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Vintage retro-print illustration: a Philippine General Hospital examination room with an empty wheelchair draped in a barong tagalog, two doctors reviewing an Evaluation Results chart, and a tiny Chickenpie character observing from a corner

Fit to Stand Trial

Senator Marcoleta arrived at PGH in a wheelchair. The Sandiganbayan didn't trust the PNP's doctors. UP-PGH's verdict: fit to stand trial.

Satirical retro-print illustration of a campaign headquarters overflowing floor-to-ceiling with money sacks, a tiny Chickenpie character in the corner witnessing the scene

Seventy-Five Million and Counting

The Ombudsman charged Senator Marcoleta with non-bailable plunder over PHP75M in undeclared campaign contributions. The box was empty. The money was not.

Retro poster illustration of the Philippine Senate surrounded by dense rows of uniformed officers, with a tiny Chickenpie character in the crowd looking up at the building

6,000 Cops for One Woman. She Was Coming Anyway.

The Senate deployed 6,000 officers for an impeachment trial. The VP confirmed she's coming. The difference between security and theater is who gets to sit inside.

Retro cartoon illustration of a packed Philippine Senate chamber during an impeachment trial, with Filipino senators at mahogany benches, gallery crowd, TV cameras, and a tiny Chickenpie character holding popcorn in the audience

Ninety-Two Days. Bring Snacks.

The Senate cleared ninety-two days for the biggest political trial since Erap. We are very good at holding two realities at once and calling it Thursday.

EDSA expressway packed with thousands of figures in white polo shirts, buses flanking both sides, sari-sari store visible, Mr. Chicken as a tiny foreground figure in the crowd — retro print illustration

Thirty Thousand White Polo Shirts. One Very Interested Politician.

The INC filled EDSA for Marcoleta. Sara Duterte watched from her press conference and called it meteorology. Her trial starts July 6.

Chickenpie character stands small in a massive crowd marching to the EDSA People Power Monument, carrying protest signs reading PEOPLE POWER and DEMOKRASYA, retro print illustration style

The Color Is White This Time

Every few years, Filipinos pick a color. Tomorrow we pick white. The demands haven't changed. Neither has the road.

A cartoon Manila street corner with a government infrastructure billboard plastered with red bureaucratic rejection stamps, jeepneys navigating potholed roads, with a tiny Chickenpie character in an orange hard hat looking up at the billboard

Build Build Build. Downgrade Downgrade Downgrade.

S&P cut PH growth to 4.1% — steepest downgrade in Asia-Pacific. Infrastructure spending is down 50%. Five rating agencies. Same arrow.

Satirical illustration of the Philippine Senate chamber at night — empty leather chairs, Philippine seal on the wall, uniformed figures in the corridor — while two cartoon CHKN chickens watch from the gallery balcony

Bato Found a Loophole. The Loophole Was the Senate.

A senator hid from the ICC inside the building where laws are made. The Philippine Marines arrived. Shots were fired. He escaped via text message.

Cartoon Philippine Senate chamber with tiny senator figures beneath a giant scoreboard showing '16?' and a Chickenpie character in the gallery observing with a notepad

Sixteen. Everyone Knows the Number. Nobody Has the Number.

The Sara Duterte impeachment trial starts July 6. The Senate has been counting to sixteen since November. The number hasn't moved. The senators have.

Satirical retro cartoon illustration of the Philippine Senate hall with two competing Senate President nameplates on the same raised dais, senators in chaos around the oval table, packed gallery watching

Two Senate Presidents. One Building.

Cayetano says he's still in charge. Gatchalian says no, actually. Both have name plates. Neither will move. Classic.

Flat vector illustration of Philippine Senate chamber in chaos: senators vs NBI agents in standoff, gavel on floor, Mr. Chicken watching tiny from the upper gallery

The Most Lawless Room in the Philippines Has a Law for That

The institution that writes the laws fired warning shots at the police to protect one of its own from The Hague. Then it couldn't count to 13.

Philippine Senate session hall, Recto Room interior, senators filling the chamber — the gavel handover of the Senate presidency

The Last Man to Know It Was Over

Three weeks, two court filings, one quorum nobody else attended. Cayetano finally said the word. The Senate had already moved on.

