It appears that not just four versions of the Philippine apology to Taiwan exists.
A fifth one has been found.
My hubby Alan writes about it:
Secret apology draft required Philippines to explain to Taiwan how Nancy Binay won
Hot Manila – by Alan Robles
Posted at 05/25/2013 4:35 PM | Updated as of 05/25/2013 4:35 PM
A recently discovered discarded draft apology would have obliged the Philippines to explain to Taiwan just how Nancy Binay became a senator.
Manila also would have committed itself to “immediately” finding a way to resume airing Willie Revilliame shows on a major TV network.
To read the rest, please click on this link.
Mel says
OFF TOPIC
But may Trigger or Live your sense of Blank humor.
Perhaps you may ask, what am I driving at?
The photo featured in the following news link first appeared in another mainstream news to highlight the end of the PH-US Balikatan 2013 military exercise (drill) last 17 (18 ?) April 2013.
Today’s news –
Foreign Ground troops on a body searching and checking for?
What was being inspected for? And whose ground were they searching on?
The background or environment from where & when the photo was taken after a live drill fire arms practice participated on by balikatan forces (does ‘green on blue’ sound familiar?)
Mel says
– PH-US Balikatan 2013 ends
baycas says
{{{BREAKING NEWS}}}
Gates of Hell News – A sixth, carefully drafted apology letter was recently delivered, heard, and posted on the Internet. The transcript started with this…
Reports revealed that the Wan-Tai Dynasty rejected the apology letter. Apparently, the letter, coursed through Mekong Channel’s Basil Yo, was wrongfully sent to the said Dynasty.
Mel says
OFF TOPIC
UPDATE to relevant news headlines back in January 2013.
Mel says
– Senate minority whip Alan Cayetano delivers historic speech in Senate
santiagokatumbal says
Dear COA,
Don’t bother to look for me… Ever…
Naipamodmod na ako noong nakaraang elekson.
Nagmamahal,
Porky B
leona says
…So so SORRY, Senate will never imbestigate this!
…Pangkababuyan Pundasyun Intrusted (PPI)!
…baka walang ‘address’ yun tangkal ng mga babuy uli…! [dami ganito taon back ]
…may everybody involved…REST in piece!
leona says
Off topic…marines’ incident – acc to Ellen Tordesillas “Why didn’t their intelligence network know about the planting of the landmine in the middle of the road by the NPA?
Failure of intelligence.”
Failure of intelligence…in the military? Geeeee shucks!
These soldiers & officers should learn again this lesson: Wearing those military uniforms is already telling to BE PREPARED for anything…anticipate 24 hours for engagement & combat.
Intelligence one has not, should wear civilian attire moving along unfamiliar grounds.
All muscles but without brains…is disaster! Our military command NEVER LEARNS until disaster takes place. RIP to our soldiers then.
But some officers should be made to answer for this disaster. Will there be an investigation without pakikisama attitude? Wag na kung kung ‘we are all covering up’ this thing.
letlet says
Allan
What a superb post, absolutely hilarious, fantastic, LOL. Have you ever thought of doing a comedy bar?
Mel says
Today, Taiwan and the Philippines sent their respective representatives and exchanged official letters to their hosts. Hopefully, no drafts this time.
The Phils’. representatives were heavily guarded at their arrival in Taiwan.
That says a lot of maturity among its edgy population.
While Taiwan’s representatives are ushered & keen to watch a video in the Phils.
leona says
…what is the small distance between Taiwan & ‘Pinas? So small! Big CHINA still claims the former as “a renegade province.”
…in the near long run “We too” will be the second renegade province, long before Magellan discovered US!…CHINA will produce a “old map” that OURS used to be called by ancient Chinese as “BAIWAN”…buy one take WAN free!
…it’s already about to happen…buy BAIWAN and tik TAIWAN !
…just a kornie juk!
moonie says
how about a swimming contest, leona? first one to step the opposing nation’s shore – wins. no cheating. contestants will be tested for performance enhancing drugs. winner takes all, islands and fishing grounds included, ha, ha,ha.
leona says
@moonie…talo tayo dyan! HIDE ‘n SEEK na lang!…PANALO TAYO…marami tayo magaling dyan!…hahaha
santiagokatumbal says
Hi Leona,
I have a joke for you (dahil hilig mo ‘to)…
Here it goes…
Who is worse than MMDA C/m F. Tolentino?
leona says
@santiagok…i-Wan ko. MMDA [about road traffic issues, etc.?] headed by F. Tolen matino?
