It says here that a blind beggar entertains pedestrians by playing the guitar and harmonica. If he entertains, he’s an entertainer, not a beggar. The money given to him is not alms but talent fee.
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Question being asked these days even in the restrooms of the shopping malls: “Where is Ecleo?”
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An airline is enticing Chinese tourists to visit PHL tourist spots. “No need to entice them,” says Noy Temiong. “If the tourist spots include our Kalayaan Islands in the Spratleys ... They own it.”
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If you’ve gotten fed up with political news and showbiz tsismis, try the serious business news. I do that and I find it more enriching and gratifying. Most of the business news give us the idea where we’re going.
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News like: “MVP offers up to P45-B for GMA Network” and “Carmen Copper Mines Hikes Toledo Output” are more of great importance to our lives than “Kyla Belies Report She’s Pregnant” or “Jewel and Jason Split up.”
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The proposed Centenarians Law, which seeks to award a prize of P100,000 to every Pinoy hitting the age of 100 years appears to be a boon to makers of cure-all herbal medicines now proliferating in our so-called wellness industry.
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Many of these herbal medicines do not only cure ailments ranging from skin scabies to cancer and other more serious diseases, they also make outright claim to lengthen life.
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My good friend Leonardo “Daido” Angel shakes his head when he hears Cebuano school children sing the National Anthem in Tagalog. He said just for the heck of it he asked some sixth graders if they understand the lyrics of the anthem. They just kept mum but shook their heads.
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Daido said:”There are some very good Cebuano translations of the National Anthem, why not let the schoolkids sing at least one of the translations?”
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OVERHEARD. “Nilarga sa states si Sir kay naglagot kang Ma’am nga nakauyab tungod sa iyang Facebook account ... Buotoan man si Sir. Wa gyud dapati si Ma’am bisan klareks kaayo ang pagluib.”