It says here that Manny Pacquiao’s wealth has hit more than a billion pesos. Bet you the BIR is now busy computing the taxes.
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Everyone has already said his piece on the Pacquiao-Clottey fight in Texas. It was hyped as The Event. It turned out to be Uneventful, didn’t it?
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Ghanaian Clottey as you’ve seen on tv kept covering his face with his gloves. Someone was heard saying: “Nauwaw mopakita sa nawong atubangan sa 50,000-plus nga nanan-aw.”
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Another someone remarked: “Di sad tingali oy. Dihay daghang pareha niyag kaitum. Wa lang Ghana moaway.”
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Our Pacman is living high now. Gone are the memories of those days when he was a pan del sal vendor in the morning and cigarette peddler in the afternoon? Wa sad tingali oy.
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Today, Manny has an aide who chooses the kind of shampoo fit for his hair. And another someone who selects the towel he wants to wipe his seat with. This according to the Associated Press.
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Manny seldom speaks Cebuano-Visayan now. But his Lola in Gensan speaks impeccable Cebuano. I heard her say on tv: “Nahadlok ko nga naay daghang nasina (ni Manny).”
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Why did Kris Aquino cry on tv again? I pity Noynoy. Everytime his beloved little sister cries in public, the Team Villar makes yaga-yaga at him.
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Arnel Pineda’s way of singing the National Anthem was again criticized. This time no less than the National Historical Institute (NHI) joined the criticism and is even reported to be thinking of suing Pineda for violation of the law on the correct singing of the Awit.
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I heard many ask: “Ngano man gyud nga dili sundon ang husto? Nganong usbon man gyud ang katapusang bahin sa Anthem?” This was what Martin Nievera and the other artist singers did before.
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Listen to the National Anthem sung at the sign-on and sign-off of the radio stations. That’s how the National Anthem should be sung. Simple, no frills, no arte-arte.
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