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Continue reading →: Palawan’s Ancient Bones Defy China’s Imperial DreamsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 15, 2025 THE air was heavy with salt and history as I stood at the mouth of Tabon Cave, a jagged limestone gateway towering above the South China Sea. Below, Tagbanua fishermen’s voices rose and fell with the rhythm of the waves, while…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s ICC Checkmate: Genius Trap or Wishful Thinking?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 15, 2025 Introduction: A Legal Thriller Unfolds Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest on March 11, 2025, wasn’t just a legal maneuver—it was a masterstroke of political theater. Handcuffed and flanked by a thousand police officers, the former Philippine president transformed his surrender into a high-stakes…
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Continue reading →: Is Duterte’s ICC Petition Doomed to a Moot Grave?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 14, 2025 THE Philippine Supreme Court is wading into a legal quagmire that’s equal parts procedural headache and political dynamite. On March 11, 2025, former President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa filed a 94-page certiorari and prohibition petition, seeking a…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s Fall: A Nation’s Soul on TrialBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 13, 2025 THE alleys of Davao still echo with the ghost of Rodrigo Duterte’s reign—a reign where power was wielded like a machete, carving order from chaos and leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. I’ve sat with the widows of his…
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Continue reading →: Bato’s Big Bet: Can a Senate Desk Stop an ICC Warrant?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 13, 2025 SENATOR Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, the architect of Duterte’s bloody drug war, is now scrambling for survival. With Rodrigo Duterte facing the ICC’s wrath, Bato’s latest move—begging the Senate for immunity—is a desperate gambit to evade justice. The news, broken by…
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Continue reading →: Kitty Duterte’s Habeas Corpus Gambit: Can She Claw Dad Back from The Hague?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — March 12, 2025 RODRIGO Duterte, the former Philippine president known for his brutal drug war, is now in the clutches of the International Criminal Court (ICC)—and the fallout is explosive. With his daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte and legal bulldog Salvador Panelo scrambling to the…
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Continue reading →: Cuffs on a Sovereign: Can the ICC Drag Duterte to The Hague?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 12, 2025 THE arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on March 11, 2025, at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport is more than a sensational headline—it’s a high-stakes legal showdown pitting the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Philippine sovereignty, with Interpol acting as…
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Continue reading →: Duterte’s ICC Takedown – Blood, Bureaucracy, and a Global Legal SmackdownBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 11, 2025 RODRIGO Duterte, the Philippines’ infamous “Punisher,” now wears the ultimate symbol of accountability: handcuffs. On March 11, 2025, the former president was hauled off at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) under an ICC warrant, his “war on drugs” legacy reduced to…
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Continue reading →: When a Fugitive Waltzes Free: Manila’s Immigration ShameIN A Quezon City courtroom, a 28-year-old South Korean fugitive, Na Ikhyeon, sits surrounded by Bureau of Immigration officers. He’s been in custody since May 2023, wanted in his homeland and caught in a fraud case filed by a Filipina. On March 4, 2025, he’s supposed to face justice. Instead,…
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Continue reading →: The Philippines’ Infrastructure Dream: Gridlocked by Land and LawBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — March 11, 2025 MARIA Santos wakes at 4 a.m. to beat the traffic, but there’s no escaping Manila’s gridlock. A mother of three, she spends hours each day crammed into a jeepney, her children’s laughter replaced by the hum of idling engines. She’s heard…
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