Education Secretary Jesli Lapus promotes breastfeeding consciousness among parents and primary and secondary schoolchildren. Mother’s milk ensures life-long health and intellectual development, and is the cheapest strategy for poverty alleviation.

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Moreover, Jesli says, it also comes in beautiful containers.

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He ought to know. At 29 he was the youngest CEO running the most successful German factory for Triumph women’s undergarments, with a trained eye to spot cup sizes.

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Tomorrow he turns 60, ripe for a senior statesman, otherwise called senator.

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Oops Deportment: Unlike Sir Walter Raleigh who gallantly spread his cape for HRH Queen Elizabeth I to cross a puddle, Czech Republic Prime Minister Jan Fischer accidentally stepped on PGMA’s Maria Clara gown in Malacañang.

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The Czech PM, however, recovered courtly measure by decorating six Filipinos who contributed to Philippines-Czech relations, including Sir Virgilio Esguerra, Supreme Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal.

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Taiwan premier tendered his resignation to President Ma Ying-jeou in fallout over government’s slow response to the typhoon “Morakot.”

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RP corrupt officials do not resign. They become taipans from “kurakot.”

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Orientals resign over graft or failure because they “lose face.” Our “westernized culture” stonewalls,

“Prove it!”

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Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera defends the decision to transfer rape-murder convict Paco Larrañaga to Spanish prison, saying RP-Spain transfer of sentenced persons agreement (TSPA) is advantageous… to bring home detained OFWs and Pinoys languishing in Spanish prisons.

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You got it wrong, Madame Secretary… OFWs prefer to stay as TNT’s and Pinoy prisoners chose amenities in Spanish jails to Muntinlupa.

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When a Spanish Maria del Carmen Bousada begat twins in December, 2006, at age 66, Guinness World Records listed her as the oldest woman to give birth. But a much older Sarah “been there, done that” before in the Old Testament.

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Carmen by in vitro, Sarah by a late macho Abraham. The difference between man’s technology and God’s miracle. Feedback: jaz@mb.com.ph