Flooded barangay street in Bulacan — submerged tricycles, residents on balconies, unfinished concrete drainage channel sinking into muddy water, small Chickenpie character watching from a wooden crate in the corner

Three Plunder Cases, Zero Flood Control

He's been charged with plunder three times in 25 years. The flood money is still missing. The floods are still on schedule.

Filipino gas station at twilight with a faded ROLLBACK banner overhead, jeepneys queued at the pumps, and a tiny Chickenpie character staring up at the price board

The Rollback Has Left the Building

The P9.26 rollback was two weeks ago. The diesel hike is today. Oil companies didn't invent this trick. Casinos did.

Vast colonial-baroque Philippine Senate chamber, a tiny school desk at the center buried under a tower of legal folders, with a tiny Chickenpie chicken watching from the upper gallery

Suddenly, Paperwork

The pre-trial brief is due today. The homework Sara Duterte never thought she'd have to turn in.

Tiny Chickenpie chicken in barong tagalog holding passports at a Chinese immigration counter, looking up at a stone-faced officer holding a NO ENTRY stamp — retro cartoon illustration

China Banned the Teodoros. The Ships Didn't Get the Memo.

China banned the Teodoros from three airports. The grey-zone ships, somehow, were not on the list.

Grand baroque Malacañang-style hall dominated by a massive oil portrait of an older statesman on the wall, a tiny speaker at a distant podium, and a small Chickenpie character watching from the audience

"Protect the Truth," Says the Marcos

When the son of the man who built Philippine historical revisionism tells you to protect truth from distortion, that is not hypocrisy. That is expertise.

Caricature of the Philippine Senate plenary hall with a Landbank teller window where the Speaker's podium should be, chess pieces scattered on the floor, two factions of suited men in barong tagalog on opposite sides

Checkmate (Philippine Senate Rules Apply)

The Philippine Senate presidency was settled by who got to the Landbank branch first. Democracy is working.

A vintage poster-style illustration of the Sandiganbayan courtroom interior, towering stacks of case documents labeled DOCKETS and EVIDENCE dominating the chamber, with a tiny Chickenpie character in the public gallery

The Third One

Three separate plunder cases. Three different years. The Sandiganbayan is practically his second office at this point.

Philippine Senate session hall with two presidential podiums at either end of an empty red-carpet aisle, conflicting memos on the pillars, a small Chickenpie character standing at the entrance holding a rolled document

Report to the Senate. Don't.

The Philippine Senate has two presidents and one private school teacher brave enough to ask the Supreme Court who's right.

A small Chickenpie character in a barong tagalog stands in a grand Philippine government courthouse lobby watching three plunder case folders displayed like trophies on a clerk's desk

Hat Trick, Your Honor

Three plunder cases, one senate seat, twelve years, and still no verdict. Jinggoy Estrada completes the hat trick.

Philippine Senate chamber interior — empty presidential chair at center rostrum, senators arguing in the foreground, Chickenpie watching from the gallery

The Gavel Was Available

Twelve senators, one absent president, one afternoon. The Philippine Senate has new management. The gavel was just sitting there.

A retro vintage poster illustration of a Philippine airport terminal with all flights cancelled. Two massive locked gates — one with a US seal, one with a Philippine court seal — face each other across a crowded terminal. A small Chickenpie character stands quietly in the background crowd, holding a shredded passport.

Exit Ramps: None Available

Former House Speaker Romualdez lost his US visa and travel privileges simultaneously. Two exits, both closed — and the receipts are somewhere in discovery.

Retro vintage poster illustration of the UN General Assembly hall with a tiny Chickenpie character slumped in the back row holding a Philippine flag, scoreboard reads KGZ 142 PHL 49

Kyrgyzstan Has a Seat at the Table. Manila Has a Press Release.

The Philippines lost its first-ever UN Security Council bid — to Kyrgyzstan, 142-49 — while the Palace blamed political tensions. Rules-based order starts at home.

Manila wet market scene with a towering H2 RECOVERY GUARANTEED billboard as vendors update climbing prices and Mr. Chicken reads the OECD report in the background

The H2 Economy

3.2 percent. The OECD wrote it down. The government will revise it upward by Monday. Somewhere in the middle is the actual Philippines, folding the report card into a paper boat.

