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Gotcha
(English articles)
72% of online buyers are females; techies aged 25-34 shop the most
One who buys online a robot vacuum cleaner for only P250 or an iPhone for P2,500 is bound to be scammed. S/he needs to learn fast that not everything on the Net is true.
How cranes-for-rent make commodities unaffordable
Forced rental of cranes. That’s another racket at seaports that makes commodities costly.
Alleged PNP ‘bribe conduit’ was actually the whistleblower
The Filipino named in a Quebec court case as “conduit” of bribes to the Philippine National Police is actually the one who tipped off Canadian authorities, sworn statements show.
Exposed: Canadian execs ‘bribed’ PNP for 12 years
A Canadian forensics firm bribed the Philippine National Police to use its ballistic identification technology over 12 years.
Five years on, LTFRB hasn’t collected Grab’s P10-M fine
News about ride-hailing/delivery service Grab is often negative.
Seaport ‘delihensiya’ makes food, commodities costlier
Last April the Dutch survey vessel m/v Fugro Equator combed Philippine waters off northwest Luzon for the sunken Japanese military warship Montevideo Maru.
Compare your electricity bill with other provinces
After surviving scorching May, brace for hotter June. Weathermen say El Niño will be felt starting this month.
Avoid paying taxes once Maharlika steals our pensions
Our pension, health and housing contributions are in peril. This, after Malacañang and Congress railroaded passage of the Maharlika Investment Fund.
Bersamin, Panganiban liable for obeying illegal order
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Agriculture Senior Usec Domingo Panganiban can be indicted for repeated graft.
Our Navy’s dramatic birth 125 years ago
The Philippine Navy was a revolutionary independence force.
Bully Communist China shrieks as Philippines starts fighting back
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang feigned a peace mission to Manila last April 21-23. He met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. purportedly “to tone down the rhetoric.”
Shipowners shun Pinoy seamen due to ambulance-chasing racket
Ambulance-chasing lawyers swindle seafarers. They hang out in hospitals, airports and offices where seamen gather, there to offer crooked deals. They even advertise online in breach of ethics.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Payapa, aktibong protesta
TOTOO ang eksena sa pelikulang “Gandhi” ng pila ng nagpoprotestang Indians para magpagulpi sa sundalo.
Kailangan ng tutugis sa ransomware hackers
MGA ospital ang paboritong biktimahin ng ransomware.
Ganito sa Venus noon, paano sa Earth ngayon
Halos magkasinglaki ang Venus at Earth. Parehong nabuo sa naghalong elemento.
Pagkain mula sa bakawan
EDAD-16 lang si Tyler Uy nang sumapi sa pagtatanim ng bakawan sa Noveleta, Cavite.
Gumawa ng PhilSys Ids ibitay nang patiwarik
ISANG Indian company ang kinontrata ng gobyerno para sa National Identification System.
Artificial intelligence: pambisto at pangwasto
Dekada ’60 nagpaligsahan sa pagkuwenta ang batang Indian at mechanical adding machine.
Transmission logs ng Halalan 2022 lalong kaduda-duda — Rio, Odoño
Sa wakas binigyan na ng Comelec si Col. Leonardo Odoño (PMA ‘64) ng kopya ng transmission logs ng resulta ng Halalan 2022.
Ano’ng mapapala nila sa con-con?
Ininterbyu ko kamakailan si kaibigang Rep. Rufus Rodriguez tungkol sa panukalang constitutional convention.
Mga pulitiko umaabuso kasi walang kumokontra
Pagrabe nang pagrabe ang pag-abuso ng political dynasts sa taumbayan. Wala kasing kumokontra.
Armadong pakikibaka nagiging imposible
Sinusuri ng mga eksperto kung ano na ang mangyayari sa rebeldeng New People’s Army.
Banjo, gitara, ukulele, violin
SA simula ng pelikulang “Deliverance”, nagkasayahan, nagsayawan ang mga estrangherong taga-lungsod at taga-bundok nang mag-duet si Burt Reynolds sa gitara at ang batang hillbilly sa banjo.
Banal na smuggler
Lahat nang smuggler tinuturing na kriminal. Modus nila magpuslit ng kontrabando.
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.