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Continue reading →: They’re Burning Domingo at the Stake Because He Refuses to Join the Patronage PicnicWhen “Health Advocates” Suddenly Discover Ethics (After Years of Selective Blindness) By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 9, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, the kitchen at the Department of Health (DOH) is heating up again. A group of so-called “health advocates”—the kind that produce more press releases than actual patient consultations—suddenly…
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Continue reading →: P1 Trillion in Savings? Or P1 Trillion in Nonsense?Abolish Congress? Sure—And Hand the Keys to the Dynasties By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 9, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, grab your popcorn—or better yet, some antacids—because we have a fresh episode in the Philippines’ longest-running teleserye: “How Politicians Pretend to Be Serious While Destroying Democracy.” Today’s star? Former Anti-Red…
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Continue reading →: Due Process for the Senator, Ghost Projects for the People: Kapunan’s Finest Hypocrisy HourFloods Drown Communities While Lawyers Drown the Court in Technicalities BAHOLD, the Philippine justice system—where the wheels grind with glacial indifference for the poor, yet suddenly sprout turbochargers when a big fish smells blood in the water. Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is back in detention, this time for…
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Continue reading →: Tacloban’s Two-Bit Bike Bandits: When the BI Finally Notices the Chinese Nationals It’s Been Ignoring for Six YearsEnter Viado, Exit the Era of Looking the Other Way By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — February 8, 2026 TWO Chinese nationals—Zhu Fulin, 51, and Wu Huoyan, 53—were dramatically arrested in Tacloban City on January 29, 2026, while tinkering with e-bikes in Barangay 91, Abucay. One had been overstaying since…
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Continue reading →: Solar Para Sa Bayan? More Like Solar Para Sa BulsaLeviste’s Solar Empire: Franchise First, Compliance Optional By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — February 7, 2026 THE promise of renewable energy has collided with hypocrisy in the Philippines’ latest power scandal. Solar Para Sa Bayan Corporation (SPSB), founded by Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste, faces penalties of up to ₱150 million…
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Continue reading →: Phantom Congressmen & Fake Tax Stamps: The ₱4.5-Billion-a-Month Ghost Story Remulla Won’t NameWhere Two Luzon Solons Play Hide-and-Seek While ₱400 Million in Illegal Yosi Burns Daily By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 7, 2026 MGA ka-kweba, imagine this: while you struggle with taxes and overpriced cigarettes, two mysterious congressmen from Northern Luzon supposedly pose as defenders of the people by day,…
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Continue reading →: The Sacred Separation of Powers: Marcos’ Favorite Get-Out-of-Plunder CardThe Palace’s Selective Reverence: Overreach Only When It Threatens Allies By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 6, 2026 DEAR readers of this humble cave: gather close, for today we dissect a beast with many heads—each one more grotesque than the last. The latest farce stems from Malacañang’s declaration on…
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Continue reading →: Supreme Court Hides Behind Procedure While the Palace Builds a Parallel Republic: The Cowardly Dismissal of the ICI PetitionFrom Transcendental Courage to Procedural Paralysis: The Slow Death of Judicial Spine By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 5, 2026 DEAR esteemed magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC): congratulations. Yesterday, February 4, 2026, you managed to dodge a constitutional bullet with the grace of a matador who simply steps…
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Continue reading →: The Frasco FiascoWhen the Tourism Secretary Becomes the Destination By Louis “Barok” C. Biraogo — February 5, 2026 SCENE: Late evening in a bustling Tokyo 7-Eleven. A foreign visitor, guidebook in hand, picks up a complimentary English-Japanese travel mag from the rack. The cover star? Not Boracay’s waves or Cebu’s cliffs —…
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Continue reading →: The Jumbo Jet That Never Lands: How We’re Dumping Our Future into the SeaFeasting on Tomorrow’s Catch: The Generational Theft of Philippine Marine Wealth By Louis ‘Barok‘ C. Biraogo — February 5, 2026 EVERY single day, a fully loaded jumbo jet—brimming with 123,000 kilograms of fresh fish—takes off from Philippine waters and vanishes into thin air. Not hijacked. Not crashed. Just gone. According…
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