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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 →: Baste, Raffy, Vico at 47%—Philippine Democracy’s Most Honest Mirror (And It’s Ugly)This isn’t a survey. It’s a mirror. And the reflection shows a democracy still addicted to surnames, soundbites, and strongman vibes. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 6, 2026 DEAR READER, I am Barok , and I have spent years dissecting the entrails of Philippine politics so you don’t…
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Continue reading →: NAIA Ceiling Collapse: Plywood Prayer or Pure Negligence?Ceiling panels don’t just fall from the sky on Good Friday. Res Ipsa Loquitur says: someone screwed up big time. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 5, 2026 LISTEN up, you plywood-peddling propagandists at New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) and your Department of Transportation (DOTr) cheerleaders: a ceiling does…
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Continue reading →: Suicide by Gas Deal: Carpio Slams Palace Gaslighting on China Oil PactFrom Arbitration Victory to Humiliation Deal, Part II: Carpio Sounds the Alarm While Malacañang Gaslights the Constitution By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 5, 2026 I WARNED you in “From Arbitration Victory to Humiliation Deal: Why This China Gas Pact Stinks” — the Marcos administration was sleepwalking toward sovereign…
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Continue reading →: No Toll, Just Soul: How the Philippines Groveled for Iranian “Safe Passage”No Toll Fee, Just Hidden Concessions: Why PH’s “Win” Smells Like Capitulation By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 4, 2026 ISIPIN niyo ito, mga ka-kweba: a harried Philippine diplomat in Tehran’s corridors, rosary beads clicking like a Geiger counter, whispering “non-hostile, po” while an IRGC speedboat idles nearby, its…
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Continue reading →: Don Quixote of the Archipelago: Payoyo Tilts at UNCLOS WindmillsSymbolic Sovereignty vs. Actual Sea Power – Guess Who Wins? By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 4, 2026 LISTEN up, from this dimly lit cave where the only illumination is the glow of a 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines and the distant ping of Chinese sonar:…
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Continue reading →: Name Wars in the West PH Sea: Manila’s Map Trick vs. China’s Gunboat TantrumManila’s soft assertion meets Beijing’s hard occupation – a masterclass in diplomatic theater that fools no one but the domestic crowd. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 4, 2026 LISTEN up, mga ka-kweba. While the rest of the world was busy with whatever April 2026 nonsense it was peddling,…
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Continue reading →: Mayor Awingan’s Holy Hypocrisy: Liquor Ban or Church-State Violation?When Police Power Meets Religious Dog-Whistle: Mayor Awingan’s Textbook Violation of Church-State Separation By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — April 3, 2026 IN THE name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Executive Order, Mayor Roderick Awingan of La Trinidad, Benguet, has just nailed a 4-day liquor ban to…
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Continue reading →: PH Begs Iran: “Please Call Us Non-Hostile” While Hugging US BasesStrategic Hedging or Desperate Survival? PH Asks Iran Not to Sink Its Oil Tankers By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 2, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, let’s call this what it is: the Republic of the Philippines, formal treaty ally of the United States since 1951, has just dispatched Foreign Secretary…
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Continue reading →: PAGCOR’s P310M Casino Heist: The Regulator That Robs Its Own PlayersPAGCOR Lets Them In, Watches Them Win, Then Calls It All “Illegal” By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — April 1, 2026 HOW perfectly absurd, the exquisite, face-palming poetry of Philippine governance. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)—our very own state-run casino monopoly, born under Presidential Decree No. 1869 (PD…
