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Continue reading →: The EDSA Rehab Postponement: Prudent Pause or Political Panic?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — June 3, 2025 FOR jeepney driver Mang Pipoy, the daily grind along Metro Manila’s Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) is a four-hour battle through choking traffic, where every kilometer feels like a test of endurance. His story is one of millions, as EDSA—Metro…
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Continue reading →: The Senate’s Shame: Escudero’s Gambit to Bury Duterte’s TrialBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — June 3, 2025 IN Manila’s seething political coliseum, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is less a quest for justice than a brutal cage match between the Marcos and Duterte dynasties. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s calculated delays—pushing the trial to June…
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Continue reading →: 11 Days, P125M Gone: Duterte’s Cash Dash or a Setup for 2028?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 3, 2025 THE Philippine political stage is ablaze with drama, and Vice President Sara Duterte is caught in the spotlight, juggling a P125 million confidential fund (CF) scandal while dodging accusations of forged receipts and a congressional lynching. A viral Facebook post lays…
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Continue reading →: A Child’s Hidden Bite, a Nation’s Hidden Shame: The Rabies Crisis in the PhilippinesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 2, 2025 IN A quiet barangay in Davao, 13-year-old Maria clutched her arm, hiding a small bite from a stray puppy she’d played with during summer break. Afraid of a scolding, she stayed silent. Weeks later, fever and fear consumed her. By the…
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Continue reading →: Impeachment on the Brink: Will Sara Duterte’s Trial Vanish When Congress Does?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 2, 2025 THE impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte teeters on a constitutional precipice, ensnared in a maelstrom of legal ambiguity and political brinkmanship. As the 19th Congress barrels toward its June 13, 2025, adjournment, the Senate faces a daunting question: can it…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s ICC Gambit—Delay, Deny, and Defy JusticeBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 2, 2025 RODRIGO Duterte’s legal team isn’t just fighting a case; they’re waging a war of attrition. At 80 years old, confined in Scheveningen Prison, the former Philippine president faces International Criminal Court (ICC) charges for crimes against humanity tied to his brutal…
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Continue reading →: Panga’s Momentum: Why Cutting PEZA’s Star Player Could Cost the Philippines BillionsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 1, 2025 IN A modest office in Cebu, 6,800 Filipino workers recently found new jobs at Techlog’s expanded IT hub—a direct result of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority’s (PEZA) record-shattering 294% investment surge in Q1 2025, soaring to P58.947 billion. This isn’t just…
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Continue reading →: The Architect of a New Philippines: Ferdinand Martin Romualdez’s Power and PersecutionBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 1 2025 IN THE humid air of Kuala Lumpur, at the 14th ASEAN Leaders’ Interface in May 2025, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez stood before Southeast Asian lawmakers and issued a clarion call: “The true measure of leadership is not what we preserve—but…
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Continue reading →: The Philippines’ Debt Bomb: Who Pays When the Golden Age Goes Bust?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 1, 2025 WHILE Filipino families grapple with rice prices soaring to ₱60 per kilo, their government has quietly piled on ₱10 trillion in debt over the past decade, a fiscal time bomb now ticking at 61.3% of GDP. For every Filipino—man, woman, and…
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Continue reading →: No Sanctuary for Killers: Remulla Corners Teves in Timor-LesteBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 31, 2025 TWO years. Six countries. One fugitive congressman who thought he could outrun justice across Southeast Asia. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr.’s desperate flight ended this week in handcuffs at Manila’s airport, but his real reckoning is just beginning. The man accused of…
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