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Gotcha
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Explanations, not expletives will encourage vaccinations
“If you don’t want to be injected, then don’t go out of your homes, so that you don’t infect others.” Rody Duterte barked, cussing COVID-19 vaccine hesitaters on May 17
Party giving Duterte second term, dousing Pacquiao presidential bid
The ruling PDP-Laban virtually is giving President Rody Duterte a forbidden second term. And it is dunking its foremost presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao.
Regain Scarborough as proven Phl territory
Wikipedia photo of Scarborough ShoalGOTCHAwritten on May 28, 2021Sinovac safety efficacy and price still need clarifyingChina stole Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in 2012. The Philippines must regain it by diplomatic and geopolitical means. The 2016 international...
Navy did not give up Panatag to China, former chief clarifies
PNA photo of PH NavyGOTCHAwritten on May 26, 2021Sinovac safety efficacy and price still need clarifyingThe Philippine Navy did not give up Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal to China in the 2012 standoff. Its warship was ordered out two days after the impasse began that...
Against Duterte’s advice, Comelec grants Smartmatic P1.04 billion – so far
The Comelec has awarded P1.04 billion in new contracts to controversial Smartmatic Inc. for the 2022 elections. This is despite President Rody Duterte’s repeated advice to the poll body to replace the electronic systems provider due to fraud allegations.
Cabinet gagged on China; ex-generals assert sea rights
President Duterte banned his Cabinet on Monday from talking about sea disputes amid months of China’s escalating incursions.
Duterte’s 16 M voters ‘stupid’? How not to be fooled next time
A meme revives the 2016 presidential campaign leaflet, “Platform of Government Rodrigo Roa Duterte”. It detailed his “15-Point Legacy Agenda”. No doubt it convinced voters that he’s their man.
Back out from debate projected Duterte as loser, Carpio as hero
The folly in President Duterte’s challenge to debate Antonio Carpio was that people expected him to back out.
Duterte made false promise for 16 million votes – Carpio
“I did not promise that I would pressure China,” he claimed. President Duterte disavowed Monday that he harangued China during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Insulate veterans’ pensions from annual budgetary whims
Old soldiers never die; they’re just forgotten. Veterans’ pensions were in fact delayed for decades.
How much will China fish under Duterte deal, Carpio asks
PNA photo of President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio (right) GOTCHAwritten on Apr 30, 2021Sinovac safety efficacy and price still need clarifyingPresident Duterte allowed the Chinese to fish in the...
Was Magellan’s slave, a Malay, globe’s first circumnavigator?
Ferdinand Magellan willed the freedom of his Malay slave Enrique upon his death.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Kalamidad kapag nagging presidente si Bongbong
IKINAKAILA ni Bongbong Marcos ang nakaw na yaman ng angkan niya.
Pag-ibig habang pandemya
“O, PAG-IBIG na makapangyarihan, kapag ika’y pumasok sa puso ninuman, hahamakin ang lahat masunod ka lamang.”
Mga sabik na botante kinakampanya si Robredo
Nu’ng ika-8 siglo ipinabitay ni Haring Shahryar ang kanyang reyna na natuklasang nangangaliwa.
Duterte pinahahabla dahil sa Pharmally
NANGUNGUNA si dating Chinese presidential adviser Michael Yang sa mga ipinahahabla ng Senate Blue-Ribbon Committee dahil sa Pharmally scam.
Isantabi ang ambisyon, pag-isahin ang Oposisyon
Napaniwala ang Pilipino sa mga pangako ni Rodrigo Duterte nu’ng 2016. Aniya buburahin niya ang korapsyon at droga.
Hindi tayo pinuprotektahan ng gobyerno kontra text scam
Malamya ang tugon ng National Telecommunications Commission kontra sa pagdagsa ng text scams.
Gobyerno ng China nagnanakaw ng datos
BABALA: nagnanakaw ang China ng impormasyong personal, sikretong pang-negosyo, at computer files ng mga NGO sa lahat ng bansa.
Audiobooks nauuso na
NU’NG lumabo ang mata ko sumubok ako ng audiobooks.
Mas episyente ngayong pumatay kung digmaan
Teknolohiya ang nagpapaepisyente sa army para pumatay kung digmaan.
Nagbabagong anyo dahil sa urbanisasyon
LAKING-siyudad ako, sa Quezon City na panandalian naging capital ng bansa.
Ibon napapaawit dahil sa kinakain
Nagtataka rin ba kayo kung paano inuubos ng iba’t ibang uri ng ibon ang tanim niyong sili?
Buhay mongha: Noon at ngayon
Marami sa atin nanatili sa bahay, nag-pandemic self-isolation nitong nakaraang 20 buwan.
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.