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Gotcha
(English articles)
Cops who won’t wear body-cams are criminals
How many times does the National Police have to be reminded, obligated, begged: Wear body cameras during anti-drug operations?
Are kickbacks why gov’t wants to import rice?
It’s illegal for government to import rice. Yet the National Food Authority announced last month that it intends to do just that. It even claimed to have secured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval.
Using Masungi slopes for prisons will destroy our homes, shops
Ongoing reforestation of Masungi in Marikina watershed has lessened floods in half of Metro Manila and Rizal.
Suspended PNB staff decry prying into spouses’ accounts
Time for Bangko Sentral, Labor Department, and Stock Exchange to step in?
Are fake voters invading your barangay like this one?
Did the number of voters in your barangay balloon like in this one? Were there so many new registrants at your Comelec district office?
Want cheaper cost of goods? Unburden domestic shippers
Food, clothing, shelter materials and other goods are so costly. Blame special groups who make archipelagic shipping expensive.
PNB suspensions spark restiveness; unrelated to overprice probe, says prez
The seemingly arbitrary, vindictive suspension of 19 employees has caused unease at the Philippine National Bank.
Albert del Rosario: patriot, family man
Albert del Rosario stood tall among world leaders. Yet there he sat on my old couch that afternoon in 1984, cradling and goo-gooing my newborn.
Plundering pols begrudge soldiers their pensions
Government released P14-billion first quarter pensions for 137,649 veterans. The “entitlements are the least we can do to show gratitude and respect,” it said.
Keep your hands off our SSS, GSIS money
There they go again – treating our SSS and GSIS pension money as theirs. Admin appointees are plunking our contributions into a “Maharlika sovereign wealth fund.”
Why Communist China must recompense COVID victims
SARS-CoV-2 spread because China broke international laws on infectious diseases, wildlife trade and more.
Insulate electricity users from price shocks
Electricity users are in for a shock. Price hikes will zap their jobs and small businesses.
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
(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.