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Continue reading →: PNP’s P7.8M Fiasco: The Scandalous Snaring of an Innocent OctogenarianBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 22, 2025 AN elderly man, 81 and wheelchair-bound, was dragged from his Zambales home because the PNP failed to spot the difference between a “Jr.” and a fugitive. This isn’t a dark comedy—it’s the infuriating saga of Prudencio Cebu Calubid Jr., nabbed in…
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Continue reading →: Paradise Lost or Progress Won? A Writ of Kalikasan Takes Aim at Duterte’s China-Funded Bridge BonanzaBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 22, 2025 THE Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC), a P23-billion, China-backed behemoth, promises to zip travelers from Davao City to Samal Island in five minutes flat. But environmentalists, wielding a 208-page Writ of Kalikasan filed on April 21, 2025, before the Philippine Supreme…
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Continue reading →: A Requiem for Francis, the Pilgrim of MercyBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 21, 2025 AT dawn on April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s toll in dolore, their bronze voices splintering the Roman sky. Between each peal, a silence gathers, heavy as history, as if the Eternal City holds its breath. Jorge Mario Bergoglio—Pope…
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Continue reading →: Seizing Asia’s Trade Tide: The Philippines’ Bold Play in China’s ASEAN SurgeBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — April 22, 2025 IN THE bustling port city of Davao, Maria Santos, a small-scale exporter of organic bananas, watched her business teeter on the edge. The U.S. market, once a reliable buyer, had grown erratic with new tariffs looming. Then came an unexpected lifeline:…
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Continue reading →: Filipinos’ Hopes Fade: Marcos Jr.’s Stumbling Path to ProgressBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 21,2025 THE March 2025 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey reveals a nation teetering on disillusionment under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. A net gainers score of +1—plummeting from +13 in December 2024—exposes growing frustration amid soaring prices, geopolitical brinkmanship, and political chaos. While 31%…
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Continue reading →: Nation Discovers Imaginary Piggy Bank Under Capitol FloorboardsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 21, 2025 IN A revelation that has Washington buzzing like a prospector’s fever dream, former CIA advisor and self-styled Nostradamus of doom, Jim Rickards, has unearthed America’s greatest secret: a $150 trillion mineral fortune, hidden since the 19th century under a legal forcefield…
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Continue reading →: P9.6B Pasig City Hall Scandal: Legal Sham or Corrupt Cash Grab?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 21, 2025 Introduction: A City Hall or a House of Cards? The P9.6 billion Pasig City Hall project, championed by Mayor Vico Sotto, is unraveling into a cesspool of allegations—rigged bidding, shady qualifications, and jaw-dropping costs. MTD Philippines Inc., a Malaysian firm, waltzed…
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Continue reading →: NBI’s Crusade Against Lambino & Cardema: Justice or Witch Hunt?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 21, 2025 FAKE news is now a crime—and these politicians are the first test case. In a historic crackdown, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has charged senatorial hopeful Raul Lambino and ex-Duterte Youth leader Ronald Cardema for peddling a fabricated Supreme Court…
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Continue reading →: Manila’s Ancient Chinatown: Battling to Save Its Soul from Soaring ProgressBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 20, 2025 Ongpin Street hums at dawn, siopao steam mingling with vendor chatter as Lunar New Year nears. Yet in a shadowed alley, an eviction notice flaps on a shophouse, a grim omen for Binondo, the world’s oldest Chinatown. Will its vibrant heritage…
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Continue reading →: The Toga Tirade That Shamed a MilestoneBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 19, 2025 A Stage of Dreams, a Scene of Shame A graduation ceremony shouldn’t look like a crime scene. Yet at Colonel Ruperto Abellon National School on April 15, 2025, it did: students forced to remove their togas mid-ceremony, a teacher’s desperate protest,…
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