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Gotcha
(English articles)
‘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.
Fake ‘malasakit’ for soldiers, health workers in 2022 budget
Last Aug. 30, Araw ng Kagitingan, President Duterte heroized health workers fighting the killer virus. Hospital nurses, orderlies and lab techs were indifferent.
Duterte admits ‘utang na loob’ behind appointment of Lao
The P8.7-billion purchase of pandemic gear from an unqualified supplier is scandalous. Senators aim to catch the culprits.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Bigo sa pangakong wakasan ang rebelyon
Inalak ng nakaraang administrasyon na wakasan ang 54 taong rebelyong komunista. Pero nu’ng Marso 2022 inamin na bigo ito.
China binubusabos tayo; protesta natin binabalewala
Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw.
Artificial Intelligence: Nakabubuti, Nakasisira
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) ang ikatlong antas ng computing.
Ibalik ang katinuan
Ang lalim na ng isinadsad ng bansa dahil sa korapsyon. Sa pagpasok ng bawat bagong admin umaasa ang madla na maiangat ang moralidad.
Obligadong serbisyo sibil at militar sa kolehiyo
Maaring obligahin ang mga mamamayan na magserbisyo militar o sibil.
Salamat po sa tip
NAGTI-TIP ang customer bilang pasasalamat o panghikayat ng magandang serbisyo.
Halaman natutulig sa ingay
Alam na noon na kapag maingay ang trapik nilalakasan ng mga hayop sa katabing kahuyan ang tinig nila o iniiba ang oras ng pakikipag-komunika sa kapwa o lumalayo na lang.
Panitikan sa online
Nauuso mag-subscribe at bumasa online ng serialized novels. Sinusundan ng young adults sa Asia, Americas at Europe ang mga bagong awtor.
Ano ang kumokopya: totoong buhay o sining
NU’NG dekada-60, sina Elizabeth Taylor at Richard Burton ang pinakatanyag na celebrity couple.
Malalaman sa amoy kung may Parkinson’s
May bata noon sa Batangas na “naririnig” kung saan maraming isda sa dagat.
Pamahiin imbes na kaalamang-agham
Isandaang taon nang nadiskubre ng mga doktor sa Germany ang DNA nu’ng kabataan ko nu’ng dekada-1960.
Kagamitan, bahay, kotse magagawa sa 3-D printing
NU’NG unang naimbento ang 3-dimensional printing isang dekada na ang nakalipas, lusaw na plastic ang unang laman.
Sapol Radio
(AM radio)
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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.