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Continue reading →: “Philippine-Controlled” or Yankee Gas Station? The Davao Fuel Depot Farce ExposedFrom “Philippine-controlled facility” to high-value target: How one depot in Mindanao could turn the Philippines into America’s unsinkable refueling stop. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 13, 2026 My fellow Filipinos, Picture this: It’s 2026, the South China Sea is simmering like a pot about to boil over, and…
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Continue reading →: Safer Cities or Police State? Cebu’s 784 Shirtless Arrests ExposedShirtless, Singing, or Just Poor? Welcome to Cebu’s Martial Law-Lite Under Safer Cities By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 13, 2026 THE encore nobody clapped for has arrived, and if you still have a pulse, you’d better start trembling. Fresh from my last dispatch, From Podium to Police State:…
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Continue reading →: Panelo’s “Prudence” Scam: Why the House Must Ignore Sara’s SC Delay TacticsNo TRO, No Excuse: Why “Judicial Courtesy” Doesn’t Bind a Co-Equal Congress By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 12, 2026 OH, LOOK — Attorney Paolo Panelo has entered the chat, armed with fresh “prudence” and zero TRO. Fresh from defending his client in the perjury case against her alleged…
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Continue reading →: Ghost Mall at UP: Ombudsman Finally Notices the Phantom Lease ScandalPhantom Corporation, 1,900% Rent Hike, and Evicted Vendors – Dilimall’s Graft Anatomy Finally Under Investigation By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 12, 2026 BEHOLD, the Ivory Tower’s Board of Rental Agreements — that is, the UP Board of Regents — has finally been served. On March 26, 2026—three full…
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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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