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Gotcha
(English articles)
How our Independence was stolen, nurtured, regained
An American was among the 98 signatories of the Philippine Declaration of Independence, June 12, 1898.
‘Cancel, don’t just suspend,’ quarries in protected parks
“Don’t just suspend quarries in the Marikina watershed; cancel them as they don’t belong there.”
Electricity consumers suffer from energy officials’ errors
The Department of Energy can’t entice enough power producers. Controlling the tight supply those few producers make electricity retailers automatically pass on to customers their costly rates.
Lotto, pork barrels, elections: numbers that mesmerize
Lotto queues grew longer after Saturday’s P236 million-jackpot.
How graft raps end up in PH
The Supreme Court recently upheld the dismissal of a two-star general for his role in the 2009 police chopper scam.
A new international airport 20 minutes from Luneta
The departing administration now wants to sell the old Manila International Airport.
Dar signs last-minute fish imports from China
For the third quarter in a row, Agriculture Secretary William Dar is importing fish from China. He invokes low domestic catch. Filipino fishers belie him.
Resume the drug war – scientifically this time
Ending the shabu scourge remains top priority. A society softened by addiction cannot progress.
Scrap unreliable VCMs for credible elections
Secret balloting, open counting. A flawed election automation violates that.
Okay, city boys, start planting, raising fish
City dwellers are mocking Agriculture Secretary William Dar. With looming global food crisis he exhorted Filipinos, including urbanites, to plant, fish and raise animals.
Last credibility check: random manual audit
Was there fraud in the presidential and VP election? At least 1,800 vote counting machines (VCMs) broke down on E-Day, affecting 1.44 million voters.
Start pimping our women to Chinese opportunists
We elected China’s candidates. We voted plundering dynasts. Now suffer the consequence.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Italyano naging Santo: naghimala sa Batangas
KUWENTO ito ni Salesian Father Donnie Duchin Duya ng Don Bosco, Philippines nu’ng Oct. 9 nang e-cannonize ni Pope Francis na Santo si Italian pharmacist Blessed Artémide Zatti.
Magbilang, tumugtog
Paniwala ng high school teachers namin nu’ng dekada ’70 na ang mga estudyanteng tumutugtog ng musika ay mahusay sa Math.
Lokal, natural na pataba susi sa sapat na ani
Sumali si Frenchman Patrick Renucci sa pagtatanim ng palay sa Alangalang, Leyte.
Renucci Rice sa Leyte ganito ginagawa
SINALIKSIK nina Patrick Renucci at Rachel Renucci-Tan ang pagpapalay.
Gawa sa Leyte: ikatlong magaling na bigas sa mundo
Ikatlong pinakamahusay na bigas sa mundo ang Renucci Rice ng Leyte.
Kulang ba ang laki ng microscope mo?
TAON 1665 nilimbag ni British polymath Robert Hooke ang librong “Micrographia”.
Dahilan ng kapos na tanim at pagkain
AGHAM ang gagamitin sa pamamahala ng agrikultura, pangako ni President Bongbong Marcos Jr. Kung ganun, dapat suriin ang mga dahilan sa bagsak na ani ng tanim, manok, baboy at isda.
Renewable energy ang pag-asa natin
NANGANGALUGI nang bilyun-bilyong piso ang coal-fired power plants.
Sinaunang tao sa Borneo: siruhano na sa buto
Makapal ang gubat sa Kalimantan, Borneo.
Pati kuryente kakapusin
Dapat mag-drill agad ng langis at gas sa Recto Bank. Mauubos na ang Malampaya gas field sa 2024.
Walang pakialam sa global warming
Malimit ipuna na makasarili imbis na maka-lipunan ang Pilipino. Makitid daw ang pananaw sa mga nagaganap sa paligid.
Biktima ng pambu-bully, ngayon nambubusabos (4)
NAGDUSA ang China nang isang siglo sa kamay ng mga imperyalista.
Sapol Radio
(AM radio)
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Jarius Bondoc is a multi-awarded journalist of 41 years. He writes two thrice-weekly columns, “Gotcha” for The Philippine Star and “Sapol” for Pilipino Star Ngayon. He also hosts a current affairs radio program, Sapol (Saturdays, 8-10 a.m.) on DWIZ 882-AM. Read more about him in this link.