Mr. Chicken stands waist-deep in Manila floodwater holding a receipt, while a government building with a BAHA BAWAL DUMAAN sign is half-submerged behind him. Vintage retro print style.

₱573 Million Went Somewhere. Manila Still Floods Every July.

The Sandiganbayan arrested Senator Jinggoy Estrada for allegedly diverting flood control funds. Manila will still flood in July. Some things are consistent.

A CHKN chicken character in formal barong sprints down ornate Senate marble stairs carrying a briefcase, looking over his shoulder in a panic, while other chicken-suited senators debate obliviously in the background

The Senate Has Excellent Back Staircases

A senator with an ICC warrant for crimes against humanity discovers the Senate building has surprisingly useful architecture.

The Work-From-Hiding Senator

The Senate wants to let senators attend sessions online. The timing has nothing to do with Bato dela Rosa being wanted by the ICC. Absolutely nothing.

Mr. Chicken in a Manila design studio observing AI vs human craft collision — Who Decides the Why?

The Machine Made It Look Easy. Now What?

Four design trends moving the industry in May 2026 — two real signals, one overclaimed, one underrated. Chickenpie's verdict on what's actually happening and what the meta-trend says about where design value is going.

Filipino golfer in an olive green streetwear polo on the first tee at a Philippine golf course at golden hour

The New Golf Uniform

Golf in the Philippines has always had a dress code. Malbon arrived, the Jeepney sold out, and now the outfit is part of the performance. A Sunday observation on what changed.

Split vintage propaganda poster: The Hague ICC courtroom on the left, Philippine Senate on the right, Mr. Chicken standing at the dividing line in a barong tagalog

The Family Schedule

Two Dutertes, two courtrooms. Rodrigo at The Hague, Sara facing impeachment in Manila. The family has finally matched their schedules.

Mr. Chicken crouched in the back of a dark government car, barely visible through the rear window, as a second escort vehicle follows at dawn — JUST A RIDE stamped across the top in retro poster typography

A Coordinated Pre-Dawn Logistical Maneuver (Also Known as a Ride)

The ICC issued a warrant. His colleague had a car. The car had a backup car. This is what Filipinos call just a ride.

Mr. Chicken in the Wembley Arena nosebleeds, holding a BINI lightstick and wiping a tear as the crowd roars below a Philippine flag on the LED screen

We Used to Export Workers. BINI Is Going to Wembley.

The Philippines has been exporting its best people since the 1970s. BINI is going to London too — except they're headlining the arena.

Mr. Chicken as a film director in the Philippine Senate chamber, pointing at an empty VP chair. A clapperboard reads IMPEACHMENT TAKE 2.

Take Two

The prosecution is running mock trials. Sara Duterte becomes the first Philippine official impeached twice — and the whole country is watching the rehearsal.

Mr. Chicken peeks from behind a marble column in a Philippine government hall as a giant ICC stamp falls toward a barong-clad figure with a frozen smile

You Can Leave the Court. You Cannot Leave the Record.

The Philippines quit the ICC to avoid exactly this. The warrant covers the years they were still in. Bato's name is on it. The protection expired first.

Mr. Chicken in Barong Tagalog stands behind a senate desk labeled BATO, ICC WARRANT papers scattered on the floor, agent silhouettes in doorway, retro print style

The Hunter, Hunted

The man who built the drug war is now the hunted. Three NBI tracking teams. Three locations. One senator who cannot be found.

Chickenpie cartoon chicken in sailor uniform stands on a tiny South China Sea reef, holding a laminated Arbitral Ruling 2016 document while a giant red dragon tries to blow it away — retro vintage poster style

China Has Nine Lines. We Have One Ruling and a Phone Camera.

Ten years after the arbitral ruling, China still hasn't read it. We're in an information war. We have the receipts. They have better WiFi.

Mr. Chicken dressed as a Filipino traffic enforcer holding an Arrest Warrant sign, watching a Senate-plated car speed away with two senator silhouettes inside

The Getaway Car Had a Senate Plate

The warrant exists. The car came. What Senator Bato's escape in Robin Padilla's car says about accountability in the Philippine Senate.

