By Manny Pinol
Blame it on the dearth in the supply of native chicken in the market that two of my former “Manok PiNoy” broodcocks became litson manok during our observance of the holidays yesterday.
Yesterday morning, as I prepared to visit the resting places of our departed ones, I passed by the Kidapawan City market to buy at least two dressed native chicken and several pieces of Bangus.
The bangus were available but the native chicken stalls were empty.
Proceeding to the area near the market where live native chicken are usually sold, I found out that not a single native chicken was available.
“Ubos ang mga manok,” the woman shouted. She added that even at P130 per kilo, there was nothing they could buy.
That was when I decided to call up my cousin and farm breeder, Marvin Magbanua, and asked him to prepare two of our former “Manok PiNoy” broodcocks which we have already retired.
These broodcocks, already over 3 years old, were really scheduled to be culled because they will not be used anymore to prevent in-breeding.
Their date with the butcher’s knife came early, however, following yesterday’s total absence of native chicken in the market.
Gathered in the ancestral home in Nueva Vida, M’lang, North Cotabato to visit the tomb of our departed father, Bernardo Sr., and the family of my brother, Col. Pat – wife, Dr. Gingging Casalan, and children Jarah and Andre who all perished in the Air Philippines crash in 2000, we waited until 1 p.m. for the “Manok PiNoy” litson manok.
And when the two litson manok were taken off the bamboo skewer, everybody attacked the litson even if it was still hot.
Then, we all had a big laugh as the 3-year-old broodcocks proved to be tasty but tough because of their age.
The skin was tasty and crispy while the breast meat proved to be a real treat even when it was a little tough.
“At this age, “Manok PiNoy” should be cooked in slow fire just like the native chicken,” suggested Col. Pat who himself is starting to breed this new strain of egg and meat poultry in his backyard in San Vicente, Makilala.
But even if they were tough, the “Manok PiNoy” 3-year-old broodcocks saved what could have been a “chickenless” Halloween gathering yesterday.
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November 1 2013
‘She Wants People She Can Control’
JANET LIM NAPOLES KICKS OUT
LEAD LAWYER LORNA KAPUNAN
Exclusive report by Karen Davila, ABS-CBN News
MANILA (UPDATED) – Janet Lim-Napoles, the woman at the center of the multibillion-peso pork barrel scandal that has shaken government, wants people she can control, lawyer Lorna Kapunan said a day after quitting as her counsel.
Kapunan said she has withdrawn as Napoles’ lawyer in all the cases that the businesswoman is facing. These include the serious illegal detention case filed by whistleblower Benhur Luy, as well as the pending plunder charges Napoles and 37 others are facing at the Ombudsman.
Kapunan said her decision is final.
“For our part, it is time for us to move on,” she told ABS-CBN News. “She cannot be served well if her lawyers disagree amongst themselves.”
“She is best served in her mind by people she can control… we are not that kind,” she added.
Kapunan said Napoles chose to follow the strategy porposed by Atty. Freddie Villamor for the serious illegal detention case.
Kapunan wanted the defense to present evidence — a move Villamor is not in favor of.
Villamor used to be the lawyer of Napoles’ child and of JLN Corp.
Villamor, however, distanced himself from Kapunan’s move to quit as Napoles’ lawyer.
“I didn’t know Kapunan was withdrawing from the case. Her withdrawal is between Kapunan and our client Napoles,” he told ANC Prime Time Thursday night.
He believes it will not affect Napoles’ serious illegal detention case. “Kapunan’s withdrawal has nothing to do with the merits of the (serious illegal detention) case so it will not have any effect.”
“(Kapunan’s withdrawal) is already moot and academic. We’re done with our petition for bail and we’re just waiting for the resolution,” he said.
Villamor was also nonchalant about the plunder charge Napoles is facing at the Ombudsman.
“I don’t know how Kapunan’s withdrawal will affect other cases because I don’t know if Napoles wanted to hire her for the other cases,” he said.
Villamor said he and Kapunan are good friends. “It’s only natural for two lawyers involved in one case to have differences in opinion.”
Kapunan, meanwhile, said Napoles is in a rush to post bail because the businesswoman wants to visit her mother’s grave on All Saints’ Day.
“Sa legal profession, you don’t abandon a client in this situation,” Kapunan said, as she explained her withdrawal as Napoles’ lawyer.
She said Napoles wanted her to quit. “Let me make it clear, this is upon her request.”
With Kapunan’s resignation set to be formalized, it’s unlikely she will accompany Napoles to the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing on November 7.
“If she requests, but we have discussed this as a law firm,” Kapunan added. “Napoles knows when we accepted her case, we have to be lead counsel here.”
On Wednesday, Kapunan visited the detained Napoles at Fort Santo Domingo in Laguna to seek her written conforme that will be submitted to the court next week. – with ANC
(Photo credit: Downloaded from The Philippine Star)
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