Ten people died in a truck mishap in Barili. It was a dump truck they were on. Tsk! tsk! Dump trucks are supposed to carry garbage, not people. And people are not supposed to be treated like garbage.
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The truck driver blamed the accident on the truck’s faulty brakes. Here we go again. Faulty brakes are the culprit again.
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If the brakes could talk, they would’ve cussed and griped: “Kita ra pirmeng pasanginlan.” Unfortunately for the brakes, they could not speak.
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It says here that the DILG has told the LGUs not to use dump trucks as public transport. Only now!
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It also says here that mayors are directed to conduct periodic check up on all municipal-owned vehicles to determine their roadworthiness. Only now!
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All drivers of such vehicles are told to attend seminars conducted by TESDA, LTO and the Civil Service Commission. Only now!
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There is a saying in Cebuano that goes: “Manguros lang ta inig human sa kilat.”
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City Fire Marshal Ad Comar has challenged Carreta Brgy. Capt. Ed Lauron to a public debate concerning the fire that hit Carreta recently. Someone is expected to get scorched.
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The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force continues to seize boxes of dynamited fish. Or so I read in our reporter Nina G. Sumacot’s report. Isda so?
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After the Azkals, now come the Musangs. Like the Azkals, the Musangs compete in international football but under a lower category, the U-19 or under 19-year-old-bracket. The Musangs are mostly pure Pinoys, except for two half-Pinoys.
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Charlie O. Cojuangco, according to TF Bacolod correspondent Danny B. Dangcalan, is proud of the Musangs. Cojuangco, who is team manager and program director of the football camp, is proud of the Musangs. He said the team would be known for their football skills, not their looks.
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The Musangs are scheduled to see action next month in the Asian Football Federation U-19 championship in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Why Musang? Because musang, a civet cat, is ferocious and never runs away from a fight. And the Musang is an intelligent animal.