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Continue reading →: Power Grab or Public Good? MORE Power’s Iloilo Expansion Ignites a High-Voltage BattleBy Louis ‘Barok‘ Biraogo — June 19, 2025 A Flicker of Hope in Pavia’s Darkness In Barangay Aganan, Pavia, Maria Lunesa’s sari-sari store hums with fragile hope. Her refrigerator, vital for milk and sodas, often falls silent during ILECO I’s frequent outages. “When the power dies, my livelihood fades,” she…
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Continue reading →: Escudero’s Gambit: Forcing the 20th Congress to Recommit or Kill Duterte’s TrialBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 17, 2025 THE impeachment saga of Vice President Sara Duterte has erupted into a constitutional inferno, with Senate President Francis Escudero’s audacious moves sparking fierce debate. His decision to remand the articles of impeachment back to the House, draped in demands for certifications,…
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Continue reading →: Davao Lawyers Warn of a 2028 Gambit: Can Duterte’s Trial Survive Delay Tactics?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 17, 2025 Introduction: A Constitutional Conspiracy or Democracy’s Breaking Point? The impeachment of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is a legal powder keg, teetering between justice and political sabotage. The Senate’s audacious remand of impeachment articles to the House, a shadowy P2.2-billion bank…
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Continue reading →: Impeachment Abyss: Tongol’s Threat to Jail the House Sparks ChaosBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 17, 2015 I. The Constitutional Molotov Cocktail: Tongol’s Senate Power Grab Lawyer Reginald Tongol, the Senate’s self-anointed impeachment oracle, lobbed a grenade into the Sara Duterte impeachment saga: the Senate, wielding Rule V of the Senate Rules of Procedure (not VII, as he…
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Continue reading →: Solicitor General’s Gambit: Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Sparks Constitutional ChaosBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 16, 2025 THE Senate’s late-night bombshell to remand Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case isn’t a mere glitch—it’s a constitutional detonation threatening to reshape Philippine governance. With Duterte wielding the one-year-bar rule as a shield and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)…
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Continue reading →: Bitter Truths Behind Davao’s ‘Sweet Gold’ RushBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 15, 2025 IN THE rolling hills of Davao, where cacao trees sway under the tropical sun, farmers like Jose Saguban, 62, graft hope onto aging trunks, dreaming of a sweeter future. Davao, crowned the “Cacao Capital of the Philippines” by Republic Act 11547…
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Continue reading →: A Quiet Leader for a Noisy Nation: Why Romualdez Is the President the Philippines Needs in 2028By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 16, 2025 IN A country where politics often feels like a telenovela—complete with fiery speeches, viral TikToks, and larger-than-life personas—Ferdinand Martin Romualdez stands out for what he doesn’t do. He doesn’t chase headlines. He doesn’t grandstand on social media. And in a nation…
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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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