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Reviving ROTC ‘illegal’ if in Grades 11-12, unless…
President Marcos and VP Duterte want ROTC revived – in Grades 11 to 12. That can be illegal.
Only two persons have President’s interest at heart
Vic Rodriguez quickly squelched last Friday’s newsflash that he had resigned as Executive Secretary. Still, it was intriguing.
Effective social development will make ‘ayuda’ irrelevant
Have the conditional cash transfers bred indolence?
Powerful but overworked Little President Rodriguez
Executive Secretary-designate Vic Rodriguez is being blamed for Malacañang snafus. Congress, the Opposition and media accord new President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. the traditional 100-day honeymoon to adjust to the rigors of office.
Career execs cannot be fired in gov’t revamp
Newbies in top government posts must restrain themselves. They are mere political nominees, coterminous with the six-year President.
Besides true history, Manila airport needs better services
Conversion of the old US Air Force’s Nichols Field in Pasay into the Manila International Airport began in 1947 during Manuel Roxas’ presidency.
Presidents never err; only appointees do
The President is always right. Not so his appointees. When the highest official of the land fouls up, a lesser mortal must take the fall.
Resume the drug war – scientifically this time
Ending the shabu scourge remains top priority. A society softened by addiction cannot progress.
Run after lawmakers’ taxes too, not only Marcoses’
Incoming BIR commissioner Lilia Guillermo can up the ante.
Stop reinventing the wheel; build upon science studies
A new administration need not reinvent the wheel on assuming office.
Despite Manila’s protests, Beijing gets what it wants
Beijing lies when it says it is Manila’s friend. All its acts are belligerent.
Scientists, tribesmen, notables join outcry against quarries
Government scientists, tribesfolk and civic leaders have joined the outcry against quarrying in the Marikina watershed.
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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.
Sana paglantad ng SALN ang asikasuhin ni senador
NAPALUNDAG malamang si Senator Francis Tolentino sa balita nu’ng Agosto.
Baterya, lumang mantika panglipad ng eroplano
Langis ng mani ang ginamit ni Engineer Rudolf Diesel nu’ng unang itanghal ang combustion engine sa Berlin World Expo 1900.
Ikaw ba si Perfecto?
BAKIT labis na inaasam ng tao na maging perpekto?
Kabayanihan ng astronomer sa Scarborough survey, 1961 (2)
MALUNGKOT si Engr. Dante Yglopaz, 84, sa mga binigkas ni Rody Duterte bilang presidente.
Patibay na teritoryo natin ang Scarborough (1)
SI Engr. Dante Yglopaz, 84, na lang ang buhay na kasapi ng Scarborough survey nu’ng Marso 1961.
Dynasties sa Pilipinas ang problemahin natin
Huwag na nating pag-aksayahan ng panahon kung sino naman ang papalit na monarch kung pumanaw si British King Charles III.
Masanay sa ‘bagong normal’sa opisina at kolehiyo
NAGTATAMBAKAN at atrasado ang bagahe sa maraming airports sa mundo.
Dinambong ng iba pinagbabayaran natin
Pitong trilyong piso ang inutang ng Duterte admin nu’ng 2016-2022. Bulto nu’n ay nu’ng pandemya, 2020-2022.
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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.