ABSNEWS: Malacanang will not dignify reports that a group of presidential sister Ballsy Aquino Cruz is allegedly extorting money from a company supposedly in exchange for government contracts. Abigail Valte denied the allegation, saying its details were obscure and "murky."

ANC: PNoy failing grade
Youth groups all over the country hold simultaneous protest today to denounce President Benigno Aquino III's failure to address the worsening education and jobs crisis midway into his presidency.

THE MYTH OF MATUWID NA DAAN HAS BEEN SHATTERED!
Anybody who claims to be holier than his predecessor should have realized that he lives in a glass house. Bira ng bira, naninira ng reputation at dignidad ng tao, dapat ikulong din ang kapatid nya!

Philstar - PNoy's sister Ballsy in extortion?
Malacanang dismissed reports that presidential sister Ballsy Aquino and husband Eldon Cruz are extorting money from a company in exchange for government contracts. Usec. Valte denied the allegation, which has already reached Pres Aquino.

Dzmm:
Bayan muna rep neri colmenares ihahain ang resolusyon upang imbestigasyon ang mrt scam. Dps abigail valte inamin na tumanggi nang magkumento sa isyu ni president bs aquino III at kumbinsidong hindi masasangkot sa anumalya ang nakakatandang kapatid. Ballsy aquino-cruz handa daw humarap sa anumang pagdinig.

Dzmm: Umabot sa P13.16 bilyon ang budget deficit o kakulangan sa budget ng Pilipinas noong Mayo, ayon sa Department of Finance. Aabot naman sa P42.8 bilyon ang kabuuang budget deficit para sa unang limang buwan ng taon. Ito ay sa kabila ng napaulat na budget surplus o sobra sa budget noong Abril dahil sa tax payment season.

Dzmm: Pasada sais trenta program:
Topic: extortion by pnoy's relatives and friends

Vic Lima: "nakakalungkot ang balitang yan, dapat gumawa ng aksyon ang pangulong aquino at tiyakin na managot ang dapat managot sa nabulgar na isyu na yan!"

Dzmm: Todo tanggi ang malakanyang sa mga lumabas na ulat na sangkot sa extortion ang ilang kaanak at kaibigan ni pangulong noynoy aquino sa isang czech company. base sa mga lumabas na ulat humihingi umano ng mula dalawa hanggang dalawampung milyong dolyar bilang advance facilitation fee sa inekon -isang czech company ang mga ito. sinasabing ang inekon ay involved sa paggawa ng mga trams o street cars na nakabase sa czech republic. una nang nagtungo umano ang mga ito sa headquarters ng inekon at doon ay ipinangako sa mga ito na sila ang makakakuha ng kontrata para sa mrt 3.

ABSNEWS 06/27 2:55 PM
The Philippines had a budget deficit of P13.16 billion in May, the Department of Finance said on Thursday, a figure that confirmed the January to May budget gap announced the day before by the country's treasurer.

STOCK MARKET NEARS 'BEAR TERRITORY (PSEi already down by 19% from peak recorded in May) -- Prospects of rising US interest rates and a slowing Chinese economy yesterday dragged the local stock market barometer below the 6,000 mark, bringing the local bourse on the brink of returning to a "bear" market. The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slumped 211.12 points or 3.41% to close at 5,971.05. The index has pulled back by about 19% since hitting the peak of the recent bull run at 7,400 in mid-May. A market is technically deemed having reversed from a "bull" to a "bear" market when it has retreated by 20% from the peak.