Raise to P1-M the centenarian prize?

Acting Governor Agnes Magpale says she is not hungry for power. Good. It's that hunger that has made many politicos end up powerless.

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The lady mayor of a town in Antique is holding on to her post despite a suspension order. Trying to be a Gwen, Huh?

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A suspected drug pusher says he was beaten up after confessing to the police. Noy Temiong's advice: “Confess to a priest, not to the police.”

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It says here that the Department of Energy can address the power needs of the country. So no worries. It can DOE it.

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The Kasambahay Law will take effect this month. Would you believe that there are kasambahay or domestic helpers who are not excited at all about this law?

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Interviews made by a masteral thesis writer (name withheld upon request) show that while all domestic helpers welcome the law most of them have expressed preference to the status quo knowing that their present employers cannot afford to give them all the benefits they are entitled to under the law and might let them go and seek greener pastures.

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Three of those interviewed said they were not receiving the salaries stipulated in the Kasambahay Law but they are being sent to school (college) by their respective employers. One of them is graduating this year with an IT degree.

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A lady senior citizen is writing the President asking him to consider raising the so-called survival prize for the 100-year-old Pinoy from P100,000 to P1 million. Anyway, she says, only a few could reach the centenary mark.

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“Pila na man lang ron ang balyu sa usa ka milyon,” the old lady said. “Binilyon na ron ang kawaton sa mga kawatan sa gobyerno.”

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And, if I may add, the P1 million survival prize for the centenarian can be a boon to the herbal dietary/medicinal supplement industry. For don't the herbal medicine makers claim their product can revitalize the human system of an aging taker thus enhancing his chance of hitting the century mark? Just a thought. What's your take?

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Have you noticed that KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) no longer run the famous “Finger Licken' Good” line in their ad? What's wrong with that? Me, I still find lickin' my fingers good when I eat KFC.

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OVERHEARD. According to SWS, 60 percent of Pinoys are satisfied with the PNP performance. I heard two men discuss the issue on radio. MAN No. 1: “Dalaygon ba nang performance nga magpabato ug magpapatid sa mga abusadong raliyista?” MAN No. 2: “Dalaygon, oy. Imbes silay mamatid ug mamatuta nagpapatid sa nga kuno sa maximum tolerance.” MAN No. 1: “Kanang maximum tolerance mipagara lang na sa mga raliyista. An eye-for-an-eye unta sama sa giingon sa Bibliya.”