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Torre de Babel, Part 2

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The longer the Torre de Manila controversy drags on, the more ridiculous the debate becomes.   Because louder and louder the protesters’ battle cry appears to be only the building’s being a “photo bummer”.   Really?   How shallow can we be?   As some TV hosts might say, “How babaw naman we are, promise!”   Why do we insist that a photo bummer in our eyes is tantamount to disrespect in our hearts for a great hero?   How babaw talaga!       Meanwhile, the enterprising photographers at the park have boosted their income with a new “raket”: instant photos of yourselves and the monument but no Torre de Manila anywhere!   Incredible?   Not with Photoshop, the park photogs quip.       Ongoing hearings reveal that no law has been violated, so why the fuss?   Surely we will not change the law to please a noisy few?   If protesters blast the Torre because they are running out of relevant causes to fight, why don’t we all calm down and “use our coconut” in the name of damage control?