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Gotcha
(English articles)
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.
If China gets Taiwan, Phl seas will be next
Luzon’s northernmost Y’Ami Island is only 165 miles from Taiwan. China’s planned invasion of Taiwan threatens Philippine security.
Pinoys practicing how to live rich
We’ll be an upper middle-income country this 2023, Marcos Jr. beams. Wow, next step: high-income.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
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.
Putok ang karneng gawa sa halaman
Putok sa Pilipinas ang “un-meat” — burger na gawa sa gulay. Lasang karne pero walang cholesterol at uric acid.
Video games nakakaadik
DATI nang hinala ng maaagap na magulang na nakaka-adik ang video games.
Paulit-ulit na trahedya dulot ng korapsiyon
Mabagal ang ayuda mula sa pambansang gobyerno. Inaasahan ang pribadong sektor na manguna sa pagmudmod ng gamot, tubig, pagkain, damit, kumot at gamit pambahay.
Mga restoran mas sisigla paglipas ng pandemya
SA pagluwag ng COVID-19 protocols nagbubukas na muli ang mga restoran. Pero kapos sila sa tauhan.
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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.