Please read in today's Inquirer pA16 (Fri Oct. 19) the letter to the editor of retired Court of Appeals Justice Mario Guarina 111 " The 'kaibigan,' once again". Please Pass
FORWARD -Please read Jojo A. Robles Lowdown Manila
Standard Today Oct. 19 2012. . " just like that (Aquino) Porsche Carrera he bought & which is now safely parked  in a friend's garage in Valle Verde, long after it was supposedly "sold.".

DZIQ: ISSUE: SIN TAX BILL
- Kinumpirma ng Malacañang ang paghingi ng apology ni Finance Sec. Cesar Purisima kay dating Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ralph Recto sa isyu ng Sin Tax Bill. Ayon kay Pres Spokesman Edwin Lacierda na humingi ng paumanhin si Sec. Purisima sa anumang misquotes at iba pang pahayag na maituturing na unproductive kasunod ng pagpapalabas ng Committee Report ni Recto tungkol sa Sin Tax Bill. Inamin din ni Sec. Lacierda na alam ni Pangulong Aquino ang ginawa ni Sec. Purisima dahil ito mismo ang nag-announce ng meeting ng mga Cabinet Members sa mga Senador tungkol sa isyu.

MLA BULLETIN: ISLAMIC BLOC BACKS 1996 TRIPOLI PACT
There is a "need" to connect the landmark 1996 Tripoli Agreement to an "expected agreement" resulting from the just signed Framework Agreement (FA). The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) relayed this to President Benigno S. Aquino III during his hour-long meeting on Oct. 15 with Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanuglo, OIC secretary general. Ihsanuglo noted the "paramount support" of the 57 member-states of the OIC to the Tripoli pact.

Dzmm reporter:
>kinalampag ng mga magbubukid mula southern tagalog ang times st sa qc malapit sa bahay ni pangulong aquino.
>ayon kay piglas quezon spokesperson mylene zantua kinukundena nila ang palpak na implementasyon ng carp at nais nilang magpaliwanag ang pamahalaan kung saan mapupunta ang coco levyfund.
>sinunog pa ng mga militante ang mga larawan ng pangulo bago kusang umalis upang dumiretso sa mendiola.

TRIBUNE: The First Division of the Sandiganbayan yesterday ordered the Ombudsman to present its witnesses and pieces of evidence for the anti-graft court to determine if there is justifiable cause to detain former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member Manuel "Manoling" Morato and two other co-accused in the plunder case in connection with allegation over the fund misuse of the agency, without bail.

MLA STANDARD: JOJO ROBLES
AO 31: The taxpayers who will soon be charged more for everything they need from government, from birth certificates to passports to drivers' licenses and vehicle registration, permits and documents and services that are already not worth the money that is paid for them at current rates. And it's not as if these same taxpayers aren't already being soaked by maxed-out fees charged by public utilities, the oil companies, telco firms and all the other for-profit entities that they pay money to.

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR PH DISMEMBERMENT
the term "asymmetric relations" does not just "imply" states, it ASSUMES the existence of states. Thus, Bangsamoro is not under the Philippine government; its relationship with it is just "asymmetric." Mr. Aquino's capitulation to the MILF lies in the fact that he got no concessions from the insurgent group in terms of the most important aspect of real peace pacts: disarmament. In all past peace accords in the world, there were categorical provisions for the insurgent group to lay down its arms.

BALITA: ISSUE: AO 31 -
OFW umaaray sa fee hike
- Pinalagan ng Migrante-Middle East ang nilagdaan na Administrative Order ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III nanagbibigay  permiso sa state agencies at GOCCs na magtaas ng mga fee at magpataas pa kung kinakailangan.

TRIBUNE: Noy to woo MILF troops with cash for arms; Framework accord unconstitutional; up for challenge in SC

BUSINESS MIRROR: PHL investment-grade hopes dim - Some of the country's weak fiscal underpinnings and the perception that President Aquino's reform momentum has stalled have prompted the sovereign ratings firm Standard & Poor's (S&P) to cite potential delay in the country's bid to attain investment-grade status. the hoped- for credit upgrade, which would make future foreign borrowings significantly cheaper than possible right now, may be delayed as long as two-and-a-half-years.