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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.
If only children could vote, they’d plead…
“…Ayoko maging bansot, ayoko maging payatot, ayoko maging kulelat.”
Agri-smuggling likely a cover for shabu
Narcotics authorities can put two and two together. A mere P1 million worth of smuggled agricultural produce carries life sentence for economic sabotage, with no bail while on trial.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Pagbangong-puri ng China, pagbabanta sa mundo (3)
TAMA lang na ibangon ng China ang nawasak na puri. Pero mali kung mag-imbento ito ng kasaysayan para sa ganu’ng layunin.
Mapanganib: imbentong kasaysayan ng China (2)
Mangmang ba o nagmamaang-maangan lang ang mga komunistang pinuno ng China tungkol sa South China Sea? Sila lang ang makakasabi.
Guni-guni ng China pagsisimulan ng gulo (1)
SA SOUTH China Sea sumasagupa ang ambisyon ng China sa lakas ng America at kaba ng Asia.
Matinding bagyo, tuyot: uulit-ulit ang La Niña
Binaha ng tatlong buwang ulan ang Pakistan. Pero natuyot ang kapit-bansang India.
Hamon sa mga obispo: ibalik ang tao sa Misa
MALAKING hamon sa Simbahang Katoliko kung paano ibabalik ang mga deboto sa pisikal na Misa.
Pondo ng bayang sawi lantaran kung waldasin
DALAWANG ehemplo lang ito kung paano winawaldas ang pera ng bayan.
POGO workers: imbes i-deport, isabak sa Chinese coastguards
NAG-AALALA si Justice Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla sa kapakanan ng 40,000 manggagawang Chinese ng Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
Presidente ang makakahinto sa quarrying, kaingin
Baliktad na ang mundo. Armado ng baril at itak ang mga namamasok sa environment protected areas tulad ng Masungi Georeserve sa Baras, Rizal.
Pilipinong henyo sinayang
“Minsan sa sandaang taon may isinisilang na kakaibang nilalang na babaguhin ang santinakpan.”
Mga isyung transportasyon nagpapamahal sa pagkain
BUMILI ng bawang sa grocery si Atty. Virgie Suarez. Nagulat siya sa presyo: P400 per kilo ang lokal, P140 per kilo ang imported.
DA huwag nang itratong pabigat ang magtatanim
NU’NG nakaraang admin magkabangga ang Department of Agriculture at ang mga magtatanim at maghahayop.
Tubig-ulan ipaipon sa bawat barangay
TATLUMPU’T TATLONG taon na mula nang obligahin lahat ng barangay na ipunin ang tubig-ulan.
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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.