Say ni Chiz: Fernando Poe Jr. NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 12/15/2009

Say ni Chiz: Fernando Poe Jr. NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 12/15/2009 Sen. Chiz Escudero pays tribute to the genuinely-elected president in Say ni Chiz, now out in bookstores nation-wide. As the man was strongly on my mind the last few days, especially yesterday, the fifth anniversary of his passing, I figure now is the best time to promote the Chiz book as a good aguinaldo for this Christmas (P350.00 for hardbound and P175 for soft), by way of reprinting choice portions of the chapter entitled “Mula kay FPJ papuntang Senado.” Say ni Chiz: “Ilang araw lamang bago siya nagupo, naging busy siya sa pangangalap ng mga relief goods mula sa mga kaibigang negosyante at kapwa artista, para ipamigay sa mga nasalanta ng flashfloods at landslides sa Rizal, Nueva Ecija at Quezon. Personal niyang pinamahalaan ang pagsasa-plastic bags ng mga relief goods, bigas, de-lata, damit, at kung anu-ano pa. “Dinalaw ko siya. Madalas ang pagkikita namin no’n, kasi nga, magpa-file ng complaint sa Supreme Court .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091215com6.html

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