The main headline in the Inquirer today (Ex-agri chief set to talk. Lorenzo to cooperate in scam inquiry) is a report about the return of a former Agriculture secretary, Mr. Cito Lorenzo, who may be involved or a witness to a supposed fund diversion to help former President Arroyo's candidacy in 2004. Surely, the report is negative to former President Arroyo. However, the question is whether it is also negative to President Aquino who is reported to have attended a birthday party where Sec. Lorenzo is also a guest. Since the report also gave doubts on President Aquino by stating the fact that the brother of the former secretary is one of the big contributors in the Aquino campaign, our monitor judge this report as negative to the new President. Arroyo -1. Aquino -1.
A first: Aquino acknowledges Corona at ‘healing’ Red Mass - somewhat a report on the first step to reconciliation between the President and the Chief Justice, giving legitimacy to the latter. The report did not so much take a view on the absurdity of Aquino's past pronouncements, though. Corona +1.
Mystic mollusk spooks Germany: It picked Spain! - a report on a seer octopus, who is now proven right, again, when it predicted that Spain will win over Germany in the FIFA semifinals.
Golf ‘cheating’ stymies new customs chief - seems to be a continuation of series of reports on what is negative to President Aquino's appointments. No matter what the new customs chief says, he will be forever known as a golf cheat. It is hard to say if the news is negative to the administration but we judge it not to be so, at this time.
Brownouts hit Times St. amid high Meralco rates - a report basically about people telling the President what to do, this time to stop Meralco and Napocor from increasing their rates.
No(y)-holds-barred, newsy media briefing - a report on a supposed "media-savvy" (according to the writer of the report TJ Burgonio) Aquino. Of course, it is obvious to everyone that Aquino was not answering questions directly but instead taking time diverting the questions with platitudes and generalities, but the report gave him A grade nevertheless. Aquino +1.
P7B allotted for seniors but no money - a story about the discounts given to senior citizens without so much completing the report by looking at who is shouldering the discounts.
Aquino to keep pork as ‘concept,’ figures to change - a report from two sides of the political arena on pork barrel, but did not give a treatment from the political reform point of view. The report let it pass that President Aquino does not intend to stop the use of pork barrel as political dole-outs. It merely packaged it as a fight between different political parties.
Full release of Mayuga report set - a report on a report which purportedly cleared the military of cheating for the former President but is nevertheless negative to her. Arroyo -1.
The scores:
Corona: 1
Aquino: 0
Arroyo: -2
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