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Batin's Banters: December 2006
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Thursday, December 28, 2006. Nonetheless, 2006 was a rather bleak year that so many of our countrymen continuously seek their luck abroad. In my own family, four out of seven siblings are now working in the. With their families. Our Christmas had become virtually a “cyber” Christmas as we greeted each other either through telephone or the webcam. There no longer were warm embraces and kisses during “media noche”. We will also have a new congressman who, I suppose, will...
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Batin's Banters: A WASTED GIFT (OR THE EMACIATION OF A HOSPITAL)
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Sunday, December 23, 2007. A WASTED GIFT (OR THE EMACIATION OF A HOSPITAL). The late Justiniano “Tinieng” R. Borja, the venerable and most decorated Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City, once wrote:. 8220; Life is a gift, and what a gift it is! Among the gifts he left behind is a hospital that he built as a Mayor in the early 60’s. After his demise, the hospital was named after him. The city hospital has virtually become a white elephant, useless yet expensive. To some, it...
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Batin's Banters: March 2008
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Friday, March 28, 2008. KUNG SILA ANG MAPALAD, SINO ANG NASAWI? Unbeknownst to the Catholic Bishops, in the midst of the embroilment between the so-called Mapalad Farmers and San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI) over the 144 hectares of land in Sumilao, Bukidnon, there lurk undisclosed facts and unresolved issues. Meanwhile, DAR administrative machinery had already screened and qualified a group of farm workers from Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI). In order to prevent the pi...
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Batin's Banters: KUNG SILA ANG MAPALAD, SINO ANG NASAWI?
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Friday, March 28, 2008. KUNG SILA ANG MAPALAD, SINO ANG NASAWI? Unbeknownst to the Catholic Bishops, in the midst of the embroilment between the so-called Mapalad Farmers and San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI) over the 144 hectares of land in Sumilao, Bukidnon, there lurk undisclosed facts and unresolved issues. Meanwhile, DAR administrative machinery had already screened and qualified a group of farm workers from Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI). In order to prevent the pi...
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Batin's Banters: INTO THE PAWS OF THE PANDA BEAR
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Tuesday, March 18, 2008. INTO THE PAWS OF THE PANDA BEAR. The Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU), has been concluded as a multilateral agreement, albeit without the consent of Congress, between our country,. It has since raised questions that involve international relations. Has our sovereignty been breached? What will happen if we abrogate the agreement, will. Go to war against us? The fast rising hegemon in. United States of America. We have treated the. Tell me...
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Batin's Banters: HALF CUP OF RICE OR A PIECE OF KAMOTE (AND SOME OTHER SOLUTONS TO THE CRISIS)
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Tuesday, April 15, 2008. HALF CUP OF RICE OR A PIECE OF KAMOTE (AND SOME OTHER SOLUTONS TO THE CRISIS). By the look of things, the rice crisis will linger on and on. Much longer than we expect. So, either we follow the advice of the “brilliant” Sec. Arthur Yap by reducing our consumption of rice or shift to kamote for our staple food. I couldn’t imagine such opacity coming from a cabinet member. All these promises of PGMA may go for naught. Yet, not a single centavo ha...
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Batin's Banters: November 2006
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Two weeks ago, I was privileged to visit the booming city of. More popularly known as “. 8221; I and a bosom friend, Atty. Oscar “. 8221; Musni was invited by his brother, Nestor “Totoy” Musni to spend our birthdays there and to see and hear the sights and sounds of. And the nearby places. As we all know,. Was a war torn country and was liberated from the repressive clutches of the. My journey started on the 13. Day of November from here to.
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Batin's Banters: MARY... UMMM! THAT IS GOOD!
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Monday, March 3, 2008. While the Bishops in. Are preoccupied with egging everyone to break the culture of corruption, here in Cagayan de Oro, Rodelsa Hall of Liceo de Cagayan University has been abuzz over the staging of a show for lent – Jesus Christ: Superstar. Thus, for an hour or two, I disabused my mind from too much politics and started assuming unto myself the sacredness of the coming Passion and Cross. After viewing the show, I felt Cagayan de Oro is giving bir...
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Batin's Banters: PARDON MADAM BUT YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING
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By leon elliver. truly certifiable. Monday, October 29, 2007. PARDON MADAM BUT YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING. The question not often asked about the absolute pardon granted by GMA to then President Joseph Ejercito “Erap” Estrada is: Who will ultimately benefit from such a pardon? Thirdly, worded subtly in the letter of pardon, GMA does not anymore allow the former President to run for an elected position in the government. This actually violates the so-called unconditional pardon given to Erap as it does not ...
