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Gotcha
(English articles)
POGOs bring Filipino jobs, new money from China
In coddling Chinese gangsters in Manila, officials give Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators a bad name.
Sacking of officials sought as energy crisis looms
President Bongbong Marcos Jr. is being asked to recall his appointment of three high energy officials.
Wonders of local fertilizer; woes from bureaucrats
Having produced the world’s third best rice in Leyte in 2019, Patrick Renucci aspires for top place.
Unaudited intel/confi funds: this is where our taxes go
Congress shortcuts the definition of Executive intelligence/confidential funds. Intel expenses are what the agency chief itemizes then keeps in the vault.
Leyte rice is world’s 3rd best; other provinces can aspire too
Leyte-made Renucci Rice is the world’s third best.
More seized onions being sold: A decoy for bigger smuggling
Smuggled onions supposedly seized by Customs in northeastern Mindanao were sold not only in Davao City.
House rushes pork-laden budget, then vacations
The House of Reps rushed Wednesday night, Sept. 28, passage of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023.
Onion smuggling goes on against BBM’s ‘strict orders’
Onion smuggling goes on under the very nose of the Bureau of Customs.
Colonel pleads to Marcos Jr: Please stop the plunder
Congress has been branded “the Philippines’ biggest criminal syndicate.”
Promoting Filipino cuisine can boost agriculture
Former Senate president Tito Sotto had long ago proposed how to ensure farmers’ incomes.
No time to lose: drill gas now
The Philippines must drill for gas right away at Recto Bank. The country’s sole gas field Malampaya will run out in three years.
Usec blaming farmers for bureaucrats’ failures
Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban unfairly blames farmers for inability to sell their produce. Farmers deserve care, not castigation.
Sapol
(Babasahing Pilipino)
Akala ng tao ay malinis, pero nagnakaw ng bilyon
MULA nang ibalik ang Kongreso nu’ng 1987, bumalik din ang pork barrel.
Ayaw pero uto-uto pa rin sa fake news
Siyam sa bawat 10 Pilipino ang nag-aalala sa dagsa ng fake news, ayon sa Pulse Asia survey nu’ng September.
Tanyag siya sa mundo, tapos bigla nagpatiwakal
Hindi makapaniwala ang daan-milyong fans ni Anthony Bourdain nang magbigti siya ng sarili sa kuwarto sa Paris hotel nu’ng 2018.
Magbiyahe na muli, pakalatin ang pera
TURISMO ang pinakamabisang pampaunlad ng ekonomiya.
Dekada nang flood controls, pero binabaha pa rin lahat
Nag-budget ang mga kongresista ng P183 bilyong flood controls nitong 2023. Kukupitin nila ito.
Permanenteng outpost kailangan sa Ayungin
MAGTAYO nang matibay na istasyon sa Ayungin Shoal.
Pribadong karera sa buwan
DATI-RATI mayayamang gobyerno lang ang nakakapag-landing ng space craft sa buwan. Ngayon mga pribadong kumpanya na ang nagkakarera patungo du’n
Bakit sa atin ang Sabah
Nanalo sa Paris arbitration nu’ng Mar. 2022 ang Sulu Sultanate kontra Malaysia.
Utak ng ama lumiliit kapag nagkaanak
HINDI kataka-takang lumiliit ang utak ng ina habang nagdadalantao. Kasabay nang maraming pagbabago sa katawan niya sa siyam na buwan ay ang epekto sa utak.
Kakulangan ng tubig, krisis sa kalusugan
MAS tumitindi ang bagyo sa Pilipinas. Pero kulang sa inuming tubig.
Namnamin natin ang 10 sipi na ito
Pinag-isip ako ng 10 mga pangungusap na ito online. Hindi ko alam kung sino ang umakda. Namnamin natin:
China singilin sa COVID-19
NILABAG ng China ang mga batas pandaigdig kontra infectious diseases, pagkalakal ng endangered species, atbp.
Sapol 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.