Top 10 Philippines' Richest Senators in 2010- Senator Manny Villar still on top

Senator Manny Villar is still the richest Senator in Philippine Senate having a net worth of more than Php700 million peso while Senator Antonio Trillanes IV also remained the poorest senator with almost P4 million, based on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) they submitted to the Senate.

If Congressman Manny Pacquiao therefore is a Senator he will top the list of the richest Senators in the land. In his recent fight alone according to the report he receives $USD 6 million as a Prize money and a whooping $USD20 million as share for PPV, it is more than Php 1billion already.

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Here is the Top 10-  2010 net worth of senators based on their SALNs:

(1) Manuel Villar - P725.2 million (P947.88 million in 2009)

(2) Ralph Recto - P418.5 million (only elected in 2010)

(3) Ferdinand Marcos Jr. - P311.5 million (only elected in 2010)

(4) Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. - P125.7 million (P123.73 million in 2009)

(5) Juan Ponce Enrile - P116 million (P118.8 million in 2009)

(6) Jinggoy Estrada - P93.5 million (P84.03 million in 2009)

(7) Sergio Osmeña III - P82.3 million (only elected in 2010)

(8) Pia Cayetano - P76.7 million (P75.85 million in 2009)

(9) Teofisto Guingona III - P73.9 million (only elected in 2010)

(10) Edgardo Angara - P70 million (P64.2 million in 2009)

source: GMANews

RH BILL: THE GRAND DEBATE - Are you Pro or Contra?

Are you Pro RH-Bill or Contra RH Bill? The definitive debate on the Reproductive Health Bill, the most divisive issue facing the country today, airs May 22 from 8:45 – 10:45 pm only on GMA News TV.

No ordinary debate, GMA News and Public Affairs has given participants of RH Bill: The Grand Debate, weeks to carefully prepare their oral arguments. This guarantees every important aspect of the debate will be represented.

The debate’s umbrella question is this: Are you pro or anti the controversial House Bill No. 4244 also known as the Reproductive Health Bill?

Three motions or sub-topics will be tackled by the debaters: RH Bill as pro-choice, RH Bill as pro-poor and the RH Bill as being pro-women. After presenting each side, interpellation will proceed.

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This early, anti and pro RH Bill representatives from the government, religious groups and the women’s sector are working on their arguments. A three-man team will serve as panel of reactors. The reactors will base their comments solely on the merits of the debate and not on their personal opinions about the issue.

GMA News and Public Affairs is keeping the list of participants and reactors under wraps at this point but for sure RH Bill: The Grand Debate will be hosted by respected news anchor Mel Tiangco. Ably assisting her will be GMA News TV personalities, Pia Arcangel and RJ Ledesma, former competitive collegiate debaters.Source- GMANews

Balitanghali- new high-tech set

Balitanghali has beefed up serving the hottest and latest breaking news every lunchtime.

"Balitanghali was initially conceptualized as an alternative to the noontime variety shows offered by mainstream free TV," says the newscast's program manager John Ray Arrabe. "Now the newscast has gained a following and has since become a daily lunchtime habit for many viewers."

Balitanghali, which originally aired almost six years ago in the defunct QTV Channel 11, was retained in the program lineup of GMA News TV, GMA Network's News and Public Affairs news channel, which was launched last February 28.

It is anchored by senior news reporters Pia Arcangel and Raffy Tima on its weekday edition (Monday-Friday), and by senior news reporters Mariz Umali and Jun Veneracion on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).

The news program received the Best News Program award in the first Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Awards in 2009. Read More

source:PEP via gmanet

GMA-7 and GMANews TV- Most Watch Channels for the Royal Wedding Coverage

The TV Rating for the coverage of the Royal Weddings on April 29, 2011 shows GMA-7 and GMANews leading the rating tally and therefore, the most watch channels during the 'Royal Wedding Coverage' on Philippine TV.

The Philippines has no royal family, but everyone loves a romance, especially one that ends up in a globally televised royal wedding.

