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The Mindanao Examiner
Aug. 24-30, 2015
DATELINE MINDANAO
Happy Foods: Pagkain Para Sumaya
by Al Jacinto
Payo ni Dr. Willie T. Ong
Goin’ Bananas in Davao Goin’ to places proves so difficult, especially if ain’t got a ride, and at our office in Davao, vehicles are a problem. Getting a taxi is so expensive and riding a jeep or multi-cab for that matter makes it worse for a big guy like me. Thanks to some friends that I get to ride their luxurious pick-up trucks and SUVs while in Davao, where durian nowadays sell for as low as P20 a kilo. But how can I enjoy the sweet taste of durian? I like eating it cold, but the office has no refrigerator and applying for credit at appliances stores also proves futile, especially if you are dealing with idiots. Well, for one I walked in at EMCOR branch in San Pedro and was trying to get a 6-cubic foot refrigerator for around P9,000 plus and payable in 6 months. Confident of my credit standing since I’ve been a regular customer of 3 EMCOR branches in Zamboanga in the past, but the credit guys were asking me to issue post-dated cheques for the simple reason that, according to them, is that I am a busy man due to my job and hectic schedules. Brought the matter to the attention of EMCOR of-
fice in Bajada and while some guys there are sympathetic to my predicament, they can’t do nothin’. I was even trying to bring this issue to their regional manager, Grace Fernandez, through her secretary, I supposed – during my telephone conversation – but all I get was an apology from the softspeaking secretary, and not a word from their manager. It was really very disappointing and the decision to require me to issue postdated cheques seems too much for an old customer. I even asked the guys over at San Pedro if all customers are required to issue post-dated cheques and they say “no, it’s not, but it’s a case-to-case basis and you are a busy man.” I did not know that being a busy man is now a valid reason for them to require post-dated cheques. I guess the credit manager and his staff should undergo refresher courses on credit and collection guidelines. Not only they lost a valued customer, their decision was surely a poor judgment. Anyway, thanks to Abenson Appliances at NCCC in Matina, and the people there offered me a Panasonic refrigerator payable in 12 months – and good
as cash! But I got to enjoy the P1,000 discount for straight purchase. Thanks Abenson...and forget about EMCOR, it’s a pain in the ass! LOOKS like both Interior Secretary Mar Roxas and Vice President Jojo Binay are having a hard time looking for their vice presidential candidate, and there are serious efforts to discredit Senator Grace Poe in seeking the presidency. I bet that if Grace decides to run as an independent presidential candidate, she would win hands down against Mar and Jojo. Mar is trying to get Grace as his running mate – to ensure the smart daughter of Fernando Poe Jr would carry his sagging popularity to Malakanyang. But getting Grace is not a guarantee for Mar. And Representative Leni Robredo is also being courted by the Liberal Party as Mar’s running mate too. Well, is Leni wanted to keep her credibility, then stay away from Mar. She can be Grace’s running mate and who knows that this poor country would be ruled by women – honest and credible women of substance! So let’s wait and see. (mindanaoexaminer@gmail.com)
1. Kanin, Wheat Bread at Spaghetti – Ang mga carbohydrates tulad ng kanin, pansit at spaghetti ay nagpapasaya sa ating mood. Ang carbohydrates ay nagpapataas ng ating serotonin levels, na nagpapakalma ng ating emosyon. Hindi ba parang kalmado ka kapag nakakain ka ng isang platong mainit na kanin? Mas mainam na piliin yung mga healthy na carbohydrates tulad ng wheat bread, brown rice at mga gulay din. Huwag maniwala sa high-protein diet tulad ng Atkin’s at Southbeach diet dahil ito’y magpapalungkot lang sa inyo. Kaibigan, ingatan lang ang dami ng ating kinakain para hindi tumaba. 2. Gatas –Ang gatas ay may mga bitamina at amino acids para gumanda ang ating mood. Ito ay nagpapadami ng serotonin sa ating katawan. Ang serotonin ay parang antidepressant tulad ng Prozac. At para hindi
Dr. Willie T. Ong tumaba, uminom ng skim milk na mababa sa calories. Masustansya na, pampasaya pa! 3. Matatabang isda tulad ng mackerel, tuna at sardines – Ang mga “oily fish” tulad ng mga nabanggit ay mataas sa Omega-3 fish oil. Ang Omega 3 ay mabuti sa ating puso, pampababa pa ng kolesterol at makatutulong din na pasayahin tayo. Pinapataas kasi ng Omega 3 ang serotonin levels ng ating utak. At kapag maraming serotonin, mas masaya tayo. 4. Dark Chocolate – Naku, nakakataba yata iyan? Oo nga, aaminin kong nakakataba ang chocolate
pero marami naman itong kemikal na nagpapasaya sa ating mood. Sabi ng mga experto, ang pagkain ng chocolate ay nagpapataas ng lebel ng endorphins sa ating katawan. Ang endorphins ay mga natural na hormones na nagpapasaya sa atin. 5. Kahit anong pagkaing masarap – Basta masarap ang kinakain, hindi ba sumasaya ka na? Kaya lang, karamihan ng masarap na pagkain ay nakakataba at baka tumaas pa ang ating kolesterol tulad ng chicharon at lechon. Para sa akin, masarap ang gulay tulad ng ampalaya at upo. Masaya ako diyan. Ang payo ko ay hinayhinay lang sa pagkain ng inyong mga paborito. Sanayin ang panlasa natin na kumain ng masarap na at healthy pa. Ang gulay, prutas at isda ay sadyang mabuti sa inyong kalusugan. Have a nice day, po.
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Letters to the Editor: Releasing prisoners in non-bailable crimes; the Enrile precedent Dear Editor, It is claimed that the courts have the discretion
to grant bail in non-bailable offenses. Note, though, that it’s Congress,
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exercising its constitutional power to legislate, that determines which crimes are bailable and non-bailable. If the law is clear, it needs only to be applied, not interpreted, more so when the law sets no exceptions. May the SC judicially legislate and impose its own exceptions when a penal law is clear as to its scope and application? Is the matter of bail a simple Remedial Law procedure that is reserved only to the Judiciary to determine? As we consider the pro hac vice bail ruling of the SC in the case Enrile, let’s not forget the thousands of old, sick, mentally disturbed and hopeless inmates languishing in our hellish prisons nationwide. If we follow the SC’s application of humanitarianism in the case of Enrile, shouldn’t the Judiciary now take the proactive stance of studying the release of these suffering and dying inmates? That is, if the SC believes that discrimination has no place in our justice system. Thank you. A tty anuel J. Laser na tty.. M Manuel Laserna Jr Jr.. Laser na C uev aCuev uevaMer cader Law Offices ercader See law Blog – http:// lcmlaw1.blogspot.com/ 2015/08/releasing-priso n e r s - i n - n o n bailable.html Litigation, Appeals and Justice System (Philippines) – Laserna CuevaMercader Law Offices: cmlaw1.blogspot.com
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