Lovable City

"Cebu City is tagged as 'most livable'," says this headline here. Not only that. It's "most lovable" too.

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NBA veteran Josh Boone who made good in his initial games with the SMB Beermen in the PBA Commissioner's Cup has been replaced by Kevin Jones. No Boone of contention here?

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It remains to be seen if the SMB coaching staff did the right thing in preferring Kevin to Josh, who has already delivered in his first two games with the Beermen.

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Would you believe that 100 percent of the voters in the recent North Korean elections voted for NK supreme leader Kim Jong-un? No dissenting vote, says the AFP. Unbelievable? Not really because there was no other name in the ballot.

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No other name except Jong's. But even if there were other names on the ballot, who'd risk his life casting his vote on an opposing candidate?

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Government experts may feel kind of worried when the peso weakens but there is rejoicing among dependents of OFWs. Cely (not her real name) who works in a money changer's outfit says OFW relatives transacting business with them are often heard sighing: "Ay salamat nikunhod nasad ang piso" or "Mayta'g mo-us-us pa gyud ang piso oy."

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An OFW wife from Labangon when asked about the happiness of her fellow-OFW dependents gave a simple explanation: "Kun mo-us-us gud ang piso mosaka man ang dolyar, so daghang piso ang ilis sa usa ka dolyar."

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It says here that the Liberal Party (LP) and the Nacionalista Party (NP) may join forces for the 2016 presidential battle. Remember when? Yes, when the LP and NP battled for political supremacy? With the LP's Manuel Roxas and the NP's Sergio Osmeña contesting the presidency and Roxas winning? It seems not so long ago, right?

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Someone asked me: "Was there ever a time when the Democrats and the Republicans of America joined forces to fight for the presidency of that great country?" I said I think the Democrats and the Republicans have always fought separately to win the White House.

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OVERHEARD. It says here that Speaker Sonny Belmonte has called for an easing of restrictions on GMA visitors on her birthday on April 5. Commented an observer: "Bitaw oy. Bisan sa nagsapaw-sapaw nga kaso batok ni GMA mopatigbabaw gyud gihapon unta ang atong pagka-Kristianos." Another comment: "Dili baya pirme ang panahon. Basig ugma kamo na sad ang masud sa lugar ni GMA."