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Thirty dead in foiled jailbreak at Bicutan. A nice little welcome for General Lomibao.

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Also a warm sendoff for General Aglipay and a chance for Secretary Angelo Reyes to prove his mettle so COA can approve his appointment.

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Police were warned of plot to spring the detained terrorists at Camp Bagong Diwa last December but no one paid attention.

They were able to smuggle three handguns and a cellphone into the maximum security prison.

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The Abu Sayyaf were clearly not in a position to make demands or to negotiate from a position of strength, and they kept changing the rules of the negotiations.

They gave the military a good excuse to exterminate them.

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The fatalities were called martyrs by their relatives. In the eyes of their victims, they were outright kidnappers who deserved what was coming to them.

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Abu Sayyaf threatens to stage massive retaliation. With their principal leaders dead, it’s a very doubtful proposition.

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DepEd plans to teach sex in grade schools but are the teachers qualified to do it?, the Catholic Church wants to know.

Forget the teachers, let the church do it.

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Husbands and wives involved in illicit affairs will not receive benefits from the government, according to the President.

But how can you tell the two-timers from the others, Ma’am?

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Divorce Pinoy-style coming up in bill submitted by Rep. Lisa Masa. Annulment by the church and legal separation by the state arenot enough. We want Las Vegas-style separation – separate today, married again tomorrow.

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Grade l to 3 teachers to be retrained to enable them to teach their pupils to read and to understand what they are reading.

Teachers cannot teach and pupils cannot read – this is serious.

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Children poisoned in Bohol because of karma, according to Davao bishop. Government was pushing Ligtas-Buntis aimed at killing children through abortion.

It’s all the fault of Secretary Dayrit.

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Budget approved by the President without any veto. It was approved without thinking by the Senate. The House is wondering until now what’s going on.

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Government wants to charge a fee for the use of raw water – water from the ground, from artesian wells, deep wells, shallow wells and water for irrigation.

They should also charge for rain water and get more taxes.

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DepEd orders simple graduation rites in all schools. No fancy clothes and no fancy programs.

With graduates unable to read, the order is well taken.

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Lawyers group file plunder charges against general because the government has been handling him with kid gloves.

His court martial by the military is only a window dressing.

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Oil companies are raising fuel prices every week. The public is accepting it without a murmur. Our calvary will continue after Holy Week.