Retro print caricature of a defiant woman VP in a crumbling senate dock with a flaming gavel and Mr. Chicken as court bailiff holding a July 6 placard

The Trial Starts July 6. The Trial Started the Day She Was Sworn In.

The Senate impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte has a date. The gavel has always been on fire.

Mr. Chicken in polo barong clutching an empty wallet and calculator at a Manila gas station pump, horrified by the rising price display, jeepney driver chicken protesting in background

The Iran War Ended. Nobody Told Petron.

We declared a state of national energy emergency. The pump still says P1.21 more. Mr. Chicken is at the pump with a calculator and an empty wallet.

CHKN caricature of Bato dela Rosa as Senate President sitting on throne chair, raising gavel triumphantly, ICC arrest warrant sticking out of breast pocket, Philippine Senate chamber background, retro print style

He Hid in the Senate for Four Days. They Made Him Its President.

The ICC wants Bato dela Rosa for crimes against humanity. The Philippine Senate wants him for president. This is not a paradox. This is Tuesday.

Mr. Chicken in PNP uniform driving a police convoy van away from the Senate, an ICC warrant left behind on the steps. Retro print caricature illustration.

The Getaway

The PNP escorted Bato dela Rosa from the Senate just as the ICC came calling. The institution took care of its own. The van doesn't need jurisdiction. The van just drives.

CHKN chicken character in PNP General's uniform sprinting away from a flying ICC WARRANT paper on a Manila street at night, retro poster style

Senator Bato Was Always Going to Run

The man who built the body count is running from the count. The ICC warrant doesn't negotiate.

Mr. Chicken in a black hoodie presses ENTER on a laptop labeled DEPLOY SPIRAL v2.0 while a tiny papal figure in the corner pleads STOP — CHKN flat-vector illustration

A Spiral Is Just a Loading Screen That Lasts Forever

Pope Leo XIV called AI and weapons a spiral of annihilation. Nobody in tech was listening. The spiral kept loading. Progress.

Mr. Chicken in barong Tagalog sits calmly at a Philippine Senate desk while chaos erupts around him and a smoking pistol lies on the floor

The Senate Had Gunshots. The Statement Had Regrets.

The President didn't order it. Nobody did. A gun fired itself inside the Senate. The building is fine. It has always been fine.

Mr. Chicken as Senate President at podium with gavel raised, senators scrambling to rearrange chairs in a chaotic Philippine Senate chamber, vintage retro print style

The Trial Is Pending. The Judge Has Been Replaced.

The Senate was supposed to hold Sara Duterte’s trial. Instead it held an internal election. Someone changed the judge. The gavel hasn’t dropped yet.

Chickenpie cartoon CHKN character in press barong watching Philippine House tally board showing 215-0 impeachment vote, retro political poster style

Two Hundred Fifteen

The House voted 215-0 to impeach VP Sara Duterte. They only needed 106. That's not governance — that's a statement.

Mr. Chicken dressed as a barrister dragging a suitcase out of The Hague ICC courtroom, powdered wig askew, looking back nervously — retro vintage poster style

The Lawyers Aren't Quitting. They're Evacuating.

Duterte's ICC defense team is walking out before the trial begins. When your lawyers bail pre-fight, that's not a reset — that's a verdict.

Mr. Chicken dressed in barong tagalog and aviator sunglasses confidently pulling a suitcase through a Philippine airport, departure board reading THE HAGUE - ON TIME, with impeachment protest chickens in the background. Retro print style.

Nice Itinerary. The First City Is The Hague.

215 lawmakers advanced her impeachment articles. Sara Duterte booked a 13-day trip. The first stop is The Hague. We're sure it's a coincidence.

Mr. Chicken as a Filipino fisherman in a tiny banca, surrounded by seven nations' warships, facing a lone Chinese coast guard vessel — retro vintage print illustration

Seventeen Thousand Guns, One Banca

Seven foreign navies showed up to defend Filipino waters from China. The fisherman just wants his yellowfin. The fish want to know why there are so many boats.

Mr. Chicken as a jeepney driver standing at a fuel pump, holding a P10 discount receipt and a list of accredited contractors, near-empty gauge behind him

The Guest List

Marcos declared a fuel emergency. The solution is P10 per liter — if you have an LTFRB cert, a valid franchise, an approved corridor, and a cooperative that survived the phase-out.

