MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III hailed as “heroes of the day” two lawmakers who were among the 212 members who voted to impeach Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

He didn’t include the national heroic figure Congressman Manny Pacquiao …who twitted that he would have voted against her impeachment.

P-Noy led thousands at Mayilad Water Services “2011 Walk for Water” at Mall of Asia. According to DILG secretary Jesse Robredo several millions more will continue to be walking for clean water daily throughout the country until 2013.

The President received UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova. She is the first woman to head UNESCO, and she is “one of the boys.”

The United Nations under Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has 192 member countries. Irina Bokova has 193 members… one more than the UN.

Willing Willi will offer a prize to the reader who identifies the 193rd country in UNESCO which is not in the UN.

DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro will update the UNESCO DG on the upgrading of Philippine education to the 7th grade K9.

He will also assure her of the sturdiest typhoon-resistant classrooms …since they double as refugee centers in centers in case of calamity.

Rector Magnificus Rolando dela Rosa, OP, will confer the Golden Cross Award of the University of Santo Tomas QuadriCentennial. You must wait another 400 years to earn one.

DG Bokova will fly to the Banaue Rice Terraces, one of the UNESCO heritage sites. Hyatt Terraces, built with modern technolgy, collapsed under the earthquake… but the eons-old rice terraces stood the test of time.

UNESCO plans museum for destroyed articles like the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan, an Afghan archeological treasure vandalized by the Taliban. They can also include the Philippines, a damaged culture.

Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Erlinda Basilio will host a cordon bleu diplomatic dinner for the UNESCO DG.

Guatemala First Lady Sandra seeks divorce to succeed her husband President Alvaro Colom. A divorce of convenience?

The Supreme Court justices agreed to increase the passing percentage in the 2010 Bar Examinations from 11 percent to 20.26 percent.

That’s called lowering the bar. You may not know it, but your next lawyer could have been “pasang awa.” Feedback: jaz_aide@yahoo.com