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Opinion

Handumanan

THE EAR - The Freeman
April 22, 2014 | 12:00am

PEBBLES. Enterprising residents of a place in Bohol in the vicinity of an old church devastated by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake made some money selling packed pebbles from the ruins of the church to tourists who visited Bohol during the Semana Santa. The pebbles were for souvenir purpose only.

 

ORIGINAL. The pebbles were in their original state, according to an Ear informer. "Tinipak gyud gikan sa dagkong bato nga kabahin sa bongbong sa simbahan nga natumpag," he said. "Wala kini hugasi."

ACCORDING

BOHOL

CHURCH

ORIGINAL

PEBBLES

SEMANA SANTA

TINIPAK

WALA
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