Phl Star cartoonist Rene Aranda's "Prof" has more brains than some lotto bettors. He told a bettor: "Kung gusto mo ng sigurado'y magtayo ka ng NGO."
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"Prof" must have in his mind the kind of NGOs that can attract "donations" from some members of Congress.
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One message to the lawmakers concerned that I like is the one I saw on the streamer of a group of participants in the so-called Million People March. It said: "Kung wala na kayong hiya...Maawa man lang sana kayo!"
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It's an appeal, nay, a plea of those deprived of what's supposed to be theirs but have been hoodwinked by smart operators.
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Four senators have been linked to the pork barrel scam. A schoolteacher I know said: "I am sad." Why? She had voted for the four in different elections past.
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Janet Napoles, the alleged (by the press) pork barrel scam operator, has fallen. She is now in government hands. Her offense? "Illegal detention."
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Doesn't this remind you of the notorious Al Capone, who was arrested and jailed for tax evasion? Al Capone terrorized America in the 1920s with his high-profile crimes --murder, rape, robbery, etc.-- but was arrested and rotted in jail for tax evasion.
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The estimate of the crowd during the Million People rally in Luneta was 100,000. It was a peaceful rally despite the huge size of the rally participants. One reporter said the police didn't have to work hard for their pay that day. "Hayahaya sa police sa?" The reporter said in jest.
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Let our police officers have that ease for once. In other rallies, those organized and led by militant protesters, the cops sometimes come out bloodied and stinking like they've emerged from the inside of a septic tank.
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OVERHEARD. Malacañang has announced a P10-million reward for information leading to the arrest of Janet Napoles. That was before Napoles surrendered. Said an observer: "If wa pa mo-surrender si Napoles bayran kaha ang mitudlo?" Reply: "Bayran oy. Apan anha kuhaon ang P10M sa bulsa ra sad ni Napoles."