ANC: AESWatch: The Comelec's preparations for the 2013 automated election system is WORSE that the preparations for the 2010 polls. At the same time, AESwatch warned Comelec officials, they are committing potentially impeachable offenses for their alleged repeated failure to comply with the automation law and the use of the PCOS machines.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
dzmm reporter: Isang malawakang kilos-protesta ang ikinakasa ng iba't ibang sektor ng lipunan laban sa hindi mapigil na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo. Sa panayam ng Radyo Patrol, sinabi ni Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) Secretary-General George San Mateo na patikim pa lang ang isinasagawa nila ngayong protesta sa kanto ng Aurora Boulevard, Cubao sa Quezon City.
Deo Macalma on DZRH: "Naku mga kaibigan, tataas na naman daw ang gasolina ngayong linggo. Tataas daw ng P0.80 hanggang P1.00 ang bawat litro ng gasoline. Aba George San Mateo, dapat n'yong alamin 'yan! Parang may utang na loob pa tayo. Ang sabi ng DoE, magiging mas mataas pa raw sana kung hindi daw sa patuloy na pagtaas ng dolyar. Aba ano bang ginagawa ng ating bagong Energy secretary? Pinapaikot na lang tayo! Sec. Petilla, ano 'yan, pinapaikot n'yo na lang kami? Pareho lang kayo nung dating Energy secretary, walang ginagawa sa pagpigil sa pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina! Walang ipinagbago!"
TRIBUNE: QUIMBO CRIES FOUL OVER REFERENCE TO GLOBE ASIATIQUE ROLE
- The United Nationalist Alliance's (UNA) may have hit a home-run on its challenge for Team PNoy to look closer home on its charges of harboring pretenders for a clean government, after administration coalition cried foul over the insinuations. UNA spokesman Toby Tiangco threw back the issue on so-called "pretenders" in the UNA team, saying that the administration coalition was itself soft on its allies in the criteria it uses for its anti-corruption campaign.
- The United Nationalist Alliance's (UNA) may have hit a home-run on its challenge for Team PNoy to look closer home on its charges of harboring pretenders for a clean government, after administration coalition cried foul over the insinuations. UNA spokesman Toby Tiangco threw back the issue on so-called "pretenders" in the UNA team, saying that the administration coalition was itself soft on its allies in the criteria it uses for its anti-corruption campaign.
INTERAKSYON TV 5: One in every 10 Filipinos gives 'bribes' for favorable action by a government agency - NSO
- According to its 2010 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS), the NSO said 41.3 percent of households nationwide had at least one member who saw a government personnel or visited an agency to secure permits or licenses, pay taxes, avail of social services or seek assistance.
- According to its 2010 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS), the NSO said 41.3 percent of households nationwide had at least one member who saw a government personnel or visited an agency to secure permits or licenses, pay taxes, avail of social services or seek assistance.
ABS-CBN: Many Filipinos still give 'bribes' for govt transactions- NSO
Four in every ten Filipino families had at least one member who purposely went to a government official or personnel to hasten the processing of a government paper or transaction, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said. In a statement issued Friday, NSO also said that of the 41.3% surveyed who personally saw a government employee for a favor, around 9% gave "pampadulas" in the form of money or gift to facilitate the transaction.
Four in every ten Filipino families had at least one member who purposely went to a government official or personnel to hasten the processing of a government paper or transaction, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said. In a statement issued Friday, NSO also said that of the 41.3% surveyed who personally saw a government employee for a favor, around 9% gave "pampadulas" in the form of money or gift to facilitate the transaction.
STANDARD: ALVIN CAPINO - TIME TO LET BIAZON GO
Some BOC insiders we know are amused at the press release issued by Customs chief Ruffy Biazon that his bureau has finally surpassed its January 2013 collection target. The sources claim that Biazon is MISLEADING THE PUBLIC with this claim. The revenue target for January for the BOC set by the DBCC, according to the sources, is P26.67 billion. Thus, with its January collection of P24.5 billion, Biazon's BOC is SHORT BY P2.1 BILLION. So where did the figure of P24.3 billion revenue target come from?
Some BOC insiders we know are amused at the press release issued by Customs chief Ruffy Biazon that his bureau has finally surpassed its January 2013 collection target. The sources claim that Biazon is MISLEADING THE PUBLIC with this claim. The revenue target for January for the BOC set by the DBCC, according to the sources, is P26.67 billion. Thus, with its January collection of P24.5 billion, Biazon's BOC is SHORT BY P2.1 BILLION. So where did the figure of P24.3 billion revenue target come from?
