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Continue reading →: The ₱15,500 Question: Laguna’s Governor Sol Aragones and the Case of the Disappearing Review ClassOr: How to Spend ₱11.5 Million on “Educational Assistance” Without Actually Procuring Anything By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 29, 2026 MAKE no mistake: I don’t know if Sol Aragones is guilty. I don’t know if she’s innocent. What I do know is that someone in Laguna decided that…
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Continue reading →: The ₱7.2-Trillion Alibi: How Sara Duterte’s Prosecutors Plan to Drop Bribery Because of a Budget MeetingAccountability Has a Shelf Life, and Apparently It Expires in October By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 29, 2026 Let’s not pretend this smells like anything other than what it is: I am not here to defend Sara Duterte. The Vice President has, in my humble opinion, the ethical…
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Continue reading →: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Evading the ICC: Torreon’s ‘Spur-of-the-Moment’ Defense Is Comedy GoldStarring Bato as the Passenger, Robin as the Driver, and the CIDG as the Unwitting Comedy Critics By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 LET’S set aside the spin for a moment and consult reality: I don’t know if Senator Robin Padilla committed obstruction of justice under Presidential…
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Continue reading →: Marcoleta, Lubao, and the INC: The Holy Trinity of Avoiding the Witness StandOne invoked God. One invoked the Fifth. The church invoked silence. The video invoked Marcoleta’s own mouth. By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 29, 2016 GRAB your popcorn and your copy of the Rules on Evidence, because this one requires both: Nelson Lubao did not save Rodante Marcoleta from…
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Continue reading →: The Art of the Steal: Congress Postponed the Barangay Elections Again—And Called It ‘Reform’They Didn’t Kill the 2026 Barangay Elections. They Just Renamed the Murder ‘Term-Setting’—And the Supreme Court Might Let Them Get Away With It Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo | September 28, 2026 LET’S start with a simple question: What do you call a law that extends the terms of sitting officials,…
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Continue reading →: DPWH Blacklists 2 of 9 Discaya Firms: The Hydra Thanks You for Your ServiceThe Math Is Simple: Nine Companies, Two Sanctions, Zero Accountability By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 29, 2026 LET’S begin with a brief moment of silence for the collective intelligence of the Filipino taxpayer. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has done it again. In a move…
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Continue reading →: Taguig Is Not in Leyte: The DPWH’s 600-Kilometer Ghost ProjectSenator Lacson found the receipts. Secretary Dizon found ‘none.’ The geotags found Leyte. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 “Taguig is not in Leyte. Unless, of course, you’re the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).” That’s the question that should be echoing through the halls of…
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Continue reading →: Panelo Says Senators Could Go to Prison. The Law Says He Should Read Article 204 FirstThree Former Chief Justices Backed the Senate’s Ruling. Panelo Says They’re All Criminals Now. One of These Arguments Is Serious By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 THERE are moments in Philippine legal discourse when the absurdity is so exquisitely layered that you need a thesaurus and a…
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Continue reading →: Remulla Cries ‘Cartel’ — But the Real Scam Is the System ItselfThe Ombudsman Went on Radio to Expose the LTO. What He Actually Exposed Was a Broken Bureaucracy That Fails Accident Victims With or Without a Conspiracy. Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 LET’S start with the most brilliant part of this news cycle: Remulla went on the radio…
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Continue reading →: China Connection or Chismis? Adiong’s Impeachment Hail Mary Needs Receipts, Not VibesSomewhere Between ‘Chinese National’ and ‘Trust Me, Bro’ Lies the Evidence Adiong Forgot to Bring. By Louis ‘Barok’ C. Biraogo — September 28, 2026 The prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has apparently decided that the best way to prove “betrayal of public trust” is to replace evidence…






