CJ Rene's reply to those who texted and called him to thank him for the Hacienda Luisita decision of April 24, 2012 (one year ago): "When God asks me someday to point to one specific act which will prove that I did something for the least of His brethren, I can humbly cite our Hacienda Luisita decision. That was, I think, a great moment in history and something all of us in the Corona Court, the OCJ (Office of the Chief Justice), the Supreme Court as an institution that protected the rights of the downtrodden and oppressed, and all Filipinos imbued with a sense of justice and patriotism - will always consider with deep pride to be one of our finest moments."

Tony Lopez of Manila Times said during Pnoy's first 34 months, 1.32M Filipinos joined the ranks of the poor.

PHILSTAR: MARICHU VILLANUEVA BOO-BOOS AGAIN AT THE PALACE - There is still no schedule for their oath taking because of minor problems like in the case of Commissioner Guia, his name was wrongly spelled so we returned the appointment to Malacañang," Brillantes disclosed. WHAAAT? Parreño, on the other hand, will have to wait for President Aquino to appoint a new member to take his place at the three-man LTFRB. These boo-boos again at the Palace ARE NO LONGER FUNNY. They beg to be addressed RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

MLA STANDARD: OPPOSITION SLAMS GOVT FOR FAILURE TO HELP POOR
The opposition on Wednesday slammed the government for what it said everybody except the Palace already knew: Nothing substantial was being done to address poverty as the number of dirt-poor Filipinos remained close to 28 percent or unchanged since the President took power three years ago and despite the administration's rosy picture of the economy.

a gray-haired comelec chairman that cries like a brat when denied of his preferred lollipops, an energy secretary that would like to solve outages by buying gensets, a custom commissioner who refuses to resign amidst rampant smuggling, a revenue commissioner that will double-tax anyone including cadavers but have yet to win a case, an lto commissioner that set a record-breaking 6-month nightmare without license plates ans stickers, a national security adviser that provides security only to members of his favored party-list, a doj secretary who thinks that law-books are like movie scripts that can be edited and rewritten. icing on the cake: a clueless, motionless and heartless self-proclaimed monarch that serves only the yellow spirited constituencies and his corrupt backup singers.

MLA STANDARD: POVERTY REPORT COSTS BALISACAN BRUNEI TRIP
Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan WAS BUMPED OFF from the official delegation of Pres Benigno Aquino III that flew to Brunei on Wed, a day after the release of official government data showing the percentage of Filipinos LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE has remained almost UNCHANGED in the past six years.

INQUIRER: Drilon on Comelec resolution on polls: "Don't shoot the messengers."
--- the voters like drilon's defense of the yellow survey firms. however, they want TO SHOOT the SOURCE HIMSELF!!! ready frank? one...two...

TRIBUNE: Demand for PCOS code review builds up
- Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo insisted the law says there should be a source code review. "If they do not comply with the law are they not liable?," he asked.

while the NSCB, a govt agency ADMITS that poverty level DID NOT IMPROVE under aquino administration, here comes SWS coming out with its survey that self-rated poverty WENT DOWN!! another political ad to please team pnoy and its endorser. INFLUENTIAL talaga!!

ABS-CBN News: PH failing to tackle rampant poverty - It's not the dramatic result we wanted,' says NEDA chief Balisacan (4th UPDATE) - The Philippines has failed to make headway in cutting rampant poverty, with more than one in four citizens deemed poor despite the country's economic growth, according to census figures released Tuesday. The July 2012 poverty rate of 27.9 percent is practically unchanged from 2006 and 2009 data, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).

BUSINESSWORLD: Ben Diokno - In order to catch up with its Asean-5-peers, the Phl has to spend an amount equivalent to 5 percent of GDP, or around P500B annually. The executive dept allocates only about 2 percent of GDP. And what little has been allocated spent fully - for three years in a row now.

BUSINESS-WORLD: Ben Diokno said the Aquino administration is faced with 2 problems in providing essential public services: First, its limited resources and second, its ineffectiveness in project implementation.

DZMM: Binatikos ng oposisyon ang CCT program ni PNoy. Anila, hindi naman nakakatulong ang nasabing programa para iangat ang kabuhayan ng mga mahihirap na Pinoy. Umaabot umano sa P40B ang inilalaan pondo rito ng pamahalaan ngunit wala itong naitulong para maiangat ang buhay ng mahihirap na Pinoy.