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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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Continue reading →: The Philippines’ Senate Circus: Fame, Bloodlines, and a Nation’s Blind SpotBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — March 28, 2025 THE Philippines’ latest Senate race survey isn’t about policy—it’s about fame, family, and forgetting. Released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) on March 26, 2025, the numbers paint a grim portrait: Christopher “Bong” Go and Erwin Tulfo tied at 42%, trailed…
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Continue reading →: Paolo Duterte’s Jet-Set Junket—Legal Loophole or Political Suicide?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 28, 2025 PAOLO Duterte’s audacious plan to jet-set across 16 countries from March 20 to May 10, 2025, just as the campaign for the May 12 Davao City elections heats up, is a legal tightrope and a political powder keg. With his father,…
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Continue reading →: Escape at Midnight: The Philippines’ Immigration Abyss UnveiledBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 27, 2025 The night was thick with humidity off Languyan Island, near Tawi-Tawi, when the boat’s engine coughed its last gasp. Five Chinese nationals, blacklisted and desperate, hunched in the shadows, their escape to Sabah, Malaysia, thwarted not by vigilance but by mechanical…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s Great Escape: A Legal Circus Meets Sovereignty Soap OperaBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — March 27, 2025 BASTE Duterte and Gringo Honasan are cooking up a “people’s initiative” to spring ex-President Rodrigo Duterte from the ICC’s clutches. It’s a wild ride of signatures, sovereignty rants, and legal fairy tales—less a breakout plan than a loyalty parade. Let’s slice…
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Continue reading →: Estelito Mendoza (1930–2025): A Legal Titan’s Light EnduresBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 26, 2025 TO presidents in crisis, Estelito Mendoza was the “Attorney of Last Resort,” a legal maestro whose brilliance turned the tides of impossible cases. To his Upsilon Sigma Phi brothers, he was “Titong”—a steadfast son of UP’s hallowed halls who gathered light…
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