Last two minutes HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 02/01/2010

Last two minutes HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 02/01/2010 The pigs came a-runnin’ in the hog farm — some wild, others tamed (and one, after quibbling more than a mouthful, walking out), but the Senate, once an esteemed institution, until it was divided by a road not a few believe would lead to Manny Villar’s perdition, survived all that, with Juan Ponce Enrile, the most veteran of the lot, proving his leadership nonetheless, in the face of well-greased challenges and claimed bribe that would have tested, if not cause the fall of others. This rubbernecker has never seen a sporty Enrile, his most vivid recollection of him was the Uzi-rifle slinging man, nervous about his future (and life) as his most loyal soldiers surrounded him, against Marcos’ reinforcement that was expected to storm their lair but never did; and the one where he wore a dapper shirt and a pair of white shorts while standing beside his former boss by the tread mill, but that photograph, in grainy black and white, was never meant for him, it was all for Marcos’ propaganda, to show him healthy while lupus was slowly eating up the once vibrant life the late dictator had..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100201com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Another near miss FRONTLINE It’s all political ZOOMING IN Rural banking system in disarray DIE HARD III MRT fares: Erap’s stroke of genius FEATURE Calling E.T. may not be a smart move, say some HE SAYS Last two minutes SHE SAYS Nothing new