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Continue reading →: LET THEM EAT BUDGET SPAGHETTIA Christmas Farce in the Republic of Imaginary Malls By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 5, 2025 I. The Miracle of the P500 Ham When Government Officials Discover the Fifth Circle of Grocery Hell Imagine, mga ka-kweba, a Filipino family of four on Christmas Eve. The children are wide-eyed…
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Continue reading →: Thailand Forum or Forbidden Fruit? Inside the P674 Million Herbosa–Zuellig ControversyA Deep Dive into Selfies, Sponsored Flights, and the Exact Moment “Stakeholder Engagement” Became a Four-Letter Word By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 5, 2025 WELCOME back to the cave, mga ka-kweba. Pull up a monoblock chair, crack open a warm Red Horse, and let’s autopsy this Department of…
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Continue reading →: Thanks for the Memories, Babes: How to Quit a Fake Commission Without Even Pretending to FightHe came, he saw, he realized Malacañang needed a scapegoat more than a savior—and he chose door number two. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 4, 2025 WHILE Metro Manila drowns once again—knee-deep in the same filthy floodwater that invades living rooms, turns school corridors into rivers, and forces…
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Continue reading →: Kiko Aquino Dee Nothing More but a Political OpportunistBy Hail to the Chair — December 4, 2025 WHO is “Kiko Aquino Dee?” He was one of the noisy faces in the recent edition of the so-called Trillion Peso March held last November 30. This guy is also the maternal grandson of the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy”Aquino Jr. and…
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Continue reading →: DHSUD’s Christmas Gift to the Poor: A Brand-New Price Tag They’ll Never AffordSanta Came Early—for Ayala Land, Megaworld, and Every Developer on the Nice List By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — December 4, 2025 A FEW days back, in a press release cleaner than a DPWH contractor’s conscience, the DHSUD and the newly invented DepDev proudly announced they have raised the price…
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Continue reading →: Alan Cayetano Wants Us to Stop Criticizing Bato — Because Apparently Accountability Now Constitutes Human Rights AbuseBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 3, 2025 IF THE Philippines ever opens a National Museum of Political Absurdity, Alan Peter Cayetano’s latest statement defending Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa deserves its own wing. Maybe even a hologram exhibit: press a button, and it plays Cayetano solemnly arguing that a…
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Continue reading →: From Flood-Control King to Midas Beggar: Zaldy Co’s Final Gamble Is Convincing a Judge That P1 Billion + Prayers = P2.5 BillionFrom Looting Billions in Public Works to Begging a Judge for a P1.5-Billion Discount – Philippine Politics Speedrun By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 3, 2025 Imagine the scene: NBI agents in raid jackets are kicking in doors at the Midas Hotel & Casino looking for fugitive ex-congressman Zaldy…
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Continue reading →: PhilHealth’s ₱60-Billion Vanishing Act: Now You’re Sick, Now You’re FloodedYou Paid Your Premiums for Dialysis; They Delivered Dikes That Dissolve in July By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — December 3, 2025 MGA ka-kweba, i-sipsipin ‘to: a dialysis patient gasping for one more PhilHealth-covered session while, somewhere in Bulacan, a congressman’s favorite contractor is pouring substandard concrete into a “flood-control…
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Continue reading →: Samuel Martires Should Go Back to Law SchoolBy Hail to the Chair — December 2, 2025 JUST recently, retired Ombudsman Samuel Martires, who is turning 77 years old next month, has been pre-occupied defending his issuance in 2020 of Memorandum Circular No. 1 during his term as the nation’s top graft investigator – a responsibility he abandoned…
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Continue reading →: Congratulations, Cebu Taxpayers: You Just Bought the World’s Most Expensive Invisible GarbageNow with 300% markup and zero actual trash included — limited edition plunder! By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — December 3, 2025 1. The Miracle of Multiplication: How Trash Became More Valuable Than Truffles In a feat that would make Jesus’ fish-and-loaves stunt look amateur, Cebu City officials managed to…






