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Gotcha
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What do we/they get out of that con-con
I interviewed on Sapol-dwIZ my old friend Rep. Rufus Rodriguez about the constitutional convention bill. My first question was if political dynasts are prohibited from becoming con-con delegates.
Namfrel findings support general’s suspicion of 2022 election rigging
Poll watchdog Namfrel uncovered software flaws in the 2022 automated election. Comelec ignored its warnings of potential cheating.
What if P44-B smuggling loot were spent for our children
Malacañang secretly granted to only three sugar importers the privilege to bring in 440,000 tons in 2023.
Every Panganiban sugar landing can fetch life term
Customs and agriculture career officers are in a bind. Last Feb. 9 they confiscated shiploads of Thai refined sugar in Batangas that had no permit.
Playing around with trains, gov’t afflicts commuters
LRT-1 can’t use 80 of 120 new coaches because leaky.
Envy aliens who can avoid PH; pity Pinoys who are stuck here
He’ll never return to the Philippines, said the Thai tourist whose cash was filched by Manila airport security personnel.
Sell cheap the sugar seized in Batangas
Malacañang would do well to retail the sugar brought into Batangas piers. Its Kadiwa rolling stores for poor consumers would be the best outlets. That will bring down sweetener prices.
Can police show guns of 7,000 slain ‘nanlaban’?
Were the 7,000 drug war deaths of 2016-2019 summary executions? Here’s how to check. Make the police present all the slain suspects’ guns.
Build durable Ayungin station to defend Philippine exclusive zone
Erect a permanent outpost on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. It can serve military, fisheries, communications, transport and energy.
Make Grab explain charges before it joins bike-taxis
Marcos Jr.’s admin need not rely on Grab Holdings to create half-a-million jobs. It can stir work just by opening ride-hailing to competitors.
Shiploads of sugar ‘smuggled in’ as Customs changes command
Shiploads of suspected smuggled sugar landed at the piers last week while Malacañang was replacing the Customs chief.
Don’t let new trade pact lead to more plunder
The Philippines is joining another free trade pact.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Mga putakti nagla-lockdown, nag-iiwasan din kontra sakit
Mangha ang tao sa kaayusan ng “lipunan” ng mga langgam at anay. Mas nakakahiwaga ang bagong tuklas: hindi lang tao kundi pati putakti ay nagso-social distancing at nagla-lockdown kontra impeksiyon.
Ayoko ng bata maging bansot, payatot, putot
Isa sa bawat tatlong batang Pilipino, edad 0 hanggang 9 ay nanganganib mabansot.
Huwag magsisi sa huli: China udlutin na ngayon
Ngayon pa lang bumubuwelo na ang China para agawin ang Philippine Rise sa silangang dagat natin.
Kandidato ng China: sugo ng komunista
May kandidatong governor sa North Luzon na nais pumasok hindi lang Chinese investors kundi pati People’s Liberation Army sa probinsiya niya.
Malalaking campaign rally hindi sapat para manalo
LAHAT ng kandidato kinikilig sa campaign rallies. Matao man o matumal, pareho ang epekto sa kanila.
Sabihin mo kung sino’ng kandidato mo
Sabihin mo sa akin kung sino ang mga kaibigan mo, at sasabihin ko sa iyo kung sino ka. Sa sinaunang kasabihan na ‘yan nahuhusgahan tayo.
Anu-ano ang ayaw mo sa kandidato?
PERSONALIDAD, hindi partido, ang batayan ng marami sa paghalal. Ang kandidatong President ay maaring kontra partido ng VP.
Pulpol na nga sa Math, wala pang kamalayan
WALA nang subject na Kasaysayang Pilipino sa high school curriculum. Sa Grade 6 na lang ito ng K-to-12 program ng Department of Education.
Loob na dagat natin pinapasok na rin ng Chinese warships
HINDI lang basta ninanakaw ng China ang mga bahura at isda sa panlabas na dagat natin, o West Philippine Sea.
Wasak ang bayan kapag manalo ang tuta ng China
Agad isusuko ng Manchurian Candidate ang soberenya ng Pilipinas kapag maging Presidente o VP.
Patunay: palengke sa Wuhan ang sanhi ng SARS-CoV-2
DALAWA pa ang patunay na sa palengke sa Wuhan nagmula ang coronavirus ng COVID-19.
Makikilala mo siya sa kaibigan niya
Natural lang sa tao na magsama-sama ang magkakaugali. Kaya makikilala mo ang indibidwal batay sa mga nakapaligid sa kanya.
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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.