWN 12 POINTS from the +67 in August, the +55 was still considered "very good". The SWS survey said Aquino's scores FELL in ALL AREAS - socioeconomic, classes and gender

ABS CBN: CBCP seeks resignation of DAR chief - the social action arm of the catholic bishops' conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is asking department of agrarian reform (DAR) secretary virgilio de los reyes to step down from office.

Tribune: Olivares Political persecution form Noy- there went lady gaga again, saying the six month suspension of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and the filing of plunder charges against Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. will not ruin the chance in the coming mid term elections of the 12 senatorial candidates of the ruling Liberal Party in the vote rich areas of cebu and pangasinan. She is now the spokesman too of the LPs and evidently Mar Roxas? the LP candidates carrying their own? noynoy could not even come up with a full LP slate, despite the LP being the claimed ruling party.

Tribune: charlie manalo- in a statement, UNA secretary general Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco said no amount of calls from the LP for unity, respect of the rule of law and its "daang matuwid" line of governance can justify any illegal act and abuse of power in trying to force Governor Garcia out of office.

INQUIRER: CBCP to push probe of voting machines - the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) believes the computerized voting machines successfully used in the 2010 elections are flawed and he wants them thoroughly examined before these are used in next year's midterm elections.
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma's doubts about the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines echo those of Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, who has been saying for some time that the voting machines are not perfect.

Archbp. Ramon Arguelles wrote: Merry RED RIBBON Christmas and Happy RED RIBBON New year! Let us launch on December 28, 2012 Feast of the Holy Innocents, the 1 M red ribbons for file movement. Let us show the RH people that the signing of the bill into law will not be taken by us just sitting down. All Pro-Lifers!Continue the fight!!! Tie red ribbons on cars, bags, gates, posts, schools, churches, everywhere life is threatened. This is a laity initiative which I wholeheartedly support. Please pass for life!

ANC: ISSUE: REP. GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO (4:39-4:40PM ANC ANC ALERTS) Coco Alcuaz- Rep Gloria Macapagal Arroyo file Bill requiring CCTVs in establishments.

MALAYA EDITORIAL: Garcia fights City hall and more- Could her suspension be politically motivated? there seems to be little doubt about this. Garcia lords it over a province which has the biggest voting population and lest we forget she is the candidates of the UNA for the congressional seat in the third district of Cebu. Con incidentally, it just so happens that the one who replaced her is Agnes Magpale, a member of the Liberal Party. She is also a sister of the former energy sec and incumbent Cabinet sec Jose Almendras. Need more be said?

as a political turncoat par excellence, ben evardone should shut his mouth and refrain from invoking rule of law to favor LP's gangsterism against garcia and espino. as the country's premiere railway system, he should be reminded that the LP bullet train bumped the rule of law many times over as they railroaded thru house terminal 188 a rushed impeachment proceeding against a chief justice, cyber crime law, sin tax law, and rh bill among others. evardone should stop his "overdone" antics with a "porky" agenda and quit "belly dancing" in front of PNOY to provoke pouring of more cholesterol to his already fat filled diet.

MLA STANDARD: JOJO ROBLES - As for respect for the law, Toby Tiangco said this " also means extending courtesy to a co-equal branch of government" meaning the court of appeals, which Garcia has asked to rule on her suspension- and which the administration party should wait to decide on the matter. Besides, Tiangco said, the support shown by the UNA leaders to Garcia is a lot more acceptable than Roxas" attempt to influence the Sandiganbayan when he accompanied his party mate Grace Padaca when she posted bail for a graft case."

MLA STANDARD: UNA hits LP's bias in whipping erring execs
-THE opposition on Wednesday slammed the administration for treating erring local officials from the ruling Liberal Party with kid gloves while going after non LP executives such as Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia with hammer and tongs. Tiangco cited the suspension orders against former Isabela governor Grace Padaca and Caloocan mayor Recom Echeverri, both LP members, as proof. Although both were accused of corruption, Pres Benigno Aquino III practically exonerated Padaca before paying her bail, Tiangco said, The President even appointed the former gov as a commissioner in the Commission on Elections.

GMA News: SWS:Aquino rating DIPS but stays at 'very good' level- the latest SWS survey conducted Dec 8 to 11 showed Aquino getting a net satisfaction rating of + 55. While this was DOWN 12 POINTS from the +67 in August, the +55 was still considered "very good". The SWS survey said Aquino's scores FELL in ALL AREAS - socioeconomic, classes and gender.

MLA STANDARD: CEBUANO S: IT'S POWER GRAB
A growing number of cebuanos in Metro Cebu believe Malacanang's suspension of Gov Gwendolyn Garcia for six months for alleged abuse of authority was a clear power grab, according to results of a series of surveys released by a Cebu newspaper Cebu Daily News on Thursday. Those who believed it was political harassment and forced takeover grew from 34.95 percent to 40.98 percent, the newspaper said.

PHILSTAR: Senators and congressmen GIFTED THEMSELVES with BILLIONS in additional pork barrel funds BEFORE APPROVING the final version of the sin tax bill two weeks ago. They INSERTED in the reconciled version of the bill a new provision allocating a large part of additional revenues from higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol products to congressional districts nationwide. The new provision was carried in RA 10351m the revised sin tax law, which Pres Aquino signed Wed last week.

MLA STANDARD: Cracks showing in LP coalition- The allies of the ruling Liberal Party raised howls of protests on Wednesday against persecution by the Aquino Administration of the governors of Cebu and Pangasinan, an ominous sign party members said, that could lead to re-alignment of political forces before official campaigning for mid term elections next May. Nueva Ecija Rep. Rodolfo Antonino president of the NUP which coalesced with the LP and one of the signatories in the LP-led coalition covenant, said the "sloppy" treatment by Malacanang of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino could lead to "disintegration of the coalition"

PHILSTAR: Strong peso hurting Phl IT BPO industry BPAP - the strengthening Philippines peso is eroding the cost competitiveness of IT BPO industry, according to the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP). BPAP Pres and CEO Benedict Hernandez, said the combination of an appreciating peso and a has provided India with a meaningful cost advantage. "With the 30% difference in peso and Indian rupee exchange rate with the US dollar, the cost differential has substantially widened" Hernandez said "And that is much more difficult to manage."

INQUIRER: BOBI TIGLAO-Aquino's brazen blitzkrieg in Cebu Mr. Aquino's regime is not a rule of law, but a rule by law: the selective use of laws and legal technicalities to take out his enemies, which is what the case against Gracia is all about. It is also what the removal of former chief Justice Renato Corona (which was based on his understating of his assets) was all about, what the imprisonment of former President Arroyo (which is based on the "non-bailable" charge of electoral sabotage, which totally hinges on the sole testimony of an Ampatuan massacre suspect) is about.

Inquirer/Esplanada/pA4: Sources: Probers cleared Morato in PCSO case - Former PCSO director Manuel L. Morato has a "valid reason to be sore, if not mad as hell" at Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, according to Ombudsman insiders. Morales, they said, brushed aside a recommendation by a 5-member Ombudsman panel of investigators to dismiss the P356 million plunder and malversation of public funds charges against Morato and his corespondents in the (PCSO) case, now pending the Sandiganbayan.

ABS CBN: UNA's toby Tiangco says Garcia suspension i pure harassment. he says martial law is already being implemented in cebu and the Ip is behind it: "harassment is harassment. you cannot invoke rule of law and daang matuwid to justify an illegal act and abuse of power."