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.