Space dreamers: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Nasa’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard as it launches from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It was reported that Filipinos were the most enthusiastic in signing up for the ‘‘Send Your Name to Mars’ programme, in which Nasa will etch names in a microchip aboard a future rover to the Red Planet. — AFP
THE term “suntok sa buwan” literally means “a punch at the moon” and is a metaphor, more colourful than “moonshot,” for how far-fetched certain ideas are.
Aside from expecting President Duterte to resign, other things that have been described with this metaphor include unrequited love and the abolition of political dynasties.
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