MANILA TIMES: ERWIN TULFO - PNoy administration full lip service
Three months have passed after the Davao region was devastated by typhoon Pablo, residents in this southern part of Mindanao have yet to look for a living and trade and commerce are still on a standstill because of damaged roads and bridges. The President promised immediate assistance in the form of a P12-billion emergency fund. Unfortunately, the promised calamity fund HAS YET TO BE APPROVED by the NDRRMC before it goes to the DBM. We really can't blame the public if they see this administration FULL OF EMPTY PROMISED AND FALSE HOPES.
Three months have passed after the Davao region was devastated by typhoon Pablo, residents in this southern part of Mindanao have yet to look for a living and trade and commerce are still on a standstill because of damaged roads and bridges. The President promised immediate assistance in the form of a P12-billion emergency fund. Unfortunately, the promised calamity fund HAS YET TO BE APPROVED by the NDRRMC before it goes to the DBM. We really can't blame the public if they see this administration FULL OF EMPTY PROMISED AND FALSE HOPES.
BUSINESS WORLD. PROF BEN DIOKNO - FDIs: The promise and the reality
- The pronouncement from Malacañang that foreign investors are coming in droves is more a positive SPIN addressed to a GULLIBLE domestic audience. It is CONTRADICTED by the LUKEWARM inflows of foreign direct investments, however. Instead of looking for EXCUSES, they should look for the real constraints to foreign direct investments. Finally, having identified the constraints, the government should address each and every constraint with vigor, focus and perseverance.
- The pronouncement from Malacañang that foreign investors are coming in droves is more a positive SPIN addressed to a GULLIBLE domestic audience. It is CONTRADICTED by the LUKEWARM inflows of foreign direct investments, however. Instead of looking for EXCUSES, they should look for the real constraints to foreign direct investments. Finally, having identified the constraints, the government should address each and every constraint with vigor, focus and perseverance.
ABANTE: Charity, prize funds ng PCSO hinimay
Ibinunyag ng Commission on Audit (COA) na may iregularidad sa charity at prize funds ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), nang mag-disbursed ito ng pondo para bayaran ang gastos na hindi pinapayagan sa ilalim ng Section 6 ng Republic Act 1169 o PCSO Charter.
Ibinunyag ng Commission on Audit (COA) na may iregularidad sa charity at prize funds ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), nang mag-disbursed ito ng pondo para bayaran ang gastos na hindi pinapayagan sa ilalim ng Section 6 ng Republic Act 1169 o PCSO Charter.
HEADLINE: COA ORDERED THE PCSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REIMBURSE SOME PHP10 MILLION IN UNAUTHORIZED SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES IN 2011.
JOURNAL: VALTE is confident that the management of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will be able to explain the Commission on Audit's findings of a Php10 million in alleged unauthorized salaries and allowances in 2011.
'BAKIT UMPISA PA LANG, TILA ABSWELTO NA KAAGAD" bakit kay PGMA, MARAMI ng kaso ang na-DISMISS, NAKAPILA PA DAW ang mga INIHAHANDANG kaso?
JOURNAL: VALTE is confident that the management of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will be able to explain the Commission on Audit's findings of a Php10 million in alleged unauthorized salaries and allowances in 2011.
'BAKIT UMPISA PA LANG, TILA ABSWELTO NA KAAGAD" bakit kay PGMA, MARAMI ng kaso ang na-DISMISS, NAKAPILA PA DAW ang mga INIHAHANDANG kaso?
INQUIRER: Isko Moreno, 5 allies held over bingo game
A day after candidates in the Manila local elections signed a "peace covenant," the heat of political intrigue went a notch higher with the arrest of reelectionist Vice Mayor Francisco Domagoso and five councilors on Saturday.Their alleged crime: engaging in "illegal gambling" by sponsoring a bingo game that attracted some 500 people in Manila's Blumentritt area.
A day after candidates in the Manila local elections signed a "peace covenant," the heat of political intrigue went a notch higher with the arrest of reelectionist Vice Mayor Francisco Domagoso and five councilors on Saturday.Their alleged crime: engaging in "illegal gambling" by sponsoring a bingo game that attracted some 500 people in Manila's Blumentritt area.
