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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 →: 13 Senators Voted to Rewrite the Constitution Today. They Called It ‘InterpretationBecause nothing says ‘sole power to try impeachment’ quite like changing the rules after the trial has already started By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 24, 2026 LET’S play a game. You’re a senator-judge in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic…
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Continue reading →: The Purgatory of Jonvic Remulla: A Tutorial in Government-by-VibesA Seven-Day Journey From ‘Denied’ to ‘Purgatory,’ With a Brief Stop at ‘I Was Wrong’ By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 23, 2026 LET’S start with the obvious: Jonvic Remulla just did something that Philippine Cabinet secretaries almost never do. He said, on the record, in front of reporters,…
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Continue reading →: Jaime T. Cruz: The Man Who Owns Everything Sara Duterte Says She OwnsA doctor, a businessman, a diplomat—and apparently the answer to every question Sara Duterte’s financial disclosures can’t. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 23, 2026 LET me tell you a story about a man named Jaime Tan Cruz. He’s a doctor. He’s a businessman. He was almost the head…
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Continue reading →: Nilaglag? Malacañang’s Word Problem Is the TellWhen the Palace spends more time policing vocabulary than explaining why executive officials walked while the Speaker got a warrant. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 23, 2026 MALACAÑANG has a word problem. Claire Castro, the Palace’s press officer, is bothered by the word “nilaglag.” She really, truly does…
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Continue reading →: Tiangco Was Abroad. The House Moved the Budget. Convenient, Isn’t It?The House Moved Its Budget Deliberation to a Date Its Loudest Critic Was Gone—Then Called It Procedure By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 22, 2026 ON September 17, 2026, the House of Representatives approved its own ₱27.89-billion budget in approximately six minutes. No questions. No objections. No interpellations. Just…
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Continue reading →: Manageable Like a Heart Attack: The DBM’s ₱21 Trillion Debt DelusionThe DBM says the debt is fine. The ₱1.1 trillion interest bill says otherwise. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 23, 2026 LET me say this plainly: ₱21.48 trillion is not a number. It is a confession. It is the government admitting, through the cold arithmetic of its own…
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Continue reading →: Pink Socks and P500 Million: The Most Expensive Political Foreplay in Philippine HistoryLeni Got the Money, Marcos Got the Optics, and the Filipino People Got Another Lump-Sum Loophole to Worry About By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 22, 2026 WELCOME back, mga ka-kweba. Today we’re going to talk about the most expensive pair of pink socks in Philippine political history. I’m…
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Continue reading →: Knock Knock, It’s the PNP: Remulla Wants to Inspect Your Gun Safe Without a WarrantA 2019 Supreme Court Ruling Already Said No — But Remulla Wants the Court to Change Its Mind By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 22, 2026 I. The Cause: Banga and the Pattern On the night of September 18, 2026, a 16-year-old student allegedly opened fire at Banga National…
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Continue reading →: Same Surname, Different Human: The DPWH Witch Hunt That Killed a Dead Man TwiceA 24-Year-Old Fell From the 16th Floor. The Internet Blamed His Dad for Flood Control in Bulacan. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 21, 2026 LET me get something straight right now, because the rumor mill has been working overtime and the internet’s collective IQ appears to have dropped…
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