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Continue reading →: In Nueva Ecija, Capitalism Plays Farmers for Suckers—and the DA Applauds from the SidelinesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 30, 2025 THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is aghast—positively floored—that rice traders in Nueva Ecija dare to buy wet palay at a measly P5 per kilo. That’s a price so low it’d make a carabao sob into its rice straw. Assistant Secretary Arnel…
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Continue reading →: A Reformist in the House: Romualdez’s Quiet RevolutionBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 1, 2025 IN THE blistering humidity of a July afternoon in Quezon City, the Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives stood not in the shadow of dynasty but in the light of duty. With no pomp and little preamble, Ferdinand Martin Romualdez…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ SONA 2025: Bold Promises, Familiar ShadowsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 30, 2025 IN THE grand halls of the Batasang Pambansa, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2025, with the polish of a leader eager to redefine his family’s legacy. He spoke of accountability,…
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Continue reading →: The 80% Rebellion: Sara Duterte’s Trial and a Nation’s ReckoningBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 30, 2025 In Davao City, Ana, a weary public school teacher, grips her placard amid a sea of protesters: “We are the 80%! Sara Must Answer!” Her classroom, starved of books and desks, bears the scars of alleged betrayal—₱625 million in confidential funds…
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Continue reading →: Supreme Betrayal: The Court’s Brazen Rewrite of the Constitution in Duterte’s FavorBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — July 30, 2015 THE Philippine Supreme Court’s July 25, 2025, ruling on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment is not just a misstep; it’s a full-blown judicial coup. By declaring the House of Representatives’ impeachment process unconstitutional, the Court didn’t merely interpret Article XI—it vandalized…
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Continue reading →: The 4PH Promise: A Roof Over Your Head, If You Can Survive the Commute and the LoanBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 29, 2025 THE Philippine government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program is a glittering monument to bureaucratic self-delusion, a scheme so drenched in noble rhetoric it could make a cynic weep. Launched in 2022 under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., it vows…
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Continue reading →: Carpio Unmasks the Justices: The Supreme Court’s Duterte Ruling as Constitutional TreasonBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 29, 2025 THE Philippine Supreme Court’s 13-0 ruling on July 25, 2025, to torch the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte isn’t just a legal blunder—it’s a full-blown assault on the Constitution. With due process shredded, precedent gutted, and unanimity weaponized as…
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Continue reading →: The Supreme Court Just Turned Impeachment Into a Judicial Joyride for the UntouchableBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 28, 2028 THE Supreme Court didn’t just rewrite the rules on impeachment—it handed Congress a constitutional grenade with the pin already pulled. On July 25, 2025, the Philippine Supreme Court unanimously voided the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing violations of…
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Continue reading →: Pangilinan’s War on Rogue Prosecutors: Unmasking the De Lima Witch HuntBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 27, 2025 THE Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest stunt in the Leila de Lima saga—a motion to reverse her June 2024 acquittal, filed on July 14, 2025, then yanked back in a dizzying 72 hours—is less courtroom drama and more constitutional trainwreck. Was…
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Continue reading →: Torre’s Charity TKO vs. Baste’s Family Day Flop: A Political Pay-Per-SnoozeBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 27, 2025 LADIES and gentlemen, step right up to the Fight of the Fallen, a political telenovela so absurd it was rejected by ABS-CBN for making Ang Probinsyano look like a documentary. This is the saga of Acting Davao Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte…
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