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Continue reading →: The ₱7.2-Trillion Alibi: How Sara Duterte’s Prosecutors Plan to Drop Bribery Because of a Budget MeetingAccountability Has a Shelf Life, and Apparently It Expires in October By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 29, 2026 Let’s not pretend this smells like anything other than what it is: I am not here to defend Sara Duterte. The Vice President has, in my humble opinion, the ethical…
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Continue reading →: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Evading the ICC: Torreon’s ‘Spur-of-the-Moment’ Defense Is Comedy GoldStarring Bato as the Passenger, Robin as the Driver, and the CIDG as the Unwitting Comedy Critics By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 LET’S set aside the spin for a moment and consult reality: I don’t know if Senator Robin Padilla committed obstruction of justice under Presidential…
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Continue reading →: The Art of the Steal: Congress Postponed the Barangay Elections Again—And Called It ‘Reform’They Didn’t Kill the 2026 Barangay Elections. They Just Renamed the Murder ‘Term-Setting’—And the Supreme Court Might Let Them Get Away With It Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo | September 28, 2026 LET’S start with a simple question: What do you call a law that extends the terms of sitting officials,…
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Continue reading →: Taguig Is Not in Leyte: The DPWH’s 600-Kilometer Ghost ProjectSenator Lacson found the receipts. Secretary Dizon found ‘none.’ The geotags found Leyte. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 “Taguig is not in Leyte. Unless, of course, you’re the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).” That’s the question that should be echoing through the halls of…
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Continue reading →: Panelo Says Senators Could Go to Prison. The Law Says He Should Read Article 204 FirstThree Former Chief Justices Backed the Senate’s Ruling. Panelo Says They’re All Criminals Now. One of These Arguments Is Serious By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 THERE are moments in Philippine legal discourse when the absurdity is so exquisitely layered that you need a thesaurus and a…
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Continue reading →: Remulla Cries ‘Cartel’ — But the Real Scam Is the System ItselfThe Ombudsman Went on Radio to Expose the LTO. What He Actually Exposed Was a Broken Bureaucracy That Fails Accident Victims With or Without a Conspiracy. Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 LET’S start with the most brilliant part of this news cycle: Remulla went on the radio…
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Continue reading →: China Connection or Chismis? Adiong’s Impeachment Hail Mary Needs Receipts, Not VibesSomewhere Between ‘Chinese National’ and ‘Trust Me, Bro’ Lies the Evidence Adiong Forgot to Bring. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 The prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has apparently decided that the best way to prove “betrayal of public trust” is to replace evidence…
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Continue reading →: The P2 Billion Suitcase Caper: How a Fired Cop Became Sara Duterte’s Worst NightmareHe says he hauled billions in suitcases. She says she’s never met him. The truth is somewhere in the unverified gap. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo | September 27, 2026 CALL me old-fashioned, but the Philippine government’s case for removing a sitting Vice President now hinges—at least in the court…
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Continue reading →: Gibo Teodoro’s Maltese Passport Problem: Is the Defense Secretary Running a 2028 Campaign in Khaki Clothing?He Renounced Malta in 2021. He Renewed His Philippine Passport in 2017. The Math Doesn’t Add Up—and Neither Does His ‘Non-Candidacy.’ By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 27, 2026 Let me tell you something about the art of the non-answer. It’s not a Filipino invention—Machiavelli wrote the playbook—but Gibo…
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Continue reading →: The $1.5-Billion “Crisis” Loan: ADB’s UPLIFT or Marcos’s Election Fund?The ADB calls it “countercyclical support.” The Constitution calls it a foreign loan requiring Monetary Board concurrence and congressional appropriation. Malacañang calls it “Handog ng Pangulo.” Only one of these things is legally binding. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 27, 2026 So let me get this straight—and forgive…
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