Mr. Chicken as a Labor Day protest leader, fist raised, holding a LIVING WAGE NOW placard at Mendiola — retro print vintage poster style

The Job Fair Is Hiring. The Job Fair Cannot Afford You.

Two hundred thousand vacancies. Workers at Mendiola. The government is very excited about the booths. The brochure doesn't have a tab for the gap.

Mr. Chicken in a Filipino hospital maternity ward holding a newborn and a PhilHealth card while a massive bill hangs on the wall behind him

New Benefits. Same Math.

PhilHealth triples maternity benefits today. The gap between ₱29,000 covered and ₱148,500 billed is still very much there. We do the math.

Mr. Chicken in barong tagalog stares at a dramatically empty witness chair labeled 'SARA' at a Philippine congressional hearing, with other chicken characters at the panel table looking bewildered — vintage political poster style

RSVP: No

Sara Duterte skipped the Day 4 probable-cause vote of her own impeachment hearing. An empty chair that says everything.

Mr. Chicken as a bored lawyer presiding over an empty Senate chamber, vintage poster style

The Trial Will Happen. The Point Won't.

Sara Duterte's impeachment case will reach trial. But by then, the point won't be the point anymore.

Daily Art Caricature: The Nanlaban Defense

The Nanlaban Defense: When Evidence Gets a Makeover

The ICC says Duterte's team pushed fake 'nanlaban' evidence. Chester would've just shown up with a folder and a grin.

Satirical illustration of a government chicken facing a Fitch downgrade

Credit Where None Is Due: Fitch Just Told Marcos Jr. What Everyone Already Knew

Fitch Ratings cut the Philippines' outlook to negative — first downgrade risk since 2005. Chester breaks down why the government's 'fiscal consolidation' promises taste like unripe mangga.

Satirical caricature of a chicken character at a congressional impeachment hearing

The Chicken That Survived the Impeachment Circus

Chester watched the Sara Duterte impeachment hearing unfold like a telenovela — folders as props, gavel as soundtrack, and a chicken who knew better.

An anthropomorphic chicken character Chester stands beside a charcoal stove surrounded by empty LPG tanks, surrounded by smoke and satire.

LPG na, Lusi pa: The Philippines' Masterclass in Cooking in Reverse

LPG prices climbing faster than habal-habal up EDSA. The Philippines figured out space travel but apparently can't figure out how to keep a gas stove running. Chester investigates.

A Filipino fisherman chicken character discovers cyanide bottles stamped Made in China in the South China Sea near Ayungin Shoal

China's Housewarming Gift

The Philippines found cyanide near Ayungin. China's explanation? 'We brought a chemistry set to a fishing trip. It was an accident.'

Chester the chicken wades through Manila floodwater while politicians celebrate a flood control project on dry pavement

Billion-Peso Flood Control: A Tragedy in Three Acts

Quezon City logged 6,981 dengue cases — up 155% — while government flooded the news with flood control wins. Chester takes notes.

Chester the Chicken lounging on a bamboo beach chair at El Nido Palawan beach, wearing sunglasses and Hawaiian shirt, holding a fresh buko coconut drink, in vintage 1930s rubber hose cartoon style with bold black outlines and warm tropical colors

Paradise Found: Chester's El Nido Beach Escape

Chester celebrates Holy Week the right way: lounging on El Nido's world-class white sand, sipping buko, and soaking in the golden hour vibes. Because paradise is a state of mind (and beach chair).

Chester the chicken in formal barong tagalog at diplomatic conference table with Iranian ambassador, discussing oil passage through Strait of Hormuz, vintage rubber hose cartoon style

Oil Diplomacy: When Your Fuel Supply Depends on a Polite Conversation

President Marcos orders talks with Iran as the Philippines navigates the diplomatic minefield of oil passage through the Strait of Hormuz. When your gas tank depends on geopolitics, every conversation counts.

Chester the chicken standing at an empty fuel pump labeled EO 110 Not a Crisis at a Filipino gas station, with coal smoke rising behind

EO 110 — Not a Crisis: Chester's Fuel Tank Epiphany

President Marcos declares a national energy emergency — but insists it's not a crisis. Chester faces the empty tank reality.

