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Gotcha
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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)
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.
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.
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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.