BUSINESS MIRROR: ISSUE: EDUCATION
A study by Southeast Asian Ministers of Education said the Philippines is failing on its commitments in the global Education for All (EFA) agenda because of low budget spending in education. A preliminary report on EFA said the Phil. government failed in its global commitments to address problems in basic education because it is spending only 2.12 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in spite of a commitment to allocate 6 percent of GDP as of 2012. [Government flunks global education test]

MALAYA: ISSUE: MEDIA KILLINGS - Media groups yesterday accused the Aquino administration of hardly doing anything to stop the harassment's and killings of journalist across the country. [Media groups blame Aquino for spate of journalists' deaths / Malaya / pB3]

http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/news/nation/18272-media-groups-blame-aquino-for-spate-of-journalists-deaths

FLASH REPORT 4:23 DZBB US DRUG DEALER YIELDS 'SHABU,' GOVT VEHICLE

NAPOCOR, KINUMPIRMA NA SILA ANG MAY-ARI NG ASUL NA PAJERO NA NAHULIHAN KAHAPON NG PNP ANTI ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATION TASK FORCE NG SIYAM NA KILO NG SHABU SA MAKATI.

NAPOCOR, NILINAW NA DALAWANG TAON NA NILANG NAIS I-RECOVER ANG SASAKYAN NA IPINAHIRAM NOONG 2008 SA STAFF NI DATING REP. JUAN MIGUEL ARROYO.

2:01 DZRH TELCOS TEXT REFUND: SEN. BONG REVILLA, NAGBANTANG IPAREREPASO HANGGANG SA TULUYANG IPAKANSELA ANG PRANGKISA NG MGA TELCOS NA TATANGGING MAGPA-REFUND NG SOBRANG SINGIL SA KANILANG MGA SUBSCRIBERS. PAGBABAYAD NG REFUND NG MGA TELCOS, DAPAT DIN UMANONG SUNDIN AT MADALIIN AYON KAY REVILLA.

ANC: pnoy appoints leonen as new sc associate justice.

Dzmm reporter:
PANGONGOLEKTA NG P100-B SA CONSUMERS NA UTANG NG ELECTRIC COOPs, PINAHAHARANG. NANAWAGAN ANG ISANG CONSUMERS GROUP SA KORTE SUPREMA NA IPAWALANG-BISA ANG RESOLUSYON NG ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION E-R-C NA SINGILIN SA MGA CONSUMER ANG P100 BILLION UTANG NG MGA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES E-C-S NA NAKOLEKTA NA SA NAKALIPAS NA 40 TAON.

Dzmm reporter:
> riles network lumusob sa dotc upang kondenahin ang napipintong pagtataas sa singil sa mrt at lrt.
> ayon sa grupo dapat atupagin muna ng pamahalaan ang pagsasa ayos ng mga pasilidad nito bago magpataw ng dagdag singil.

Dzmm reporter:
> freedom from debt coalition lumusob  sa meralco office sa edsa/kamuning upang kondenahin ang mataas na singil sa kuryente.
> natl day of action kasado na bukas.

INQUIRER: PALPARAN PARTYLIST, 5 OTHERS MAY JOIN POLLS
The Supreme Court allowed the partylist group of fugitive Jovito Palparan and five other groups to participate in ext year's election.
In its en-banc session this Tuesday, the high court ruled that the status quo ante order it issued would also cover Palparan's group Bantay, the Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD), 1Brotherhood for reform and Oneness-Philippine Guardians for Brotherhood Incorporated, Agapay ng Indigenous People's Right Alliance (A-IPRA), Ako Agila sa Nagkakaisang Magsasaka (AKO Agila) and 1Ganap/Guardians.

ANC: Peter Wallace of Wallace business forum to pnoy: be more presidential, presidency's not a 9-5 job. Wallace also hits pnoy for lacking political will to push for reforms