Mr Chicken as energy minister next to gas tank, Filipino city background

PH Declares Energy Emergency — 'Not a Crisis,' Marcos Insists

President Marcos signs EO 110 declaring a national energy emergency — but insists there's no crisis. Chester the chicken reads between the lines.

Mr. Chicken sitting in darkness holding a lit candle during Earth Hour, with stars in night sky and city silhouette in background

Earth Hour 2026: When Chester Learned That Even Chickens Can Save the Planet

President Marcos calls for energy conservation during Earth Hour 2026. Chester the chicken discovers that even small acts of switching off lights can make a big difference.

Political satire illustration showing Mr. Chicken nervously accepting oil barrels from a Russian bear while Uncle Sam gives an awkward thumbs-up, with closed gas station in background

Chicken Diplomacy: When Your Gas Tank Forces Geopolitical Pragmatism

The Philippines just accepted Russian oil for the first time in 5 years. Desperate times call for awkward bedfellows — and Uncle Sam's giving the thumbs up.

Chester and Henrietta in Divisoria market, Chester holding a crumpled treasure map with excited expression while Henrietta looks skeptical

The Map That Shouldn't Exist

Chester finds what he's convinced is a treasure map. Henrietta knows better. Neither is entirely right. A chaotic treasure hunt across Manila ensues.

The Great Chicken Commerce Incident - Chicken Chronicles Episode 6

Chester launches Chickenpie Express delivery service with ambitious dreams and chaotic results. Henrietta saves the day—again. A heartwarming tale of friendship, commerce, and learning from your mistakes.

Political cartoon showing worried chicken character in jeepney driver seat looking at empty fuel gauge, with oil barrels and ₱5000 ayuda sign in background, illustrating Philippine energy emergency crisis

Running on Empty: When Your National Emergency Plan Is a ₱5K Gift Card

The Philippines declares a national energy emergency, and the government's master plan? Hand out ₱5K to jeepney drivers and roll back environmental protections. When your crisis response is basically a gift card and rule violations, you know we're in for a wild ride.

Mr. Chicken mascot character at computer desk looking worried at plummeting Philippine peso chart showing record low ₱61:$1 exchange rate during Middle East oil crisis

When Your Retirement Fund Becomes a Comedy Show: Peso's Record-Breaking Nosedive

The Philippine peso just broke the ₱61:$1 barrier—again. Between Middle East tensions and oil prices that won't quit, our currency is cosplaying a skydiver without a parachute.

When Dynasties Legislate Their Own Demise: The Anti-Dynasty Bill Paradox

The irony reaches fever pitch as the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill lands on legislative priority lists—brought to you by the very dynasties it aims to dismantle.

Chester Cluck wearing a makeshift takeout-lid visor and holding a broom-handle golf club, standing on grass with bottle caps scattered around, determined expression on his face

Chester's Social Media Swing

Chester discovers golf influencer culture and decides to become the coop's first social media golf star. Chaos, banned country clubs, and viral fame ensue. Episode 6 of Chicken Chronicles.

Mr. Chicken chef mascot celebrating Filipino Food Month 2026 surrounded by traditional dishes including adobo, lumpia, and halo-halo in vibrant flat illustration style

Filipino Food Month 2026: When Your Adobo Gets Government Recognition

NCCA launches Filipino Food Month 2026 celebrating ASEAN culinary heritage. Finally, your lola's adobo gets the national recognition it deserves.

Editorial cartoon of Mr. Chicken mascot dressed as confused lawyer with legal documents flying around in courtroom setting

Impeachment Theater: When Legal Briefs Become Comedy Scripts

VP Sara Duterte's impeachment response raises more questions than answers. When legal defense becomes performance art.

Civilian Mission to Thitu Island: Activists Brave the South China Sea

Philippine activists plan daring civilian voyage to Thitu Island, delivering food and fuel to residents amid rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea.

Pump Shock: Emergency Powers for a 'Temporary' Fix

Chester Cluck watches fuel prices explode as Marcos requests 'emergency powers' for another 'temporary' tax fix. Spoiler: it won't be temporary.

