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Ir ffilanits @imed
.w wy, n.a n i $ a t, f?1 €s. n et
Lone y teardrops
and raind rops
'tr1RUMP made hislory by crossirrg
I the Nonh Korean border. Hon-
ever, he is not keen on crossing the
Mexican border in the near future.
Hong Kong protesters whacked
away at thick glass windows until they
shattered and then pried open steel
security gates. Demonstrators stood
on lawmakers'desks and painted over
the territory 's e m ble m c'n a h all. Th is
is an ugly expression of what they
are fighting for. The organizers gave
the police a chance to crack on rheir
unruly behavior. Very sad.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra
said: "We cannot force a party to do
something it doesn't wanl to do." I
definitely agree. As China canriot also
force the lhilippines ro change irs
stance on the matter. Even ifboth agree,
ourquestion is who will determine the
third party and what willbe the basis of
the selection process. I doubt ifthe UN
will be willing to interfere in a small
maritime incident investigation.
Ombudsman Samuel Martires has
filed a motion before the Sandigan-
bayan Fourth Division seeking to with-
draw the grali and usurpation charges
filed against former President Benigno
S. Aquino 3rd in connection with the
botched Mamasapano operation.
It was clear that former ombuds-
man Morales obviously intended
to insulate
BSA3rd from the more
severe reckless imprudence resulting
in homicide allegation which was the
original plea againsr him.
Pagasa said that monsoon rails
have increased the water level at An-
gat Dam, but not enough to meet the
180-meter hoped-for level. Time to
rethink ways of birilding alternative
sources of water, Along with pagasa,
" kami po ay umaasa."
Rep. Martin Romualdez has issued
a statement saying that he suppofis
the President's economic managers in
building an infrastructur€ roadmap af-
ter attending this year's Pre-State ofthe
Nation Economic and Infrastructure
l-orum. We jusr hope Lhat the orher
congressmen seeking the spealership
post will hare rhe same ourlook and
not focus on childish bickering.
e6 I llpininn
MIRRORLESS
ROILY G.
' ln fact, he [as urged conlenilers for
House speaker to take the moral high
ground by doing away with mudsling-
ing and demolirion jobs;nd ro iusr let
colleagues cast a "conscience vote" when
the 18th Congress convenes on luly 22.
Hazards of modern day travel:
It's still not pocket-friendly.
Language barrier still an obstacle.
I ans. culture and tradition vary in
various target destinations.
PRRD has approved the P25-billion
Boracay Medium-Term Action Plan, which
will install safeguards against ecological
degradation while also sustaining tour-
. ism in the island: PRRD approved the
: pian which will sustain the efforts of the.
govemment after tie dosure.
lhe atrion plan has four compoqe s:
. Fnlorcemenroflaws on regu la t io n
of visitors and hotel accommodations;
- Pollution control and prevention
. through sewerage infrastructure, and
toJiA and liquid wasre mandgemenr:
- Rehabilitation and recovery of eco_
systems, and susuinability ofacriviries in
the island through improvement of roads
and public health infrastnicture; and
- Construction ofpermanent housing for
indigenous people and educadon faciljties.
These are laudable points that
should be replicated everywhere.
LC Us should pay attenrion as rhey are
at the forefront ofthese action plans.
Alan Peter Cayetano accused his rival
LordAllan Velasco oflying about a srrp-
posed term-sharing deal for the House
speakership. Davao Ciry Rep. paolo
Dutene, the President,s son, appears to
have changed h is mind as he is rhinkir rg
oIjoining lhe contesr lor rhe top spor
a! Ihe House of Representativ€s.
With lantaleon Alvarez and Martin
:
Romualdez r,ying for rhe same posi-
tion, ir looks like rhe speaker sysrem
of HoR is no* in 'sensurrouni.,, ,
THUR'DAY,u,y4,2o1e
Filipino travelers to Taiwan will
still enjoy a visa-free enlry to the Chi-
nese tenltory as the program has been
extended for another year. lt's not too
late to savor Din Tai Fung's bite-sized
xiaolongbao and. fresh seafood treats
dt Addict ion Aquatir Development.
Philippine Red "Cross Chairman
Richaid Cordon reminded all busi
ness establishments to have trained
first aiders who will look aftei the
safety of their employees.
This is long overdue. All public
entities should be aware that first aid
facilities- should also be in place to
support the first aiders.
Mi. Panelo should change his title
to Mr. Clarification. Or better yet, a
Webster consult4nt on definitions,
synonyms and antonyms.
PRRD signed laws renewing the
franchises of four broadcasting con-
panies, including El Shaddai's Delta
Broadcasting System Inc. (DBS) and
Ultrasonic Broadcasting System Inc.
(UBSI), which is owned by.the SYSU .
group of ompaniesr a food impofter
and distributor, officials said. bther
franctiises renewed include Filipinas
Bro4dcasting Network Inc. or FBN
(RA. 11300) and Peiafrancia Broad-,
casring Corp. or lB\ (RA tlt 102).
I saw recent photos of the busy
streets in Divisoria. Nlanila Mayor
lsko Nloreno cleared the streets of
sidewalk vendors and traffic was
flowing smoothly. He also revehled
an attempt to bribe him to let up on
his tampaign to rid the city's streets
and sidewalks of illegal vendors. The
offer was P5 million a dat P150 mil-
lion a month, P i.8 billion a year. of
course. one cannot help but think lh is
was the status quo.
Life and Death are the same. Only Time
can tell the difference between the two.
Good work, good deeds and good
faith to all.
\m6gip- 47"o