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Continue reading →: Marcos’ Market Mirage: CMEPA’s Promise of Riches for the Rice-LessBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 21, 2025 BREAKING: Local journalist shocked—SHOCKED—to discover that legislation called the ‘Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA)’ might actually promote capital markets efficiently. In other news, water remains wet, politicians remain disappointing, and your columnist remains perpetually surprised by predictable outcomes. But stick…
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Continue reading →: Carpio’s Line in the Sand: Why the SC Might Let Sara SkateBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 20, 2025 A Judicial Jolt or a Constitutional Collapse? The Supreme Court teeters on a razor’s edge, its gavel a lightning rod that could either electrify the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte or short-circuit the fragile balance of separation of powers.…
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Continue reading →: Davao’s AI Gamble: A Safer City or a Surveillance Nightmare?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 20, 2025 DAVAO City, a pulsing metropolis in the Philippines’ volatile Mindanao region, stands on the cusp of a technological revolution. Councilor Bonz Andre Militar has unveiled an audacious plan: modernizing the city’s emergency response with AI and GPS while deploying facial recognition…
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Continue reading →: Pills or Bread? The Brutal Choice Haunting FilipinosBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 19, 2925 IN Manila’s Tondo slum, Maria, a 38-year-old mother of three, faces a heart-wrenching choice. To afford her son’s asthma inhaler, she skips meals, her hunger a quiet sacrifice for his breath. “Rice costs more every month,” she whispers, her voice heavy…
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Continue reading →: Tulfo’s Bold Move: Sara Duterte’s Trial or a 2028 Throne Chase?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 19, 2025 IN THE Philippines, where dynastic power and personal vendettas weave a tangled web, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte unfolds like a political thriller, its plot thick with accusations of corruption, betrayal, and bloodshed. At the heart of this…
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Continue reading →: The DOJ’s Walking Dead Case: De Lima’s Freedom Haunted by Zombie ProsecutorsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 19, 2025 SEVEN years, three acquittals, and a DOJ that’s more relentless than a teleserye villain clawing back from the grave—Leila de Lima’s saga is a legal thriller dripping with suspense and constitutional carnage. The Department of Justice’s latest motion for reconsideration (MR),…
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Continue reading →: $2 Trillion by 2050? Manila’s Economic Fantasy Flimsier Than a Taho CupBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 18, 2025 STEP right up to the greatest economic spectacle in Southeast Asia! The Philippines’ Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) is hawking a $2 trillion economy by 2050, a vision so dazzling it could outshine a Quiapo firecracker stall. Secretary Arsenio…
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Continue reading →: The Art of the Steal: DepEd’s Ghost Student SagaBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 18, 2025 IN THE Philippines, where education is heralded as the great equalizer, the Department of Education (DepEd) has turned the Senior High School (SHS) voucher program into a grotesque parody of reform. Meant to decongest public schools and fund private education for…
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Continue reading →: Phantom Paychecks, Vanishing Justice: The BSP’s Ghost Employee BetrayalBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 18, 2025 NOTHING screams ‘justice’ like scandal-ridden officials vanishing into retirement—golden parachutes first, accountability never. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ghost employee scandal, where Monetary Board members V. Bruce Tolentino and Anita Linda Aquino resigned in 2023 after revelations of salaried staff…
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Continue reading →: Sara Duterte’s Impeachment: Saving Millions, Squandering Billions, and Calling It PatriotismThe OVP’s ‘fiscal responsibility’ argument would be laughable if the stakes weren’t so tragic. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — July 18, 2025 IN THE Philippines, where political dynasties brawl like soap opera stars and public trust is a currency more devalued than the peso, the impeachment saga of Vice…
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