EID’L Adha will be observed on Nov 27-28 only in ARRM, not throughout RP. Going forward and backward is like dancing Cha-cha.

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Customs office created to guard vs smugglers. Who guards the guards?

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Is it you they’re talking about? Dep't: Presidential aspirant Sen. Manuel Villar said the next president should hit the ground running from day one, and “not be an OJT president.”

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What you see is what you get. Rags-to-riches Villar says, he’s where he is thanks to “sipag at tiyaga,” not because of father or mother.

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On his VP choice, he likes trees of the luntian species.

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Believe it or not dep't: Presidential Management Staff Chief Hermogenes Esperon said there’s “no politics” in PGMA’s frequent sorties to Lubao. Peks man?

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Emergency job program to hire 93,000 workers. Only qualification: Must be registered voter.

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Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, national president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, was voted chairman at the 23rd Scout Conference in Kuala, Lumpur. A Boy Scout is truthful!

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Senate OKs law creating Mindanao Economic Development Authority. An MMDA for ARMM.

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Health and education: Mayors join hands to tap their constituents and NGOs to fight tuberculosis. The Hamlet conundrum: TB or not TB?

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Sen. Edgardo Angara bats for integrated computer education on elementary level. Google better than teacher?

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Technology: Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities and Motor Vehicles Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines announce free shuttle service on electric jeepney or e-jeepney in Makati. Golf-carts on Ayala Ave.

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Foreign news: RP and India mark 60 years of partnership. To be observed in five give’s.

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At White House Halloween trick or treat, Michelle was a stunning catwoman; but President Barack Obama wore no costume. He was superhero enough to the 2,000 children.

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University of California Irvine study team blames genes for bad driving in US. Wait till Michael Schumacher Jr. earns his driving license.

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US State Secretary Hillary Clinton may discuss with Japanese foreign minister relocation of the US Marine Air Base in Futenama. But Dick Gordon will neither confirm nor deny that Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama tapped him as consultant for bases conversion.

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Swiss Red Cross to provide Laguna transitional housing for 700 families victims of Ondoy and Pepeng.

Another job (opportunity) for Dick aka Flash Gordon!

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Economy: DBP President Reynaldo David looks for long- term solutions to migrant workers to come home. If nine million OFWs account for 10 percent of RP’s economic output, would doubling the exodus bump economic output up another 10 percent?

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Agri Secretary Arthur Yap sets crucial rice import talks with Thailand.

If they won’t budge, threaten to cut off Thai students at Los Baños International Rice Research Institute. Feedback: jaz@mb.com.ph