News Tracking 23 September 08

• Verzosa named PNP chief
• October 1 will be a holiday to mark end of Ramadan
• BFAD testing our milk. Melamine pala yung cause nung mga poison. Apparently these companies would add melamine to cheat the protein content, make it appear higher. Grabe.
• Froilan Tampinco is new Napocor chief
• FSGO and B&W launched a signature campaign to block efforts of GMA to stay in power beyond 2010. Good move! As usual, Malacanang press office maintains GMA will step down by then.
• Lacson on budget insertion accusation: “Alam kong tama ang pinaglalaban ko at handa akong makipagbasagan ng mukha at makipagputukan ng kilay ano man ang kalabasan nag pinaglalaban kong ito [I know what I am fighting for is right and I am ready to get my face bloodied and my brows spit whatever the outcome of what I am fighting for is],’ he said. TARUSH!
• At least someone wants to work: Senator Juan Ponce Enrile wants to restore the four-day workweek at the Senate. At present, the Senate holds sessions from Monday to Wednesday only. But Enrile wants to hold sessions on Thursdays, saying the present schedule is “much too short to tackle our most important duty, which is to craft legislation.”
• Arroyo attending UN General Assembly. “An earlier Malacanang statement said Arroyo will eliver uring the 63d General Assembly of the UNGA the Philippines’ mid-term report on its progress in achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) … “   Hmmm…trying to picture her speech now … With matching nasal twang and plastic smile: “I am proud to saaay that we are now NUMBER 1 IN CORRUPTION IN EAST ASIAaaaaa! … In terms of education, we have taught the next generation a new word, TONGPATS! … And we have INCREASED levels of severe poverty by 50% (Ay, decrease by yung objective ng MDG?) … And I would like to say hi to Joc-joc who is here in this country somewhere …”