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Continue reading →: Grave Misconduct: How Patronage Politics Led to Mayor Cortes’s SuspensionBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo – August 23, 2024 Background and Context IN A seismic shift of power, the Office of the Ombudsman’s suspension of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes unveils a labyrinth of patronage and graft entrenched within the Philippine government’s appointment procedures. The focal point of this upheaval…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s Deadly Orders? Investigating the Inmate AllegationsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo – – August 23, 2024 ENTER the tangled web of Philippine politics, where the enigmatic figure of former President Rodrigo Duterte casts a divisive shadow. His controversial crusade, the “war on drugs,” has sparked fervent loyalty and fierce opposition. Now, a bombshell revelation emerges: inmates…
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Continue reading →: The Acquittal of Jinggoy Estrada: A Judicial Victory or a Setback in the Fight Against Corruption?By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo – August 23, 2024 WHEN the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division quietly reversed Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s bribery conviction, it wasn’t just another legal ruling—it was a seismic shift in the landscape of Philippine corruption. This decision, cloaked in controversy, summons us to dig deep into the power…
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Continue reading →: Harry Roque and the Case of the Mysterious Missing HearingBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo IN A comedy of errors that even Shakespeare would envy, the enigmatic Harry Roque, the master of disappearing acts and courtroom escapades, has pulled off yet another vanishing act in the riveting saga of “Where’s Harry?” This time, his magical prowess in dodging House hearings…
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Continue reading →: Misdirection at Sea: Unveiling the Fallacies in Tiglao’s Defense of China’s ActionsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo IN A world where truth is often the first casualty, the territorial disputes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea serve as a sobering reminder of how narratives can be twisted to serve nationalistic or geopolitical agendas. In his recent commentary, Rigoberto…
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Continue reading →: The Legal and Ethical Quagmire of the Quiboloy Reward ControversyBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo THE controversy surrounding the P10-million reward for information leading to the arrest of Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), has raised critical legal and ethical questions. This matter touches on the delicate balance between the pursuit of justice and the ethical…
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Continue reading →: Sara Duterte’s “No” to the Presidency: A Political Love Letter or Just Hard to Get?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo IN A nation where political promises are made to be broken (or at least bent into the shape of a pretzel), Vice President Sara Duterte’s recent declaration that she has no plans to run for president in 2028 should probably be taken with all the…
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Continue reading →: The Political Chessboard: Marcos vs. Duterte in the Battle for 2025By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo AS THE dust begins to settle on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration, the political landscape of the Philippines is once again taking center stage with the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. In what could be seen as a high-stakes game of political chess, major political…
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Continue reading →: New Alias Warrant Unleashes the Apostles of Apollo’s Astounding Legal GymnasticsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo IN THE annals of global jurisprudence, few legal teams have had the audacity—or perhaps the sheer divine inspiration—to challenge the combined forces of law enforcement and logic with the kind of creativity that the lawyers of Apollo Quiboloy and his Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC)…
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Continue reading →: Herbosa and the DOH: A Multi-Pronged Offensive to Curb the Dengue OutbreakBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo IN THE face of the escalating dengue crisis, Secretary Teodoro Herbosa of the Department of Health (DOH) stands at the forefront, poised to declare what many already sense—a national outbreak. The numbers tell a grim tale: from January 1 to August 3, dengue cases surged…
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