tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153615402011-07-08T05:00:12.997+08:007A:5 Mencius said, “To act without understanding and do so habitually without examination, following certain courses all their lives without knowing the principles behind: this is the way of the multitude.”three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-15436490818200739432008-11-12T16:12:00.002+08:002008-11-12T16:16:23.228+08:00

(...) failed state.im not comfortable with naming my blog with this, but if i see it everyday, it will keep me reminded. i think i'll keep it for a long long while.

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-33348022916207300822008-11-06T16:31:00.002+08:002008-11-06T16:35:26.636+08:00

in deference to my idol, and to his fmcc, i am changing my blog's name from three stars and a sun to minority report for the meantime while i continue to search for the next title i'd be comfortable with for my blog.thanks!

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i couldn't believe it. i started to sense it when news about the rice "shortage" hit the news. there was much concern about how to distribute the much cheaper nfa rice to those who are less disposed to pay for the more expensive rice types. there was also this nationwide investigation against rice hoarders and iv seen several news items reporting some success in exposing those "evil" businessmen

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1165893321536217542006-12-12T11:13:00.000+08:002006-12-12T11:15:21.536+08:00

(message from fr. manoling francisco, sj)Dear Friends,Last Nov. 30, 2006, a supertyphoon Reming ravaged theBikol Region and Southern Tagalog, Philippines. Morethan 400 people have already been buried; hundredsmore are missing. The death toll, according to the RedCross, will most likely exceed 1,000. Moreover, 10,000families have been dislocated, their homes and fieldsburied under tons of mud from

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1165892674777757212006-12-12T10:58:00.000+08:002006-12-12T11:04:34.793+08:00

hi everyone,if you know of an organization dedicated to reforestration projects south of the philippines, please send me their contact info asap. we would like to help through funding and marketing projects related to "recovering" our forests. please contact me through the comments section below, or by emailing me at execsec@tangingyaman.org.thanks!

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hi everyone!after a 6-month hiatus from blogging, i'm back. haay, there's so many things that's worth talking about, gringo's capture, pacquiao vs morales III, the opposition's senatorial slate, etc. etc..but, i don't want to write anything about them now. all i care about right now is that i'm back, hehehe. i wonder who's still visiting my blog until now, hmmm...by the way, here are some updates

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Source : Senate Committee Report 54======================================A summary of the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and food on the Fertilizer Fund Scam.======================================8 March 2006The Fertilizer ScamThe Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon)

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one of the lines of thinking which saved gma from being asked to leave the presidency goes like this: if we're going to be responsible for what we ask for, we can't in conscience ask gma to resign simply because we don't have anyone "better" to replace her. this was at the beginning of all the controversies. sadly, everyone seems to be equally ill-fit.fast forward to today. if i'm gonna be asked

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1139818199214596262006-02-13T16:07:00.000+08:002006-02-13T16:09:59.226+08:00

A “revolutionary situation” is where we all presently find ourselves in. The intimidating terms might scare you away, but here’s an alternative view of what we are to expect in this critical time in our nation’s life. It will help if we first make sure that we know what being in a revolutionary situation means.Being in a revolutionary situation is second of three stages in the revolutionary

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1136338025388572862006-01-04T09:25:00.000+08:002006-01-04T09:27:05.406+08:00

http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=61903First posted 01:25am (Mla time) Jan 04, 2006 By Juan V. Sarmiento Jr., Armand N. NocumInquirerFILIPINOS are vaguely aware that the pork barrel -- that euphemism for the joint raid on the National Treasury by the President and Congress in the name of infrastructure development -- is a source of fat kickbacks for the most dishonorable

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1135525617722916352005-12-25T23:29:00.000+08:002005-12-25T23:49:57.116+08:00

merry xmas everyone! just wanted to share here something different that happened to xmas this year. just got off an emergency situation where i had to assist in the stitching of someone's wound. talk about trying my hand on new things! hehe...my main role was to wipe the blood off from the wound every now and then (if you're eating or you have a weak stomach, please excuse me). i'm still feeling

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1134029333942408522005-12-08T16:05:00.000+08:002005-12-08T16:08:53.956+08:00

