Can the NBI hack it?

DOJ Sec. Leila de Lima has ordered the NBI to hunt the hackers of the government’s internet websites. No easy job this. Can the NBI hack it?

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Some of those who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for senator had better chances of winning in the TV show “Talentadong Pinoy” than in the senatorial race.

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One senatorial aspirant looked simple and as poor as I am but he kinda shocked TV watchers when he said he owned the Spratleys and the Philippine archipelago.

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We have just celebrated the World Teachers’ Day. Have those who were preoccupied with their COCs remembered their teachers who taught them how to write the letters COC?

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We also have just observed World Animals’ Day. Not included in the list of animals worth celebrating are the crocodiles and rats with two legs.

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The Younghusband brothers — Phil and James — who’ve been kicked out of the Azkals team are being “kicked in” and asked to rejoin the group. Their loyal fans can now stop kicking.

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Mrs. Helen Cuna, our neighbor in V. Gullas corner Mabini Sts. doesn’t like what she calls “unfair policy” of the TV station covering the UAAP games. She griped: “Nganong inig-pep cheering presentations na ilang putlon unya pasudlan og commercial?” She said the cheering presentation during the break of the game is part of the coverage of the game.

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The UV Green Lancers lost to the SWU Cobras, 72-73. Cebuano cage fans call that “defeat by half-shot.” A sportswriter from Manila once told me: “It’s only in Cebu basketball where there’s a half shot.”

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Let me share with you this inspirational text message I got from Bobit Avila: “For every hectic day, GOD is our quiet rest. For every painful experience, He is our healing touch. For every disappointment, He is our certain hope. For every turbulent storm, He is our calming peace. God is good all the time.”

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OVERHEARD. A coed of an exclusive girls school was heard speaking to a classmate: “Naa mi silingan nga kusog kaayo moyagayaga kanatong mga Katoliko. Mo-ampo kuno tas kahoy, meaning mga imahen sa santos nga hinimo’g kahoy. Kalagot.” Reply: “Kontrahan niyang mga santos?” Classmate: O, oi, gawas niya kay Santos iyang apelyido.”