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Continue reading →: Pork Barrel Gets a Stethoscope: Congress Prescribes Patronage for the DyingGuarantee Letters: The New Prescription for Utang na Loob By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 24, 2925 HETO, Senate Bill No. 1593 (text of the bill as reported), the so-called Universal Healthcare Medical Assistance Program Act. What a noble-sounding title for what is, at its core, the Priority Development…
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Continue reading →: Duffel Bags of Destiny: How Alleged Drug and POGO Cash Turned the VP’s Campaign into a Criminal Carry-OnLuggage Full of Lies? The Bagman’s Tale of Midnight Drops and Denials By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 24, 2025 HAYY…., Philippine politics—where the line between tragedy and farce is thinner than a congressman’s conscience. Enter stage left: Vice President Sara Duterte, the iron lady of Davao with eyes…
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Continue reading →: Solid North, Solid Graft: Marcos Loyalist Plants Family Firms in the Nation’s Cash CanalGuillen’s Green Revolution: Where Irrigation Funds Sprout Exclusively in Family Fields By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 23, 2025 HMMNN…., the sweet smell of irrigation water mixed with the unmistakable whiff of nepotism. In the latest installment of “How to Turn Public Office into a Family Fortune,” we present…
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Continue reading →: Cong-Tractors in Full Panic Mode: Boying Remulla Just Revoked Their Lifetime Extension PassFrom Endless Postponements to June Deadlines: The Cong-Tractors’ Nightmare Calendar By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 23, 2025 MGA ka-kweba, picture this: A single Facebook post erupts in shrieks and howls, a classic ningas-cogon flare-up sparked by one dangerous word—“fast-track.” What exactly is the crime of Ombudsman Boying Remulla?…
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Continue reading →: Armed, Dangerous, and Utterly Reckless: Jonvic Remulla’s Mouth Shoots First in the Atong Ang SagaAtong Ang: From Gambling Tycoon to Government-Designated Piñata in One Interview By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 22, 2025 MGA ka-kweba, welcome back to the cave, where the powerful come to squirm under the harsh light of truth, law, and a healthy dose of satire. Today, we dissect the…
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Continue reading →: China Wants Him Back, PNP Wants Credit, BI Wants Redemption—Poor Shi Just Wants a LawyerThe Curious Case of the Drug Kingpin Who Almost Boarded a One-Way Flight Home By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 22, 2025 CHINA says: “Send him back, please—he’s our kidnapper.”The Philippines says: “Sure thing, flight leaves Tuesday.”Then, at the eleventh hour, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) whispers: “Actually… we…
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Continue reading →: Congressional Christmas Miracle: “Soft Pork” Dressed as Santa’s Charity Sack for the HolidaysThe Patronage Waltz: Endorsements, Utang na Loob, and the Eternal Dance of Dependency By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 21, 2025 AYY, the season of giving. While Filipinos scramble for last-minute noche buena on a budget, Senate President Tito Sotto and his bicameral elves stuff the 2026 national budget…
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Continue reading →: Sara Says He’s Sharp, Tests Say He’s Faking: The Duterte Family’s Memory Paradox ExplodesThe Coin That Broke the Dementia Camel’s Back By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 21, 2025 MGA ka-kweba, imagine the moment: A former president, known for his sharp tongue and fearless leadership, suddenly turns into a “feeble old man” who can no longer think straight. Dementia, they say. Can’t…
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Continue reading →: Bam Aquino’s CADENA Dream: Turning Kickback Cash into Eternal Digital ConfessionsImmutable Receipts for Mutable Morals: How One Senator Plans to Eternalize the Grift By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 20, 2025 IN THE wake of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’ multibillion-peso flood control fiasco—complete with “ghost” projects that exist only on paper and kickbacks “voluntarily” returned…
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Continue reading →: Frederick Go’s Excel Wet Dream: Chasing a World Bank Checkbox While the Peso Tanks and Billions VanishThe Tycoon’s Technocrat Tango: Selling Rebound While the Gallery Burns and the Peso Bleeds By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 21, 2025 UYY, the coveted Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC) status—the administration’s favorite spreadsheet cell, that shimmering economic Holy Grail chased with all the fervor of a gambler convinced the…
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