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Flashback: Laurel’s self-sacrifice to unite the Opposition in 1986
“No sacrifice is too great,” Salvador “Doy” Laurel declared on Dec. 12, 1985. He had fought Martial Law since 1972, forming the United Nationalist Democratic Opposition for the cause.
Lawyer to Comelec: Err on side of right
Suspend your confiscation of oversized campaign posters, election lawyer Romy Macalintal wrote the Comelec Monday.
Now it’s sugar imports: killing domestic producers one by one
They did it to rice. First, Malacañang endorsed a law to let anyone import rice as long as 50 percent duty is paid.
Make China liable for ruinous pandemic
Four facts make China liable for SARS-CoV-2.
Chevron charged in US too over Malampaya sale
A complaint against Chevron was to be filed Thursday in the United States over its sale of interests in the Philippines’ Malampaya gas field.
Opposition can beat Bongbong if 1-on-1
Five “non-administration” presidential aspirants musn’t race each other to be No. 2. Only first place matters. Leni Robredo, Manny Pacquiao, Isko Moreno, Ping Lacson and Leody de Guzman know that.
Document can prove Yang ‘profited’ from Pharmally
Presidential adviser Michael Yang likely profited from Pharmally Pharmaceutical’s multibillion-peso government deals and was not a mere guarantor.
Guanzon to Bongbong: Did you bribe somebody in Comelec?
How did Bongbong Marcos’ party learn that the vote to disqualify him as presidential candidate was a “minority opinion?”
What will Bongbong do if he becomes president
President wannabe Bongbong Marcos denies knowledge of his family’s ill-gotten wealth.
Marcos Jr. avoids tough hearings, public interviews for tough job
In 1986, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. evaded facing on television his only opponent in the presidential election, the widow Cory Aquino.
Ignoring statistics, gov’t to import more fish
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources already erred last quarter.
Honesty as first yardstick for voters to rate candidates
“All candidates lie… Honesty should not be an election issue,” Sara Duterte famously said about the 2019 balloting.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Kartel sa sibuyas paano mahihinto
NU’NG 2007 pa nalantad ang kartel sa sibuyas, bawang, paminta at luya. Maraming beses pinangalanan sa kongreso ang reyna ng kartel.
Kasalanan daw ng tao, hindi ng quarries, ang baha
Baluktot ang katwiran ng bureaucrats ng Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources.
Kung ano ang peste,‘yun pa ang dumarami
Bakit nga ba kung ano ang peste, ‘yun pa ang dumarami? Halimbawa ang ipis. Kapag tag-init namumutiktik ito sa mga imburnal.
Nagsabwatan ang tiwali; nagdusa ang taumbayan
MASAMA na nga kung nasusuhulan ang pinuno ng ahensya. Mas masama pa kung nanunuhol siya ng mga mamamahayag.
Communist China peste sa mundo at outer space
Bobo at pabaya ang Communist China.
Mahiya naman kayo sa turista
Mag-iisang taon na ngayon ang “revenge tourism”. Gigil na gigil ang Pilipino at dayuhan na bumiyahe matapos ang dalawang taong pandemic lockdown.
Magkatulad ang pulitika sa Malaysia at Pilipinas
MAGKADUGO ang mga Pilipino at Malaysians. Galing sa Johore nu’ng 1500 si Shariff Kabunsuan, unang sultan ng Maguindanao.
TikTok pang-espiya, propaganda ng China
Nu’n pang 2018 binawal ng India ang TikTok. Kasama ang 48 online apps na gawang China, pang-espiya at propaganda raw ito ng Chinese Communist Party.
Karakter ng siyudad
Bawat siyudad may sariling karakter. Dala ‘yon ng klima, disenyo at ugali ng tao. Kaya lang sinisira rin sila ng mahinang gobyerno.
Raket sa Grades 11-12
PANAHON nang imbestigahan ang isang raket sa edukasyon. Limang taon nang pinagbubulungan kung bakit dumami ang private schools na kunwari’y espesyalista sa pagtuturo ng Grades 11-12.
Mamang pulis, kikilan mo na lang kami uli
Parami nang parami ang mga sasakyan sa Metro Manila na may takip ang plate number. Bawal ito.
Yaman natin nawaldas sa padalus-dalos
Inaksaya nina dating presidente Rody Duterte at defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana ang P2 bilyon.
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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.