Status symbol

PNoy says: “China's reef reclamation violates the sea conduct code.” So what are we doing about it? Let's consider what the Chinese say in their proverb: “It is cowardice to leave what is right at the mercy of the wrongdoers.”

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Even the good guys are landing in the controversial Napoles list. Look at Korina Sanchez and Mike Enriquez, both fighters against corruption. Imagine "of that."

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Let's hope there won't come a time when getting on the Napoles list  becomes a status symbol. Then, when it does, Heaven help the Philippines!

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight again on Sept. 13. Against whom? Against no one yet. He's still looking for an opponent he could beat easy. Manny Pacquiao, the Pinoy ring superstar Floyd and his father love to belittle, is out of the picture.

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Laguna Gov. ER Ejercito has been disqualified by the Comelec for election overspending. He alone overspent? One reader asked me this. I said ask the Comelec. But he says the Comelec knows only one candidate who overspent. Really?

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Foreign delegates to the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia generally see the Philippines growing fastest in the Asean region. But many entertain the fear that the country's economic progress might slow down, if not dissipate, after 2016 when PNoy will no longer be at the helm.

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Hundreds -- a radio report said thousands -- of placard carrying activists demonstrated against the holding of the WEF in Manila. As observer, watching the riotous demo on tv, said: “Useless exercise but it keeps the cops busy and on their toes.”

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Eight Capitol employees were caught drinking beer during office hours. I heard the governor has decided to give them more time for beer drinking outside the Capitol premises.

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OVERHEARD. It says here that smalltime business people earning P20 and up from their businesses are required to issue official receipts. A sari-sari store owner says: “Ang pagpa-imprinta lang og resibo mahal pa sa tanang sardinas ug noodles sa estante ko.” Comment of a tuba stand owner: “Bitaw. Kanang mga boring nga mokita'g linibo ang adlaw pa-isyuhon sad na'g resibo?”