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If 2010 as the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar were to be true to its form, the fangs are out for the first bite. Increase in prices of rice and sugar, oil, bus and jeepney fare have started to loom.
The average Filipino household needs to cut on expenses by setting its priorities: maybe home food for children first, walk the distance rather than ride, minimize cell phone load expenses. Come to think of it, the children are better off without the processed sugar we usually buy, and the adults cannot afford to have more sugar to add to their decades-long intake anyway. The commercial white rice, research findings say, is one major cause of the high incidence of diabetes among Filipinos due to its sugar and carbohydrate contents. Red rice is a lot more nutritious and health-friendly. Perhaps we can have red rice once with a meat dish, and vegetable soup, camote , and bananas the rest of the day. Why not? Time we also think of REMAKING our own needs and put a brake to commercialism. But we love advertisements!
The election gun ban starts with a bang! Local news still feed on violence-related events that has robbers shooting it out with the police, or a gun-shot victim who died with relatives crying out loud about his not having enemies and his being a good person.
The average Filipino household needs to cut on expenses by setting its priorities: maybe home food for children first, walk the distance rather than ride, minimize cell phone load expenses. Come to think of it, the children are better off without the processed sugar we usually buy, and the adults cannot afford to have more sugar to add to their decades-long intake anyway. The commercial white rice, research findings say, is one major cause of the high incidence of diabetes among Filipinos due to its sugar and carbohydrate contents. Red rice is a lot more nutritious and health-friendly. Perhaps we can have red rice once with a meat dish, and vegetable soup, camote , and bananas the rest of the day. Why not? Time we also think of REMAKING our own needs and put a brake to commercialism. But we love advertisements!
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The election gun ban starts with a bang! Local news still feed on violence-related events that has robbers shooting it out with the police, or a gun-shot victim who died with relatives crying out loud about his not having enemies and his being a good person.
However, a number of persons have been reported to have been found carrying guns without permits and their weapons confiscated, including a number of law enforcers.
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The Ampatuan trial still serves to top all ironies. While the main suspect shows no remorse, people who see him face-to-face are starting to laugh it out with him! Perhaps not allowing media during the hearing might prove an experiment on trial and error, or comedy of errors, or erratic dramatization. Whatever!***
Meanwhile, development advocacy proves to be an effective front liner for efforts at making government function according to what the people need over and above any other concern. Because beyond this is obviously self interest and corruption.