(Got this from an email. Anyone here knows the veracity of this claim/statement?)Earlier this morning. a group of good men of the Armed Forces carried out an attack against the LTA Building along Perea St. in Makati.This attack symbolizes the widespread frustration and anger among AFP soldiery against the illegitimate and corrupt administration of Gloria Arroyo.The attack was carried out despite

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i was reviewing the daily newsbriefs which we had sent in november til the first part of this month and saw that there had been several news reports on ambushes resulting to deaths on the government side. there was one in the middle of november done by the abu sayyaf in sulu. their camp was eventually overrun by the govt forces, but lo and behold, several days after, they were at it again, this

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STATEMENT OF FR. ROMEO J. INTENGAN, S.J. REGARDING A SUPPOSED “EXIT PLAN”FOR PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL – ARROYO4 December 2005 This concerns the series of articles in The Manila Times from November 23 thru November 25, 2005, which claimed that National Security Adviser Norberto B. Gonzales and I had presented an exit plan for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Supposedly, the plan contains: (1)

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simbahang lingkod ng bayan (slb) will be guests tonight in radio veritas (846khz). the title of the show is "mib: mga isyu ng bayan" hosted by harvey keh. slb will be giving a report on the current national situation, specifically data on politics and the economy. please do listen to get updates and to join the discussion. thanks...

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thanks chinks!

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i heard cabinet secretary ricardo saludo give malacañang's side on many of the different issues targetted against it last week. i would like to share here what he presented regarding the results in the 2004 election. first he was quick to "not say that there was no cheating last elections". basically, what he said was that the results of the presidential elections (gma's having won) "reflected

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1132717250684192032005-11-23T11:35:00.000+08:002005-11-23T11:44:40.476+08:00

i went through a 3day silent retreat last weekend, and happily i was able to sketch again. i think the last time i tried to draw was in grade school, in our art classes. i liked what i was able to come up with since i didn't really expect much. i'm just someone who tries his hand at new things every now and then. so what do you think? :)

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(www.abs-cbnnews.com) President Arroyo’s happy arrival -- she brought good news from the APEC summit, where the Philippines was hailed as a model in the antiterrorism war, and enjoyed a relaxing stopover in Hong Kong with her family -- was dimmed by the result of the latest Pulse Asia survey.The research company’s "October 2005 Ulat ng Bayan," released Monday, shows that her following in the

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1132578522186867642005-11-21T20:49:00.000+08:002005-11-21T21:28:22.390+08:00

the evening local news tonight had nothing to say anymore about any of the following issues: jueteng, hello garci/cheating last elections, hyatt 10, gma resign, fvr, cory aquino, cbcp, black and white, rallies, mendiola, satur ocampo, communist, charter change/venable deal, graceful exit. except for several opposition congressmen who toyed with the "arrovo" booboo in some of the new 100-peso

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1132303161547159262005-11-18T16:36:00.000+08:002005-11-18T16:39:21.556+08:00

fr danny huang sj, provincial superior of the society of Jesus in the Philippines, will be leading discussion on the guidelines he endorsed to jesuit partners and institutions this coming wednesday, 430pm at the ateneo de manila university (escaler hall). he will also try to answer questions and receive comments and suggestions regarding the said guidelines. everyone is invited...

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1131714816356674402005-11-11T21:04:00.000+08:002005-11-13T11:39:30.686+08:00

" It's been 4 hundred years of tears For the brown man, Still and all the fight has just begun ...3 stars & a sun! ...3 stars & a sun! I'm ready to defend the 3 stars & a sun! "lyrics from a song by francis magalona

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in addressing socio-political issues, the catholic church prescribes that its people use the pastoral cycle as guide to understand deeply the situation at hand and to find its meaning for oneself and for the people concerned (the society). it is believed that having processed the different available information surrounding a particular socio-political concern will have produced a more

