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Continue reading →: The New Face of Philippine Justice: Darlene Berberabe’s Ascent to Solicitor GeneralWithout hyperlink By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 30, 2025 IN THE Philippines, where legal battles often mirror the nation’s fractious politics, the appointment of Darlene Marie Berberabe as Solicitor General on May 29, 2025, marks a pivotal moment. A trailblazing lawyer, academic, and public servant, Berberabe steps into…
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Continue reading →: Deportation or Diplomatic Hostage-Taking? The Arnie Teves Saga Exposes Timor-Leste’s ASEAN DilemmaBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 29, 2025 THE rearrest and looming deportation of former Philippine lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. from Timor-Leste is a high-stakes drama where legal principles, political ambition, and diplomatic arm-twisting collide. Accused of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, Teves…
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Continue reading →: COMELEC’s Party-List Math: Constitutional Compliance or Creative Accounting?By Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — May 29, 2025 THE party-list system, enshrined in the 1987 Philippine Constitution to amplify marginalized voices, is under fire again. The OFW Party-list’s urgent petition before the Supreme Court, filed May 26, 2025, accuses the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of botching its math and…
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Continue reading →: Sovereignty vs. Accountability: Duterte’s Hague Battle RagesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 28, 2025 Survey Shock: A Rebellion Against Justice? The Pulse Asia survey from May 6–9, 2025, drops a bombshell: 58% of Filipinos reject Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest for ICC charges tied to his brutal drug war—a jarring 12-point swing from 2024 polls showing 49–59%…
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Continue reading →: Torn Between Loyalty and Justice: The Battle Over Sara Duterte’s ImpeachmentBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 28, 2025 Voices of a Divided Nation: Karina and Joel’s Story In Manila’s chaotic Quiapo market, Karina Cruz, a 52-year-old street vendor, arranges her modest stall of dried fish and vegetables. She credits Vice President Sara Duterte’s education and welfare programs for keeping…
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Continue reading →: A Torch in the Frame: A Tribute to Pablo Gabriel MalvarBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 28, 2025 A camera lens and a fraternity’s torch: one captures light to immortalize, the other gathers it to scatter. In Pablo Gabriel Malvar, these twin flames converge—a filmmaker whose art is an act of defiance, an Upsilonian whose brotherhood is a crucible…
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Continue reading →: The Troubadour’s Last Note: A Tribute to Freddie AguilarBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 27, 2025 IN A Manila barrio, where the air hums with the weight of memory, a needle drops onto a worn vinyl of Anak. The crackle is a whisper from 1978, a confession that spills from Freddie Aguilar’s guitar like a river breaking…
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Continue reading →: The DILG’s Hail Mary to Swear in Duterte: A Legal, Ethical, and Political CircusBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 26, 2025 THE Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) audacious plan to let Rodrigo Duterte take his oath as Davao City mayor from an ICC detention cell isn’t just a long shot—it’s a constitutional clown car speeding toward a brick wall. Below,…
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Continue reading →: Keeping the Captain: Why Angara Must Stay to Save DepEd’s Sinking ShipBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — May 26, 2025 WHEN Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara seized the helm of the Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) in July 2024, he faced a system in freefall: abysmal PISA scores, a legacy of financial scandals, and teachers crushed by bureaucracy. Armed with technocratic…
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Continue reading →: Frasco’s Tourism Triumph: Will Marcos’s Revamp Derail a Philippine Renaissance?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 26, 2025 IN THE coastal town of Medellin, Cebu, a small café owner named Elena Castro wipes down tables as she shares her story. “After the pandemic, we had nothing—no tourists, no income,” she says, her voice steady but emotional. “Then Secretary Frasco…
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