…sagot ko siguro…yun MGA PUJ at BUS DRIVERS! hahaha…these bunch loves to OWN THE ROADS!
i-KAW, sino ang ‘worst?’…pls share it naman…
santiagokatumbal says
DISCLAIMER: Ang mababasa nyo ay tanging biro lamang. Nagkataon lang na malapit sa katotohanan.
Leona, bago ang lahat pki-sambit ang oremus sa baba nang 7 beses at magwisik ng asin sa bandang kanluran — pangontra sa mga malignong epal.
<blockquote cite "purya buyag… purya sinda… purya hilanat“>
___________
Bueno, eto ang sagot ng 9.2
Dalawang Francis Tolentino
leona says
…laLIM na ‘p\urya/ sinda</hinalat\ = 'di kaya na! Taga Bulakan ka siguro?
santiagokatumbal says
di po yan tagalog…
actually, broken Spanish + visayan yang oremus… mostly used in select regions of Visayas and Mindanao to ward off unwanted elementals.
I learned that phrase from a friend…
effective indeed!
Baltazar says
Har…har..har :D . There you go again Alan. Who knows, one of the things Ignacio would investigate next is the hypothesis that the Philippines is on the way to having her first “black” president… Deja Vu :-)
moonie says
black – who? ah, him. he’d roll himself in cake flour, then put on green tights and be robin hood, his family jewels glued in place.
Mel says
@Baltazar.
That is if Ignacio is color blind. Heh he he. Black is still a type/kind of color, right?
Here (sa ilalim) and around social circles, Filipinos are often times ‘labeled’ as chocolates (brown skin).
People love chocolates – brown is tastier and sweeter.
Black chocolates are a bit different, it has a bitter taste. Makes you puke.
vander anievas says
hahaha.. nakakawala ng stress!!!
thanx alan. keep up!
Mel says
From the grapevine, Ignacio Dimakaporma had an accomplice!
Inday Dimapakali was the source of the crumpled draft.
The bin’s trove of intel was due to be recycled, and Inday Dimapakali by chance saw the Fifth draft letter. And so he texted Dimakaporma, as a scoop, to improve Dimakaporma’ public profile as “…100 times better than anyone.” sort of an investigative journalist.
—
Nice one @Alan, I had a laugh!
COMELEC’s Chairperson Sixto Brillantes’ ficklemindednes on the recent election is a good subject though.
What’s the real score, Chairman?
Alan says
So…it was Inday. That explains a lot
Mel says
Hah ha ha
I remember one of your past articles why filipinos have a sense of humor, able to smile in the midst of ‘crisis’.
MISSter Chairperson wasn’t brilliant at darts. At least he got it right one time – confession of a PH 30 M. intel funds when Gus Lagman squealed about it.
Mel says
– Palace mum on Comelec intel funds
– Reasons to renew Gus Lagman’s appointment
moonie says
drats! akala ng tatay ko kagagawan yan ni dr fu manchu, the greates detective daw that came out of china, with the approval of ming the merciless. tatay said paki-check daw baka yong draft was initially written on lumpia wrappers that glow in the dark.
baycas says
{{{BREAKING NEWS}}}
MANILA, Philippines — Read Alan Robles’s latest Breaking News.
(With Crispin Teco and Narcisa Meco reporting)
santiagokatumbal says
well written, sir alan… you are the pinoy version of Jay Leno…
I wish that the news are delivered this way – laugh trip… it’s so maddening to watch evening newscast (and recycled soap opera included) — I’d rather listen to the soothing voice of Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.
___
special request lng po… on your next piece, place make a parody about dan brown’s reply to the
clueless rantletter of mr. tolentino.looking forward to read it and ROFL afterwards…
Martial Bonifacio says
Salamat Alan~!
@santiagokatumbal
Bakit si Jay Leno e diba tinanggal sa trabaho yun recently?
santiagokatumbal says
whatever reason they gave, it simply points back to ratings game… sapagkat matindi ang competition ng ‘the big four’ – ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX
kahit yung mga TV series na maganda ang concept ay biglang ika-cancel kung bagsak sa ratings… :-(
nyways, Leno will still be on air until Spring of 2014… you can still enjoy his monologues for the mean time… :-D
Cha says
Re: Dan Brown’s Inferno
The Sydney Morning Herald featured a story on the Philippine reaction the other day, “Gates of Hell : Dan Brown Enrages Philippines”.
