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How to detect China’s Manchurian Candidate
Manchurian Candidates are prepared to do its bidding should they win. Voters must detect who these are.
E-sabong hooking kids, OFWs
Online sabong is luring minors and addicting overseas workers. Gambling is brought right into homes and barracks.
‘Bato’ risks DQ as nuisance after admission as substitute
The Comelec said it will disqualify as nuisance 95 percent of the 97 presidential filers for Election 2022. That would leave only five official candidates.
P841-M ‘overpriced’ ambulances, P2.7-B expired meds unexplained
Senators suspect an P841-million overprice in the admin’s ambulance procurements.
Duterte retirement a ‘ploy’; substitution is prostitution
Voters doubt President Duterte’s “retiring from politics.” Texters in radio-tv shows cite three reasons.
Roque, fulfill your promise: escort fishers inside Panatag
Will presidential spokesman Harry Roque make good his vow to accompany Filipino fishermen inside Panatag Shoal?
P12 B to Pharmally could have funded ayuda, meds, learning
Pharmally Inc. cornered P12 billion in government medical supply procurements starting March 2020. Financier-guarantor was presidential Chinese friend and former economic adviser Michael Yang.
Pharmally facemasks 54% costlier; P550 M wasted in expired test kits
Presidential Chinese pal Michael Yang’s Pharmally Inc. sold to the government surgical masks 54-percent costlier than base price.
Marcos stifled state auditors, dissenting lawmakers
Only two days later did Marcos announce the martial law signing as of Sept. 21. He had padlocked Congress, all media outlets and selected civilian offices.
Will VP candidate Duterte bare SALN, state of health?
Rodrigo Duterte accepted last week his party’s vice presidential draft for Election 2022. In effect he opened himself to voter scrutiny.
Senators suspect ghost deliveries by influence-peddling Pharmally
Pharmally Inc. of presidential Chinese friend Michael Yang was an influence peddler.
Official party nomination makes Duterte fair game
A blog quoted President Duterte as “overwhelmed and feeling like crying” at his VP nomination. Readers reacted that crocodile tears are insincere expressions of remorse or sorrow.
Sapol
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Huwag tatawa, kaya mo?
Kuwela ang contest na “Iyak-Tawa” sa noontime tv show noon.
Misyon nila hilumin ang mga ‘nasapian’
Napaulat kamakailan ang seminarista na sinapian ng demonyo. Sakitin siya at mahilig sa anime. Nakipagkasundo sa demonyo.
Heat waves: Kanluran inihaw sa katotohanan
HINDI basta mainit kundi nakakapaso ang summer sa Europe, North America at northern China nitong 2022. Pumatay ang heat waves ng mahigit isang libo sa Portugal at isang dosena sa Spain. Daan-daan ang naospital sa Britain, Netherlands at Scandinavia nang pumalo sa mahigit 40º C ang temperatura. Sabay-sabay ang maraming bushfires.
Shabu malamang nakasingit sa smuggled vegetables
MAINIT ang mata ngayon ng awtoridad sa vegetable smuggling. Maliit ang kita; mabigat ang parusa. Pero patuloy ang raket maski malimit madiyaryo. Bakit? Mag-process of elimination tayo, tulad sa Pinoy Henyo.
Pumili ka: Unti-unti o biglang kamatayan
Kaya ng tao magpakamatay. Kaya ng sangkatauhan wasakin ang sarili. Nangyayari na ang hulí. Pagpipilian na lang ay kung biglaan o unti-unti ang paggunaw ng mundo. Ramdam na ito ng marami.
Food security ay kung labis ang ani at huli
NAWASAK nu’ng nakaraang tatlong taon ang sakahan, paghahayop, at pangisdaan. Kaya tinawag ang kagawaran na Destruction of Agriculture.
Palamigin ang siyudad, bawas global warming
Animnapu’t anim na porsiyento ng emissions na nagpapainit sa mundo ay galing sa mga siyudad. Kung gan’un, 66 percent din ng solusyon sa global warming ay manggagaling sa mga siyudad, anang mga eksperto.
Anong silbi ng ‘ipis robot’?
PESTE ang insektong balang sa pananim. Pero dahil malalayo ang nililipad ng mga kuyog nito, pinag-aaralan silang kabitan ng sensors na pang-surveillance sa kalaban sa giyera. Mas peste ang lamok sa tao.
Elepante sa utak: Makasariling isip
MAY kawikaang Ingles na “elephant in the room”. Ibig sabihin ay problema o maselang sitwasyon na kitang-kita pero ayaw pansinin.
Infrastructure plan baguhin
Bigo ang programang “Build, Build, Build” ng administrasyong Duterte. Labing-apat lang sa 119 infrastructure flagship projects ang natapos sa anim na taon. Umasa kasi sa pangakong pautang mula China, na hindi naman tinupad.
Mga diktador nagkokopyahan
Pare-pareho ang taktika ng mga diktador. Milyun-milyon ang pinatay nina Adolf Hitler ng Germany, Josef Stalin ng Soviet Union at Mao Zedong ng China. Kinatakutan sila sa kalupitan.
Ubusan ng lahi ang giyera ngayon
MALIMIT mag-enkwentro ang Chinese at Indian border patrols sa mga pinag-aagawan nilang teritoryo.
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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.