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Cebuana Comet: Mapping Pilita Corrales’ Seven-Decade Sky
By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — April 14, 2025 Prelude: The Sky’s Silent Applause On April 12, 2025, the heavens dimmed their lanterns. Pilita Corrales, Asia’s Queen of Songs, slipped into the cosmos at 85, her voice—a silk bridge between Manila and the Milky Way—now a whisper in the stars. Her passing was no curtain…
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Palace Denies Blocking Impeachment, But Strongly Recommends Everyone Chill Out
By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — January 27, 2025 AH, Philippine politics: where the laws are optional, the drama is mandatory, and the latest showstopper is the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. With a plot straight out of a political telenovela—think betrayal, finger-pointing, and a liberal sprinkling of ‘Who, me?’ moments—it’s democracy on the…
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Comelec to Candidates: “Debate or Else!”
By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — January 25, 2025 IN AN audacious attempt to redefine ‘political theater,’ the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has mandated that all candidates partake in debates. Because who doesn’t love watching people dodge questions and hurl insults while pretending to care about policy? Forget progress—2025 might just be the year democracy…
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Lights, Camera, Legislation: When the Philippine Senate Becomes Primetime TV
By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 27, 2024 POLITICS just got a star-studded makeover! The Philippine Senate, once a bastion of debate and governance, is now the set of a live-action telenovela, complete with celebrity cameos. Why settle for boring governance when you can have entertainment? With actors calling the shots, legislative sessions might…
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Ka-pamilya ang Jackpot!!!
Ang PCSO : Kung saan ang jackpot ay ang ka-pamilya lang!!! https://kwebanibarok.com/2024/09/29/nepotism-jackpot-how-royina-garma-turned-pcso-into-a-family-fortune/
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No Need for Resumes: Bring Family Pics
“Gusto mong mag-trabaho sa PCSO? Hindi mo na kailangan ng resume, magdala ka na lang ng family picture!!!” — Garma Nepotism Jackpot: How Royina Garma Turned PCSO Into a Family Fortune
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Ear-Responsible: The New Excuse in Philippine Politics
By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — September 20, 2024 JUST when you thought Royina Garma’s political escapades couldn’t get more predictable, the former police colonel has miraculously developed a neck pain-earache combo—right on time for her Quadcom hearing. It’s almost as if these ailments come with a built-in calendar alert: ‘Inconvenient truth ahead, deploy mysterious…
