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These guidelines were prepared by the Society of Jesus Philippine Province Commission on the Social Apostolate whose members are Albert E. Alejo, S.J., Miguel B. Lambino, S.J., Jose Cecilio J. Magadia, S.J., Antonio F. Moreno, S.J., Karel S. San Juan, S.J., Primitivo E. Viray, S.J., Peter W. Walpole, S.J. and Roberto C. Yap, S.J. (Chair).FR. DANIEL Patrick L. Huang, S.J., the provincial superior

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1129544432737677402005-10-17T17:21:00.000+08:002005-11-02T17:34:45.530+08:00

yesterday, a friend priest asked my opinion about the mendiola incident wherein several hundred rallyists were "cannonized" by the police to stop them from coming any closer to malacanang. honestly, by the time that i was asked, i never really had any opinion about it yet, maybe because i didn't see the event as surprising. everything went as expected.well first of all, i think the rallyists (kme

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1129255901581153982005-10-14T09:55:00.000+08:002005-10-14T16:48:56.676+08:00

undersecretary miguel luz is gallantly fighting for what he thinks is right.read his story, copy - paste the following url:http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=53310ombudsman simeon marcelo has resigned already. anti-corruption czar tony kwok (hongkong expert) allegedly is contemplating leaving too, seeing half-heartedness in the commitment of the government to fight against

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1129077398880988852005-10-12T08:34:00.000+08:002005-10-12T08:47:32.146+08:00

funny how the rain pours downeach time we see each othernot dampening our spiritsbut sprinkling sunshine rayson cold and gloomyrainy daysfunny how the world colors itselfa purple-painted skyhis eyes a shade of hazelgrass of green and yellowand his spirit:a crazy mix of rainbowfunny how time runs and stops instantaneouslymaking a few minutes preciousand five hundred friends a boreten years really

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Counting footsteps while catching breathsSoiled pants sweep the groundThe gray sky stirs some emotionOur slow heartbeats resoundI'll see you tomorrowAlthough it's not trueHold my breath for a secondSmile my sweetest for youStop my heart for a beatAnd lightly drag my feetTomorrow is not comingAnd forever lasts in a minuteThe path is coming to an endThe sky cries no moreThe door is widely openWhat

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1128604027295235272005-10-06T20:53:00.000+08:002005-10-06T21:07:07.300+08:00

just what if dilg sec angelo reyes and nsa norberto gonzales are in fact telling the truth, that there are terrorists now in the country? and what if filipinos find it difficult to believe them?if it happens that what they're saying is true, and we witness (or become victims) of a terror attack, there is a lot of reason for people to still think otherwise. it's easy to say that the government, or

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1128345247640592902005-10-03T20:35:00.000+08:002005-10-04T10:15:08.456+08:00

two things have reached me recently, both about a possible threat to the present administration. first, the "tsismis" coming from sen miriam defensor santiago about the plot to kidnap then kill gma. no less than former pres cory aquino, along with sen franklin drilon, are the alleged mastermind behind this, according to santiago. second is the "promise" given by ex presidential candidate bro

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1127877734213318802005-09-28T11:18:00.000+08:002005-09-28T11:22:14.220+08:00

The best (rulers) are those whose existence is (merely) known by the people. The next best are those who are loved and praised. The next best are those who are feared. And the next are those who are despised. It is only when one does not have enough faith in others that others will have no faith in him. [The great rulers] value their words highly. They

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This is how it’s going to be.Come closer then, and listen very well,if you say you want to follow Me.Conquest of the whole world and all my enemiesshall come, let the hours tell.This is how it’s going to be.Every land, every king will be on their kneesbefore me. In your soul, faith in my words must swell if you say you want to follow Me.You will be on my right hand as we feast on my gloryamidst

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whatever it is that national security adviser norberto gonzales says he has to say against the opposition he must say soon. and he must say all. i don't think there's anything this country can't bear anymore since the jueteng and garci issues came out. first, the presidency is clearly going down. congress is surely going down, after they have chosen to apply to impeachment the cheaper definition

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1127395493373896162005-09-22T21:13:00.000+08:002005-09-22T21:24:53.380+08:00

Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan will be convening this coming Saturday, from 1 to 5pm, representatives of different organizations, congregations, and groups concerned with the current political crisis, to facilitate a communal discernment activity dubbed as "May Kuwenta ba ang Kuwento?" The objective of this activity is to inform everyone of the current national situation, come up with universalizing

