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Continue reading →: The Bowl That Outlived the Permit: Quezon City Padlocks Ma Mon Luk, and Nostalgia Is Not a DefenseBy Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — October 2, 2026 CALL me old-fashioned, but a century of mami does not come with a lifetime exemption from Presidential Decree No. 856 (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines). Quezon City has padlocked Ma Mon Luk on Quezon Avenue — the last standing branch…
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Continue reading →: ₱58.53B, Zero Receipts: The LGSF Pork Barrel Nobody Wants to NameCongress calls it ‘financial assistance.’ Rep. Erice calls it ‘presidential pork.’ The public calls it a receipt they never got By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 2, 2026 The Return of the Pork Barrel Gather ’round, kweba-kids. Today’s bedtime story is about a fund that died long ago but…
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Continue reading →: The Witness Who Wasn’t: How Trillanes Ghosted Sara Duterte’s Impeachment TrialThe Cart, the Horse, and the Senator-Judge Who Wouldn’t Shut Up By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 1, 2026 SPARE us the violin music: Antonio Trillanes IV is not a shrinking violet. This is a man who once staged a hotel mutiny, spent years in detention, and has made…
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Continue reading →: The World Bank Has a Bridge to Sell You: A ₱435 Billion Bridge, to Be ExactA Masterclass in Saying ‘Corruption’ Without Ever Saying ‘Corruption’—Featuring Special Guest, the ₱1 Trillion Flood Control Scandal By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — October 1, 2026 THE World Bank has done it again. In a feat of academic prestidigitation that would make a Las Vegas magician blush, the multilateral lender…
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Continue reading →: Philippine Justice Is a Public Restroom: The Sandiganbayan Just Showed Us Who Holds the KeysRevilla Walks, Bernardo Talks, Miranda Stays, and Moreno Waits: A Sandiganbayan Story Where Everyone Gets What They Paid For By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — October 1, 2026 LET me tell you something about the Philippine justice system, dear readers. It’s not broken. It’s working exactly as designed—for the people…
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Continue reading →: Winning Motions, Losing Votes: Sara Duterte’s Lawyers Just Learned the Hard Way That Impeachment Isn’t Law SchoolThe Quantum of Proof Problem: When You’ve Been Arguing Beyond Reasonable Doubt in a Proceeding That Never Required It By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 30, 2026 LET the record reflect my disbelief. You spend weeks cross-examining prosecution witnesses with the surgical precision of a lawyer who billable hour…
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Continue reading →: Ghost Wi-Fi, Real Billions: How Aguda’s DICT Turned ‘Free Internet’ Into a Fraternity Slush FundThey Promised Free Wi-Fi. You Got Ghost Sites, Double Salaries, and a Procurement Czar Under Indictment By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — September 30, 2026 SO LET me get this absolutely, catastrophically straight: the Philippines has a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) created under Republic Act No. 10844…
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Continue reading →: THE ₱2 BILLION SUITCASE MAN: HOW THE PROSECUTION’S STAR WITNESS BECAME ITS BIGGEST LIABILITYA Dismissed Cop, a Grudge, and a Polygraph That Proved Nothing: Inside the Impeachment Witness No One Wants to Vouch For By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 30, 2026 HOLD my balikbayan box. The House prosecution team wants to put a dismissed cop on the witness stand—a man who…
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Continue reading →: 98.8% Paid, 0% Built: The Davao Ghost School ScandalNo Structure Found, Fully Paid: Inside the COA Report That Exposed ₱83 Million in Phantom Classrooms By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 30, 2026 THE Commission on Audit (COA) has discovered that you can pay 98.8% of a ₱36-million school building contract and have absolutely nothing to show for…
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Continue reading →: The Witness Who Knew Nothing: How the Prosecution’s Star Testified His Way Into IrrelevanceRendell Sopeña Spent a Whole Day on the Stand Proving That PhilGEPS Is Just a Filing Cabinet—And the Prosecution Called It a Smoking Gun By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 29, 2026 Mga ka-kweba, gather ‘round the flickering light of your screens. The circus is back in session, and…
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