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Continue reading →: Sheriff Gone Wild: How One Rogue Tanked Justice in the PhilippinesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 19, 2025 THE Philippine Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to Vicente S. Sicat, Jr., a Sheriff IV from Angeles City, Pampanga, dismissing him for turning a routine writ of execution into a judicial disaster. Promulgated in July 2024 and making headlines…
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Continue reading →: Police ‘One Time, Big Time’ Ops: A Reckoning for Duterte’s War on DrugsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 18, 2025 MARY Ann Domingo’s voice still shakes when she talks about that night. ‘They just came in,’ she told me, her hands clutching a faded photo of her family. ‘No warning, no explanation.’ It was 2016, and police had stormed her home…
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Continue reading →: Divine Denial: Self-Proclaimed ‘Son of God’ Insists Heaven Will Overrule the HagueBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 18, 2o25 IN A development sure to test the limits of irony, self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” Apollo Quiboloy now finds himself making urgent prayer requests—not from a pulpit, but from a prison cell. Quiboloy, facing charges of child abuse and human trafficking,…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s ICC Drama Just Got Juicier: Solicitor General Bails on Marcos’ MessBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 17, 2025 Intro: The Recusal That’s Rocking Manila MARCH 17, 2025, will go down in Philippine history as the day the Solicitor General’s Office threw the Marcos administration under the bus. In a shocking move, the OSG withdrew its defense of the government…
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Continue reading →: PUTIN: NO PEACE UNLESS DUTERTE GETS A HUG FROM THE HAGUEBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 16, 2025 IN A diplomatic twist that has left the world scratching its head and reaching for a map, Vladimir Putin has reportedly vowed to tank Ukraine peace talks unless the International Criminal Court (ICC) releases his “BFF,” former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.…
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Continue reading →: The Impeachment Inferno: Sara Duterte and the Flames of a Divided NationBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 16, 2025 IN THE sweltering heat of Davao City, the pulse of Mindanao, thousands gather under a relentless sun, their voices rising in a thunderous roar of defiance. “Hands Off Sara!” and “Justice for the Dutertes!”—the slogans pierce the air, carried by a…
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Continue reading →: Legal Showdown: Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC Arrest – International Justice vs. Domestic RightsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 16, 2025 THE arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity during his brutal “war on drugs” has ignited a legal firestorm. This case pits the ICC’s global jurisdiction against Philippine sovereignty, raising…
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Continue reading →: Ateneo de Davao Stands Tall: When Young Pens Face Old FuriesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 15, 2025 IN THE quiet halls of Ateneo de Davao University, a group of student journalists at Atenews dared to do what many feared: they called Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC) ‘justice.’ For the thousands of Filipinos killed in…
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Continue reading →: Palawan’s Ancient Bones Defy China’s Imperial DreamsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 15, 2025 THE air was heavy with salt and history as I stood at the mouth of Tabon Cave, a jagged limestone gateway towering above the South China Sea. Below, Tagbanua fishermen’s voices rose and fell with the rhythm of the waves, while…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s ICC Checkmate: Genius Trap or Wishful Thinking?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 15, 2025 Introduction: A Legal Thriller Unfolds Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest on March 11, 2025, wasn’t just a legal maneuver—it was a masterstroke of political theater. Handcuffed and flanked by a thousand police officers, the former Philippine president transformed his surrender into a high-stakes…
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