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Gotcha
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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.
Na-budol: 8 ‘appointees’ scammed in fake positions
It’s the sign of the times when scammers are themselves scammed.
What must Marcos do after 2 China incursions
Chinese coast guards have menaced Filipino fishermen twice within a week from President Marcos Jr.’s Beijing state visit.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
China binubusabos ang buong ASEAN
“DIVIDE and conquer.” Estratehiya ng China pag-away-awayin ang mga kasapi ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations — para malupig lahat.
Bagong estilo ng vote-buying: dedepositohan kuno ang ATM
Namumudmod ang isang presidential candidate ng ATM (automated teller machines) cards ng banko.
Sa paglipas ng pandemya, tandaan ang mga leksiyon
Nakikita na ng mundo ang wakas ng COVID-19.
Magtatanim, maghahayop nilumpo ng imports
PINAYAGAN ng gobyerno kahit sino mag-import ng bigas, basta magbayad ng 50% taripa.
Pakanang No-El uudlutin nina Lacson at Sotto
Agosto pa may nagpapakana ng No-Election (No-El) sa Mayo. Mga ganid sa kapangyarihan, nais nilang manatili sa puwesto.
Kampi tayo sa kriminal kung neutral sa krimen
Kapag saksi tayo sa patayan pero nagsabing wala tayong pakialam, kuwenta kinakampihan natin ang pumatay.
DepEd uutang na naman; mali-mali ang paggasta
HINDI lang Department of Health ang nagpabili ng mga espesyal na supplies sa Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management.
90% hindi makabasa, 20% lang ang online
Nu’ng Hulyo 2021 sinabi ng World Bank na walo sa 10 mag-aaral na Pilipino ay hindi alam ang dapat na alam na nila sa kanilang grade level.
Tumikim ng mangga, kulong; kumulimbat ng bilyon, laya
Nag-Viral online ang sinapit ni Lolo Narding Flores, 80, ng Asingan, Pangasinan.
Pilipinas saan lalagay sa gulo ng mundo?
GINUGULO ang mundo ng tatlong marahas na lider.
Tulong ng gobyerno, imbis import ng isda
Sumablay ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources nu’ng Oktubre-Disyembre 2021.
Pera mula Malampaya, magagamit pang-ayuda
Patuloy na inuusisa kung bakit ibinigay kay presidential crony Dennis Uy ang Malampaya gas field.
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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.