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Continue reading →: The P2 Billion Suitcase Caper: How a Fired Cop Became Sara Duterte’s Worst NightmareHe says he hauled billions in suitcases. She says she’s never met him. The truth is somewhere in the unverified gap. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo | September 27, 2026 CALL me old-fashioned, but the Philippine government’s case for removing a sitting Vice President now hinges—at least in the court…
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Continue reading →: Gibo Teodoro’s Maltese Passport Problem: Is the Defense Secretary Running a 2028 Campaign in Khaki Clothing?He Renounced Malta in 2021. He Renewed His Philippine Passport in 2017. The Math Doesn’t Add Up—and Neither Does His ‘Non-Candidacy.’ By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 27, 2026 Let me tell you something about the art of the non-answer. It’s not a Filipino invention—Machiavelli wrote the playbook—but Gibo…
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Continue reading →: The $1.5-Billion “Crisis” Loan: ADB’s UPLIFT or Marcos’s Election Fund?The ADB calls it “countercyclical support.” The Constitution calls it a foreign loan requiring Monetary Board concurrence and congressional appropriation. Malacañang calls it “Handog ng Pangulo.” Only one of these things is legally binding. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 27, 2026 So let me get this straight—and forgive…
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Continue reading →: The Leni-Pacman Fantasy: When Desperate Politicians Start Seeing GhostsInside the One-Source, Zero-Evidence Rumor That Malacañang Wants You to Believe By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 26, 2026 IN Philippine politics, a rumor is born the way a cockroach enters a kitchen: through a crack nobody admits exists, at an hour nobody will account for, carrying something that…
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Continue reading →: The Witness Stand or the Guillotine? Martin Romualdez Gambles His Political Life on His Own TestimonyWhen Your Best Defense Is Your Own Mouth: A Masterclass in Legal Risk-Taking By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 26, 2026 MARTIN ROMUALDEZ wants to testify. Of course he does. When you’re accused of pocketing ₱7.4 billion in kickbacks allegedly delivered in suitcases to your various mansions, and your…
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Continue reading →: The DPWH Secretary Who Isn’t: Vince Dizon’s Appointment Has Expired, And Nobody In Malacañang Seems To CareHe Admitted He Doesn’t Want the Job. The Constitution Says He Can’t Keep It Anyway. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 27, 2026 LET’S dispense with the legal fiction, shall we? Vince Dizon is either the Secretary of Public Works and Highways(DPWH) or he is a very well-dressed trespasser.…
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Continue reading →: Pulong’s District, Matibag’s Math: The P7-Billion Davao Flood ProbePaolo Duterte Hasn’t Been Subpoenaed. Genesis88 Hasn’t Been Charged. The NBI Hasn’t Stopped Talking. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 26, 2026 THERE is a moment in every investigative drama when the detective says, “I can’t prove it yet, but I know it’s there.” That moment is fine for…
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Continue reading →: No Ghost Projects in Taguig? Dizon’s ‘None’ Is the Most Expensive Word in Philippine PoliticsLacson brought receipts. Cayetano brought denials. Dizon brought a dictionary By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — September 26, 2026 THERE are lies, damned lies, and then there are technically accurate statements delivered with the precision of a lawyer who knows exactly where the bodies are buried—and exactly which definition of…
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Continue reading →: Vic Rodriguez Just Filed the Petition of His Life—And Honestly? He Might Actually Be RightHe Lost His Job, Switched Sides, and Filed the One Petition That Might Actually Matter. You Should Probably Read This. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 25, 2026 ALRIGHT, mga ka-kweba, gather ‘round the cave because I have something absolutely delicious to serve you today. You know that feeling…
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Continue reading →: Acquittal by Absence or Conviction by Subtraction? The Impeachment Math Nobody Can DefendWhen Four Senators Disappear, the Constitution Apparently Disappears With Them By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — September 25, 2026 LET me get this straight—because the Senate clearly didn’t. On July 6, 2026, Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero stood before the chamber and declared, with the confidence of…
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