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Monday, September 22 2008 |
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Senators ready for round 2 |
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The Senate minority is expected to launch a new offensive in
today’s session as it continues to insist that there was something
amiss in the so-called “double entry” in the 2008 budget.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson is expected to rise on a
question of personal and collective privilege to rebut the charges
of Sen. Joker Arroyo last Tuesday, mainly on the claim that
Lacson’s tirades against Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. was
politically motivated.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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GMA SURE OF PEACE IN MINDANAO, AS NEW FIGHTING ERUPTS
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President Gloria Arroyo said she is confident that peace would come
to Mindanao, even as fresh fighting between troops and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) erupted in Lanao del Norte province
early Sunday.
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Long-term food crisis threatens world, says IRRI
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Sagging farm productivity and increasing demand have brought the
world to a crossroads in terms of food security, the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said Sunday.
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US bets square off on bailout plans
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: The White House hopefuls stressed Sunday
their rival plans to bring relief to both troubled financiers and
“Main Street” after the government proposed a huge Wall Street
bailout.
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FEATURE
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Criticisms center on
Palin, Obama
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MANCHESTER, England: A British government minister attacked
Republican US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as
“horrendous” at the Labor Party conference on Saturday.
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NOTES & COMMENTS
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Democracy – ready or not
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Popular expectations raised by economic growth are giving rise to a
“new politics” in Southeast Asia. And a main characteristic of
this new politics lies in the increasing differentiation in voting
behavior between the rural electorate and the big-city middleclass
in our electoral democracies.
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Pension funds hit for silence on Lehman investment exposure
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The Department of Education urged the state and private pension
funds in the Philippines to reassure their members that they were
not affected by the US economic crisis.
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