By Estanislao Albano, Jr.
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson wants the late Senator Benigno Aquino and former President Cory Aquino removed from the P500 bill and replaced by a real hero – news item.
I take this to mean she is serious about running for the Senate because this early, she is already focusing her attention on a bill.
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Wig-wearing robber still sought in Vegas Strip casino heist – news item
Elsewhere in the world, in Manila, a wig-wearing man is being sought for a believable explanation on the mysterious disappearance of a P1,000.00 bill.
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Duterte says only him and Marcos really cared for soldiers – news item
It is my fervent prayer that it is not for the same reason.
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“This is not new. If you will recall during the campaign period, [the revolutionary government has already been pushed by President Duterte. He said that he will do real change to our country and if he cannot do it because of outside factors then he has the option of establishing a revolutionary government. He won and the masses gave him this mandate so this means that they are all agreeing with his proposal during the campaign period.” — House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez
During the campaign, President Duterte had repeatedly declared that he will resign if he cannot resolve heinous crimes and illegal drugs within the first six months of his administration. In fact, he had asked people to kill him if he fails to deliver. Is Alvarez saying that since Duterte also made public that planned course of action during the campaign, the voters also approved of it and therefore should be acted on now?
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Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez has presented his credentials to US President Donald Trump at the White House as part of diplomatic protocol.
I could imagine President Trump asking Jose Manuel during the meeting how things are with Rodrigo.
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During the Bonifacio Day commemoration, some descendants of the supreme leader of the Katipunan shared that they have been asking the government for a state funeral for the hero but that they are having a hard time as no one is taking up the cudgels for the cause.
My advice is for the descendants of the hero to approach the Marcoses. The family has some success along that line and might want to share the secret.
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Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, started his presidency on the wrong foot when he picked two military allies, reappointed figures from Robert Mugabe’s discredited era and sidelined the opposition. This did not settle well with his countrymen.
As far as I am concerned, for so long as Mnangagwa took care not to appoint someone who thinks and acts like our Vitaliano Aguirre as Justice Secretary, Zimbabwe will be okey.
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SWS survey: About 10.9-M Filipino families consider themselves as poor
I know of one candidate in the last elections who won because, among other reasons, he was able to convince the public he is not rich.
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House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is open to the idea of abolishing Congress if ever President Rodrigo Duterte declares a revolutionary government. He said that Congress could be sacrificed.
When the Speaker next files his SALN, he should include Congress among his assets. He is carrying on now as though he owns the institution. It slips his mind that he is only the Speaker of the House, not the owner of the House.
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In interview with Baguio City media November 30, Atty. Larry Gadon claimed that the pro-RevGov rallies are spontaneous.
I believe him — at least in as far as the Mendiola rally was concerned. There is a photo of the participants eating lugaw (rice porridge) being served by PDP-Manila mobile kitchens. They could not eat the food with bare hands thus the rally there was spoontaneous.
By the way, according to sources, there were only 60 at most who attended the Baguio City pro-RevGov rally. It was not clear if the number already included Gadon who graced it and the band engaged by the organizers.
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More than 4,000 new PDP-Laban members take oath in Nueva Ecija – news item
If another party wins the presidency in 2022, you can be sure these 4,000 politicians down to a man will take their oath with the winning party, too.
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Pimentel wants computer programming taught to elementary pupils
Sir, before you could do this, the DepEd should first be taught to buy computers for schools.
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China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam dump more plastic into the oceans than the rest of the world combined – news item
You can be certain that a lot of those plastics dumped in the Philippines were dumped by plastic people.
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Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade wants to hike pay of workers in aviation industry by 50% – news item
You mean they too are bad eggs like the police so they need hefty salary increases so they would not be tempted to commit illegal activities? (The Philippine National Police top brass told the Senate that if the salaries of the police will be doubled, they will become good policemen.)
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Hyundai PH Commits P100 Million for Marawi – news item
How about North Korea?**