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one controversy after another. this is what i have been saying before, for as long as there is no definitive closure to this crisis, there will be more and more mudslinging and backstabbing. the next round is no longer about the truth. it's about making the other camp's life more and more miserable. venable issue vs gma. fbi spy case vs lacson camp. whoever gives up loses.the more this drags on,

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1127017683584020062005-09-18T11:53:00.000+08:002005-09-18T12:28:03.590+08:00

last friday, we gave a briefing on the current national crisis to more than 150 college students coming from different organizations here in the ateneo. calungsod hall was so jampacked, they had to bring in additional chairs, while others had no choice really but to stand along the sides. in previous briefings, we would normally just speak before an audience of 10-15 students, but this time it's

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lozano has done it again. i think he has actually mastered the art of doing things wrongly. this i think is what he has made himself an attorney for. learning the legalities for him to know how not to follow them. i can't believe how one man can have that much "apog". i wonder how much he's paid this time to commit this booboo. he actually gets paid for playing stupid, my god, how can he even

three stars and a sunnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15361540.post-1126709120672902022005-09-14T22:31:00.000+08:002005-09-14T22:45:20.680+08:00

apathy is a response, to keep one's sanity. i don't think anybody chooses apathy at the outset. when faced with a concern, the normal thing to do is do something about it. but sometimes the concern/issue seems to great to even attempt to start addressing it. this is when the mind opts to label the concern as a "non-concern". when one finds in him/herself a lack, whether in terms of skill, talent,

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fr bernas told us last night that there's a probability that the supreme court might reverse congress's decision about the junking of the two other complaints (amended and lopez) and the justice committee's report on the lozano complaint, declaring it as sufficient in form but not sufficient in substance. about the junking of the two other complaints, the supreme court might rule that since they

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to everyone who have been faithfully reading my posts here, as you can see, this blog has a new face. i actually did it by mistake, hehe, it's a very long story.to those who have posted comments here, i apologize for having them all deleted. i don't know how to bring them back automatically. i have copies of them in my email, so if i get some free time i'll put them back one by one.thank you for

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(don't know why i am consistently being convinced by recent events that "vox populi, vox dei" is not true. pls see previous post, "enemy of the people")(from: http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=49931)Solons tell bishops: Respect House voteFirst posted 00:59am (Mla time) Sept 12, 2005 By Philip C. Tubeza, Christian V. EsguerraInquirer News ServiceSAYING "the voice of the people

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now that the impeachment it seems is dead, here are some of my thoughts on what to do next.1. keep the issue alive.this experience in our stage of nationhood is a rich source of education for all Filipinos. this one's going to be a long fight against forgetting. i think that the moment that we do, then we're dead as a nation.this means looking for more creative ways. mobilizations i think must

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i was pleasantly surprised with how i was feeling this morning, minutes after i woke up at 5am. i was unusually feeling light, joyful even, very much unlike the past mornings. whereas before i would drag my feet to wash up my face before i go to our morning mass, this morning i had the energy to even fold my blanket and fix my bed, then go straight to bath and enjoy every minute of my shower.

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158 - voted to accept the justice committee report (junking all impeachment complaints)52 - voted not to accept4 - abstainedi wonder what's going to happen next. bukluran para sa katotohanan peeps might eventually drop off the "katotohanan" word and replace it with "pagpapatalsik kay gloria". this would make them truer to themselves.what other peaceful means are left? people power - no, it will

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(from jescomm's calendar, september 2005. calendar doubly speaking about the present days...)" i believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final words in reality. this is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.i believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign

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i am not at all optimistic with what's going to happen on monday when the report by the house justice committe is presented to the plenary. i am readying myself for defeat. here are some of the signs.first, it seems that nobody is believing that the pro-impeachment congresspeople lack only 6 signatures, except them of course. if they have it, surely those in the other side should have jumped on

