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Continue reading →: Magalong vs. Herbosa: The MAIP Money Pit Becomes a Political BloodbathMAIP’s Savior or Scapegoat? Herbosa Stands Tall in Magalong’s Evidence-Free Ambush By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 4, 2025 MGA ka-kweba, step right up to the latest cage match in Philippine political theater, where Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong dukes it out with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted…
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Continue reading →: P30 Million and a Prayer: Escudero’s Campaign Cash Charade UnravelsHow a Senator’s “Personal Funds” Defense Became a Laughingstock By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 4, 2025 WELL, well, well, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, didn’t I call this one? In my last piece, Resign, Senator Escudero—Your 1,700% Return on Investment Speaks Louder Than Your Denials, I exposed the reek…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ “Pristine” 2026 Budget: A Fiscal Fairy Tale Drowning in a Swamp of ScandalAnomaly-Free? More Like Anomaly-Filled: BBM’s Budget Blunder Exposed By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — October 3, 2025 BUCKLE up, mga ka-kweba, for a wild ride through the Philippine budget circus, where President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. dons his fiscal superhero cape, vowing a 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) as spotless…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ Budgetary Bonanza: Unprogrammed Appropriations Spit in the Constitution’s FaceFlood Control or Fund Control? Marcos’ ₱807B Disappearing Act By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — October 2, 2025 STEP right up to the greatest show in Malacañang, where President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is tossing ₱214.4 billion in unprogrammed appropriations like a political piñata at a patronage party. Representative Antonio Tinio,…
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Continue reading →: Cash, Cronies, and Cover-Ups: The Escudero-Ngu Kickback ConspiracyA ₱160-Million Handshake and a Senator’s Dirty Laundry By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 1, 2025 WELL, color me shocked. In a twist that absolutely nobody could’ve seen coming, tech mogul Maynard Ngu, the Cherry Mobile maestro, has decided to “spend more time with his family”—or, more likely, his…
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Continue reading →: 100% Rigged: DPWH’s Graveyard for Bids and Paradise for KickbacksBernardo’s Confessions from the Heart of the Corruption Cartel By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — October 1, 2025 STEP right up, mga ka-kweba, to the Department of Public Works and Highways’ grand corruption carnival, where every bridge, road, and culvert is a ticket to a private jackpot! Former Undersecretary Roberto…
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Continue reading →: From Congress to Con-Job: Zaldy Co’s Tearful Trek to Tinsel TownHow to Dodge Subpoenas with a Side of Crocodile Tears By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 30, 2025 LADIES and gentlemen of the kweba, step right up to the festering swamp of Philippine politics, where Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co has staged a resignation so theatrical it could…
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Continue reading →: Swine and Dine: The Senate’s 2025 Budget Loot Stinks RottenLacson’s Exposé Lifts the Lid on a ₱100B+ Budget Swindle By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 30, 2025 WALANG-HIYA! What a glorious mess we have in the hallowed halls of the Philippine Senate! Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, that grizzled watchdog with a nose for fiscal filth, has flung open…
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Continue reading →: Bonds and Backroom Deals: The Marcoleta Saga of Corruption and Cover-UpsFrom Senate Spotlight to Scandalous Shadows By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 29, 2025 Opening Act: A Scandal So Brazen It Begs for a Spotlight He crusades against corruption by day,but his wife’s corporate paychecks fund his life by night. For this senator, the anti-graft inquiry isn’t a public…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s Hague Heartbreak: Humanitarian Plea or Political Ploy?Unraveling Sara’s Tears in the ICC’s Shadow By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — September 29, 2025 HERE we are, ka-kweba, plunged into another Philippine political saga, where Vice President Sara Duterte’s plea for her father’s release from the ICC is pure theater—part sob story, part power play. Is this a…






