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Opinion

Janet turning singer

HAVE BAT WILL STRIKE - Juanito V. Jabat   - The Freeman

"Janet Napoles sings," says this headline here. Many more lawmakers will be facing the music?

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It's now the turn of the florists to face the tax collectors. They have to prove that their business is no bed of roses.

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A Cebuano who knows not much about Tagalog, the language, was seen smiling and shaking his head as he read the news in a Tagalog tabloid that said: "Totoy nalunod sa pool" and "Lagay ng pari OK na."

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The Philippines ranks 37th in global firepower. They forgot to count the firepower of the holduppers.

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It says here that the senators in the pork barrel scam face automatic suspension. Someone asked me: "How automatic is this automatic suspension?"

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It also says here that the Muslim commission is banned from getting "pork." But of course! Who cares about pork in the Muslim commission?

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The World Sleep Day was celebrated recently. It aims to promote awareness on the benefits of sleep. It also aims to educate Filipinos about the importance of a good night's sleep. No, no, no, sleeping on the job is not being promoted by the observance of the World Sleep Day.

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Did you know that sleep deprivation is a serious disorder that affects some 100 million people worldwide, including the Philippines?

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"Sleep disorders like sleep deprivation and obstructive sleep apnea are becoming a global health concern as they are often left  untreated due to lack of awareness of the public and healthcare professionals," according to Fabia Tetteroo-Bueno, country manager of Philips Philippines, spearhead of the World Sleep Day celebration.

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OVERHEARD. There is a chance that Janet Lim-Napoles, said to be the brains of the PDAF or pork barrel scam, will be made a whistleblower against the lawmakers involved in the kickbacks. Commented a restaurant waiter: "Unsa? Wa na ko kasabot ining kasuha." Replied a diner: "Hasta ko Sir oy. Ang utok sa scam mao nay himuong whistleblower?" Waiter: "Basin hasta si Benhur Luy iya nang ilogan sa whistle."

A CEBUANO

BENHUR LUY

CENTER

FABIA TETTEROO-BUENO

JANET LIM-NAPOLES

JANET NAPOLES

PHILIPS PHILIPPINES

SLEEP

WORLD SLEEP DAY

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