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Continue reading →: Unused PhilHealth Funds – Legal, Ethical, and Historical Considerations in Secretary Herbosa’s Controversial MoveBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — August 26, 2024 SHOULD billions of pesos intended for healthcare be returned to the national government? That’s the question at the heart of a heated controversy surrounding Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa’s decision to reclaim P89.9 billion in unused funds from PhilHealth. Herbosa, a respected…
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Continue reading →: Supreme Court’s Ruling on PAGCOR and PCSO: A Lifeline for Philippine SportsBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — August 26, 2024 WILL Filipino athletes finally get the funding they deserve? That’s the question hanging in the air after the Philippine Supreme Court ruled that PAGCOR and PCSO must hand over a significant portion of their revenues to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).…
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Continue reading →: A Kingdom Besieged: The Raid on KOJC and the Rising Tensions in Philippine PoliticsBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — August 26, 2024 THE August 25, 2024, raid on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City wasn’t just another police operation. It was a full-scale assault, a spectacle of 2,000 officers descending upon a 30-hectare compound, their target: Pastor Apollo Quiboloy,…
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Continue reading →: VP Sara Duterte’s Owl-Tastic Adventure in Fictional Reality.by Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — August 26, 2024 IN WHAT might be the most gripping chapter yet in the ongoing saga of political drama, Vice President Sara Duterte has found herself at the center of a literary controversy that’s truly for the birds. It seems that her latest foray…
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Continue reading →: The ANIM Movement: A David vs. Goliath Battle for the Philippines’ FutureBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 26, 2024 AS THE Philippines wrestles with the twin demons of corruption and political dynasties, a new force has risen from the ashes of disillusionment. The Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Mamamayan (ANIM) is not just another movement—it’s a rallying cry for those who believe…
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Continue reading →: Topacio vs. NBI: Legal Showdown Over Cassandra Ong’s DetentionBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — August 25, 2024 CASSANDRA Ong, a business partner of the fugitive former mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, Alice Guo, has been swept into a legal maelstrom upon her return to the Philippines. Represented by the outspoken Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, Ong finds herself at the center…
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Continue reading →: The Great Escape: Unveiling the Web of Corruption Behind Guo’s DisappearanceBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 25, 2024 IMAGINE a former mayor, wanted by the authorities, simply disappearing from the Philippines. This isn’t a scene from a thriller; it’s the reality of Alice Guo’s escape, a shocking incident that exposes a disturbing truth about the Bureau of Immigration (BI). …
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Continue reading →: Awakening the Dragon: A Deep Dive into Kishore Mahbubani’s Stark WarningBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 25, 2024 KISHORE Mahbubani, a former Singaporean ambassador to the United Nations and founding dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, is not afraid to challenge the status quo. In his books, “The Great Convergence” and “Has China Won?”, he…
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Continue reading →: The Battle Over “Isang Kaibigan”: Sara Duterte’s Controversial Book and the Tug-of-War in Philippine PoliticsBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — August 25, 2024 A CHILDREN’S book. A Vice President. A nation divided. Sara Duterte’s “Isang Kaibigan” seems like a harmless tale of friendship, but beneath its innocent facade lies a storm of controversy. This seemingly simple story has ignited a firestorm of political intrigue,…
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Continue reading →: NCIP’s Betrayal of Indigenous Trust: COA Demands Immediate Return of Stolen FundsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 24, 2024 A CHILLING audit report has exposed a shocking truth: millions of pesos intended for the Mamanwa tribe of Surigao del Norte, entrusted to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), have gone missing. This revelation, demanding immediate scrutiny, throws a harsh…
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