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Continue reading →: The 2026 Budget Swindle: Ghost Projects and the Art of Drowning a NationWhere Completed Drains Get Funded, Marikina Floods, and Anti-Corruption Vows Are Just Hot Air By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 2, 2025 Opening Salvo: A Budget That Mocks Marikina’s Misery Picture this: the 2026 National Expenditure Program (NEP), a bloated tome of fiscal fantasy that makes the PDAF scandal…
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Continue reading →: When the Waters Rise, So Does the People’s RageBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — September 2, 2025 THE armored vehicle in Jakarta didn’t stop. It plowed forward, crushing a motorcycle and the man astride it, a rideshare driver named Agus just trying to get home. His death was the spark. Within hours, parliament buildings were ablaze, politicians’ homes…
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Continue reading →: Malampaya’s Midnight Robbery: Did Cusi Hand a National Treasure to a Duterte Crony?Unraveling the shady deal that traded energy security for political loyalty, with the Ombudsman’s late plot twist stealing the show. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 1, 2025 BUCKLE-UP, legal thrill-seekers, because the Malampaya gas field saga is a masterclass in Philippine political theater, where energy security, crony capitalism,…
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Continue reading →: When the Floods Come, the Politicians SquabbleBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — September 1, 2025 FEW spectacles are as obscene as watching the Philippines drown—not just in floodwater, but in political hypocrisy. Every rainy season, children paddle through sewage in plastic tubs, while the country’s elites paddle through pork. This week’s zarzuela was particularly rich. President Ferdinand…
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Continue reading →: The Philippine Constitution: A Proxy War for Trust, Not TextNo Charter Fix Until Politicians Aren’t Crooks By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 31, 2025 THE 1987 Philippine Constitution isn’t just a legal document; it’s a political lightning rod. For nearly four decades, “Charter Change” (Cha-Cha) has been sold as the key to unlocking economic prosperity, regional equity, or…
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Continue reading →: Blood on Torre’s Badge: How Malacañang’s Machinations Gutted the PNPTorre’s 85-day reign ends in a political execution, with Bersamin’s pen as the murder weapon and the rule of law as collateral damage. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 31, 2025 IN THE gilded corridors of Malacañang, a vicious power grab has erupted, threatening to disembowel the Philippine National…
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Continue reading →: SALN Deathmatch: Zubiri’s Plea for Pity Clashes with Hontiveros’ Call for GutsThe Fight Over Financial Disclosure Is a Brutal Mix of Legal Firepower, Political Posturing, and the Eternal Quest to Outwit Corruption. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August, 30, 2025 WELCOME to the latest blood-soaked round of Philippine Political Thunderdome, where the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN)…
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Continue reading →: Supreme Court to Barok: ‘Your Quest for Truth? Bury It in Bureaucracy and Buzz Off’By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 30, 2025 Introduction: A Citizen’s Crusade Crushed by Cowards in Robes I’m Louis “Barok” Biraogo, the guy who’s been poking the bear of Philippine corruption since Aquino’s days. I’ve toppled commissions and challenged dynasties, but in Biraogo v. Martires (G.R. No. 254516), I…
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Continue reading →: DPWH’s Billion-Peso Ghost Party: Bonoan’s “I Didn’t Know” Excuse Is a Flimsy Umbrella in a Corruption TyphoonBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 29, 2025 THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under Secretary Manuel Bonoan is wading through a swamp of corruption so vile it makes Manila’s esteros smell like a perfume counter. Ghost flood control projects, a district engineer caught trying to bribe…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ Lifestyle Checks: Panning for Gold in a Cesspool of CorruptionBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 29, 2025 PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has brandished lifestyle checks as his shiny new sword to slay the dragon of corruption, but it’s looking more like a plastic butter knife against a ₱2 trillion flood control catastrophe. It’s like trying to mop up…
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