Pacman a joke?
An American basketball import of Purefoods has been fined a hefty sum of ranting after failing to make his team win, scoring only 6 points. And calling Kia Carnival playing coach Manny Pacquiao a joke.
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Sir Chito Salud, the no-nonsense PBA commissioner, didn’t laugh at the American cager’s joke. And fined him P250,000. which was no joke.
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The first ever head of state who has dared to call the teachings of Islam “twisted” is US President Barak Obama. He called on Muslims everywhere to fight “the twisted teachings of Islam.” An American journalist said: “That’s guts, man.”
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He said at this time when Islam extremism spearheaded by the IS terrorists, even Muslim heads of state – or most of them anyway – do not try to provoke the IS warlords. For fear of being burned alive?
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We’re now in the Year of the Sheep. “Let the sheep’s peaceful nature rule our lives in the next 365 days,” says Ma’am Letty Rudias, a Catholic women’s leaguer. Never mind the BBL’s promise of peace?
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The opposition militants are shouting hoarse... “Aquino resign! Aquino stepdown:” But Malacañang says: “They’re just a noisy minority.” Palace spokespeople say the opposition are whipping up charges they kept recycling for the last five years. Oh, well, let’s wait and see what will happen.
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While the call for PNoy’s ouster gets louder and louder, the Social Weather Station recently came out with its latest survey result; 41 percent of Pinoys see better lives, better economy.
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It says here that the government is seeking peace in Mindanao with the help of the MILF. Come again? The same MILF involved in the slaughter of the 44 SAF commandos? How about the Bangsamoro’s help?
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OVERHEARD. The BBL or Bangsamoro Basic Law will create an autonomous Bangsamoro region in Mindanao. I heard some Christian residents in Mindanao expressing fear that they might end up being bullied by the dominant Moro population. Comment: Another comment: “Magpa-convert nalang kong daan pagka-Moros.”
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