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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.
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.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
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.
Pakay ng China gawing komunista lahat ng tao
TATLONG dekada namuno si Mao Zedong mula 1949 nang manalo ang Chinese Communist Party sa civil war. Saradong Marxist-Leninist siya. Pangarap ang “masaganang buhay” sa ilalim ng sosyalismo.
Nahinto ang giyera sa simpleng mensahe ni FVR
Tinitigan nila Generals Manuel Yan at Ed Ermita, Senator Orly Mercado at Tawi-Tawi Governor Nur Jaafar ang name tags sa dibdib ko at ni Fred Clemente: “MNLF Observer”.
Puwede na ‘yan: basta akala, mali
Pumutok sa galit ang president-CEO nang malaking telecoms firm. Ipaliliwanag sana niya ang mga bago nilang produkto sa mga bisitang negosyante at newsmen sa 5-star hotel.
Pilipinas muntik maging kolonya ng Germany
INASAM ng Germany agawin ang Pilipinas nu’ng 1898. Kalilipol pa lang ng US sa Spanish armada sa Cañacao Bay, Cavite, Mayo 1.
Ganito kami noon: sakuna, peste, sakit
SARI-SARING sakuna, peste at sakit ang dinanas naming kabataan nu’ng dekada ‘60. Tatlong mababagsik na bagyo ang nagwasak sa Kamaynilaan at paligid.
100 taon ng radyo
Taon 1922 unang mag-test broadcast ng radyo sa Pilipinas. Ginawa ito ni Mrs. Redgrave sa Nichols Field, ngayo’y Villamor Air Base, Pasay City. Sumunod ang pagbukas ng tatlong istasyon ng radyo sa Manila ni Henry Hermann, tindero ng electrical supplies.
Tatak komunismo ni Xi: amor propio, kapalaluhan
TATANGKAIN ni Xi Jinping na magkaroon ng ikatlong limang-taong termino bilang presidente ng China.
Teknolohiya binago ng sci-fi komiks
Noon pang dekada-’60 “moderno” na ang gadgets ni karakter sa komiks Detective Dick Tracy.
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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.