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Ignoring Duterte tirade, Del Rosario reiterates call for patriotic president
“For this coming election, our humble view is our people should vote for the candidate who is good for our country – not one who is good for China.”
Snorkelers video live corals, debunk reclamation planners
Circulating online is a video of live corals just off the coast of Dumaguete, heightening debates against a city reclamation plan. Shown are snorkelers wading a few meters from shore to an area to be landfilled into a 174-hectare artificial island.
Duterte ‘inutile’ on WPS? Carpio proposes 5 actions
President Rody Duterte said in July 2020 he was “inutile” against China’s territory and resource grabbing in the West Philippine Sea.
Expect China to meddle in Election 2022 — experts
Beijing will meddle in the 2022 presidential-congressional-local election. Illegalities can include campaign contributions and hacking.
Even if few, Air Force planes are not ‘flying coffins’
Although few, Philippine Air Force planes are not “flying coffins.” That flyboys call certain aircraft models “widow makers” is just gallows humor.
Culpable violation of Constitution if Duterte runs for VP – Monsod
The 48 constitutional commissioners specified only a single, six-year term for the President. The original wording was, “The President shall be disqualified from immediate reelection.”
Arming vigilantes will imperil Election 2022
President Rody Duterte’s plan to arm “anti-crime volunteers” needs rethinking. A gun in the hands of a wrong person is one too many.
Aquino deaths presaged Aquino presidencies
Twice in history the death of an Aquino presaged an Aquino presidency.
Impact of grandma on family, society
Mothers and grandmothers have always been around. Only two months ago were statistics crunched about them, thanks to the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Deceptive: Comelec gave receiving logs, not transmission logs – Rio, Odoño
Retired general Eliseo Rio and colonel Leonardo Odoño are upset. Comelec handed them not the transmission logs but the reception logs of Election 2022 results.
Comelec transmission logs show fraud in 2022 polls – Rio, Odoño
Comelec finally gave retired colonel Leonardo Odoño (PMA ’64) transmission logs of Election 2022 precinct results.
Regulators abet sugar smuggling; P70 per kilo at Kadiwa too pricey
This is a case for the Ombudsman.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Malalayong isla maari kuryentehan
Triple kalimitan ang presyo ng kuryente sa malalayong isla kaysa mainland.
Taxi na lumilipad, pero walang piloto
Taong 1505 nagdidisenyo na si Leonardo da Vinci ng flying machines.
Magtanim, mangisda pati sa siyudad — Dar (2)
UMAANGKAT na naman si Agriculture Sec. William Dar ng 38,695 tonelada ng isda mula China ngayong Hunyo.
Magtanim, mangisda pati sa siyudad — Dar (1)
PINAGTATANIM tayong lahat ni Agriculture Sec. William Dar. Maski taga-siyudad.
Ang kuwento ng elepante at limang bulag na tao
Narinig niyo na marahil ang kuwento ng Elepante at Limang Bulag na Tao.
Ang kasaysayan ay dahil sa mga nangahas
Sa isang piging sa Espanya pagbalik ni Columbus pagkadiskubre niya sa America, nilait-lait siya ng mga Kastilang kasama sa mesa.
Kabataan isabak kontra sa katiwalian
Aktibo ang kabataan sa mga isyung panlipunan. Dahil sila ang magmamana ng kinabukasan, pinapanday na nila ito ngayon ayon sa ikabubuti nila.
Pagbabasa, pagsusulat ‘ipauso’ sa mga bata
NU’NG dekada-’70 sa high school pinababasa kami ng diyaryo at pinaliliham sa mga awtor at editor.
Multang 5¢ dahil ‘speaking Tagalog’
Una kaming tinuruan ng English alphabet sa Prep nu’ng 1960. “David and Ann” ang libro sa Grade 1 Reading. “Land of the Morning” at “Patriotic Pledge” sa simula ng klase.
10 payo sa pagsusulat
Sa anumang wika mo balak magsulat at malathala, pare-pareho ang mga alituntunin. Ito ang mga payo ko sa mga batang mamamahayag:
Pag-import ng pagkain ikagugutom kinalaunan
Sa rami ng fastfood restaurants sa Pilipinas hindi nakakagulat na milyon-milyong burger, hotdog at pirasong manok ang nakakain araw-araw.
Bawat Pilipino nakasanla nang P100,000— pati sanggol
Fake news na umutang ang Noynoy Aquino administration at iniwang bayarin ng bansa ang P5.9 trilyon.
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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.