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Continue reading →: The Shadow of Uncertainty: Philippine-US Relations in the Age of Trump’s ReturnOnline By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 4, 2025 THE Indo-Pacific is on the brink. As Donald Trump’s second term erupts with a fiery clash against Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, the shockwaves are felt thousands of miles away—in the Philippines, a nation teetering on the edge of the South China…
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Continue reading →: Drones, Cash, and CCP Swagger: The Philippines’ Spy Soap Opera Heats UpBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — March 4, 2025 WELCOME to the latest international legal dumpster fire, courtesy of the Philippines and some alleged Chinese spies who thought drones and cash handouts were the key to winning hearts and minds. Here’s the teardown of this espionage saga—complete with snark, legal…
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Continue reading →: The Price of Rice: Why 90% of Filipinos Are Voting with Their StomachsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 3, 2025 NINETY PERCENT of Filipino voters have reached a surprising consensus about the 2025 mid-term elections—and it has nothing to do with corruption, constitutional reform, or political dynasties. From bustling Manila to rural Nueva Ecija, an unprecedented supermajority of citizens will support…
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Continue reading →: Ghost Receipts and Government Giants: Unpacking the Hilmarc’s Tax Evasion CaseBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 3, 2025 ₱176 MILLION in alleged tax evasion. Fictitious ‘ghost receipts’ from non-existent companies. Hilmarc’s Construction Corporation, a titan of Philippine government contracts, now faces a seismic legal battle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla. This…
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Continue reading →: The Boy with Nine Fingers: A Tale of Rescue, Ransom, and Reckoning in the PhilippinesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 2, 2025 IMAGINE a 14-year-old boy—let’s call him Jian—walking out of an elite school in Taguig City, his uniform crisp, his mind likely on homework or friends. It’s February 20, 2025, a humid evening in the Philippines. Within hours, he’s gone. Snatched from…
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Continue reading →: A Legal Luminary Takes the Helm: Rodolfo Ponferrada’s Ascent at DoubleDragonBy Louis ‘Barok‘ Cm Biraogo — March 2, 2025 WITH billions in real estate at stake and a competitive market that never sleeps, leadership at DoubleDragon Corporation is no ordinary job. On March 1, 2025, Rodolfo Ma. Ponferrada steps up as president, inheriting not just an empire but a challenge—to…
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Continue reading →: Steel, Lies, and Lives: The True Cost of the Isabela Bridge CollapseBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 2, 2025 AT 8:47 PM on February 27, 2025, a brand-new bridge in Isabela—built at a staggering cost of P1.225 billion—collapsed into the river below, swallowing a father’s truck and leaving six others fighting for their lives, including a child. This wasn’t an…
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Continue reading →: Trump-Zelensky Shouting Match: A Geopolitical Earthquake UnfoldsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 1, 2025 IMAGINE the scene: a wartime leader, his face etched with exhaustion, sits in the Oval Office, thousands of miles from the front lines where his people endure relentless bombardment. Across from him, the most powerful man in the world leans forward,…
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Continue reading →: Tides of Trust: Can Manila and Beijing Share a Sea?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — March 1, 2025 OFF THE coast of Palawan, Kuya Juan casts his net into waters that shimmer with promise and peril. For generations, his family has fished these seas, their lives entwined with the rhythms of the tides and the bounty beneath. But today,…
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Continue reading →: The Young and the Restless: Why Filipino Youth Are Abandoning DemocracyBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — February 28, 2025 The Philippines, Southeast Asia’s oldest democracy, has long been a nation of resilience, a place where the human spirit has triumphed over colonial shackles, martial law, and corrupt regimes. Yet beneath the bustle of Manila’s streets and the vibrancy of its…
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