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Continue reading →: Intrigue in Manila: A Dynastic Duel for the House GavelAs Martin Romualdez fights to keep his speakership, budget scandals and Marcos-Duterte rivalries threaten to reshape Philippine politics. Who will wield the power? By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 16, 2025 THE Batasang Pambansa pulses with tension, its marble halls alive with whispered plots and sidelong glances. Lawmakers gather…
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Continue reading →: Roque’s Legal Inferno: Human Trafficking or Marcos’ Power Play?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 16, 2025 HARRY Roque, once Rodrigo Duterte’s fiery mouthpiece, now faces a non-bailable arrest warrant for qualified human trafficking linked to the notorious Lucky South 99 POGO. The Angeles City Regional Trial Court’s bombshell ruling has sparked a legal and political inferno, with…
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Continue reading →: The De Lima Debacle: Judicial Gymnastics or Political Revenge?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 16, 2025 LEILA de Lima, former Philippine senator and Duterte’s fiercest critic, thought she’d clawed her way out of a seven-year legal purgatory. Cleared of all drug charges by June 2024, she was ready to storm back into Congress as ML Party-list’s first…
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Continue reading →: Tides of Defiance: Philippines’ Bold Second WPS Case Against China’s Ecological Assault on Vulnerable CommunitiesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 16, 2025 Introduction: A Battle for Sea and Survival The Philippines is gearing up for a second legal showdown against China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), targeting Beijing’s environmental devastation in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). On May 14, 2025, the National…
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Continue reading →: Ballots Over Polls: How the 2025 Philippine Midterms Defied PredictionsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 15, 2025 HOW did the Philippines’ most respected polling institutions get it so catastrophically wrong? On May 12, 2025, that question thundered through political circles as Francis Pangilinan—a candidate barely registering in pre-election surveys—clinched 5th place with a stunning 14.5 million votes. Meanwhile,…
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Continue reading →: De Lima & Diokno vs. Duterte: Justice or a Juicy Revenge Plot?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 15, 2025 THE Philippine political stage just got a blockbuster sequel. Former Senator Leila de Lima and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno are being tapped as star prosecutors in the impeachment showdown against Vice President Sara Duterte. House Assistant Majority Leader Jay Khonghun…
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Continue reading →: Impeachment Inferno: How the 2025 Elections Set Sara Duterte’s Fate AblazeBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 14, 2025 THE 2025 Philippine midterm elections, held May 12, have ignited a political powder keg, setting the stage for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial in a Senate split between warring dynasties. Neither President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nor Duterte holds a clear…
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Continue reading →: Mica Tan’s Empire on Trial: A Legal Takedown or a House of Cards?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 14, 2025 THE Batangas Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) arrest warrant against Maria Francesca “Mica” Tan-Cancio and seven others for syndicated estafa, paired with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) scorching complaint for unlicensed investment schemes, has ignited a firestorm in the Philippines’ financial…
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Continue reading →: A Farmer’s Champion Rises Again: Kiko Pangilinan’s Senate ComebackBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 13, 2025 IN THE chaotic arena of Philippine politics, where dynasties like the Marcoses and Dutertes loom like Goliaths, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan has staged a stunning political resurrection. His fifth-place finish in the 2025 Senate elections, with 12.3 million votes, is not…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’s Ratings Surge: Progress or Polling Illusion?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — May 13, 2025 WHEN three polls tout a president’s rising approval ratings, it’s tempting to declare a comeback—but in the Philippines’ fractious political landscape, numbers often obscure more than they reveal. Recent surveys from Tangere, Octa Research, and Publicus Asia claim President Ferdinand Marcos…
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