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Continue reading →: From “Never Again” to “Ideally Here”: How Bam Aquino Defended the Impunity MachineZero Convictions, Thousands Dead: Bam Aquino’s Faith in Local Justice Is the Ultimate Impunity Enabler By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 21, 2028 BEHOLD, Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV—the Liberal Party’s eternal boy scout, still clinging to “institutional faith” like it’s a lifesaver in a sea of blood.…
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Continue reading →: From Diverticulitis to Detention: How a Fake CT Scan Landed Critics in the NBI CrosshairsEngagement Farming Meets Actual Malice: Why Jack Argota’s Like-Chasing May Cost More Than Ad Revenue By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 21, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, Fellow citizens, sit properly, grab your barako coffee—or Pinoy rum, depending on the hour—and listen up. It has been just a week since the…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ “Teachers First” Mirage: ₱10,000 Allowance or Just Another Vote-Buying Photo-Op?₱10,000 Cheers Today, 40,000 Teachers Forgotten Tomorrow By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 21, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, ladies and gentlemen of the Republic, gather ’round for the latest episode of As the Palace Turns. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., in a performance worthy of a teleserye finale, has decreed…
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Continue reading →: Dizon’s Maharlika Highway Exclusive Club: Only Billion-Peso Boys Allowed (Small Contractors Need Not Apply)From Flood-Control Kickbacks to Highway VIP List: The Sequel Nobody Asked For By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 20, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, take a seat. There’s fresh drama at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that feels like a teleserye titled “Elite Contractors Only, Small Players Not…
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Continue reading →: 2028 Elections Just Got Bloodier: Sara Declares War on Marcos While Impeachment Complaints Line Up Like Jeepneys in EDSATwo Years of Mud, Martyrdom, and Money: Why Sara’s Early Declaration Is Either Genius or Suicide By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 20, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, take a seat. Another teleserye has dropped, and this time the star is Vice President Sara Duterte announcing her presidential bid two full…
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Continue reading →: From Barangay Captain to Cabinet: Why 73% of Filipinos Think Bribery Is the Only Government Service That Actually WorksOCTA Survey 2026 Exposes the Real National Pastime: Paying to Play (or Just to Exist) By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — February 18, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, in February 2026, the latest Tugon ng Masa survey by OCTA Research – released on February 16 and commissioned by the Office of the…
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Continue reading →: Why Duterte Got the Fast-Track to The Hague but Bato & Bong Go Deserve a Full Constitutional PageantHow the Same Government That Speed-Delivered the Former President Now Wants a Local Judge’s Blessing Before Touching Senators By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 18, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, dear masochists who still bother reading Philippine political news in 2026, gather ’round the cave. Another day, another senator discovering the…
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Continue reading →: Marcoleta’s Treason Fantasy: Why Charging Carpio for Peacetime “Betrayal” Is the Dumbest Thing You’ll Read This WeekWhen Soundbite Patriotism Meets Actual Criminal Law: The Legal Roast Marcoleta Didn’t See Coming By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 17, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, grab your seats and some popcorn. We have a fresh episode in our national telenovela titled “West Philippine Sea: The Misadventures of Senator Rodante Marcoleta.”…
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Continue reading →: DOJ Caught Shielding Alleged Rapist Because He’s Their Sabungeros Golden Boy? The Ugly Truth ExposedHow a Minor’s Rape Complaint Became Collateral Damage in the DOJ’s High-Stakes Sabungeros Prosecution By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 17, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, hold onto your seats. A girl raped at 16—now 21, using the pseudonym “Gracie”—alleges that Julie “Dondon” Patidongan is her attacker. Yet while her case…
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Continue reading →: PNP “Integrity Reforms”: Nartatez’s ICC Panic Button or Just Another Camp Crame Comedy Special?When Four Ex-Chiefs Face Crimes Against Humanity, the Current Chief Suddenly Discovers “Integrity” By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 16, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, the timing is almost poetic in its cynicism. On the very day the nation is reminded that four former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP)—Ronald…
