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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 →: 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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Continue reading →: Marcos’s Spending Dilemma: Too Corrupt to Spend, Too Broke to GrowA government that can’t spend fast enough, can’t spend slow enough, and can’t explain why either option is a disaster. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 24, 2026 FORGIVE me, I must have skipped the seminar on how to lose money and call it integrity. The Philippine government spent…
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Continue reading →: “I Know Nothing”: Baste Duterte’s Amnesia Defense Meets ₱33M in GenCorp ContractsThe Mayor Who Forgot His Sister’s Business, The VP Who Swore She Had One, and The SEC That Can’t Find Either By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 24, 2026 FORGIVE me while I untangle this pretzel of Duterte logic. The Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines declares…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ Nutridense Feeding Frenzy: Is Government Building a Cash Cow or Feeding Kids?The Government Built the Factory, Wrote the Menu, and Bought the Food—Now Ask Who Eats By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 24, 2026 LET me get something out of the way immediately: I am for feeding hungry children. I am for using government-funded science to solve real problems. I…
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Continue reading →: TRO or Bust: The Defense’s Last Card Before the Senate Convicts on a Rule It InventedAd Cautelam, Rule 65, and the 14-Vote Trap: The Defense’s Blueprint to Stop a Conviction By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 25, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, gather ‘round the flickering screen of constitutional carnage, because the Philippine Senate just did something so brazen, so delightfully audacious, that even the framers…
