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The world’s a ‘small’ man’s oyster, says Senate bet

Greco Belgica, the youngest senatorial candidate. Photo from Greco Belgica's Facebook page.
Greco Belgica, the youngest senatorial candidate. Photo from Greco Belgica’s Facebook page.

By HOMER TEODORO

TARLAC City — It could have been a case of David taking a potshot against Goliath, only senatorial bet Greco Belgica is about 6 feet tall and does not mince words, not even against a president.

“I think the President made a mistake,” Belgica said, referring to President Benigno Aquino III’s recent move to veto a bill repealing the height requirement for police and jail officers and firefighters.

“Hindi sukatan ang laki ng katawan at taas ng katawan ang galing at talino ng isang tao (You cannot measure a person’s competence by his body size and body height),” he told VERA Files during his campaign sortie in Tarlac on April 2.

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