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Continue reading →: Marcos’ Reset Needs Dizon’s Drive to Fix Our Broken Transport SystemBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 26, 2025 NOT long ago, no one in government dared admit it. The trains stalled, the buses overflowed, and the silence from the top was deafening. Then one transport chief stepped forward, called it broken, and started fixing it. President Marcos, this is…
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Continue reading →: A Child Starves, a Loyalist Stays: Marcos’ Moral CrossroadsWhy Marcos Must Choose Integrity Over Loyalty By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 25, 2025 IN A cramped Manila slum, 10-year-old Ana clutches a bowl of watery porridge from the “Batang Busog, Malusog” feeding program, a flicker of hope in her hungry eyes. But the man behind the program,…
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Continue reading →: Fields of Failure: Why Marcos Must Replace Tiu Laurel to Save Philippine AgricultureBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 25, 2025 IN A sun-scorched barangay in Nueva Ecija, a rice farmer named Mang Pipoy stands amid his wilting crops, his livelihood crushed not just by El Niño’s wrath but by a flood of imported onions that arrived as his harvest hit the…
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Continue reading →: From Cavite to Country: Remulla’s Proven Leadership Demands ContinuityBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 25, 2025 WHEN a Cavite mayor sounded the alarm last year about a kidnapping ring tied to an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO), Secretary Jonvic Remulla didn’t hesitate. Within 48 hours, he mobilized a raid on the Island Cove compound in his…
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Continue reading →: Keep the Doctor Who Heals the NationBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 25, 2025 MR. PRESIDENT, in a nation where one in three families skips medical care because they can’t afford it, firing your most credentialed health chief isn’t a reset—it’s a surrender. As you weigh the fate of Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, the Secretary…
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Continue reading →: Why Marcos Should Keep His Justice SecretaryBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — May 25, 2025 IN A nation where justice has often been a privilege for the powerful, one embattled figure has quietly pushed for change amid a storm of criticism. Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, now at the center of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s cabinet reshuffle,…
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Continue reading →: Bato’s Bluster: Legal Shield or Political Smokescreen for Duterte?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 25, 2025 SENATOR Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s fiery accusations against International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators—claiming they’re strong-arming retired Philippine National Police (PNP) officers into fingering him and former President Rodrigo Duterte—hit like a thunderclap. But is it lightning or just hot air? In…
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Continue reading →: Metro Manila’s Thin Blue Line: A Police Force Betrayed by Its Own ComplacencyBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 24, 2025 THE police assistance desk sits empty at 2 PM on a Tuesday afternoon in Quezon City. Down the street, another officer scrolls through mobile games while his post remains unmanned. This isn’t an isolated incident—it’s the norm that 13 million Metro…
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Continue reading →: Alice Guo’s Legal Implosion: A Citizenship Charade and POGO-Fueled Scandal UnraveledBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 24, 2025 ALICE Guo, the ousted Bamban, Tarlac mayor, is caught in a legal maelstrom that reads like a crime thriller gone wrong. Her alleged double life as Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese national, and her cozy ties to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming…
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Continue reading →: P1.4 Billion Scandal Shadows Cacdac’s Courtesy ResignationBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — May 23, 2024 The P1.4-billion land deal scandal at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is a gut-punch to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose remittances keep the Philippines afloat. This isn’t just bureaucratic incompetence—it’s a calculated betrayal of trust, with former Administrator Arnell…






