Tag: Citizen Barok by Louis Barok Biraogo

"In the Philippines, the floodwaters rise every year, but the only thing that ever stays high is the water level of corruption" FEW spectacles are...

THE Philippines is drowning—not just in floodwaters but in a cesspool of corruption and bureaucratic failure. Congressional probes into the Department of Public Works and...

IN BARANGAY Balete, Bulacan, the Santos family’s screams were drowned by a July 2025 mudslide. A ₱500 million floodwall, meant to shield their home from...

"His DOJ record, prosecuting Duterte despite past ties, proves his impartiality" I. Battle Cry: A Reformer Under Fire THE Judicial and Bar Council faces a defining...

(Last of 2 parts) The DOF’s ‘invest, don’t gamble’ sermon is patronizing nonsense A gourmet feast for the famished SONNY Africa of IBON Foundation nails it: “This...

"Urging the poor to trade stocks because the stock transaction tax dropped from 0.6 percent to 0.1 percent is not empowerment – it’s a...

"Nothing screams ‘transparency’ like a tobacco lobbyist rebranding as a democracy salesman" IN THE Philippines’ grand tradition of ironic political appointments, President Marcos Jr. has...

"This is a tale of greed, elite impunity, and a system that lets billionaires turn rice fields into gold while farmers starve" IN THE Philippines,...