By Estanislao Albanao, Jr.
Councilor Bernard Al-ag on took his oath of office as vice mayor of Davao City in place of just resigned Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, son of President Rodrigo Duterte.
After a long while, we have a Davao City vice mayor with a different surname.
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When erstwhile Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said he would resign from his post, he was as good as his word. He submitted his resignation letter to the President pronto.
If others were like him, it would have been President Leni Robredo receiving and acting on his resignation letter.
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Kunwari lang ayaw: Monsod says Duterte lying about not wanting to rule beyond 2022 – news item in Politiko
If not him personally, through Daughterte. That’s only my personal reading.
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Roque: Duterte has no wish to extend term – news item
Harry, your boss also said he had no plans to seek the highest position in the land. In fact, he was just a substitute candidate.
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Still on issue of term extension for President Duterte, somebody said that it is inevitable and there simply is no way to stop it because it is written in the President’s name. According to the person, the TE in the surname of the President stands for “term extension” and that it even occurs twice!
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Black Nazarene feast yields 75 truckloads of garbage—Manila gov’t – news item
I will join the Translacion starting next year to ask for a miracle — that the Black Nazarene devotees will learn to dispose their garbage properly.
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Jail guard dies of heart attack during Black Nazarene Traslacion who earlier admitted he drunk before proceeding to the procession. He did not listen to the police’s earlier call that people should attend the procession sober.
Some participants in the religious event are not devotees but debotes — with bottles.
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La Union claims ‘surfing capital of North’ tag – news item
This is a surf-serving claim.
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A man who allegedly stole donation money from a Catholic church in Tayabas City in Quezon province was shot dead by a security guard early Tuesday, police said. He allegedly tried to grab the caliber .38 revolver of the guard when the latter confronted him.
Now it may be the turn of the clergy to invoke ‘nanlaban.’
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The Palace will not seek the release of former customs chief Nicanor Faeldon to enable him to do his job as deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defence. He is being detained at the Senate for his refusal to cooperate in the investigation on the alleged corruption at the Bureau of Customs.
The Senate security should be watchful. Some people just might smuggle Faeldon out of the Senate premises.
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Comelec announces gun ban in Navotas City – news item
Para walang Mavotas.
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There is no Internet signal in Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga, the village of the world famous traditional Kalinga tattoo artist Wang-od.
No Globe Tattoo in the home of tattoo.
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How do Filipinos send the old year away?
With millions worth of fireworks and firecrackers and some fingers.
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Global investigative journalism network names President Duterte its 2017 “Person of the Year.”
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project gives the title to an individual every year “who has done the most in the world to advance organized criminal activity and corruption.”
Let’s hope that that’s the first and last instance the President will get the award. It’s not good to monopolize the recognition.**