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a reminder to everyone, especially myself... In order to restore integrity, we need to have a clear ideal of what it looks like. Here is a general portrait of a person with integrity. Like a jigsaw puzzle, it is made up of hundreds of little things we do or say on a daily basis. The picture is incomplete, wherever any piece is missing. Integrity may also be liken to a brick house. We need to

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maybe it's just because i have four major papers lined up for this sem, plus other talks, seminars, workshops, and many other small and big tasks to do here in my house that i have from time to time entertained the thought of the "no classes" scenario. how about going back to the old spirit behind the ACP (alternative class program) in Ateneo? it started in 1986 where students' classes were held

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minutes before the impeachment hearing at the congress started, one of the pro-impeachment congressmen told us (who were standing by the doorway to the session hall) that today's going to be an MTS session. we asked what MTS meant. he said that nothing extraordinary will happen. there will just be "more of the same".fast forward to 5 hours later. most of the opposition lawmakers walked out of the

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on tuesday i'll be supporting ateneo and simbahang lingkod ng bayan's call to march to congress to appeal to the congressmen to forward the impeachment cause. i am in fact calling and texting all the people i know to come.i do not however have any illusion that these congressmen will heed our call. that march will not have any impact whatsoever on those congressmen who have eversince listened

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7A:5 Mencius said, “To act without understanding and do so habitually without examination, following certain courses all their lives without knowing the principles behind this is the way of the multitude.” It’s amazing how ancient thinkers from both the eastern and western philosophical traditions have emphasized the value of reflecting and examining one’s life. A “version” of the above text

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i learned something new today: the difference between mourning and melancholia. i got it from Ricoeur, citing Freud's essay "Mourning and Melancholia". mourning is about reconciling with a loss of an object of love. melancholia is reconciling with the lost object of love. melancholia therefore is an attempt at what is impossible, since it attempts to reunite with what is forever lost, like a

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since the past several weeks have been so distressing due to the vast amount of work which never stops piling up, plus the hounding possibility that this nation has not reached its deepest, most chaotic state yet, i have learned to look for mini-sources of positive vibes to keep me going, to keep me from choosing to stop doing everything that i am supposed to do, and add myself to the growing

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has anyone ever thought about what will happen should the impeachment debate in Congress end without PGMA getting impeached? here's one scenario.in the event of a walkout of opposition lawmakers (which is highly probable), there will be mass protests again, with numbers just about the same as those which filled the streets of makati in early july, unless this newly formed black and white movement

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In a speech before the Malolos Congress, Gen Emilio Aguinaldo added the following nationalistic interpretation of the meaning of the three colors of the flag: Behold this banner with three colors, three stars and a sun, all of which have the following meaning: the red signifies the bravery of the Filipinos which is second to none, a color that was first used by the revolutionists of the province

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my teacher in one of my philosophy classes pushed through with giving us an exam this morning even if she hadn't checked and returned our previous exam papers. this is against the magna carta for students here in Ateneo. this is also against what she promised the class at the beginning of the semester; that she will not give a new exam unless she has checked and returned the previous one.i am

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Just got wind of news claiming to have come from a reliable source which says that the attempt to impeach PGMA is not really serious. The opposition are not really interested in placing VP De Castro to the highest throne since they will not benefit anything from doing so. Speaker JDV and cohorts also are allegedly allowing the creeping impeachment and the amended impeachment complaint to

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(17:2) Confucius said, “By nature men are alike. Through practice they have become far apart.” Consoling is how I will describe the analect. The consolation comes not instantly though, but through a difficult struggle. I believe that I am in the same situation as many Filipinos who see past the issue of whether PGMA committed more than just a “lapse in judgment” but observe how fragmented our

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para malinaw lang, hindi ako ang nasa larawang nasa kaliwa (kahit alin dun sa taas at sa baba syempre naman). nagkataon lang na walang thumbnail view dun sa pagpipilian ng mga litrato at nagmamadali ako. pero baka bukas makalawa meron na akong sariling litrato. hindi naman sa itinatakwil ko ang lalaking may-ari ng litrato sa kaliwa, kaibigan ko rin yan. hindi lang kasi bagay na intsik na intsik

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Si Weng Bava ay guwapo daw.

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