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Gotcha
(English articles)
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.
Dito a Chinese Communist tool for spying – lawmakers
Alarms intensify about Communist China’s partly owned Dito Telecommunity being a tool for spying on the Philippines.
Duterte vs Duterte: a fight over political inheritance
Who should get the inheritance, the first or the second family? A fight can erupt over the departed’s wealth.
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.