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Gotcha
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Decades of flood controls yet we’re still underwater
Congressmen budgeted P183 billion for “flood controls” in 2023. They’ll pocket most of it.
Selling smuggled foods unlawful, sickening
Distracted by his Maharlika fund, Marcos Jr. spun back Friday to agriculture.
Maharlika distracting BBM from agriculture
President Marcos Jr. must address his concurrent duties as Agriculture Secretary.
Maharlika foolish, corrupt – critics
Marcos Jr. speaks from both sides of the mouth. Abroad he courts investors to Manila. At home he crafts Maharlika to invest abroad.
As example, BBM can slash power rates in home region
Presidential influence is boundless. Bongbong Marcos Jr. can sway electricity generators to halve rates where it is costliest – Leyte-Biliran-Samar.
Malaysian opposition leader extols Rizal for ‘Malay union’
Political foes tried to break Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with solitary imprisonment on trumped up charges.
Government still won’t disclose vaccine purchase prices
PNA photo of Sinovac vaccineGOTCHAwritten on June 18, 2021Sinovacety efficacy and price still need clarifyingExecutive officials continued to withhold from the public the national government’s purchase prices of COVID-19 vaccines. They gave only price ranges at the...
Sotto, Lacson can crush crooks in Congress
Senate President Tito Sotto’s return of P20-million bribe from a congressman set the standard of his limited tenure.
Don’t cuss vaccine hesitaters for spotty supply and access
Malacañang mechanically blamed it on vaccine skepticism. Hesitaters were again cussed to get injected or else prepare for cremation.
Philippines, take note: resurgence seen in early users of China vaccines
COVID-19 infections are resurging in countries that were first to roll out China-made vaccines. Filipino health officials need to find out why.
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.
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.
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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.