The headline ($1,000 for Marcos . US judge OKs distribution of $7.5M) is a report on the winning claims of the victims of Marcos' human rights abuses, handed out by a US court. The report itself was a spin of a news purportedly good when in fact more issues should have been touched such as the Phil. government's claim on the same properties from which the award to the human rights victims shall be taken. This therefore should have been reported as a loss to the government's claims to some Marcos assets. Instead of a proper report, the piece gave us comments by left-wing personalities and HR claimants themselves CHR Chairperson Eta Rosales and former Congressman Satur Ocampo. The comments include positive and negative treatments of former Presidents Estrada and Arroyo respectively. Estrada +1. Arroyo -1.
The other front page news:
Palace slams prosecutors: No AFP consent - the same report as in previous pieces where the Office of the Ombudsman is repeatedly boiled in hot water through comments by the Executive branch of government. Aquino +1. De Lima +1. Ombudsman -1.
DISASTER SITES SURVEY. Aquino considering total log ban - a report showing President Aquino as a busy and concerned leader in times of calamities, while ignoring another gaffe as the President considers total log ban which is not really total. Aquino +1.
De Lima dares Webb et al. to take lie detector test, seeks ID of ‘sir’ - a report on the Justice Secretary offering a curious almost nonsensical challenge to recently acquitted former suspects. De Lima +1.
Rice overprice probe on; Yap disputes data - the report that puts former administration officials on the defensive. Aquino +1. Yap -1. Arroyo -1.
Chavit fears his son may suffer brunt of HK anger - an long interview with Gov. Singson in defense of his son who is facing drug charges in HongKong.
Peace talks on 2 battlefronts - a report on the Aquino government pursuing peace negotiations while carefully indicating the concessions the government seems to be giving the rebel groups, such as conducting the talks outside the country and the review and possible release of some detained rebels. Aquino +1.
‘Jeopardy’ champs in peril of losing to IBM computer - a report on a super-computer designed to compete in Jeopardy! and has the potential to help doctors identify known diseases.
The scores:
Aquino: 4
De Lima: 2
Estrada: 1
Ombudsman: -1
Yap (former DA Sec.): -1
Arroyo: -2
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