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Gotcha
(English articles)
How to detect China’s Manchurian Candidate
Manchurian Candidates are prepared to do its bidding should they win. Voters must detect who these are.
E-sabong hooking kids, OFWs
Online sabong is luring minors and addicting overseas workers. Gambling is brought right into homes and barracks.
‘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.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
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.
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.
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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.