Just watching their benefactress suffer

A knowledgeable political and legal observer tells me that former first gentleman Mike Arroyo is free to leave the country anytime. He may not return for all Ma‘am Leila cares.

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 This political/legal observer says Sir Mike A. is only an extra in this sensational drama.

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 Labangon officials have a problem with their cemetery. It’s already full, according to reports. Maybe they can solve the problem the way a township in Europe solved theirs under a similar situation: Start burying the dead standing up to save space.

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 Another town in Europe solved their problem under the same situation by passing a law prohibiting the townspeople from dying for a certain period. The order, according to a news story, was followed.

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 Noy Temyong, my favorite sidewalk philosopher, called me one recent evening to talk about the situation of former President GMA. He asked: “Where are those people who, through their influence with GMA, are now living in prosperity and abundance?”

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 “Oh, well,” I said, “where else could they be but on the sidelines watching their benefactress suffer.” They have to steer clear of the trouble to save their neck and their ill-gotten fortune, one observer said.

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 The PHL is running 6th in the SEA games in Indonesia with 17 golds (as of this writing) while small Singapore is in 5th place with 30 golds. Come to think of it, PHL has a population of 95 million while Singapore has only about 4.5 million. We got more people to choose our players from. We got a deeper bench for reserves, so to speak.

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 It says here that a househelp stole some jewelry and kept it in her private part. One reader’s comment: “Why not put it clearly by calling the private part a private pocket?”

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 A note from Mrs. Leoning Olbes of V. Gullas St.: “The taxi dispatchers at the Fuente Osmeña area are enterprising than the PUJ dispatchers… Payongan ta ug tabangan pag alsa sa atong mga daa. Busa ganahan ta mohatag og dako-dakong tip.”

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Congratulations to Nestor Dosantos, a former copyboy/errand boy of The FREEMAN, for having landed a decent job in the US where he has been living as immigrant through the help of a sister who has gotten married to a war veteran. Nestor surprised me with a call last Sunday.