Power

 Esquire voted "defeated" presidential candidate Leni among Most Powerful in PH!

Deus Ex Machina

DeSantis did the illegal immigrants a big favor. By jetting them to Martha's Vineyard earlier, he took them out of Ian's harmful way.

Fun

The Department of Tourism wants to change PH tagline to more than just having fun. Tell that to your President!

Gossip

"It is a bad thing.  In the beginning it may seem enjoyable and fun but in the end it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us too!"

Star Wars Always

"Obi-Wan Kenobi lost his master, lover, order, and republic. Never turned to the dark side." 

Stephanie Augustyn

"You are not responsible for the programming you received in childhood. As an adult you are responsible for fixing it."

Benjamin Franklin

"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do."

Plato

"He who does not desire power is fit to hold it."

NGCP

Getting to mean National Greed Corporation PH, it is a toss-up between Big Boy Sy and Coyuito vs Aboitiz (A boy tease).

Truth

"If it hurts, it's at fault." (French film)

Sira Marcos Mall

Apt name if government gets into the mall business as seen in Indonesia recently. Que mal!

Evolution of Dance

In the wedding scene of "Fiddler on the Roof," the dance of the Russian Jews resembles that of the Greeks and the more recent breakdance of the youth in America!

Free K- Pop Concert

The catch? You have to fly to South Korea!

Antedating

Those supposedly doing this to documents on DepEd's purchase of overpriced laptops must have doctoral degrees! 

Psych Joke

"Ego and SuperEgo walked into a bar. Bartender said, "I'm gonna need to see some Id."

Confucius

"The man who chases two rabbits catches neither."

Intel Funds

With government officials asking for more, hopefully it comes with real intelligence!

Triggers

"They are your responsibility. It is not the world's obligation to tiptoe around you."

The Code

"The pain in my ass, my associates."

After you, ABS

IBC was granted 0 budget for 2022- 23.

Robin Hood

He was hoodwinked by "supporters" in government when he called a meeting for his constitutional reform agenda.

SRA

Used to mean Science Research Associates to us in psych testing. This Chicago company got into publication of pre-school reading materials we found out on a visit decades ago.

Sugar Regulation Commission now in the news in/famously, not too sweetly 

Wait, there's more. Special Risk Allowance for Covid healthcare workers also at risk of not being granted.

Existentialism

Two fathers had different views. 

Nietzsche based it on power. Kierkegaard, on love.

DBM

They are also in high- yield investments to the tune of P3B! BongBong Ba?

Teachers

During this month honoring them, perhaps they can cleanse their ranks of those who have diversified into sexual harassment and drug-pushing!

Kettle and pot

Such is the case of DBM saying it will cleanse its PS "odd junk" agency.

G Diaries

What a neat idea!  Aside from soup kitchens, Alagang Kapamilya sends out shower vans to calamity survivors.

Meghan Markle

For an actress, she has poor timing, it is said. When Prince Philip was ill, they threw a bombshell interview with Oprah. Now, with the Queen ailing, she even perjures herself saying a South African theater star likened her to Mandela! Add delusions of grandeur to the mix.

LDR

Pag-Ibig has joined in, with its version of Virtual Pag-Ibig for members only.

John Lennon

"An error becomes a mistake when you fail to correct it."