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Gotcha
(English articles)
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.
Govt’s brute-force approach to pandemic failing; what now?
Government’s brute-force approach to the pandemic is failing.
Duque in gov’t 18 years; why question COA now?
Duque’s rant before congressmen the next day reflected his state of mind. He was no longer his usual affable, optimistic, eloquent self.
Impossible to steal P67 billion? These cases show otherwise
Only the naive will believe that it’s impossible to steal P67 billion. Documents, not bluster, can disprove allegations of President Duterte’s pandemic misspending.
Politicizing of ‘ayuda’ backfires on Duterte
“A callboy as president?” Rody Duterte sounded so scandalized by bikini photos of a male metropolitan mayor aspiring for the highest office.
Lockdowns unleashing a worse epidemic: TB
Lockdowns aim to contain the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. But they unintentionally unleash a worse killer, tuberculosis.
Congress bill can forbid un-vaccinated from voting
Congress is rushing a bill that can bar those un-vaccinated for COVID-19 from voting in Election 2022. It can even deter the ongoing voter registration.
No counter-pandemic plan in his last year as President
President Rody Duterte the other night growled at Filipinos not vaccinated for COVID-19 to stay home lest they spew the “vee-rus” all over.
Rejoicing Hidilyn’s 3-minute feat, not Duterte’s 3-hour SONA
Hidilyn Diaz’s copping of the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic gold medal united Filipinos in rejoicing. Two summers ago the presidential spokesman unfoundedly, maliciously red-tagged her as a conspirator in smearing Rody Duterte.
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.
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.