The paddle

Senator JPE got the court's OK for hospital stay. Yes but for his eyes only.

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It says here that frat members who died during initiation hazing all succumbed to paddle whacks. So ban the paddle as instrument of death? No, says my labandera who relies on her paddle to live.

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An owner of a beauty parlor was quoted in an article as saying: "By nature the human person is vain." That's why, she said, Phl beauty parlors are more profitable than sari-sari stores.

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She said her parlor's clients include policemen, priests, and basketball players. Her oldest client is a 70-year-old widow with one finger missing.

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A Cebuana product demonstrator who took part in the recent Manila-wide disaster drill said the earthquake drill was so real-like she rushed down the condo stairs in her underwear. "The drill masters were strict," she said.

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When the warning bell sounded everyone had to drop anything is his or her hand to rush out of the building. Others too slow or too weak to flee, stayed on and hid under tables or other strong objects as per pre-drill instruction.

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"Sus, Sir, mura gyud tinuod, mura'g duna na hinuoy linog bisan wa," she said in a talk with my informer. "Diha man gani mga nakuyapan sa kakuyaw," she added.

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Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority  show that fishermen and farmers are the poorest among the basic sectors of the Philippine society. Yes, they are. And yet, come to think of it, the fishermen and the farmers are sectors that feed us and keep the nation going.

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Before I forget, I would like to thank a reader who sent me a prayer card entitled "The Miracle Prayer." The good reader's name was not given except her or his initials which I prefer to withhold for reasons of privacy.

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OVERHEARD. Three college coeds having snacks in a fastfood joint were heard talking about Kris Aquino's fuss over what she called Gov. Ate Vi's vocabulary slip. One of the girls said: "Ate Vi has done more for showbiz and the country than Kris." Replied another girl in the group: "Ay sus, o oi. Kalayo ra ni Kris kang Ate Vi. Ang nahimo ni Ate Vi for showbiz and nation wa pa mahimo ni Kris." Okay, ila kana, I said to myself. Wa koy labot. Hehe.