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Continue reading →: The Punisher’s Plea: Will the ICC Free Duterte and Betray Justice?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 15, 2024 RODRIGO Duterte, the self-styled “Punisher” of Manila, now pleads for mercy from the International Criminal Court (ICC), painting himself as a frail octogenarian too feeble to threaten justice. But can the Court trust a man who turned Philippine streets into killing…
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Continue reading →: The Rice Wars: Manila’s Tariff Gamble Sacrifices Farmers for Fleeting Price CutsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — June 15, 2025 IN Nueva Ecija’s rice fields, Aling Rosa pawns her ancestral land to survive crashing palay prices. In Manila’s slums, Mang Juan’s family stretches stagnant wages to afford rice that consumes a fifth of their budget. The Philippine government’s proposed gradual rice…
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Continue reading →: Blood Money or Political Ploy? The Duterte Bank Probe ExposedBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — June 14, 2025 THE gavel drops, and the stakes soar. Will the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) unravel a money trail tied to thousands of deaths, or is this impeachment-fueled revenge? The House of Representatives’ explosive recommendation to probe alleged joint bank accounts of former…
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Continue reading →: Navigating Four Scenarios of Treachery: The Supreme Court’s Impeachment Tightrope ActBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 14, 2025 Opening Shot: The Senate Just Nuked the Constitution—and Nobody’s Talking About It Hold onto your gavels, folks. The Philippine Senate’s jaw-dropping move to punt Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment articles back to the House isn’t just a procedural oopsie—it’s a constitutional…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Albert Domingo’s Vision to Save Philippine HealthcareBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 13, 2025 IN THE Philippines, where 44% of rural households are crushed by catastrophic health costs, plunging millions into poverty yearly, a critical question burns: Who can fuse policy genius with moral fire to heal a broken system? Dr. Albert Francis Domingo, a…
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Continue reading →: Swept Away in the POGO Purge: Are Deportations Justice or a Desperate Facade?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 13, 2025 IMAGINE a Vietnamese mother, Linh, trembling in a cramped detention cell at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, her toddler’s cries echoing in her memory. She was lured to the Philippines with promises of a decent job—perhaps in a call center or casino—only…
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Continue reading →: Cardema’s Name-Game Hustle: Fraud or Just PH Politics as Usual?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 13, 2025 ANOTHER day, another Cardema con—except this time, Drixie Mae Suarez’s surname switcheroo isn’t just sloppy, it’s a legal landmine. Is this political branding on steroids or straight-up election fraud? The Duterte Youth Partylist’s first nominee, Rep. Drixie Mae Suarez Cardema, is…
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Continue reading →: Romualdez’s Defiant Fist: Why the Senate’s Retreat on Duterte’s Impeachment Threatens JusticeBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 12, 2025 MANILA’S streets erupt in chaos. Protesters clash outside the Senate, their shouts of “Justice!” colliding with cries of “Sara!” as placards denouncing Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged crimes—graft, corruption, a brazen assassination plot—battle banners decrying a political lynching. Inside, Speaker Martin…
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Continue reading →: Escudero’s Kangaroo Court: How the Senate Gutted Duterte’s ImpeachmentBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 12, 2025 THE Senate’s decision to remand Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment articles back to the House of Representatives is not a mere procedural misstep—it’s a constitutional travesty, executed with the subtlety of a wrecking ball in a cathedral. Senate President Francis “Chiz”…
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Continue reading →: Senate’s Impeachment Remand: Constitutional Crime or Clever Cover?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 11, 2025 THE Philippine Senate’s 18-5 vote on June 10, 2025, to fling Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment articles back to the House of Representatives is a brazen act of political sorcery. Masquerading as a “compromise” to uphold constitutional sanctity, this procedural Houdini…






