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Continue reading →: Sara Duterte Acquittal Guaranteed? Dayanghirang’s Impeachment Farce ExposedWhen Loyalty Trumps Law: Dayanghirang’s Pre-Judged Verdict By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 9, 2026 MY beloved Dabawenyos, fellow travelers in this sinking archipelago we call a republic, gather ’round the cave. Barok has seen the headlines, and frankly, I need a stiff drink. From the hallowed, or perhaps…
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Continue reading →: The Escudero Throne: One Man’s Power Grab Dooms Sara Duterte TrialFrom Rump Session Kingmaker to Self-Anointed Judge — The Senate’s Ultimate Conflict of Interest By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo | July 8, 2026 WELCOME, mga ka-kweba, to the grandest burlesque in Philippine political theater. Forget the Vice President on trial—the real spectacle is watching the Senate of the Republic transform…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ “Nonsense” Defense: Flood Scandal Victim or Architect?Selective justice, inherited graft, and one word that says it all: Nonsense. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 7, 2026 SOMEWHERE between a trade handshake and a diaspora photo-op, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. paused his North American charm offensive to deliver what may be the most unintentionally revealing…
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Continue reading →: Remulla Under Siege: From Marcoleta Plunder to Ghost Impeachment PlotAcidre’s “Nothing is Impossible” Dog Whistle Exposes the Real Protection Racket By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 5, 2026 LET us imagine a war room, not in a government palace, but in the shadowy backroom of a club where the scotch is as old as the political dynasties plotting…
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Continue reading →: The Impeachment Abacus: One Vote Short of Constitutional MurderAzcuna Sounds the Alarm: 15 Votes = Senate Suicide Pact with the Constitution By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 4, 2026 THE air inside the Senate is thick with the scent of ambition, fear, and the faint, metallic tang of legal gunpowder. The trial of Vice President (VP) Sara…
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Continue reading →: The P300-Million-a-Day Habit: Isko’s Officials on TrialCash Advances, Zero Accountability: Manila’s Billion-Peso Plunder Unmasked By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 3, 2026 YOU have to hand it to them. It takes a special kind of audacity—the kind that can only be cultivated in the marbled halls of a city government where Commission on Audit (COA)…
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Continue reading →: THE BONOAN GAMBIT: How to Launder a PlundererWhen the Ombudsman Trades Accountability for Testimony, Justice Becomes Negotiable By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 2, 2026 WELCOME to the Philippines, where flood control projects drown in kickbacks, Cabinet secretaries discover their consciences at age 80 with Stage IV renal disease, and the Office of the Ombudsman performs…
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Continue reading →: Bend, Break, Bury: How ₱75 Million Bought Marcoleta a Sandiganbayan TicketRemulla’s “Yes, Sir” moment turns private cash into a non-bailable political death sentence By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 1, 2026 Let the gavel fall where it may. This is Kweba ni Barok. STEP into the theater of the absurd — that unforgettable Senate hearing where “bending the law”…
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Continue reading →: Tab Baldwin’s AEP Nightmare: 13 Years of “Fastidious” Rule-Breaking ExposedPermanent Resident Privilege or Permanent Law Evasion? Ateneo’s Favorite Coach Finally Faces the Music By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 30, 2026 I. THE ADMISSION THAT SEALS HIS FATE On June 29, 2026, Thomas Anthony “Tab” Baldwin sat before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and uttered the…
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Continue reading →: 7.2 Trillion Marcos Budget 2027: Same Pigs, Much Bigger TroughBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 30, 2026 SOME families pass down heirlooms. The Marcoses pass down budgets—each more swollen than the last, each a monument to the principle that when the house is on fire, you reach for the checkbook and hope the flames consume the evidence. The…
