Chickens over wife anytime

THE EAR - The Freeman

October 20, 2015 | 10:00am

TYPHOON. In Bulacan, a family man there who raises fighting cocks for a living evacuated his birds to safer grounds before he took his wife to Manila to escape from Typhoon Lando.

WIFE. When asked by a relative why he had prioritized his chickens over his wife, he said, "They are worth millions of pesos, I can't afford to lose them, not today."

RARA AVIS. The wife nodded in agreement, saying in jest, "The chickens are extremely rare. I am not."

Global Dominion: To AI and beyond!

Age-defying tips to keep moving with healthy bones, joints and muscles

Path forward: Stories of hope, knowledge and support for breast cancer

Empowering Filipinos to achieve long-term goals while living their best lives today

Here's what to expect at 'Disney Imagination Garden' aboard Disney Cruise Lineâ��s first Asia-based cruise

Here's what to expect at 'Disney Imagination Garden' aboard Disney Cruise Line’s first Asia-based cruise

Something's cooking in Manila: Head on over to SM MOA to experience a giant sinigang fountain!

AIA Philippines expands Hope for the Breast program â�� free breast cancer screenings in Metro Manila

AIA Philippines expands Hope for the Breast program – free breast cancer screenings in Metro Manila

This vivo phone with 4-year battery warranty is Marian Riveraâ��s new fave

This vivo phone with 4-year battery warranty is Marian Rivera’s new fave

COMMENTARY | Education organizations need robust cybersecurity measures

Philstar

Latest

Latest

abtest

2 days ago

EDITORIAL — When war gets complicated

2 days ago

A United Nations aid worker was killed recently in an Israeli attack in Gaza. But this isn’t your regular collateral damage story; because according to the Israel Defense Force, that aid worker, Mohammad Abu...

Opinion

Are Duterte’s confessions sufficient to convict him?

By STRAIGHT TO THE POINT | By Atty. Ruphil Bañoc | 2 days ago

After the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee investigation in Monday, with former president Rodrigo Duterte as resource person, people from different walks of life expressed various opinions.

2 days ago

Opinion

The ultimate vindication of Michael Rama

By WHAT MATTERS MOST | By Josephus Jimenez | 2 days ago

Those who are already counting Atty. Michael Lopez Rama as politically dead better prepare for his dramatic resurrection.

2 days ago

Opinion

3 days ago

EDITORIAL — Now what?

3 days ago

Appearing before the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee investigation's probe into the bloody war against drugs during his administration, former president Rodrigo Duterte admitted something last Monday what many suspected...

Opinion

Nganong apiki si Duterte

By ARANGKADA | By Leo Lastimosa | 3 days ago

Daghang salamat sa kaligdong ni Senador Risa Hontiveros, nabisto nga pagarpar rang pagpaka-bayani ni kanhi Presidente Rodrigo Duterte pag-angkon sa hingpit nga responsibilidad sa tanang nahitabo sa iyang drug war...

3 days ago

Opinion

Why the Commission on Human Rights failed

By OFF TANGENT | By Aven Piramide | 3 days ago

Proclamation No. 1081, was promulgated more than fifty years ago. It became notoriously known as the Martial Law declaration of former President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos.

3 days ago

Opinion

Recommended

Pag-amin ni Duterte swak sa â��crimes against humanityâ��

Pag-amin ni Duterte swak sa ‘crimes against humanity’

Dapat managot sa ‘crimes against humanity’ si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos akuin ang buong responsibilidad sa madugong giyera kontra droga ng kanyang administrasyon.

4 days ago

EDITORYAL – Kasuhan at litisin

SA mga inamin ni dating President Rodrigo Duterte sa Senado noong Lunes ukol sa extra-judicial killings (EJKs) sa panahon ng kanyang panunungkulan, dapat siyang kasuhan at litisin.

4 days ago

Lover ni misis tinarakan ng ice pick ni mister!

Dead-on-arrival sa pagamutan ang isang mister makaraang tarakan ng ice pick ng isang construction worker makaraan niyang mahuli sa akto na katabing matulog ang kaniyang common-law wife o live-in partner sa loob ng kanilang barracks sa Antipolo, Rizal, Biyernes ng gabi.

6 days ago

JOSEPH

Pagpapaigting ng PNP LERIS tinalakay sa QCPD

Pinangunahan nitong Sabado ni National Capital Region Police Office-Deputy Regional Director for Operations PBGen. Ponce Rogelio I Peñones, Jr., ang Command Conference sa Quezon City Police District kung saan tinalakay ang Information Operation Plan ng PNP Law Enforcement Reporting Information System Ayon kay Peñones, napapanahong talakayin ang aspeto ng Law Enforcement Reporting Information System na pinakabagong digital platform ng PNP na idinisenyo para sa mas mabilis at mas epektibong pag-uulat ng krimen sa buong bansa.

7 days ago

Chickens over wife anytime

AFFORD

AGREEMENT

ASKED

AVIS

CHICKENS

IN BULACAN

NBSP

QUOT

TYPHOON

TYPHOON LANDO

WIFE

Global Dominion: To AI and beyond!

Age-defying tips to keep moving with healthy bones, joints and muscles

Path forward: Stories of hope, knowledge and support for breast cancer

Empowering Filipinos to achieve long-term goals while living their best lives today

Here's what to expect at 'Disney Imagination Garden' aboard Disney Cruise Line’s first Asia-based cruise

Something's cooking in Manila: Head on over to SM MOA to experience a giant sinigang fountain!

AIA Philippines expands Hope for the Breast program – free breast cancer screenings in Metro Manila

This vivo phone with 4-year battery warranty is Marian Rivera’s new fave

COMMENTARY | Education organizations need robust cybersecurity measures

EDITORIAL - No more dignity for the dead?

Tom O ug Quadcomm

‘Kalag-Kalag’ respite: musings for a renewed Cebu

The long weekend and apologies

LAW

LAW

SENADO

JOSEPH

PNP

Get Updated: