Jojo stays put
Flowers competed with candles in the remembrance of the Yolanda dead. My young friend Mariano "Mar" Yabes, 34, flew home from New York on All Saints Day hand-carrying some fresh flowers for his fiancée who died in the killer typhoon.
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Mar, who calls himself a "fledgling" engineer, is not from Leyte. He and his fiancée got acquainted in college in Manila. "I loved Linda so much I have learned to also love Leyte and the Leytenos," Mar said. Linda was among the thousands missing.
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VP Jojo Binay criticized the Aquino administration as having done nothing to solve prevailing problems. He minced no words in making the accusation. When PNoy said he can leave the Cabinet if he's not happy, Jojo said he's not leaving because he's a team player.
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VP Binay has to stay put. He knows that's the best option. What if he's no longer assigned to rub elbows with the OFWs; what if he's not anymore given the task to visit government housing projects, etc. These are among the tasks that have enabled him to compile a lot of pogi points.
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PNoy has vowed that the elite government military forces will crush the Abu Sayyaf bandits. Now na? They also said that before. But more and more deaths are suffered by our military. Six soldiers were slain in Basilan last Sunday (No. 2) while our troops were doing civic-community duties. The victims included a promising PMear.
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One TV program I always spend time to watch is "Born To Be Wild." Hosted by two veterinarians, Doc Ferds Recto and Doc Nielsen Donato, the show is about nature and wildlife. It gives us the chance to have a feel of the real jungles and the wildlife. It's right now the only TV series of its kind. Catch it on GMA 7 Sundays.
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OVERHEARD. Some people are urging Pope Francis to tackle controversial topics. Comment: "Maayo ba nang sugyota?" Reply: "Grabe sad. Atong hangyoon ang Santo Papa nga bisitahan kita unya haguon pagsulbad sa atong problema." Reply: "Brayet baya nang Santo Papa nato. Kamao na unsay husto niyang buhaton isip atong bisita."
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