PAGEANT LAWYER. The Ear heard that the organizers of the Miss Cebu pageant has invited a lawyer to be the legal counsel for the beauty pageant. A mediaman posed this question: “Do they really need a lawyer? It’s just a beauty pageant isn’t it?” The lawyer who was informed of the invitation sent by the vice mayor commented, “They must want to avoid whatever happened this year ( the texter’s choice award boo-boo).”
DIVERTED FROM BALILI. Coffeeshop talks has now diverted from the Balili lot fiasco to the Simala monks rumor of “sex, guns and money-making.” These coffee lovers are of the similar opinion that the provincial government must be heaving a sigh of relief to escape from the constant public scrutiny. One was heard saying, “The Simala monk controversy must have been heaven-sent for these embattled government officials.”