Over four million Filipinos in Mega Manila alone were tuned in yesterday to the British Royal Wedding of Prince William of Wales to commoner Catherine Middleton, based on AGB Nielsen overnight ratings.

And after weeks of heavy Royal Wedding coverage promotions by practically all the TV networks, two ratings winners emerged.

From 5 to 8 in the evening - the royal caravan towards Westminster Abbey to the bride’s breathtaking appearance in her Sarah Burton dress, throughout the wedding ceremony proper, and till the couple’s joyful carriage ride as husband and wife - GMA7 and GMA News TV Channel 11, were the no. 1 and no. 2 networks in terms of ratings, based on AGB Nielsen data for Mega Manila.

GMA7 hit an 18.6 household rating for this time band. GMA News TV, just a two-month-old news and documentary channel, followed GMA7 with a 13.3 household rating for the same period.

GMA News TV was the first free TV Channel to broadcast the wedding live, starting as early as 3 pm with its Royal Wedding: March to the Altar coverage, after first breaking the biggest news of the day -- Merceditas’ Gutierrez announcement of her resignation as Ombudsman.

Normally the fourth-ranking free TV network, GMA News TV saw its ratings climb to a historic high on the Royal Wedding day, at a certain point leading all the free TV networks in ratings.
 By 6 pm, GMA7 ratings picked up with GMA’s special coverage of the same event, becoming the leader for the rest of the evening.

GMA News and Public Affairs has been preparing for its combined coverage for months, sending top anchors Jessica Soho, Vicky Morales and Connie Sison to London for first-hand reports on the royal festivities. GMA News and GMA News TV’s no. 1 and 2 ratings prove, once again, that GMA News and Public Affairs is the Filipinos’ most trusted source of news and information. - 

source: GMA News thru gmanet

‘Ground Zero: Sa Gitna ng Nagbabagong Mundo’, May 1, 2011-GMA

GMA News and Public affairs continues to deliver a timely documentary to its viewers. In a country situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, laden with volcanoes, earthquake faults and trenches, disaster preparedness is a timeless issue. And yet, with all these realities surrounding us, is the Philippines prepared for natural disasters?

Vicky Morales and a team of GMA’s senior reporters travel from Luzon to Mindanao to find out which cities and provinces are exposed to natural hazards. In this Sunday’s SNBO, “Ground Zero: Sa Gitna ng Nagbabagong Mundo,” GMA News and Public Affairs endeavors to give the public a better understanding of one of nature’s big events – earthquakes. Read More...

DISENYO NG SMART CARDS, IPINAKITA NA SA PUBLIKO

Ipinakita ni Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras sa media, ang disenyo ng smart card na nakatakdang ipamahagi sa mga jeepney driver.

Ang nasabing smart card ay bilang tulong ng pamahalaan sa gitna ng patuloy na pagtaas sa presyo ng diesel. Samantala, makikita sa smart card ang franchise number ng jeep, plate number nito at ang seal ng Republika ng Pilipinas. Maaari itong gamiting pambayad sa mga gasoline station tuwing magpapakarga ang jeep ng 

diesel.

photo credit: talakayan at kalusugan

Ibang sistema naman ang ipatutupad sa mga driver ng tricycle habang hindi kasali sa programa ang mga pampasaherong bus. Target ng gobyerno na simulan ang pamumudmod ng smart card sa mga tsuper sa Mayo 1.

Sinabi ni Almendras, mga local government unit (LGU) ang mamimigay ng pondo sa mga tricycle driver habang mangangasiwa naman sa pamumudmod ng smart card ang isang task force na kinabibilangan ng DOE, Land Transportation Office (LTO) at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

source:GMANEws

Matatandaang nauna nang ipinakita ang disenyo ng smart card sa GMANews tv bago pa ito pormal na ipinakita sa publiko. Read More: Pantawid Pasada Smart cards due to release — Malacañang