INQUIRER: RETURN P9M, PCSO board told
The five members of the current Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board of directors received more than P9 million in unauthorized salaries and allowances in 2011, according to an audit report for the year by the COA. The COA in the report ordered the board members to return the amount to the government. "We recommended that the BOD (board of directors) refund the salaries, allowances and benefits received for CY 2011 totaling P9.617 million, otherwise the same will be disallowed in audit," the COA said.
The five members of the current Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board of directors received more than P9 million in unauthorized salaries and allowances in 2011, according to an audit report for the year by the COA. The COA in the report ordered the board members to return the amount to the government. "We recommended that the BOD (board of directors) refund the salaries, allowances and benefits received for CY 2011 totaling P9.617 million, otherwise the same will be disallowed in audit," the COA said.
JOURNAL: LP full of political butterflies
"The Liberal Party must be more cautious and should have scrutinized their members who served under the GMA administration before accepting them to the party -- or is joining the LP as assurance of immunity? asked Tiangco. Tiangco likewise said LP spokesman Miro Quimbo must stop portraying himself as self-righteous and an anti-corruption advocate when he still has to explain how the P7-B Globe Asiatique scam that happened under his watch.
"The Liberal Party must be more cautious and should have scrutinized their members who served under the GMA administration before accepting them to the party -- or is joining the LP as assurance of immunity? asked Tiangco. Tiangco likewise said LP spokesman Miro Quimbo must stop portraying himself as self-righteous and an anti-corruption advocate when he still has to explain how the P7-B Globe Asiatique scam that happened under his watch.
JOURNAL: COA head Tan, Mendoza charged FORMER Caloocan City Mayor Macario "Boy" A. Asistio Jr. charged yesterday before the Ombudsman COA Chairman Ma. Grace Pulido-Tan and Commissioner Heidi L. Mendoza for gross dereliction of constitutional duty and criminal violation of Republic Act No. 6713 punishable by imprisonment and disqualification to hold office.
TRIBUNE: NINEZ CACHO-OLIVARES
Surprisingly, despite so many alarms aired over the flawed automated polls bringing about questions on the credibility of the elections, along with too many of the safeguards being removed, and even of using pirated software which moreover has not been certified, it has been noted that Noynoy, the LP and even the administration senatorial bets have not been questioning the way Brillantes and his commissioner have been so cavalier over something so serious as the credibility of the polls due to the many questions over the glitches that to this day have not been fixed, and the already proven defective PCOS machines, along with the transmission problems that have not been resolved either.
Surprisingly, despite so many alarms aired over the flawed automated polls bringing about questions on the credibility of the elections, along with too many of the safeguards being removed, and even of using pirated software which moreover has not been certified, it has been noted that Noynoy, the LP and even the administration senatorial bets have not been questioning the way Brillantes and his commissioner have been so cavalier over something so serious as the credibility of the polls due to the many questions over the glitches that to this day have not been fixed, and the already proven defective PCOS machines, along with the transmission problems that have not been resolved either.
PHILSTAR: DICK PASCUAL - How PCOS makes winners out of losers
- By the time a protest gains traction, the bogus winner will have been proclaimed and the burden of ousting him weighs heavily on the protesters. The Comelec then goes to town with the hurried announcement that the election was successful. It congratulates, and pays, its beloved partner Smartmatic. The winners - genuine and bogus - join the post-election merriment and drown out the protesting voices. And the smart operators, meanwhile, go laughing all the way to the bank.
- By the time a protest gains traction, the bogus winner will have been proclaimed and the burden of ousting him weighs heavily on the protesters. The Comelec then goes to town with the hurried announcement that the election was successful. It congratulates, and pays, its beloved partner Smartmatic. The winners - genuine and bogus - join the post-election merriment and drown out the protesting voices. And the smart operators, meanwhile, go laughing all the way to the bank.
MANILA TIMES: Chiz breaks ties with UNA
Instead of apologizing for "snubbing" the Nationalist Alliance's proclamation rally in Cebu province on Tuesday, Escudero said that he is obviously supportive of the administration of President Benigno Aquino 3rd and, for that, he is part of the senatorial slate of Team PNoy, the administration coalition's moniker.
Instead of apologizing for "snubbing" the Nationalist Alliance's proclamation rally in Cebu province on Tuesday, Escudero said that he is obviously supportive of the administration of President Benigno Aquino 3rd and, for that, he is part of the senatorial slate of Team PNoy, the administration coalition's moniker.
INQUIRER: Malnutrition hits 'Pablo' victims - UN
In a report dated Feb. 12, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarians Affairs (UNOCHA) said there had been an "increase in rates of malnutrition" among children in typhoon-hit areas as their families continued to live without proper shelter and a source of income.
