By Estanislao Albano, Jr.

US Senate panel approves barring of PH officials involved in De Lima detention – news
Brace for a Malacanang declaration that henceforth, we have no need for aid and loans from the US.
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“Are outbreaks created so vaccines make money?” – Senator Ronald dela Rosa
Senador na naging Bato pa.
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“The state of my knees has no correlation with the state of my brain.” – Sec. Leonor Briones to the Commission on Appointments during her confirmation hearing on March 15, 2017
With her outrageous statement that Math could be taught through dancing and stories, Briones is insulting her knees.
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To the disappointment of many Filipinos and chagrin of his fanatics, President Duterte reneges on his promises and even reverses his words easily like he did not really mean them at all when he uttered them.
A very rare exemption to the fickleness galore is “I Love Xi Jinping.”
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After President Duterte blurted out that he had ordered the ambush on Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot, what should the mayor do?
Daanbantayan.
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What’s the difference between JPE and President Duterte?
JPE is infamous for “ambush me” while the second for “In-ambush kita animal ka.”
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Palace Spokesperson Salvador Panelo insists Duterte did not order the ambush of Mayor Loot.
Sir, are you trying to tell us Loot stooped to the level of JPE?
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Making the rounds on social media is the high school graduation yearbook photo of Kurt Ivan Terando of Linoc, Bimmaley, Pangasinan because of his ambition: “To be the first man to step on the sun.”
Personally, I am interested on his plans after he comes home from the trip.
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As expected, administration greenhorn Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Bong Go are making a fool of themselves left and right. Imagine a senator of the republic suggesting the killing of people.
Senator Lito Lapid must be a very happy man this term because along with Senator Manny Pacquaio, Go and Dela Rosa are fiercely fighting over his crown as the leading laughing stock of the chamber.
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According to the Manila Livewire online news, China is stealing soil from many parts of the country for island building and mining purposes.
We can rest assured that President Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines will not allow China to do it inside military camps.
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The only vaccine that does not scare Filipinos now is the one Senator Manny Pacquiao is famous for.
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Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for “ a lot of things” – news
He deserves more than the Nobel Prize – the igNobel Prize.**