Satirical cartoon of Kim Jong Un as Chickenpie character holding binoculars, surrounded by missiles, watching distant explosions with FOMO expression

Kim Jong Un's FOMO: All the Best Toys, No One to Play With

North Korea's leader trends as the internet's favorite isolated spectator — watching world conflicts unfold with nuclear envy and zero invitations.

Chickenpie caricature illustration depicting white chicken characters protesting at EDSA People Power Monument with yellow ribbons and L hand signs, split composition showing 1986 celebration versus 2026 ongoing struggle

40 Years Later: The 'Special Working' Revolution

Celebrating 40 years of People Power — now with more Marcos, political dynasties, and confusing wage rules. Democracy: still under construction.

Political satire illustration of a chicken in a business suit dramatically gesturing at a courtroom podium while three judge chickens in black robes look on sternly

Bombastic Rhetoric: The ICC Courtroom Theater

Defense claims Duterte's drug war speeches were just "bombastic rhetoric" while prosecution details the kill system. Day 2 of the ICC confirmation hearing brings courtroom drama worthy of a Netflix series.

Political cartoon showing Rodrigo Duterte sitting small and frail in an oversized ICC courtroom chair at The Hague, with his past strongman image as a large shadow behind him

Considerably Weaker: The Strongman's Day in Court

The former president who built an empire on being tough now sits 'considerably weaker' before the ICC. Karma has impeccable timing.

Satirical illustration of Filipino senators discussing talks about talks at a conference table while ships circle in the background

Talks About Talks: Senate's Meta-Discussion on West Philippine Sea Diplomacy

Filipino bureaucracy reaches peak efficiency: discussing when to discuss what to discuss about China.

Rodrigo Duterte relaxing on a beach, skipping his ICC war crimes hearing

Court? I Have Plans! — Duterte Skips ICC War Crimes Hearing

Former president Duterte declines his invitation to the International Criminal Court. Because when you're facing crimes against humanity charges, the best defense is… just not showing up.

Editorial cartoon showing chicken bankers frantically cutting up a giant peso bill with scissors while their office burns in the background

Confidence Cuts: BSP Slashes Rates Amid Corruption Crisis

The BSP cuts interest rates for the sixth time, hoping lower borrowing costs will restore confidence while corruption scandals rage. Because nothing says 'trust us' like desperate monetary policy.

Editorial caricature of a Filipino woman politician in oversized barong tagalog, arms raised triumphantly on a presidential podium, campaign banner reading 2028, prison bar shadows behind her.

Kaya Ko 'Yan 2028

Sara Duterte announces her 2028 presidential run — while Dad's ICC trial runs alongside her campaign trail. Dynasty speedrun unlocked.

Chester Cluck the rooster sitting up in his straw bed at 4:55 AM, clutching his throat in panic, beak wide open but no sound coming out, sunrise glowing through the barn window

The Day Chester Cluck Lost His Voice

Chester Cluck, the legendary rooster of Coop No. 7, wakes up with laryngitis on the one morning he absolutely cannot afford to lose his voice.

Satirical caricature illustration of political figures nervously sitting at the ICC dock at The Hague, chicken mascot holds No Hiding sign

The Hague Calling Collect

The ICC drops the hammer: Bato, Bong Go, and six others named as co-perpetrators alongside Duterte in crimes against humanity. Caricature chaos ensues.

Satirical caricature of Filipino politicians in Congress wearing noise-canceling headphones while citizens and chicken mascot CHKN wave megaphones outside

Deaf to Democracy

A new OCTA survey reveals 61% of Filipinos feel elected officials don't value their views. Our caricature captures the silence — literally.

Political satire caricature of VP Sara Duterte lounging on a throne made of Philippine peso bills, wearing a crown, while taxpayer chickens carry money bags in the background

Petiks Petiks Pero Sweldo

A satirical caricature of VP Sara Duterte lounging while taxpayer money flows. Because doing nothing still requires full compensation, apparently.

THE BLAME GAME

Satirical editorial cartoon - Trump chicken holding Greenland deal while confused NATO chickens look on

THE ART OF THE DEAL: Greenland Edition

Trump claims NATO deal for Greenland. The NATO chickens are still trying to figure out what they signed.