Plain typo error, so sorry

The headline says: "Arroyo's Satisfaction Rating Plunges Despite Erap's Pardon." Maybe not "despite" but "because" of Erap's pardon.

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His Eminence Cardinal Vidal is asking Cebuanos to give to the needy this Christmas season. Givers who want to oblige the good Cardinal know where I could be reached.

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Sorry, sorry. The name "Jaloslos" in my last column was not a pun but a typographical error. Honest! One reader with a Tagalog accent called me to ask if I was making fun of the controversial ex-congressman's name. I said No. And let me say it again -- NO. It was a typo error.

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I do a lot of punning but making pun, er, fun of people's names in a derogatory manner is not my style.I've always agreed with Shakespeare who said that the sweetest name to any person is his name.

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A father complained to me that his seven-year-old boy was belted (gihapdosag bakus) by a barangay tanod who had one drink too many. Well, I said to him, if he wished he might observe that Biblical injunction: "An eye for an eye."

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"Unsaon man," he asked. "Baksi og Judas belt," I said. "Unya duslitan ang pabilo?" he asked again. I said: "The decision is yours." He thought for a while then said: "Binuang man nang imo, Sir." Both of us laughed.

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An opposition lawmaker has been quoted as saying: "The Filipino people are rising against the Arroyo administration. They want her ousted. " I am one of the Filipino people and I want to take exception to this sweeping statement. I have not authorized anyone to  speak for me."

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The House has approved the Cheaper Medicine Act of 2007 whose objective is to lower the cost of medicines which in this country is beyond the reach of most people. Even before the passage of this law there is one drug store in Punta Princesa that has been giving discounts of 20 percent for every medicine bought. The store gives this discount whether you ask for it or not and whether you are a senior citizen or not. The drug store is a branch of La Nueva drug store.

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