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Continue reading →: SEC or Palace Puppet? The Masukat Appointment Nobody Asked ForMeet the insider who failed upward — and the corporate lawyer who actually knows what an IPO is. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 18, 2026 WANTED: One Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner. Requirements: unquestionable integrity, known probity, recognized competence in social and economic disciplines. Preferred: First Lady’s…
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Continue reading →: Six Minutes, Zero Questions: House Approves Its Own P27.9-Billion Budget Without Breaking a SweatFrom “Power of the Purse” to “Purse of the Powerful”: A Six-Minute Masterclass in Self-Exemption By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 18, 2026 IN A development that should surprise no one paying attention to Philippine politics, the House of Representatives has once again demonstrated that “checks and balances” is…
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Continue reading →: Supreme Court to Congress: Legislate! Congress: Best We Can Do Is a LoopholeHow to Pass an Anti-Dynasty Law Without Actually Prohibiting Any Dynasties By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 18, 2026 I HAVE a confession to make: I was the guy who sued the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in 2012, asking the Supreme Court to force the commission to ban political…
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Continue reading →: 16 or Else: The Senate’s Constitutional Pick-Your-Own-AdventureThe Constitution Says ‘All.’ The Senate Says ‘Depends on Who Shows Up By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 17, 2026 LET’S get one thing straight: I have no dog in this dynastic deathmatch. Sara Duterte is not my president, not my vice president, and certainly not my moral compass.…
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Continue reading →: Not It: Davao City Council Ghosts the UP Mindanao vs. Army Land War”Because nothing says ‘rule of law’ like a city council that endorses military expansion in 2017 and pleads ‘no jurisdiction’ in 2026 By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 17, 2026 WELL, that was anticlimactic. After years of posturing, red-tagging, student mobilizations, and a military expansion request that somehow managed…
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Continue reading →: Davide Says 14, Azcuna Says 16: When Constitutional Framers Can’t Agree on Their Own ConstitutionTwo men. One Constitution. Two irreconcilable math problems. The Senate is now taking oral arguments on a question the framers apparently forgot to settle over merienda. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo | September 16, 2026 So let me get this absolutely clear: the Philippine Senate is currently engaged in a…
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Continue reading →: Gencorp, Graft, and Gaslighting: The Duterte Family’s ₱15M Catering CaperShe Declared It. She Denied It. Davao City Paid It. Welcome to the Philippines’ Favorite New Game Show: ‘Whose Company Is It Anyway?’ By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 16, 2026 LET’S start with a simple question: If you swear under oath that you own something, do you own…
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Continue reading →: Utang na Loob, P75 Million: Marcoleta’s Own Words Might Be His Best Evidence—For the ProsecutionHe Called It Gratitude. The Sandiganbayan May Call It Plunder. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 16, 2026 LET me see if I’ve got this right. A sitting congressman goes on his own television network, admits to receiving P75 million from anonymous “friends,” explains that he deliberately declared zero…
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Continue reading →: Bongbong’s Steel Amnesia: Blaming Duterte for a Crisis He’s Owned Since 2022Four Years, Zero Action: How Malacañang Discovered a Crisis It Was Already Sitting On By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 16, 2026 MALACAÑANG, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. recently stood before the nation and, with the grave solemnity of a man who has just discovered fire, announced…
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Continue reading →: The Philippines Spent Day 24 of an Impeachment Trial Explaining That Stealing Is IllegalMy testimony is not for sale. The system, however, remains open for business. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo | September 15, 2026 LET’S walk through this, slowly, for the people in the back. The Republic of the Philippines spent Day 24 of a Senate impeachment trial listening to a retired…
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