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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Charges to be filed vs NGOs
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Charges to be filed vs NGOs. CASES WILL be filed against nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that benefitted from the multibillion-peso fund fiasco, a Cabinet official said yesterday. RELATED STORIES. Family vows charges over slain tribal leader, son.
NGO that got P44M dunned for P750T; Alcala readies rapsMalaya
Agri Dept. to recommend raps vs. 'bogus' NGO linked to pork barrel scamGMA News
DA names 6 House members in pork barrel probeSolar News
Business Mirror -InterAksyon
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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Who's going to fix the broken budget system?
BusinessWorld Online Edition
IN THE midst of the worsening pork barrel mess, President Aquino should show his true grit. Is he a true reformist or a traditional politician pretending to be one? His rabid defense of the presidential pork and his tenacious refusal to support the Freedom of ...
Senate OKs budget for Aquino's office; quiz on gravy comes laterMalaya
No questions on PNoy's 'pork,' special funds in Senate budget hearingGMA News
Senate panel OKs Office of the President's budget sans questionInquirer.net
Rappler -Sun.Star
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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:37 PM PDT

Senators want SK elections postponed
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—The Senate committee on local government will recommend the postponement of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections scheduled to coincide with the barangay polls on Oct. 28. Sen. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., committee chair, said ...
SK poll postponement loomsBusinessWorld Online Edition
Marcos wants to postpone SK polls to 2014ABS CBN News
Comelec to use excess ballot papers for barangay, SK pollsPhilippine Star
Manila Standard Today -Sun.Star -InterAksyon
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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:01 AM PDT

Phl embassy reminds Filipino community in Malaysia to secure proper ...
Philippine Information Agency
MANILA, Sept. 4 -- The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur advised Filipino nationals to fully complete their immigration documentation and always carry proper identification documents in light of the Malaysian government's crackdown on undocumented ...
Pinoys in Malaysia told to secure proper documentation amid crackdownGMA News
Filipinos in Malaysia warned of new crackdown on illegalsInquirer.net
Filipinos in Malaysia told: Secure documents, always carry ID papersBusiness Mirror
InterAksyon -the Diplomat
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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:03 AM PDT

Philforest land deal axed in 2011—Palace
Inquirer.net
A 2009 deal between Philippine Forest Corp. (Philforest) and a company owned by a brother-in-law of Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. on the lease of 2,000 hectares in Busuanga, Palawan province, was scuttled two years later, Malacañang said on ...
Palace backs Ochoa, raps Lozada's liesManila Standard Today
Philforest terminated deal with Ochoa's brother-in-law in 2011: PalaceSun.Star

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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Fish kills Zambo fisherman
Philippine Star
Felicito Guerrero shows the needlefish that killed his brother. Inset shows a close-up file photo of a needlefish, known locally as balo. ROEL PAREÑO. ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A man was killed when a needlefish (balo) flipped and pierced his throat ...
Fisherman dies in swordfish attackABS CBN News
Needlefish kills fishermanSun.Star

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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:02 AM PDT

Love of country
Sun.Star
WHAT one Korean famously said about our problem not being corruption but lack of love for country might just be right. We do love our country but rarely to a point that it trumps the more self-serving love for our families. Many of us care for family interests ...
FROM LUNETA TO EDSA | What do the people want?InterAksyon
Philippines: A rich young woman's Instagram exploits stoke mass outrageMinnPost.com

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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:41 AM PDT

NCRPO: Fort Boni still under Taguig PNP
Inquirer.net
As far as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is concerned, Fort Bonifacio, including Bonifacio Global City (BGC), will remain under the control of the Taguig City police. This was the announcement made on Monday by NCRPO deputy director ...
NCRPO: Taguig cops to patrol disputed parts of Fort Bonifacio while court ...GMA News
Taguig appeals rulingBusinessWorld Online Edition
Taguig files plea to get back Fort BonifacioABS CBN News
Business Mirror -Rappler -Sun.Star
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Posted: 03 Sep 2013 03:14 PM PDT

SC: Bar flunkers to get 6th chance
Inquirer.net
Law students who don't pass the bar examinations next year for the fifth time have the chance to take the examination again. The Supreme Court on Tuesdasy lifted the five-strike rule on bar examinations starting next year, according to SC spokesperson ...
SC lifts 5-strike rule for Bar exam takers starting next yearGMA News

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