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Continue reading →: ICC’s Manila Blitz: Duterte Down, Senators Next? A Legal Thriller with No RehearsalBato and Bong’s Hague Hangover: Will the Philippines Fumble the Legal Fumble? By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — October 5, 2025 WELCOME to the high-wire act of Philippine justice, where the International Criminal Court (ICC) has already snared former President Rodrigo Duterte, whisked to The Hague in March like a…
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Continue reading →: Crocodile Tears and Political Clowns: Senate’s Duterte Defense DebacleA Senate Sob-Fest for Duterte’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 5, 2025 MGA ka-kweba, gather ’round the circus tent that is the Philippine Senate, where ou0r esteemed solons have just staged a performance so brazen, so dripping with irony, it could make a carabao weep from…
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Continue reading →: Coup Whispers and a Nation Teetering: The Philippines’ Dance with ChaosGenerals and Ghosts: The Plot to Reset Philippine Democracy By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — October 4, 2025 A Ghost Stalks Malacañang IN Manila’s humid haze, the specter of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. slinks through the palace halls, muttering of betrayals and juntas past. General Romeo Brawner, the Armed Forces chief,…
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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…






