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Continue reading →: “We Gather Light to Scatter”: A Tribute to Edgardo Bautista EspirituBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — April 29, 2025 THE measure of a life is not in years alone, but in the luminous traces it leaves behind—echoes of integrity, acts of courage, and the quiet, steadfast labor of love for one’s community. In the passing of Edgardo Bautista Espiritu, the…
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Continue reading →: Funds, Feuds, and Fallen Trust: Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Saga Exposes Philippine Democracy’s DecayBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 29, 2025 WHEN the second-highest official in the land spits on transparency and mocks accountability, democracy itself starts to buckle. Vice President Sara Duterte’s stonewalling over P125 million in secret funds—and her impeachment at the hands of a Marcos-dominated House—lays bare the brutal…
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Continue reading →: The Dutertes’ Rice Crisis: A Daughter Forgets, the Poor RememberBy Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — April 29, 2025 IN Zamboanga City, 2018 was the year rice turned to gold. For families like the Santoses, scraping by on P300 a day, the staple soared to P70 per kilogram, forcing them to ration meals and send children scavenging instead of studying.…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ Free Pass for Men in Uniform: Justice or Just Another Cover-Up?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 28, 2025 REPUBLIC Act No. 12177, signed on April 15, 2025, hands military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) a golden ticket: free legal aid for any criminal, civil, or administrative case tied to their “official duties” (Official Gazette). From the Armed Forces to the…
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Continue reading →: Corporate Greed or Judicial Betrayal? Malabon RTC’s Fishing Fiasco Shreds Fisherfolk RightsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 28, 2025 The Bait: A Ruling That Hooks 2.3 Million Fisherfolk In a jaw-dropping decision, Malabon Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 170 gutted core protections of the Philippine Fisheries Code (RA 8550), allowing commercial fishing giants like Mercidar Fishing Corp. to invade the…
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Continue reading →: Philippines’ Economic Surge: A Rocket Ride or a Debt-Fueled Crash Landing?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 27, 2025 IN Manila’s shadow, Maria, a rice farmer from Nueva Ecija, eyes a new highway carved by bulldozers under a public-private partnership (PPP). It’s part of the Philippines’ “Build Better More” blitz, promising to link her fields to markets. But as the…
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Continue reading →: The Dollar’s Waning Shadow: China’s Financial Surge and the Philippines’ Perilous PathBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 28, 2025 IN A bustling Manila market, Linda Dela Cruz, a 38-year-old fish vendor, sorts her day’s earnings in pesos, her hands swift despite the weight of worry. Prices for fuel, rice, and the ice that keeps her catch fresh are climbing, gnawing…
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Continue reading →: Senate’s Soft Touch Scandal: Lacanilao’s 48-Hour Free Pass Sparks OutrageBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 27, 2025 WHEN Ambassador Markus Lacanilao waltzed out of Senate custody after a mere 48 hours for dodging questions about Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC surrender, Senator Imee Marcos didn’t just cry foul—she detonated a political bombshell. Branding the detention a “favored” farce, Marcos accused…
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Continue reading →: China’s Hidden Hand: The Threat to Philippine Democracy in 2025By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 27, 2025 IN A modest barangay in Quezon City, Nora Dela Cruz, a 62-year-old schoolteacher, sifts through her Facebook feed, her eyes narrowing at posts decrying the U.S.-Philippine Balikatan exercises as a peril to peace in the South China Sea. The messages, cloaked…
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Continue reading →: Davao’s Broken Promises: Millions for Seminars, Misery for the DisabledBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 26, 2025 IN A cramped Davao City barangay, 14-year-old Jessa, who has spina bifida, waits for a wheelchair the city promised her family two years ago. The cost to repair her broken one? Less than P20,000—about the price of a single coffee break…
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