Mostly talked about the letter from MMDA Chairman Tolentino to Dan Brown. Ho-hum.
What caught my attention and had me ROFL were two reactions on the comment section:
“He enraged me too when I read that abysmal Da Vinci Code”
-Corporal, Sa Kaeo, Thailand, May 24
“hmmmm, I thought the crappy writing and 1 dimensional characters would be greater cause for rage.”
-Ox, May 24
To be fair, there were also two commenters agreeing with Dan Brown’s description of the place.
But the point is, Dan Brown’s book and writing has actually been widely panned by critics. That’s the other equally amusing side of this story. Here’s one example:
“As a stylist Brown gets better and better: where once he was abysmal he is now just very poor. His prose, for all its detailing of brand names and the exact heights of buildings, is characterised by imprecision. It works to prevent the reader from engaging with the story.
This mattered less in his previous novels, but with Inferno I sense for the first time that Brown is aiming at a tauter, better book, one more interested in the real world, longing to escape from the prison of his pleonasm.
But in the end this is his worst book, and for a sad, even noble, reason – his ambition here wildly exceeds his ability.”
-Jake Kerridge , The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/10053517/Inferno-by-Dan-Brown-review.html
moonie says
when my teacher in literature first read dan brown’s da vinci code, sabi niya, dan brown is sloppy writter daw. with so many misplaced adjectives at hanging modifiers, the first few chapters appeared stilted.
Cha says
Those who take their literature seriously aren’t really impressed with Mr. Brown.
Ewan ko nga ba dito kay MMDA Chairman, bakit sineseryoso masyado yung mga sinaibi sa libro. Binigyan lang ng free publicity ang Inferno. Daming diyaryo sa ibang bansa yung nagdala ng istorya tungkol sa sulat niya kay Brown.
moonie says
dan browns ought to have paid more attention, the horned one struck closer to home. let the gates of hell opened in oklahoma. mega twister left debris 27kms long, 1,200 homes were ruined with 24 dead. luckily no pinoy casualty, even boy bawang was saved.
Rene-Ipil says
[email protected]
“Tolentino many years ago also spoke out when another symbol of Filipino pride was under attack.” By Benjamin Pimentel.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/75701/before-dan-browns-gates-of-hell-the-lustful-filipino-rooster
Cha says
Ahaha! Thanks Rene, this made me laugh so hard.
Love in the Time of Cholera is actually a good book and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a respected author. Mahihirapan akong ihanap ng kakampi si Chairman dito. :)
leona says
@Rene…ang ‘Pinoy na ROOSTER, nakita ko na sa sabongan ilan beses…’di matapang…gas/gas lang sa leeg, TAKBO NA! AYAW NA! tusik maN lingon nalang…AYAW!
…subalit yun rooster galing sa BAKOLOD, yan YAN yan…patay ‘kin patay! Taya ka na…LO DIYES!
Joe America says
Great satire, Alan. I laughed until the tears got my babinka soggy.
Alan says
Thanks Joe
Joe America says
That’s the best satire Alan’s done. He’s really creative to make up such wild material as one sovereign state suggesting that another sovereign state manipulate who is in congress and what’s on TV. Is that the way they do it in Taiwan? That must be why Ma’s approval ratings are at about 13%. Lousy TV shows and stupid pawns in the parliament, or whatever cast of Taiwanese fools is sitting on their brains and letting the President and Prime Minister make such asses of themselves. Are the Taiwanese people laughing, too, I wonder.
leona says
…it appears we actually have a MECO CULPA representatives in Taiwan!
…electing Nancy is insulting me! What can I do? What can YOU do too?
…we have a democraziest system…putting up MONARCHIES in the form of dynasties!
…even conbicts are elected too! What more can we do?
…please inform Taiwan Ma…Wa Ka Nang Tse! hahaha!
leona says
…the big surprise is Grace Poe…Ako si Po Anak ni Poe!
…millions like me went for her [ took the advice of @baycas! ] but not dble salin…