“Whatever.”

I’ve received several hits because of “Trillanes whatever,” so thanks to Joel, here is a (semi) transcript of that conversation.
Trillanes: As soldiers, we will face this.
Ces Drilon: So how are you going to face this?
Trillanes: Whatever.

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There goes the Peninsula lobby.

Two days ago, Chiqui, Mary and I met the Y&R regional director for digital at the Peninsula lobby. We had tea and Coke Light, then strolled inside to the Old Manila restaurant for dinner. It was a lively dinner, punctuated by phone calls from clients, capped by optimistic plans.
The lobby is now tank food. Crunchy [...]

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Why the Peninsula?

While tanks roll down Makati Avenue, soldiers in camouflage train their guns onto the Peninsula topiary.
It’s just another coup attempt in the Philippines. Joel and I didn’t notice anything amiss, driving along Ayala to the office around eleven this morning. In fact, we thought the traffic fairly light compared to Ortigas. When we arrived [...]

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