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Continue reading →: Carpio Unmasks the Justices: The Supreme Court’s Duterte Ruling as Constitutional TreasonBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 29, 2025 THE Philippine Supreme Court’s 13-0 ruling on July 25, 2025, to torch the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte isn’t just a legal blunder—it’s a full-blown assault on the Constitution. With due process shredded, precedent gutted, and unanimity weaponized as…
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Continue reading →: The Supreme Court Just Turned Impeachment Into a Judicial Joyride for the UntouchableBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 28, 2028 THE Supreme Court didn’t just rewrite the rules on impeachment—it handed Congress a constitutional grenade with the pin already pulled. On July 25, 2025, the Philippine Supreme Court unanimously voided the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing violations of…
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Continue reading →: Pangilinan’s War on Rogue Prosecutors: Unmasking the De Lima Witch HuntBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 27, 2025 THE Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest stunt in the Leila de Lima saga—a motion to reverse her June 2024 acquittal, filed on July 14, 2025, then yanked back in a dizzying 72 hours—is less courtroom drama and more constitutional trainwreck. Was…
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Continue reading →: Torre’s Charity TKO vs. Baste’s Family Day Flop: A Political Pay-Per-SnoozeBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 27, 2025 LADIES and gentlemen, step right up to the Fight of the Fallen, a political telenovela so absurd it was rejected by ABS-CBN for making Ang Probinsyano look like a documentary. This is the saga of Acting Davao Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte…
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Continue reading →: Jailhouse Directive: Rodrigo Duterte’s Bold Push for Sara to Reclaim Power in 2028By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 27, 2025 IN A stark cell at The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, chained by ICC charges for crimes against humanity, whispers a war cry to his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte: “Run.” Half a world away, Sara ignites her Mindanao base,…
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Continue reading →: Fight or Flight: Now You See Me… Now I’m Scooting to Changi“The only punch Baste landed was on his boarding pass.” By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 26, 2025 IN THE theater of Philippine politics—where strongman swagger meets TikTok choreography—few acts are more revealing than a well-timed disappearing act. And so it is that we must pause and marvel at…
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Continue reading →: Impeachment Imploded: The Court’s Power Grab Shields Duterte DynastyBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 26, 2025 ON July 25, 2025, the Philippine Supreme Court, with the finesse of a chess grandmaster and the nerve of a high-wire acrobat, obliterated the impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte. Invoking the 1987 Constitution’s one-year rule and a bold new…
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Continue reading →: Leonen’s Faustian Bargain: Trading Constitutional Integrity for a Chief Justice RobeBrutus got a knife. Leonen gets a promotion. Some betrayals come with benefits. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 25, 2025 NAKU, the Philippine judiciary—where “forthwith” means “never,” and constitutional principles are traded like pork barrel favors. How… predictable. Now comes an explosive—if utterly unverified—claim that the Supreme Court…
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Continue reading →: Baste Demands Hair Follicle Drug Test for Entire Senate Before Bout; Torre Counters With Urine Test for All Duterte PetsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 25, 2025 Round 1: The Clown Show at Rizal Memorial Coliseum IN A nation where political discourse often resembles a teleserye scripted by a caffeine-addled soap opera writer, the proposed 12-round charity boxing match between Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre…
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Continue reading →: Cha-cha Con: Alfredo Garbin’s Sanctimonious Sellout SpectacularBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 25, 2025 IN THE sordid circus of Philippine politics, where sanctimony and self-interest perform a grotesque tango, Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. struts forth with his Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 1, peddling a corporate fire sale as a “moral duty.” It’s…