In a report dated Feb. 12, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarians Affairs (UNOCHA) said there had been an "increase in rates of malnutrition" among children in typhoon-hit areas as their families continued to live without proper shelter and a source of income.
IMPORTANT MUST READ TODAY Sunday Feb 17 - F. Pascual's "HOW PCOS MAKES WINNERS OUT OF LOSERS" p14 Philstar. Pls pass
http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2013/02/17/909776/how-pcos-makes-winners-out-losers
http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2013/02/17/909776/how-pcos-makes-winners-out-losers
ISSUE: CGMA PLUNDER CASE (1:07-1:08 - Balita - DZRB) ny M. Boncan
Tuloy ang nakatakdang pre-trial ni dating Pangulong Gloria Arroyo hinggil sa kasong plunder dahil sa maling paggamit ng pondo ng PCSO. Sa Mayo 2, 2013 itutuloy ng prosecution at defense team ang paglalagay ng marking of evidence. Ayon kay Atty. Anacleto Diaz, ipipresenta niya ang orihinal na resolusyon ng Ombudsman, ang kakulangan sa probable cause sa kaso laban sa kaniyang kliyente.
Tuloy ang nakatakdang pre-trial ni dating Pangulong Gloria Arroyo hinggil sa kasong plunder dahil sa maling paggamit ng pondo ng PCSO. Sa Mayo 2, 2013 itutuloy ng prosecution at defense team ang paglalagay ng marking of evidence. Ayon kay Atty. Anacleto Diaz, ipipresenta niya ang orihinal na resolusyon ng Ombudsman, ang kakulangan sa probable cause sa kaso laban sa kaniyang kliyente.
dzmm reporter: todo tanggi si presidential spokesperson edwin lacierda na nagpapamudmod na ang pamahalaan ng mga philhealth cards sa mga lalawigan na pinupuntahan ng united nationalist alliance. kaugnay nito inatasan na ni binay ang kanilang mga abogado na magsampa ng reklamo sa comelec dahil sa paglabag ng administrasyon sa election laws.
INQUIRER: The United Nationalist Alliance on Friday called on the Liberal Party to stop trying to destroy the relations between Pres Aquino and VP Jejomar Binay and do away with mudslinging, saying this reflects badly on the government. UNA campaign manager Toby Tiangco made the appeal Friday after reports came out that the LP had put out a statement quoting its member, Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali Gonzales II, as supposedly questioning the alleged use of public funds for the Binay family's trip to the Vatican last year. But Gonzales reportedly denied making the statement, prompting the LP to recall it and issue another statement instead.
DZMM: COMMENTARIES: ISSUE: SMUGGLING Commentaries by Ted Failon - Gusto ko talagang pasadahan itong ating naging interview kahapon kay Commissioner Ruffy Biazon ng BOC.
- Kapansin pansin na iba na ho ang tunog ng mama ngayon.
- Ang laki ng pagbabago Mr. President.
- Kahapon po sa aking panayam kay Ruffy Biazon iba na ang tunog niya, iba na ang tono niya.
- Marami na siyang ipinapaliwanag ngayon na mga kadahilanan daw kung bakit nakakalusot nakakalabas sa pantalan.
- Kapansin pansin na iba na ho ang tunog ng mama ngayon.
- Ang laki ng pagbabago Mr. President.
- Kahapon po sa aking panayam kay Ruffy Biazon iba na ang tunog niya, iba na ang tono niya.
- Marami na siyang ipinapaliwanag ngayon na mga kadahilanan daw kung bakit nakakalusot nakakalabas sa pantalan.
ANC: Team PNoy in Cavite - Only five senatorial bets showed up in Team PNoy's campaign rally in vote-rich Cavite. They are Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, Jun Magsaysay, Sonny Angara, and Jamby Madrigal. The so-called common candidates, Francis Escudero, Loren Legarda, and Grace Poe were no shows. Magsaysay is dismayed by the absence of the fellow candidates.
DZMM: Tulad kahapon...muling nabigo ang Team Pnoy na mabuo ang 12 nilang Senatorialbles sa kanilang Sortee sa Cavite. Lima lang sa mga kandidato ng LP ang dumalo sa kampanya at wala ang tatlong Common Candidates ng partido. Dahil dito nagtakda ng pulong ang mga kandidato sa liderato ng LP upang plantsahin ang mga gusot sa kanilang kampanya.
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