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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.
Lacson-Sotto counterplan makes ‘No-El’ infeasible
Firming up last August their presidential-VP run, Senators Ping Lacson and Tito Sotto scanned the political field.
Why evade taxes, perjure, skip hearing, yet campaign?
What was Bongbong Marcos thinking in skipping his disqualification hearing? On the case hangs his long-planned presidential run.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
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.
Opisyales ng ibang bansa paano inaakit ng China?
NABISTO ng British intelligence unit M5 ang ilegal na donasyon sa ilang members of Parliament mula Chinese Communist Party.
5 dahilan ng giyera
Mapanganib, mapangwasak ang giyera. Pero sumisiklab pa rin. Dahil ba likas na marahas at baliw ang tao kaya sumusuong sa walang katiyakang katapusan?
Sa pagpapakumbaba lang tayo tatalino
“Hay, sana edad-16 pa ako at akala alam ang lahat!” wika ng isang matandang pilosopo.
Kawatang dinastiya naglitawang muli
“NAKAKALBO na ang gubat; pero tuso ang palakol; napa-paniwala niya ang mga puno na kaisa nila siya kasi kahoy ang hawakan niya,” anang kawikaing Turko.
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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.