BUSINESS WORLD: CoA questions DOT aid to non-deserving groups Unqualified groups have been recipients of a Department of Tourism grant totaling 13.2 million, the COA said in its latest annual report on the agency. The department has given 3M to the Extra Mile Tri-Media Productions, 10 million to Policy Research, Information's Strategy and Media Services, Inc. and 200,000 to TV Food Chef, Inc. even if the 3 were NOT NGOs that were qualified to receive grants for tourism-related projects, according to the 2011 COA report. ---MORE FUND IN THE PHILIPPINES!!! --- 

ANC: Activist to dswd: don't use conditional cash transfer budget for the may midterm elections.

BUSINESS WORLD: Schools not addressing labor mart demand: NSCB - Schools are not churning out graduates demanded by the labor market reinforcing the lingering problem of job-skill mismatch, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).

BUSINESS MIRROR: Aquino urged: Create task force to help bring down electricity rate in the country. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said that because of the spate of increase in electricity rates over the past few months, the Philippines now has the second-highest electricity rate in the world.

BUSINESS WORLD: - Young workers are keys to growth -- NEDA
Developing the capacity of the youth sector is crucial in achieving sustainable and inclusive growth, the NEDA said in a statement yesterday.
--TAPOS IPINASA NYO ANG RH BILL TO ENCOURAGE USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES.

DZMM: kabayan noli de castro
- Ang sabi ng PNP ay nabawasan ho ang krimen ng 5% susmaryosep!
- Sorry ho Mr. President pero palagay ko ho walang maniniwala kung sasabihin ninyong nabawasan ng krimen.

GMA NEWS TV Balitanghali: More Filipino families view themselves as poor, this is according to a new report of SWS. 54% of respondents claim to be poor.

ABS-CBN NEWS: cgma supporters hold protest at sc to call for dismissal of the plunder case against the former president over the pcso funds. they say there's no basis for the case. supporters from pampanga also say they are missing a representative in congress with arroyo's continuing detention.

ANC: jun lozada's testimony at the sandiganbayan on the nbn-zte case vs ex-pres arroyo, mike arroyo, and ex-dotc sec leandro mendoza did not push through. court says arroyo's motion for reconsideration should be tackled first. arroyo's camp argues the alleged talks on the zte deal did not place in ph.

ISSUE: PAGCOR CASINO PROJECT (11:13-11:14 - Aksyon Solusyon - R5) by JV Arcena - Malacanang, hindi alam ang ulat kaugnay sa pagdating sa bansa ng mga FBI agents ng Amerika para imbestigahan ang isyu hinggil sa suhulan sa PAGCOR. Ayon kay Dep Pres Spokesperson Abigail Valte, hindi alam ng Palasyo ang naturang report at wala pang nakakarating na abiso mula sa FBI. Wala rin aniyang ibinigay na impormasyon ang NBI tungkol dito taliwas sa naunang report na may koordinasyon ang NBI at FBI.

lawmakers say benito ramos should be honored. ramos resigned from the ndrrmc to take care of his ailing wife. but rep palmones thinks ramos was pressured to quit after pnoy complained of many casualties in recent storms.

DZIQ: Nagsasagawa ng kilos protesta sa harapan ng SC ang mga taga-suporta ni GMA. Panawagan nila na pahintuin ang pagdinig ng Sandiganbayan sa kasong kinakaharap ni GMA.

ANC: more filipino families consider themselves poor. sws: self rated poverty rose 54% or 10.9m families. this is higher than results back in august which was only at 9.5m families. self-rated poverty was highest in mindanao.

INQUIRER: Liquor makers cry double taxation, sue to stop new rule - A group of manufacturers of alcoholic beverages has asked the courts to stop the Department of Finance and BIR from implementing a new regulation that purportedly taxes both raw materials and the finished product, resulting in double taxation.

GMA NEWS: Criminal charges against AMLC Exec Director Vicente Aquino over frozen accounts are set to be filed Monday morning by businessman and Marcos-era Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin.

Aksyontv: supporters of pampanga rep gloria arroyo hold rally at supreme court.

Dzmm reporter:
>hindi natuloy ang pagtestigo ni jun lozada sa sandiganbayan kaugnay ng nbn zte case na kinakaharap ni expgma, exfgma at ex dotc sec mendoza
nagdesisyon ang sandiganbayan 4th division na ipagpaliban ang pagdinig sapagkat kailangan munang resolbahin ang motion for reconsideration na una nang inihain ni former fg mike arroyo.
>katwiran ng kampo ni atty arroyo hindi nangyari sa pilipinas nag pag uusap hinggil sa naunsyaming nbn zte deal.

Dzmm reporter:
>maagang sumugod sa korte suprema ang mga taga suporta ni dating pangulo at ngayoy pampanga rep gloria macapagal arroyo upang hilinging ibasura nito ang kinakakaharap na plunder case ni cgma.
>ayon kay ramon de leon ng kongreso ng maralitang taga lungsod walang batayan ang kasong isinampa sa dating pangulo.
>anya ang p366m na pondo ng pcso ay ginamit bilang blood money sa mga ofw na nakalinya sa death row.
>una nang naghain ng petition for intervention si guagua pampanga mayor ricardo rivera sa sc dahil nawawanlan na daw sila ng representation sa kongreso.

BUSINESSWORLD: SWS - MORE Filipino families view themselves as POOR - A Dec. 8-11 survey found 54% of the respondents, equivalent to 10.9 million households, claiming to be POOR. The result is UP 7 points from August's 47% (estimated 9.5 million families) and also HIGHER than the 52% average for 2012. Self-rated food poverty was said by the SWS to have also WORSENED by 9 points to 44% (8.9 million families) from 35% (7.2 million) in the previous survey. The figure is also HIGHER than the full-year average of 41%.

