The "anti-God" bill has been withdrawn by the author. He realized that God has many cheering squads here.
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An environmentalist exhorted students to "talk green" in the name of the ecology. One student said he used to do that. "But, Sir," he said, "they called me bastos."
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Ms. Teresita Gillore, a catechist, is spending her vacant time teaching "girls who went wrong" how to pray -- not prey on men with money.
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Oh, yes, the girls do pray before going to sleep. Their prayer goes something like this: "Lord, give us this day our daily bed."
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This humble column of mine is clean. Nothing objectionable. But I'm not inclined to convince the moral crusaders by putting "Nihil Obstat" and "Imprimatur" under the logo.
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Sen. Bongbong Marcos is expected to run for president in 2016. To finish the work his Dad left unfinished. "So help us God," says my friend Teddy H.
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Many knowledgeable political observers are predicting that Bongbong Marcos will try to seize Malacañang to redeem the Marcos name badly tarnished by political realities after FM's fall.
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Dr. Narciso Giron, a political analyst from Manila who was in Cebu recently, talked about Sen. Bongbong Marcos and his chances of winning should he decide to seek the presidency in 2016.
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Dr. Giron said: "Bongbong has a very good chance of recovering the Palace which his father and mother held for some two decades... He is charming and charismatic. He will rake in the votes of the young voters who until now have very vague idea about the dictatorship."
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The views expressed by Dr. Giron are his and do not reflect my views. I'm just giving him space as I find his views interesting.
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OVERHEARD. Two middle-aged women in a resto whispered their comment about a coat-wearing man seated two tables from where they sat. One of the women said: "Sssh ... Buotan kaayo nang tawhana. Siya manglaba sa ilang bulingon samtang iyang misis nag-mahjong."