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Continue reading →: ₱8B BBM Pork: CCTV for Every Captain’s Kumpare?₱200K per barangay for streetlights and “patrol vehicles” — or just the fastest way to line 42,000 pockets? By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — April 11, 2026 Middle East Crisis to Barangay Jackpot: ₱8B BBM “Aid” or Pre-Election Pabaon? LADIES and gentlemen of the jury—er, readers—picture this: the Middle East…
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Continue reading →: DTI Kills RACE, Bets on EVs: Another Philippine Industrial Policy Funeral?Oil Shock Forces the Pivot, But Can the Philippines Actually Build an EV Industry? By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 11, 2026 THEY didn’t even bother with a decent eulogy. Last Wednesday, on the sidelines of the DTI National Food Fair—because nothing says “serious industrial strategy” like a trade…
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Continue reading →: Ombudsman Drops the Guillotine on Gabonada’s Ghost WealthSALN Subpoena Turns Budget Insider into Prime Suspect in Flood Control Scandal By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 10, 2026 I. DOILY DIPLOMACY MEETS THE GRENADE WELL, well, well…Another polite little dance in the bureaucratic ballroom. On April 7, 2026, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla fired off a subpoena…
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Continue reading →: SC or Shield? Duterte’s Legal Smoke Bomb to Halt Sara Impeachment ProceedingsMarcos Vendetta or Genuine Accountability? House Plays Politics While Sara Runs to SC By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 9, 2026 Ah, the familiar scent of desperation wafting from the Supreme Court’s halls once more. Barely a month after my last dispatch—“Duterte Pit Bulls Unleashed: SC Petition to Save…
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Continue reading →: From Podium to Police State: Jonvic Remulla’s Illegal War on Street LifePress Briefing as Legislation: Remulla’s Dangerous Dance with the Constitution By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 9, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, padies and gentlemen of the Republic, grab your Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815)s and your copies of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code). Secretary Jonvic Remulla just…
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Continue reading →: Guilty Until Fact-Finding Ends: Chiz, Romualdez, and the Ombudsman’s Premature VerdictMay Filing Date Announced While Counter-Affidavits Are Still on Vacation By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 8, 2026 IN THE sweltering theater of Philippine “justice,” where fact-finding stages are treated like dress rehearsals for media circuses, the Office of the Ombudsman has perfected the art of the premature verdict.…
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Continue reading →: Ombudsman Remulla Slams Garafil: Release SALNs or Face Suspension!House Secretary General Plays Hide-the-Ball While Flood Control Billions Hang in the Balance By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 8, 2026 WELCOME to Manila, the city where SALNs are treated like state secrets and subpoenas like junk mail. Yesterday—April 6, 2026—Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla stood in front of…
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Continue reading →: MALACAÑANG MEDICAL BULLETIN: PATIENT IS ‘FINE,’ SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DENIALFrom skipped events to recycled photos: The official diagnosis is trust issues. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 7, 2026 THERE are illnesses that attack the body.And then there are illnesses that attack the truth. Malacañang insists that is “definitely well.” Which, in the Philippine political lexicon, is a…
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Continue reading →: NAIA Theft Scandal 2026: DOTr’s “Zero Tolerance” Warning After Screeners Rob Australian TouristSame old NAIA shuffle: Screeners steal, money returned, victim skips charges, and the press release circus rolls on. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 6, 2026 HEADS up, Pilipinas. Your airport is robbing people again. Another Holy Week, another foreign tourist gets fleeced at NAIA Terminal 3 like it’s…
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Continue reading →: 74% Negative Outlook: Filipinos Finally Demand Receipts, Not PromisesDynasties on Notice: When Voters Stop Clapping for Promises and Start Measuring Outcomes By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo -+ April 7, 2026 LISTEN closely, Pilipinas. It’s April 2026, the rains haven’t even started yet, and already the flood of public disgust is cresting higher than any DPWH “project” ever built.…
