The news says: Parañaque stinks amid 50,000 tons of garbage. Ex-Mayor Fred Lim's legacy for Erap?
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Squatters fighting against the demolition of their houses in QC are using foul tactics against the police. They're hitting the cops in the nose.
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Durian has been included in CNN's list of best summer fruits. A CNN writer describes the durian as a Phl fruit with “rotten garbage†smell. The common description of this fruit is: “The fruit that smells like hell but tastes like heaven.â€
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The so-called sex-for-flight scandal involving some labor attaches in the Middle East has been going on for some years, a Migrante official said on TV.
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It's open secret in OFW circles but no one has dared to bust it. Many are now asking: “Dugay na man diay nganong karon pa man nabutyag?â€
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“China Executes Pinay,†The STAR's banner headline today (Thursday, July 4, 2013). This is the day the Lord has made for Pinoys to realize that drug trafficking is bad for the health especially if you do it in China.
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Today as I write this is July Fourth. This is the day the Lord has set us free from the Stars and Stripes in 1946. But shortly after that, what do we hear? “Statehood, statehood, statehood!†You know what this means.
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The fifth Filipino caught drug smuggling has been executed in China. This was announced by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Let there be no sixth “victim.â€
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Before I run out of space, I want to sincerely thank Susing Diacamos for her continued support for this humble column. Susing, a retired Court personnel at the local Palace of Justice, has been reading me for many years. Thank you, Madam.
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OVERHEARD. Some neighbors were heard talking about the riot involving the police and the so-called informal settlers in QC. One neighbor said: “Nganong informal settlers man ang tawag ron sa mga iskuwater?†Reply: “Aron paghatag og respeto sa ilang pagkatawo.†Comment: “Angay ba respetohan ang iskuwater nga manglabay og ilang ihi ug hugaw sa polis nga nagtuman ra sa ilang katungdanan?â€