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Juan L. Mercado
Juan L. Mercado is a columnist for Philippine Daily Inquirer and Cebu Daily News. He writes a Sunday column for Sun-Star Cebu and its syndicated members, Bohol Chronicle and other community papers. He started his career in journalism in early 1950s and served as correspondent for foreign publications including London’s Financial Times and Honolulu-Star Bulletin. Mercado became the Philippine Press Institute’s founding-director. He also edited DEPTHNews, published by the Magsaysay Award-winning Press Foundation of Asia. Following the “People Power Uprising,” and after 19 years of United Nations service, Mercado returned to the Philippines to resume journalism work. He was cited for excellence in opinion writing by Society of Publishers in Asia. In 2005 and 2007, he received the “best columnist award” from the Catholic Archdiocesan Commission for Mass Media.

Graffiti Indicators PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 16:12
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The jeepney signboard read: “Before Pay Tell Where Get The On Before Get The Off.”   And this one appeared on a San Andres construction site. “No Urinating On The Over Walls.”

Funny?  Thank former UP president Jose Abueva. He  mailed a clutch of what some people scrawl or spray on walls or gates. The clip popped up while I weeded my files.

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Restless corpses ? PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 01:03
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Is there a controversial state  funeral just ahead  for  us?  No. The horse-drawn-caisson won’t be for who you suspect.
Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 01:05
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Paper Hats, Wooden Swords PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 01 March 2010 00:08
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“At the age of 4, with paper hats and wooden swords, we’re all generals,” actor Peter Ustinov once said. “But some of us never outgrow it.”

Remember the four “Euro generals?”  Moscow International Airport customs nabbed them and their wives, on Oct. 11, 2008.  Silverio Alarcio, Jaime Caringal, Ismael Rafanan and Eliseo de la Paz, stashed P6.9 million worth of euros illegally. Will that fund their campaign for 2010 elective posts?
Last Updated on Monday, 01 March 2010 00:13
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Dry Well Scramble PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 21:30
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“Dig the well before you get thirsty”.  Did we heed this ancient Chinese axiom? Or did we twiddle thumbs over warnings that “El  Nino” would empty reservoirs, sear farms and  ration water?
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Chuckle and Weep PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 21:10
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(“Here are 'grammar booboos' that Pinoys commit,” a UP professor-friend emailed.  “I wove in an election context – and laughed. Then, I factored in the crooks – and cried .” Here’s his letter. Chuckle and weep -- JLM)

"The sky's the langit,” gushed the rally emcee. "Well, well, well. Look do we have here!"  As candidates clambered on stage, he added:  “Let's give them a big hand of applause."
Last Updated on Sunday, 21 February 2010 21:11
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