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Continue reading →: Kaufman vs. The Hague: Duterte’s Lawyer Plays the Jurisdiction JokerBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 1, 2025 THE ICC’s case against Rodrigo Duterte is a brutal paradox: a ‘war on drugs’ that laughed at due process might just collapse because his own arrest played fast and loose with the rules. Step into The Hague’s wildest legal rodeo yet—jurisdiction…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s ICC Legal Aid Bid: A Test of Court’s Integrity or a Corruption Smoke Screen?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 1, 2025 RODRIGO Duterte, the tough-talking ex-president who promised to kill drug lords, now faces a far grimmer reality—detained in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity. But here’s the kicker: the same man accused of amassing illicit wealth is now crying…
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Continue reading →: A Silent Invasion: The Philippines’ Battle Against Fake Identities and Hidden SpiesBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — March 31, 2025 IN Digos City, a dusty hardware store hums with the clatter of nails and the whir of saws. Its “Filipino owner” is a name on a faded permit, a ghost conjured by a 50-year-old Chinese national named Bangdie Pan wielding forged…
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Continue reading →: Pharmally Scandal: The Billion-Peso Heist That Keeps on GivingBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 31, 2025 IF THERE were an Olympic event for corruption, the Pharmally scandal would take gold, silver, and bronze—while taxpayers get the participation trophy of ‘most gullible.’ A pandemic should have been a test of leadership; instead, it became a jackpot for a privileged…
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Continue reading →: Sara Duterte’s ICC Math Doesn’t Add Up—And Neither Does Her DefenseBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 31, 2025 VICE President Sara Duterte has once again raised the bar for legal scholarship—by setting it on fire and dancing on the ashes. Standing defiantly near The Hague on her father’s 80th birthday, she dismissed 181 pieces of evidence and 43 murder…
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Continue reading →: AKAP’s Last Stand: Is the Supreme Court About to Bury Another Pork Barrel Scandal?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 30, 2025 Showtime in Manila: What’s the Petition Screaming About? THE Philippines’ Supreme Court just got served a 92-page legal grenade on March 28, 2025, courtesy of the 1Sambayan Coalition, Sanlakas, and big names like former Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales. They’re demanding a freeze…
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Continue reading →: Sovereignty’s Sucker Punch: Duterte vs. His Own Damn PlanBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 30, 2025 RODRIGO Duterte, the man who once taunted the International Criminal Court (ICC) like a schoolyard bully, is now getting a firsthand tour of The Hague—from the inside. His dramatic escape from accountability has come full circle, and irony, as always, has…
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Continue reading →: From Manila to the World: Is Remulla’s Fake News Crusade a Masterstroke or a Mess?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 29, 2025 JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla is swinging for the fences, vowing to chase down “fake news peddlers” abroad with the “full force of the law.” It’s a juicy headline—cybercrime as the great equalizer, borders be damned. But as we peel back…
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Continue reading →: Caught in the Act? Sandiganbayan Slams Pelaez’s Get-Out-of-Jail Card—What’s His Next Play?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 28, 2025 1. The Scandal Uncovered: Pelaez’s Accused Misuse Another politician tries—and fails—to dodge accountability through procedural gamesmanship. Former Misamis Oriental Vice Governor Jose Mari Pelaez, slapped with three counts of graft in 2023 under RA 3019, allegedly turned three publicly paid casual…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s Arrest: Legal Obligation or Political Vendetta?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 29, 2025 WHEN a Senate panel chaired by the President’s sister declares an arrest ‘unlawful,’ is it constitutional scrutiny or political theater? We parse the law behind the headlines—and it’s messier than a Manila traffic jam. On March 27, 2025, Senator Imee Marcos…
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