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Continue reading →: ICC Drops Warrant, Bersamin Drops ‘Not So Fast’—Tokhang’s Architect Now Hiding in Session HallSovereignty Shield or Senate Snuggie? Bato’s New Legal Blanket Has ICC Written All Over It By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — November 9, 2025 Radio Rumor vs. Mass Grave: When “Good Authority” Trumps 6,000+ Bodies It started with a whisper on dzRH—a public interest radio program—and exploded into a constitutional…
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Continue reading →: “Skewed Narrative”? More Like Skewered Taxpayers!Zaldy Co’s ₱13.8B Vacation vs. Your Flooded Barangay By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — November 9, 2025 HAYY, mga ka-kweba, gather ’round the cave. The air reeks of desperation, expensive cologne, and the unmistakable stench of a ₱13.8 billion budget heist. Former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co – now…
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Continue reading →: CEBU’S P17.4-BILLION WATERLOO: WHEN FLOOD CONTROL BECAME A CRIME SCENEBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — November 8, 2025 THE CORPUS DELICTI: P17.4 BILLION FOR A WATERY GRAVE Over 100 corpses float in the Butuanon River’s rage.Thousands displaced.Entire subdivisions swallowed.And in the middle of this man-made apocalypse? P17.44 billion of taxpayer money—179 flood control projects across four rivers from 2016…
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Continue reading →: The Tide Goes Out on the UniTeam: A Coroner’s Report on a Drowning PresidencyBy Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — November 7, 2025 The Numbers Are In—and They Sound Like a Coffin Closing The numbers are in, and they carry the distinct sound of a tide rushing out. For the once-unassailable “UniTeam” of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, the cold…
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Continue reading →: The Inspector Who Crossed the River: When Magalong Went to Davao to Fix Floods and Stir PoliticsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — November 7, 2025 In a city where floods wash away public funds faster than the rain can fall, Baguio’s mayor decided to wade in — literally and legally — to inspect Davao’s “questionable” flood-control projects. The result: one man’s good intention meets the undertow…
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Continue reading →: Final Act: The Sandiganbayan Drops the Curtain on Mayor Ejercito’s Graft OperaFrom Action Star to Inmate # – The Role He Never Auditioned For By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — November 6, 2025 ACT I: CUFFS, CAMERA, NO ACTION – The Sandiganbayan’s Non-Negotiable Arrest Warrant October 20, 2025. The Sandiganbayan Fourth Division drops a minute resolution colder than a Pagsanjan waterfall…
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Continue reading →: Martires Does Not Deserve His Hefty Retirement Benefits as Retired OmbudsmanBy Hail to the Chair November 6, 2025 IN July 2025, Samuel Martires finally stepped down from his post as the Ombudsman of the Philippines after completing his lackluster term of seven years. His departure from public power is arguably one of the best things that happened to the country…
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Continue reading →: Grand Coalition or Grand Delusion? The Opposition’s 2028 Suicide Pact12 Egos, 1 Ticket, 0 Chance: The Math of Philippine Unity By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — November 5, 2025 “Two clans that once kissed on stage now trade cocaine jokes and assassination plots—while the ‘opposition’ argues over who gets the presidential suite in a palace they haven’t built.” COMING…
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Continue reading →: Unconstitutional Exemption of Members of Congress from Criminal Crosecution by the Ombudsman Under RA No. 6770By Hail to the Chair — November 5, 2025 SECTIONS 12 and 13, Article XI of the Constitution vest in the Office of the Ombudsman the power to investigate and to pursue the criminal prosecution of public officials or employees for illegal acts or omissions. In 1989, Congress enacted Republic…
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Continue reading →: “PLUNDER IS OVERRATED”? TRY AGAIN — IT’S A CALCULATED KILL SHOTWhy Ombudsman Remulla’s “No-Plunder” Gambit Is the Smartest Anti-Corruption Move Since the Wheel By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — November 4, 2025 THE MOB’S HOLY WAR: “PLUNDER!” SCREAMED LOUDER THAN LOGIC The mob is drunk on drama. PLUNDER! PLUNDER! PLUNDER! — chanted like a war cry at a frat hazing.…






