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Continue reading →: 16 or Else: The Senate’s Constitutional Pick-Your-Own-AdventureThe Constitution Says ‘All.’ The Senate Says ‘Depends on Who Shows Up By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 17, 2026 LET’S get one thing straight: I have no dog in this dynastic deathmatch. Sara Duterte is not my president, not my vice president, and certainly not my moral compass.…
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Continue reading →: Not It: Davao City Council Ghosts the UP Mindanao vs. Army Land War”Because nothing says ‘rule of law’ like a city council that endorses military expansion in 2017 and pleads ‘no jurisdiction’ in 2026 By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 17, 2026 WELL, that was anticlimactic. After years of posturing, red-tagging, student mobilizations, and a military expansion request that somehow managed…
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Continue reading →: Davide Says 14, Azcuna Says 16: When Constitutional Framers Can’t Agree on Their Own ConstitutionTwo men. One Constitution. Two irreconcilable math problems. The Senate is now taking oral arguments on a question the framers apparently forgot to settle over merienda. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo | September 16, 2026 So let me get this absolutely clear: the Philippine Senate is currently engaged in a…
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Continue reading →: Gencorp, Graft, and Gaslighting: The Duterte Family’s ₱15M Catering CaperShe Declared It. She Denied It. Davao City Paid It. Welcome to the Philippines’ Favorite New Game Show: ‘Whose Company Is It Anyway?’ By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 16, 2026 LET’S start with a simple question: If you swear under oath that you own something, do you own…
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Continue reading →: Utang na Loob, P75 Million: Marcoleta’s Own Words Might Be His Best Evidence—For the ProsecutionHe Called It Gratitude. The Sandiganbayan May Call It Plunder. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 16, 2026 LET me see if I’ve got this right. A sitting congressman goes on his own television network, admits to receiving P75 million from anonymous “friends,” explains that he deliberately declared zero…
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Continue reading →: Bongbong’s Steel Amnesia: Blaming Duterte for a Crisis He’s Owned Since 2022Four Years, Zero Action: How Malacañang Discovered a Crisis It Was Already Sitting On By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 16, 2026 MALACAÑANG, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. recently stood before the nation and, with the grave solemnity of a man who has just discovered fire, announced…
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Continue reading →: The Philippines Spent Day 24 of an Impeachment Trial Explaining That Stealing Is IllegalMy testimony is not for sale. The system, however, remains open for business. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo | September 15, 2026 LET’S walk through this, slowly, for the people in the back. The Republic of the Philippines spent Day 24 of a Senate impeachment trial listening to a retired…
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Continue reading →: 30 Contracts at 20: The Solar Scandal Legarda Can’t Leave in FranceHow a 20-Year-Old Got 64% of the Solar Market While Mom Chaired the Budget Committee Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 15, 2026 FORGIVE me if I’m struggling to follow the logic here. A 20-year-old kid walks into the Department of Energy (DOE) in 2013 and walks out with more…
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Continue reading →: 24 Million Pesos Later: COA Finds DOLE’s TUPAD Database Was Basically a Suggestion BoxThe Philippine Government Can’t Prove Its TUPAD Beneficiaries Are Real—That’s the Scandal By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 14, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, gather ’round. We need to talk about the Philippine government’s favorite magic trick: making millions of pesos disappear and calling it a “database lapse.” The Commission on…
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Continue reading →: SC Erases Bar Passer’s 2016 Record Over One Facebook Post — Is This Contempt or Institutional Overkill?Edgar Dizon Was Never a Lawyer. So the Court Did Something Worse Than Disbarment — It Erased the One Thing He Had Left. B.M. No. 4734 (In re: Social Media Posts of Edgar S. Dizon) — A Kweba ni Barok Investigation Let me tell you something about the Philippine Supreme…
