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Continue reading →: Receipts, Roads, and Robbery: The Anatomy of Escudero’s Budget FraudFrom Sorsogon to Batangas, a Trail of Insertions Points to Pre-Election Plunder By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 1, 2025 Let’s call this what it is: a national budget written in invisible ink, scented with pork, and signed with a wink. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero wants you to…
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Continue reading →: Azcuna vs. The Supremes: One Framer’s Fight Against a Court Drunk on Its Own PowerBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 31, 2025 The Gist: Supreme Court’s Constitutional Con Job in a Nutshell The Philippine Supreme Court’s July 25, 2025, ruling on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment complaint is a judicial travesty dressed up as constitutional fidelity. By redefining “initiate” and imposing a gauntlet…
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Continue reading →: Philippine Senate to SC: ‘Yes, Daddy’—How Judicial Overreach and Political Pussy-footing Killed ImpeachmentBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C Biraogo — July 30, 2025 THE Philippines’ latest constitutional circus is a masterclass in legal cowardice and judicial sleight-of-hand, starring Senate President Francis Escudero as the spineless ringmaster and the Supreme Court as the self-appointed puppetmaster. The Supreme Court’s July 25, 2025, ruling declaring Vice President…
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Continue reading →: Gadon v. Topacio: A Contempt Circus at the Edge of Judicial SanityBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 31, 2025 🎬 Cold Open: Because Reality Is Stranger Than Legal Fiction Some legal dramas are Shakespearean. Others are courtroom thrillers. And then there’s Gadon v. Topacio, a spectacle best described as “Monty Python Presents: Indirect Contempt in the Time of Facebook.” Picture…
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Continue reading →: In Nueva Ecija, Capitalism Plays Farmers for Suckers—and the DA Applauds from the SidelinesBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 30, 2025 THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is aghast—positively floored—that rice traders in Nueva Ecija dare to buy wet palay at a measly P5 per kilo. That’s a price so low it’d make a carabao sob into its rice straw. Assistant Secretary Arnel…
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Continue reading →: A Reformist in the House: Romualdez’s Quiet RevolutionBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — August 1, 2025 IN THE blistering humidity of a July afternoon in Quezon City, the Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives stood not in the shadow of dynasty but in the light of duty. With no pomp and little preamble, Ferdinand Martin Romualdez…
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Continue reading →: Marcos’ SONA 2025: Bold Promises, Familiar ShadowsBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 30, 2025 IN THE grand halls of the Batasang Pambansa, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2025, with the polish of a leader eager to redefine his family’s legacy. He spoke of accountability,…
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Continue reading →: The 80% Rebellion: Sara Duterte’s Trial and a Nation’s ReckoningBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 30, 2025 In Davao City, Ana, a weary public school teacher, grips her placard amid a sea of protesters: “We are the 80%! Sara Must Answer!” Her classroom, starved of books and desks, bears the scars of alleged betrayal—₱625 million in confidential funds…
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Continue reading →: Supreme Betrayal: The Court’s Brazen Rewrite of the Constitution in Duterte’s FavorBy Louis ‘Barok’ C Biraogo — July 30, 2015 THE Philippine Supreme Court’s July 25, 2025, ruling on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment is not just a misstep; it’s a full-blown judicial coup. By declaring the House of Representatives’ impeachment process unconstitutional, the Court didn’t merely interpret Article XI—it vandalized…
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Continue reading →: The 4PH Promise: A Roof Over Your Head, If You Can Survive the Commute and the LoanBy Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — July 29, 2025 THE Philippine government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program is a glittering monument to bureaucratic self-delusion, a scheme so drenched in noble rhetoric it could make a cynic weep. Launched in 2022 under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., it vows…
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