Many women are very white faced, agree?

Both Tom and Mike say they’re winning. Two heads are better than one. But in politics two heads had better be one.

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A student trying to fix a busted electric fan needed some oil to keep the rusty parts moving. There was none. So he tried using the Efficascent Oil for his lolo’s arthritis. It worked. Now the electric fan functions like new.

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“Good thing my lolo always keeps Efficascent Oil in his medicine bag,” says the student. “Now he knows what oil to apply when his wheelchair malfunctions.”

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The breakup of the USS Guardian in Tubbataha has been completed piece by piece. This is the first time I heard of a warship chop-chopped like a smuggled car.

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Reader Nolito Balista (or Ballista?) asks: “Have you seen those women appearing on TV these days? They’re so white they must’ve used an overdose of those whitening lotions. I’m turned off. Their whiteness doesn’t fit their looks.” (No comment here.— JVJ)

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During his pope-mobile ride around St. Peter’s Square to greet the thousands of Catholics last Easter Sunday, Pope Francis was seen briefly making the thumbs-up sign, interspersing it with the Sign of the Cross with his right hand. I was amused.

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Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to go up the ring again in September, according to news reports. Before that, there’s yet one fight Manny has to face in Saranggani. It seems that boxing fans are still talking more about his KO loss than his coming fight.

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An unidentified reader called up to report: “Nagkalata lang ang mga campaign posters a local ug national candidates somewhere in the northern part of the city ... Pilay pusta mo, Mr. Jabat, way mahimo ang gobyerno ani.” (Di ko mopusta, Bay, klarong mapilde ko.— JVJ)

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OVERHEARD. Some neighbors were heard talking about stray dogs. One neighbor said: “Husto ang atong city veterinarian. Daghang magpatugatuga hupot og iro unya pasagdan lang.” Another neighbor: “Bitaw oy. Naay mga tag-iya’g iro nga pasagdan lang maglaroylaroy sa karsada ilang iro. Kun makapaak gani, kasab-an ang napaakan kay nganong nagpapapaak. Haay, buhaay.”