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Continue reading →: Pandora’s Passbook: The BPI Account That Could Topple Sara DuterteBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 5, 2025 The Smoking Gun: A Forensic Breakdown of BPI Transactions and Legal Violations A P55,131,747.32 “birthday gift” with 47 centavos? The BPI joint account of Rodrigo and Sara Duterte isn’t just a paper trail—it’s a detonator wired to the Duterte dynasty’s future.…
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Continue reading →: A New Coconut Plan for the Philippines—Or Another Broken Promise?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 5, 2025 The Farmer’s Last Hope The Farmer’s Last Hope FOR Marla Cantos, a 42-year-old coconut farmer in Leyte, the promise of a “revitalized” industry feels like a cruel echo of history. Her small plot, barely a hectare, was ravaged by Typhoon Rai…
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Continue reading →: SC Slaps Down LGUs: Mining Wars Escalate in Occidental MindoroBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 5, 2025 THE Supreme Court’s January 14, 2025, ruling—dropped like a bombshell on May 14—obliterated Occidental Mindoro’s 25-year ban on large-scale mining, cementing the state’s iron-fisted control over mineral riches. Penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen in G.R. No. 248932 (SC Decision…
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Continue reading →: Homes or Hype? Unmasking the Philippines’ 4PH Housing CrisisBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 4, 2025 IN THE shadow of Manila’s glittering skyline, Analyn, a mother of 10, clings to a shanty in Tondo, one of Southeast Asia’s largest slums. Her triplets’ arms are speckled with insect bites, their skin scarred by rashes from a garbage-strewn world.…
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Continue reading →: The Midnight Hour for Philippine Democracy: Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Trial StallsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — June 4, 2025 IN Manila, the clock ticks toward midnight for democracy. The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, set to stagger forward on June 11, 2025, dangles by a thread, dribbled like a basketball for four months, as Senator Risa Hontiveros quips,…
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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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