Rama's challenge to the OBO chief

I have a friend whose favorite section in the Philippine Star is the Sunday Lifestyle which I rarely read. He said to me: “Pre, bati ka og reading taste...The Sunday Lifestyle is more fun. Try it.”

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So I tried. Indeed there are many interesting things I wouldn’t have known had I not tried it. Things I don’t come across in my favorite section, the Sports Section.

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For instance, I learned that fish oil helps fight cholesterol and can help solve the high blood pressure problem of many people.

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I learned, too, that Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago is like a mom to actress Heart Evangelista. She calls her Tita Miriam. “Sometimes we’re on the phone talking for three hours,” Heart said. We call that telebabad, right?

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There are some bits of chismis too, though wholesome chismis, not the kind we read in the showbiz tabs. Like Heart Evangelista having dinner twice with Sen. Chiz Escudero, a rumored suitor.

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I bumped into an ad that said: “A one year unlimited Diode Laser Hair Removal for Lower Legs cost P10,000.” No “hair puller” is used like what they use in the old fashioned beauty shop.

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This item got into my e-mail: “Sir, have you observed that many ordinary people taking part in some tv game/shows have no teeth? Am just asking because some schoolmates of mine have had that observation.”

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Mayor Mike Rama has ordered the OBO (Office of the Building Official) chief to “completely remove graft and corruption among some employees.” That’s some challenge. Tough challenge.

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In his “Birador” column (TF, June 5/12) my fellow columnist Rene “Renbor” U. Borromeo, commented on the OBO issue: “Bisan ako nagtoo man gayud nga dunay pipila ka kawani diha sa OBO nga tuyoon gayud sa paglangan-langan ang pag-aprobar sa dokumento aron nga mapugos ang mga applicant sa paghatag og suborno.”