MLA STANDARD: 9 Ampatuans to run under admin ticket
Sen. Franklin Drilon earlier vowed to push for the revocation of the CONA or certificate of nomination and acceptance issued to members of the Ampatuan clan. The latest development sustained the CONA issued to nine of the Ampatuan clan. They are Sarip Kasan Ampatuan for mayor of Shariff Aguak, Norodin Masukat Ampatuan for mayor Mamasapano town, Murphy.

ISSUE: ECONOMY World Bank: 7.1% 3rd Quarter GDP rate could be wrong by TIGLAO Manila Times/p.1 - The reported 7.1 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate the Aquino administration and its cheering squads have been euphoric over may in fact be an over-estimation, and the actual figure could be as low as 5.7 percent. This conclusion is based on the World Bank's December 2012 "Philippine Economic Update."

ANC: netizens, activists, multi-sectoral groups to march to the supreme court on tuesday for the oral arguments on the cybercrime law. bayan will also launch a black tuesday protest, urging the public to wear black to show their displeasure over the law. the petitioners are seeking an extension to the tro on the cybercrime prevention act of 2012. the tro expires on feb 6th.

mawalang galang po mr brillantes, you said "commander-in-chief na nga sya and under his disposal are the major services such as army, navy, air force, marines, pnp, coast guard and even barangay tanods - why will need an exemption? target practice? sa pangarap residence nga nya sa psg compound, mayroong firing range!!! naman naman!!

INQUIRER: Aquino has high hopes for 2013; Enrile a NO-SHOW
- Sen Pres Juan Ponce Enrile and majority of senators SNUBBED the Palace's traditional New Year reception for the political and well-heeled class, as did CJ Ma. Lourdes Sereno and most members of the high bench. For the Senate, only Senators Loren Legarda, Manuel Villar (who came with spouse Cynthia) and Franklin Drilon showed up. Former President Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada were ABSENT, too.

TRIBUNE: MIRIAM, TRILLANES ARE SENATE'S BIG SPENDERS, SAYS ENRILE
"There are committees with inadequate budgets. Those in the majority, I gave them additional money. ALAN PETER CAYETANO as minority floor leader HAS A BIG BUDGET EQUAL to the budget of the officers of the Senate - the Senate pres, Senate pres pro tempore and majority floor leader." SANTIAGO AND TRILLANES KEEP on ASKING for ADDITIONAL budgets. They asked for realignment of savings. So I gave more to the others because during the first tranche I gave equal amounts to majority and minority senators," he said.

TRIBUNE: NINEZ CACHO-OLIVARES - Noynoy is proving to one and all the HYPOCRITE that he really is, claiming wanting to do away with the symbols of power, such as the wailing sirens that have been anyway replaced by another symbol of power: The blinking lights and motorcycle escorts, YET CLINGING to the symbol of ABUSE OF POWER - which is the GUN EXEMPTION FOR THE CAMPAIGN SEASON. He CAN'T EVEN SACRIFICE HIS GUNS to adhere to the gun ban and LEAD BY EXAMPLE. Naturally Noynoy's appointed poll chairman, Brillantes, WHO DOES AS NOYNOY WISHES, stated that Noynoy is PRESUMED to be EXEMPTED from the gun ban.

BS Aquino exempted from gun ban. He now joins the honor roll of ppl exempted from the Comelec gun ban - NPA, bandits, criminals, kidnappers, corrupt politicians and rebels.

With FGMA under hospital arrest and refused preferred medical treatment abroad, Corona impeached, both houses of Congress bullied into subservience, Gov Espino out, Gov Garcia suspended, Emano suspended, Comelec exempting a PCOS elected president, will the NBI investigation results run counter to president BS Aquino and "President" Mar Roxas' wishes and desires? UMASA KA PA!!!

TRIBUNE: NDRRMC CHIEF TENDERS RESIGNATION FOR 3RD TIME
In a letter dated Jan. 8 Ramos cited his intention to spend more time with his ailing wife as reason behind his resignation. "Having endured the demands of my duties and responsibilities and believed that I have done my best in serving the OCD-DND and the NDRRMC, my efficacy on my job is now being gravely affected. I now must yield this post for the sake of compassion to my ailing spouse in order to spend more time with her," Ramos said in his letter to Gazmin.

The working force of the Presidential Security Group is distributed to seven (7) organic units, namely: Presidential Escorts. Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion, Presidential Guards, Special Reaction Unit and Security Battalion. AND PRESIDENT NOYNOY WANTS COMELEC EXEMPTION FOR HIS HANDGUN AND RIFLE FOR SELF-DEFENSE.

Seriously, infertile eggs are made into P'noy.

A man bought some eggs 'n discovered there's nothing inside. He went back to the shop to complain. They broke the eggs and all were found empty, they went to the poultry to complain. Some chickens came out 'n they started laughing 'n said: "Look at them, they don't know we've started using condoms!"

- hanep na manok-
RH Bill compliant!

ANC: comelec chairman sixto brillantes: poll body is automatically exempting pres aquino from election gun ban. after all brillantes says aquino is the commander-in-chief. but bayan is criticizing aquino's application for exemption. "ironic that the president, the most guarded and secured person in the land is seeking an exemption. this sends the wrong message to other politicians seeking similar exemptions," bayan sec gen renato reyes said.

ANC: youth groups file a new petition against the cybercrime prevention act of 2012 before sc. the petition says the law infringed on the youth's civil liberties. on tuesday, the high court will hold oral arguments on the least 15 petitions against the cybercrime law.