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HAVE BAT WILL STRIKE - The Freeman

It says here that the price of rice at P2 a kilo will be temporary because the law says so. That is, the law no lawmaker wrote. It's called the law of supply and demand.

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"Bong and Jinggoy will soon be jobless," said a radio program host in jest. Well, not to worry. There are many job fairs around. This, too, I say in jest.

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Philvocs says a 7.2 magnitude quake can isolate Manila."Is that telling us or scaring us?" says a cousin living in Sampaloc, Manila.

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It says here that "Thai coup leaders want democracy on their terms." Democracy develops on its own, not on anyone's terms.

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A florist I know says few people bought flowers from her shop on Father's Day, unlike during Mother's Day when she ran out of flowers.

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Incidentally, I have just learned that Father's Day is a national holiday in the United States. And the Father's Day greeting cards generate billions of dollars from the celebration of Dad's Day. Oh, well, I just thought you'd want to share this info.

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The death of a rich Chinese-Pinoy businessman should be a reminder to all of the saying: "We come to this world with nothing, we'll leave this world still with nothing."

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The said moneyed businessman owns many things including multi-storied buildings, progressive businesses, etc. But it was shown on tv the small space of cemented grave where his remains will be deposited.

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The foregoing two paragraphs came from an e-mail sent to me by Nido Ventura, a retired newsman from Davao City. Nido is one of the few octogens I call an old friend -- old not in age, but old in the years of friendship we shared.

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OVERHEARD. There's a bill, now a law, that bans the collecting or hoarding of coins (sinsilyo or sinsiyo). Grader No. 1: "Sa ato pa, Nay, undang na ko tigum ug sinsiyo sa akong alkansiya?" Nanay: "O, Nak, hunong na. Undang na." Grader: "Papel na lang tigumon ko, Nay." Nanay: "O, Nak, kon dunay matigum."

 

 

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BONG AND JINGGOY

CENTER

CHINESE-PINOY

DAVAO CITY

GRADER NO

NANAY

NIDO

NIDO VENTURA

UNITED STATES

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