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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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Continue reading →: India’s Perilous Gamble in the U.S.-China Trade WarBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 20, 2025 INDIA is caught in a high-stakes geopolitical chess game, tempted by the allure of replacing China as a manufacturing powerhouse for U.S. firms, yet cautioned by economist Jeffrey Sachs against becoming a pawn in America’s volatile trade strategy. At the Rising…
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Continue reading →: Caught in the Crossfire: Will the Philippines Survive the U.S.-China Trade War?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 18, 2025 LUZVIMINDA Santos stands helpless as her Cavendish bananas blacken under Mindanao’s merciless sun. “The Americans demand 17% more,” she whispers, tears welling. “My buyers in California can’t pay that, and I can’t afford to ship.” Across the South China Sea, Chinese…
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Continue reading →: Will Robots Forge a New American Dream or Shatter It?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — April 18, 2025 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, smells like rust and regret. The corpse of a steel mill stands frozen in time, its parking lot a graveyard of cracked asphalt and thistles. Meanwhile, 1,200 miles south, Tesla’s Gigafactory pulses with the sterile rhythm of machines building…
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Continue reading →: Philippine Power Play: Marcos’s Plunge, Duterte’s Surge, and a Nation at the EdgeBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — April 18, 2025 IN Manila’s restless streets, a political earthquake is reshaping the Philippines. The March 2025 Pulse Asia survey isn’t just data—it’s a pulse-pounding saga of trust shattered and ambition unleashed. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval has nosedived to 25%, a 17-point collapse…
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Continue reading →: The Pot Lid Plot: Kiko Pangilinan and the Smear That Threatens Philippine DemocracyBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — April 17, 2025 IN A modest carinderia in Pampanga, Kiko Pangilinan joined a boodle fight, eating rice soaked in carabao milk from a pot lid—a humble nod to Kapampangan tradition. Captured by food vlogger Romeo Catacutan, the moment was meant to celebrate culture and…






