STANDARD: WHEN FIGURES
LIE
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012
(STANDARD) By Alvin Capino | Posted on July 27, 2012 |
12:01am | 1 Comment
It is ironic that while President Benigno Aquino III was bragging about the
improved peace and order situation in the country during his third State of the
Nation Address, newsman and former Philippine Tourism Authority chief Nixon Kua
was dying in the hospital after being shot in the face during...
PHNO-STANDARD: KEEP THE NECK BRACE HANDY
STANDARD: KEEP THE NECK BRACE HANDY
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012
(STANDARD) By Jojo Robles - If I were former President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, I would enjoy my furlough.
That's because her temporary freedom could end at any moment, when
a new warrant for her arrest is issued on the separate, non-bailable charges of
plunder filed against her by the Ombudsman.
That's right – "when," not "if." This much can be gleaned from the...
PHNO-STANDARD: COLUMN EIGHTY PERCENT FOR THE PRESIDENT
STANDARD: EIGHTY PERCENT FOR
THE PRESIDENT
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012
(STANDARD) By Harry Roque Jr. - That State of the Nation
Address was SO long. Whoever wrote it must be told that messages should be
understood.
You write a speech for more than thirty minutes and you're bound
to send your audience to sleep. In fact, beyond difficulties in staying awake,
one felt literally drained by the time the President concluded his remark....
PHNO-STANDARD: MY FRUSTRATION OVER THE WEEKEND
STANDARD: MY FRUSTRATION OVER THE
WEEKEND
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012
(STANDARD) By Emil Jurado - I do not agree with analysts
who say that no one stood out among the first batch of nominees aspiring to
become the next chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima definitely stood out.
She was asked why she defied the Supreme Court temporary restraining order on
her watch list order preventing former President...
PHNO-BE: PAL'S AMBITIOUS PLAN: DOUBLE BOEING 777 FLEET; FLY NON-STOP TO PARIS, TORONTO, NEW YORK
PAL'S AMBITIOUS PLAN: DOUBLE BOEING 777 FLEET; FLY NON-STOP
TO PARIS, TORONTO, NEW YORK
[PHOTO - PAL/SMC pres. Ramon Ang, Dan Schull of
Boeing and Michael Tan of the Lucio Tan group toast the arrival of PAL's third
Boeing 777-300ER as emcee Patti Grandidge looks on.]
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012 (INQUIRER) By:
Daxim L. Lucas, Doris C. Dumlao - The Philippine Airlines said that it
would acquire three more Boeing 777-300ERs in...
PHNO-SP: PACQUIAO: PEACEBUILDING PRESIDENT OF ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA 101
PACQUIAO: PEACEBUILDING PRESIDENT OF ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA
101
[PHOTO - Manny Pacquiao
welcomes his new role as champion of the poor]
MANILA, JULY 27,
2012 (BULLETIN) Champion boxer Manny Pacquiao adds another
feather in his cap by being named Peacebuilding President of the Rotary Club of
Manila 101, inducted by Vice President Jejomar Binay, no less.
"Gusto kong mapabilang sa grupong ito. Isang grupong may malasakit sa...
PHNO-SB: GERALD QUITTING ON SARAH?
GERALD QUITTING ON SARAH?
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012 (BULLETIN) By NR RAMOS - Tongues are
wagging that the burgeoning romance between two of Tinseltown's hottest
celebrities has fizzled out.
Apparently, the buzz was ignited on Twitter, following several posts by
columnist and part time actor Ogie Diaz about a certain "G" having given up his
pursuit of a certain "S" all because of the latter's mother.
Though Diaz never actually...
PHNO-SB: SNOOKY SERNA: THIS TIME, NO PROMISES
SNOOKY SERNA: THIS TIME, NO
PROMISES
[PHOTO -Left:
Snooky's ex-husband Ricardo Cepeda with his new love Marina Benipayo. Right:
Snooky Serna with Regal Matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde and her daughter
Roselle Monteverde-Teo during her contract signing with GRowl Films, new sister
company of Regal Films.]
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012 (PHILSTAR) FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo - When
Snooky Serna met with movie reporters during her contract...
PHNO-SB: GOLDEN MOMENTS
GOLDEN MOMENTS
[PHOTO -BATANGAS GOVERNOR
VILMA SANTOS]
MANILA, JULY 27, 2012 (PHILSTAR) CONVERSATIONS With Ricky Lo -
If Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos were to write her autobiography, she would need
more than three volumes to include all the interesting aspects of her life which
has been a journey that slipped to the depths of despair and sprang back to
heights of ecstasy.
And if her life story were to be filmed, she would...
PHNO-PNoy: DISMAYED: PNoy HITS COURT DECISION TO GRANT GMA BAIL
DISMAYED: PNoy HITS COURT DECISION TO GRANT GMA
BAIL
[PHOTO - Former President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo walks hand in hand with grandson, Diggy Arroyo, as she leaves
the Veterans' Memorial Medical Center (VMMC). With her are daughter-in-law Kakai
Manotok Arroyo and grandson, Nacho.]
MANILA,
JULY 27, 2012
(ABS-CBN) By Willard Cheng - President Aquino expressed dismay
over the decision of Pasay Regional Trial Court branch...
PHNO-HL: AQUINO'S RH BILL ENDORSEMENT AN OPEN WAR ON CHURCH - BISHOPS
AQUINO'S RH BILL ENDORSEMENT AN OPEN WAR ON
CHURCH - BISHOPS
[PHOTO -Lipa Archbishop
Ramon Arguelles. (southernluzoninquirer.com
photo)]
MANILA, JULY
27, 2012 (INQUIRER) By Philip C. Tubeza -
It's now open war.
Members of the influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
(CBCP) on Tuesday denounced President Benigno Aquino's decision to push for the
passage of the reproductive health (RH) bill during his...
PHNO-HL: SWS: NOY GOVT RATING HITS RECORD LOW, 44; STILL IN 'GOOD' TERRITORY
SWS: NOY GOVT RATING HITS RECORD LOW, 44; STILL
IN 'GOOD' TERRITORY
[PHOTO - PRESIDENT NOYNOY
AQUINO]
MANILA, JULY
27, 2012 (PHILSTAR) By Helen Flores - The net
satisfaction rating of the Aquino administration hit a record low but remained
in "good" territory in the May 2012 survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
The SWS poll, taken from May 24 to 27, found 63 percent of the respondents
saying they were satisfied...
PHNO-HL: PROTESTERS FAIL TO STOP GMA FROM LEAVING VMMC / SUPPORTERS GATHER
PROTESTERS FAIL TO STOP GMA FROM LEAVING VMMC /
SUPPORTERS GATHER
[PHOTO -YES WAY: She tried
to stop former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her
way out of Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City but her convoy took
the other way. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ]
MANILA, JULY
27, 2012 (INQUIRER) By Julie M. Aurelio -
Angry protesters tried but failed to stop former President and now
Pampanga Representative...
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