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The number two citizen of this country, the honorable Vice President Jejomar Binay, had not been shy in expressing his desire to run for the presidency in the 2016 elections.

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Few days ago, I was scanning the Cebu dailies trying to compare how they were treating the different news items from various sources in the city.

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There was some drama in the session held by the Cebu City Sanggunian Panlungsod last week. It took place when the council considered a resolution authorizing the city mayor to negotiate the sale and disposition of some portions of the South Road Properties.

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The October 15, 7.2-magnitude earthquake that devastated some portions of my birth province of Bohol and the November 8...

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A text message sender sent me, few days ago, an apparently innocent question. It was not for me to answer though because in his/her query he/she wanted to know whether His Honor Cebu City Mayor Michael L. Rama should fire the more than 2,000 city hall workers whom the honorable Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young claimed to be supporters of the unregistered association called BOPK. So, I felt that I did not have to reply.

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I do not wish to put my thought on why the honorable Congressman Tomas R. Osmeña of the Cebu City South District lost in the last election to incumbent Mayor Michael L. Rama.

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I cannot seem to satisfy my grandson’s curiosity.

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As a kind of practical living, I always try to look at things in their positive perspective.

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Before anything else, please allow me to express our great joy. My lady Carmen and I are glad to have seen our youngest child, Charisse, walk the graduation march yesterday morning.

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Finally, His Honor, Cebu City Mayor Michael L. Rama, has let his heart out. Pissed by an unending stream of "friendly fire", he spoke with conviction when he revealed to us that the administration of his predecessor, the Hon. Congressman Tomas R. Osmeña, left about 300 things undone.

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The number two citizen of this country, the honorable Vice President Jejomar Binay, had not been shy in expressing his desire to run for the presidency in the 2016 elections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1376767 [Title] => Starting over [Summary] =>

Few days ago, I was scanning the Cebu dailies trying to compare how they were treating the different news items from various sources in the city.

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There was some drama in the session held by the Cebu City Sanggunian Panlungsod last week. It took place when the council considered a resolution authorizing the city mayor to negotiate the sale and disposition of some portions of the South Road Properties.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1269897 [Title] => Two programs the mayor must do in 2014 [Summary] =>

The October 15, 7.2-magnitude earthquake that devastated some portions of my birth province of Bohol and the November 8...

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 950731 [Title] => A philosophy behind terminating BOPK workers [Summary] =>

A text message sender sent me, few days ago, an apparently innocent question. It was not for me to answer though because in his/her query he/she wanted to know whether His Honor Cebu City Mayor Michael L. Rama should fire the more than 2,000 city hall workers whom the honorable Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young claimed to be supporters of the unregistered association called BOPK. So, I felt that I did not have to reply.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1155278 [AuthorName] => AvenPiramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 942649 [Title] => Where were those allies? [Summary] =>

I do not wish to put my thought on why the honorable Congressman Tomas R. Osmeña of the Cebu City South District lost in the last election to incumbent Mayor Michael L. Rama.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 800540 [Title] => Songs and politics are not strange bedfellows [Summary] =>

I cannot seem to satisfy my grandson’s curiosity.

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As a kind of practical living, I always try to look at things in their positive perspective.

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Before anything else, please allow me to express our great joy. My lady Carmen and I are glad to have seen our youngest child, Charisse, walk the graduation march yesterday morning.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 639405 [Title] => To list or not to list [Summary] =>

Finally, His Honor, Cebu City Mayor Michael L. Rama, has let his heart out. Pissed by an unending stream of "friendly fire", he spoke with conviction when he revealed to us that the administration of his predecessor, the Hon. Congressman Tomas R. Osmeña, left about 300 things undone.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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