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Agricultural over-importing, smuggling can only go on
The Duterte admin misunderstands food security. It over-imports agricultural produce, mostly from China, at slashed tariffs. An illusion of plenty is created.
Memories of paying income, estate taxes
Beating last Monday’s deadline to file income tax returns reminded me of a recent Comelec ruling.
As Opposition stays split, supporters defect to Leni
As Opposition presidential wannabes refused to unite and avert looming defeat, more and more of their supporters are defecting to Leni Robredo.
If still fractious by Easter, all is lost
In a video of Earth zooming out from a spacecraft’s camera, Carl Sagan reminded that humans are but specks on a dot in the vast universe.
Vote buying melded with disinformation
Text blasts regularly smear a re-electionist mayor in Metro Manila. Slyly worded, the messages impute crookedness.
‘Presidentiables,’ please unite, save us from Communist China
A re-electionist governor in North Luzon invites not only illicit China black sand extractors but also its military to his province.
Quarries will again trigger ruinous floods starting May
Two months from now dry faucets will turn into floods. Rains will rush down bald mountains, deluging homes and shops below. Greater Manila will again be worst hit.
China now aggressing Philippine inner waters
Picture yourself frolicking on Boracay’s white sands in the center of the archipelago. Then a gray China navy warship suddenly draws near, cannons menacing and drones videoing you.
Chinese navy ‘spied on’ PH-US drills in Palawan
The Chinese navy trespassed Palawan inner waters during joint Philippine-US military exercises there. People’s Liberation Army-Navy electronic reconnaissance warship 792 lingered east of Palawan on Jan. 29-Feb. 1.
China threatening Phl anew over oil-rich Recto Bank
China is war-mongering again over the Philippines’ oil-rich Recto Bank. President Duterte said Monday a Chinese source warned him of military deployment if the Philippines secures the shallow waters within its exclusive economic zone.
No vision on food, no urgency on fuel
The President said Sunday the country must ensure grain security and rely on the domestic market to sustain production.
An alternative to marching into certain ignoble defeat
Men make last stands in the face of imminent defeat. The Spartans at Thermopylae, Custer at Little Big Horn, Del Pilar at Tirad Pass had no more option.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
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.
China gigiyerahin na ba ang Taiwan?
Araw-araw pinapasok ng Communist Chinese fighters at warships ang air at sea space ng Taiwan. Dose-dosena sila sa formation na animo’y lulupigin ang isla.
Nanganganib kapusin lahat ng pagkain
MAY tinatawag sa economics na law of self-fulfilling prophecy. Kapag iniisip ng publiko ang isang pangyayari, malamang daw magkatotoo ito.
Pati asin kakapusin
Kapos ang Pilipinas sa pampalasa: asukal, sibuyas, bawang, paminta, sili, luya. Kapos sa pagkain: manok, baboy, baka, isda, gulay, prutas, bigas, mais.
Bigas sasapat ba sa Pasko?
Asahang magka-shortage ng bigas sa Pasko.
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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.