Engr. Willard Atutubo is now full-fl edged District Engineer of the Second Engineering District of Camarines Sur. Kudos to him.
But he should now learn to distinguish between prudence and stupidity.
He should also understand what transparency really means.
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John Gokongwei, Jr. on his 80th birthday on august 11 donated half of his fortune equivalent to at least P20 billion to charity.
He has blazed a trail for super rich businessmen in this country.
The problem is no one around is ready to follow.
Instead of giving away surplus wealth most affluent filipinos would want to amass more.
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Manny Pacquiao is guaranteed $3 million or about P165 million to fight once again Erik Morales. Manny indeed sounds like money.
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Liquid materials are now being used by terrorists in making bombs so they can board planes with their lethal weapons undetected. These days ingenuity breeds monsters.
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Senate is very, very slow in acting on crucial bills but very quick in conducting so-called inquiries and investigations.
Anything that moves some senators want to investigate. Like trigger-happy cowboys.
Chamber of show-offs and grandstanders, that is the Senate today.
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Under the parliamentary system where the senate and the House of representatives will be merged into one chamber, there will be no room for show-offs like Jinggoy Estrada who enjoys bawling out people “invited” to the senate.
