Trying to heat up a non-issue, the control of the lower house, is the main banner of the Inquirer today (Aquino won’t control pork. 2010 budget ties hands of successor). The title is actually a quote from Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman of Lakas-Kampi-CMD who said that the General Appropriations Act of 2010 has a provision inserted on it barring the President from impounding the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or more commonly referred to as the Pork Barrel.
As usual, the Inquirer did not do its homework to check whether the GAA indeed has such a provision. So I run a quick check but did not find any (see file from DBM website). Still, even If I did not find anything, that doesn't mean there is no such provision. The Inquirer should have at least asked other people who would have known better instead of leaving the statements just at that and make a headline! I am not really sure how this news would play out, whether it benefits one personality over the other. The speakership contest is still so far out (July 26, 2010), the control of the President on who is going to be speaker is known to be insurmountable, yet the mass media insists on reporting it. In the end, people are wasting too much energy on trivial matters instead of looking for real solutions to the many problems we all have. There is only one loser on this kind of news, the people.
The other front page news for today are as follows:
Locsin loses it in House over his ‘baby’ - reports the outburst of Cong. Locsin and the complaints of many losers in the last elections. So far, the news that are coming out are still devoid of any documented proofs or substantive elements. I don't see anyone benefiting from these news though, although I feel again this news is a waste of time. Meanwhile, if our lawmakers make it a habit of making a fool out of our election suppliers, sooner or later the whole country would also suffer, as there could be a time that no credible supplier will bid their lowest price to go into this kind of humiliation.
Comelec on ‘koala bears’: Stop peddling lies - again to waste more of our time, this news gave space this time to the COMELEC's (wasting their time also) rebuttal of the nonsense that the Koala bear is saying. The news also gave ample space to Binay's statements, making the piece positive for the winning VP candidate. Binay +1.
Aquino to take oath before lone SC dissenter - is a report on coverage of Aquino giving his side on some issues and ignoring all gaffes he continuously makes. Aquino +1
Poll collection fashioned out of tarpaulins, plastic, bullets - is a news about an ingenious recycling of campaign posters with very little reference to Aquino, Villar and Estrada.
‘Dear Gloria,’ you’ve got mail (hate), goodbye - is probably a balanced take on the Dear Gloria facebook page but which is a mostly negative page, by the way. So I still give it a negative score for Arroyo. Arroyo -1.
Foreigners cry with ‘Morong 43’ in jail visit - is a news report on the plight of the Morong 43 suspected to be communist rebels. It did not mention anything about Arroyo although it is obvious that the report is leaning for the rebel suspects. There is quite some reference to the incoming administration who supposedly would "try to help" them but the report did not gave any confirmation on that. I think the news is negative to the military though. AFP -1
Protesters dispersed; Thais still divided - is purely a report on the Thailand crisis.
My scoreboard for today:
Binay: 1
Aquino: 1
Arroyo: -1
AFP: -1
Today, presumptive President, Sen. Aquino still enjoys a positive treatment from the Inquirer front page.
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