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Continue reading →: Pillage and Power: The Filipino Congress as Kleptocracy CentralBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 8, 2025 IN THE Philippines, democracy isn’t just undermined by corruption—it’s a rigged heist where congressmen play both lawmaker and looter. Senator Erwin Tulfo, a former broadcaster with a knack for stirring the pot, has hurled a Molotov cocktail into this swamp, alleging…
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Continue reading →: Raffy Tulfo’s Call to Arms: Rewriting the Rice Tariffication Law to Rescue a Nation’s FarmersBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — August 7, 2025 Lito Mangalindan lost money growing the rice that feeds millions of Filipinos.The 52-year-old farmer borrowed 50,000 pesos last year to plant palay in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines’ rice basket. When harvest came, he sold his crop for barely 15 pesos per…
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Continue reading →: Tiangco and the Transparent Illusion: Now You See the Budget, Now You Don’tA magician’s guide to fiscal indignation—after leaving the magic circle. By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 7, 2025 In a Congress where transparency goes to die, Toby Tiangco has suddenly discovered the virtues of sunlight — conveniently timed to his divorce from Speaker Romualdez’s inner circle. It’s the sort…
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Continue reading →: Hontiveros Unmasks GSIS’s Reckless Gamble with Public Servants’ FuturesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 7, 2025 THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), entrusted with the life savings of millions of public servants, has squandered ₱1 billion on a reckless gamble in DigiPlus Interactive Corp., an online gambling platform, watching its value crash by nearly 80%. Under suspended…
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Continue reading →: The Silence Trap: Kaufman’s No-Witness Ploy Faces the ICC’s GuillotineBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 6, 2025 When Nicholas Kaufman, Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel, declared his team would call no witnesses at the September 23, 2025, confirmation of charges hearing, the courtroom didn’t just gasp—it smelled blood. Is this a masterstroke to set a trap for trial, or…
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Continue reading →: DA to Farmers: Let Them Eat Tariffs — A Tragicomedy in Three ActsBy Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — August 6, 2025 🎭 Act I: Curtain Call for Common Sense The Department of Agriculture’s new proposal is like offering a band-aid to a gunshot wound—if the band-aid were made of red tape, soaked in imported rice vinegar, and stamped “From the Generous Pockets…
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Continue reading →: Hontiveros as Champion, Trillanes as Kingmaker: A Risky Road to 2028By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 5, 2025 IN A cramped Manila barangay, a widow named Katrina clutches a faded photo of her husband, killed in Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war—a victim of the extrajudicial killings that left thousands dead. She whispers, “I want justice, but I also want a…
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Continue reading →: The Night the Constitution Trembled: Romualdez’s Defiant Stand in a Democracy on the BrinkBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 5, 2025 A midnight ruling by the Philippine Supreme Court didn’t just derail an impeachment—it ignited a constitutional firestorm that could reshape the nation’s democratic foundations. On July 25, 2025, the Court unanimously struck down the House of Representatives’ impeachment case against Vice…
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Continue reading →: Romualdez’s Bold Play: Can Open Budgets Slay the Philippines’ Graft Hydra?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — August 5, 2025 IN Manila, where jeepneys rumble and urban slums whisper tales of despair, a seismic battle for governance unfolds. House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s resolution to open Philippine budget deliberations to civil society watchdogs is a bold strike against a national scourge: graft.…
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Continue reading →: Philippines’ Tourism Boom: Miracle or Mismanagement?By Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — August 5, 2025 IN THE Philippines, where turquoise waters and vibrant festivals draw millions, a storm brews not on the beaches but in the halls of power. The clash between Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre and Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco threatens to unravel a…
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