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Gotcha
(English articles)
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.
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.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
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.
Magkaisa? Oo, kontra sa tiwali at dinastiya
MISIS: ‘‘Wala nang pang-gatas si baby.’’ Mister: ‘‘Magkaisa na lang tayo.’’
Huwag na huwag ihahalal ang kandidato ng China
WALANG duda, aagawin ng China ang Taiwan sa dekadang ito. At para magawa ‘yan magpupuwesto muna ang China ng kandidato nila sa Pilipinas.
Pangamba ng mundo: baka gayahin ng China ang Russia
Unang naging sentro ng kalakal, kaalaman at sampalataya ang Ukraine. Tapos kumalat ang Ukrainians pa-hilaga, at natatag ang Russia.
Pulitiko panandalian, lider pangkinabukasan
HABOL lang ng pulitiko ang darating na eleksiyon. Pakay ng totoong lider ang susunod na henerasyon.
Tumatambling sa entablado para maalala ng botante
Panahon pa nina Julius Caesar at Mark Antony ay matindi na ang halalan para sa Senado.
Nag-alay sila ng buhay para sa dakilang simulain
Tinatatagan ng tao ang dibdib at tinataya ang buhay para sa mas mataas na hangarin.
Kahinaan ng loob, isip sinasamantala ng China
TATAG ng loob at talas ng isip ang kailangan kontra sa anomang paglapastangan.
Bagong usong sideline: Pagpapaupa ng anik-anik
Naaalala ko nu’ng dekada-’60-’70 nagpapaupa ang film producers ng pelikula, projector at baterya ng truck para ipalabas sa plaza sa baryo.
Sapol Radio
(AM radio)
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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.