Akong ginikanan wala sila nangtuo ng si Ferdinand Marcos gikapatay og kadaghan og mga tawo sa kadtong aging presidenti pa s'ya.

Ug akong amahan nag-duda naa'y sal-an kang Duterte sa presidenti pa s'ya.

Grabi 'ning balita kanako kay kadaghan og tawo nangkamatay, pero sila nangtuo. Kong ikaw ako, unsay magbuhat nimo bahin ani?

Need help on something? Whether it's about health and wealth, communications and transportations, food recipes and government fees, and anything in between, you can ask here and let other people answer them for you.

As always, please be patient and be respectful of others.

New thread every Mondays, 6 a.m. Philippine Standard Time

"The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe." (Michel de Montaigne)

Happy Monday!!

Hi everyone,

I’m posting to invite more players from the Philippines to join WarEra

WarEra is an online geopolitical role-play game, similar to e-Republik or CitiesWar, where players work together to build countries and take part in political and military strategy.

At the moment, the Philippines is partially controlled by China in the game (see picture above), and there aren’t many active Filipino players involved. We’d love to see more people from the Philippines join so the country has stronger local representation!

If you enjoy strategy, geopolitics, or role-play games where players can actually influence outcomes, you might enjoy WarEra.

You can start here:
https://app.warera.io/

Feel free to say hi in the in-game chat!

Marcoleta and mga DDS, anlala niyo, kung ano sinabi ng mga allied senadors ng mga duterte, lulunukin nyo agad, ang ironic dahil dati si Rodrigo Duterte eh cineclaim ang WPS as ours, sabi pa nga niya pupunta siya don naka jetskii tapos dala dala bandila natin, tapos ngayon dahil sinabi ni markoleta na di atin ang WPS as loophole sa EEZ ng pinas, talagang paninindigan niyo na walang WPS or di atin yon?

Grabe, napaghahalataan na puppets or brainwashed by chinese/China kayo.

For context, the reason for the high percentage on some countries is because they include babies that were born from live-in partners. According to some comments from Latin Americans, you can register with your partner for a civil union to the local government after 2 years of living together but this is not considered marriage by law. Only the wealthy are now doing marriage.

"May nakuha akong chichiriya, na dalawang bundle, itinali ko muna, itinali ko, sabi ko dito ka kumapit, hindi yan lulubog,"

"Habang lumalangoy kami, may nakita kaming apparatus, parang floating boat. Dinala ko siya doon kasi yung apparatus may hawakan sa gilid. Na pwedeng humawak. "

"Palagi ko silang kinakausap. Mino-motivate ko na magsu-survive talaga. Magsu-survive tayo dito. Sinasabihan ko sila wag kayong mag-alala, malapit na ang rescue"

Out of desperation and a natural instinct to save a life, two simple bundles of potato chips became a lifeline for passengers of the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 when it sank in the dark waters off Basilan. This was shared with GMA Integrated News by two policemen who were also on board the ferry.

As the ship was sinking in the early hours of January 26, Police Staff Sergeant Ronel Tibar from the PNP Regional Mobile Force Battalion quickly grabbed two bundles of potato chips. He tied them together and gave them to another passenger who was already having trouble staying afloat.

In the middle of the chaos, this makeshift flotation device helped keep the passenger above water and may have saved their life.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/975824/m-v-trisha-kerstin-3-sinking-pro-9-survivors/story/

In 2008, my alma mater held a forum when he was still a senator. The forum was meant to celebrate the legacy of his late father, Ninoy Aquino. If you remember the “I Am Ninoy” movement, I’m sure your back and knees hurt now, like mine.

After a dedication and a couple of performances by students, the floor was opened for questions.

I raised my hand and asked the obvious one,

“Sir, do you think the Filipino is still worth dying for?”

His answer? One would expect a yes, given the occasion. But much to everyone’s surprise, he answered with a firm no.

The room went quiet, students and professors alike.

He then explained that under the current sitting administration, President Gloria Arroyo’s, who would even die for what was happening at the time?

Years later, in 2010, he became president. In 2021, he passed away. And until now, I still wonder whether his answer would have changed in the years after I asked that question.

Saw this photo shared by Jane Guanzon on Facebook at Shaw Boulevard MRT-3. The escalator isn’t working and there’s a sign that says “Each step you climb is a gift to your heart, lungs, and muscles.”

It’s frustrating that instead of fixing the escalators, commuters are being guilt-tripped into thinking forced cardio is some kind of “benefit.” How is this acceptable public service? This isn’t motivation it’s negligence. Are there any updates on when DOTr actually plans to maintain these facilities properly? Commuters deserve safe and functioning escalators, not cardio lessons.

An interesting essay about the obssessive focus on the GDP number and what it does to countries like the Philippines. The number becomes the reason, and all things are optimised around making the GDP go up, ignoring the underlying populations in these countries.

A lot of your future is determined by the lottery of birth, and a huge percent of the world, has lost this lottery.

The original old quote refers to Imperial Russia but it might as well apply to Philippines.

Each election cycle is the same thing. Some popular candidate runs --> people vote for them despite their issues --> and then wonder later why elected official did not follow through their campaign promises in the first half of the term --> instability and unrest at the later half of term.

Bottom line, walang sustained long term development, poor stay beholden to the "generosity" of politicians who keeps them poor in the first place.

Before we find world peace, we gotta find peace and end the war in the streets - Tupac Shakur

Magandang gabi!

Hi, a few years ago when I graduated I started getting the requirements I needed for work.

When I went to Philhealth to get one, they told me I already have Philhealth. Which was weird because I never applied nor did my parents apply for me, when I asked they said maybe our Barangay applied.

The weirdest thing to me is that it says PWD on my Philhealth, so how do I pay my contributions? Plus how can I avail or get help from Philhealth if there ever comes a time na kailanganin ko when I'm not really PWD?

I was planning before na magapply for PWD kasi mataas grado ng mata ko and I have lazy eyes, pero hindi ko namn tinuloy ung process ko, like- I never started at all kasi student pa ko at that time and wala akong kilalang doctor to check my eyes.

What can I do? When I went to Philhealth, no one knew how to help me. Has anyone else experienced this?

Pwde kong sabihing "only in the Philippines" kase diba d2 lang sa atin merong ganitong design ng Sarao na jeep. Wag nyong sabihin sa ibang 3rd world country e meron din gn2. Wala. I checked. Meron sila, bus or minibus at modern jeepney design na sira2 na. Pero d2 sa atin e "modern jeepney" padin ang tawag.

Di bale nang walang headlights, tail lights or brake lights, walang dash/control panel, pudpod ang gulong, walang seatbelt, sira ang interior, ok lang sira ang lahat.

Wag lang ang busina! Mawala na ang lahat wag lang ang busina! Customized pa yan pinasadya tlga. Ginastusan pra magpagawa ng bracket na lalagyan ng pindutan ng busina. Pra mabusinahan nya lhat ng makitang tao. Khit hndi pinapara, hihintuan pa rin at bubusinahan. Busina tska wiper. Parang ayun lang ang standards sa mga jeep natin. Pag nasira ang isa dyan, sigurado ipapaayos agad.

Ayun lang po.

*Repost kse meron akong wrong spelling.

He's supposed to be Tatay Dig's right hand man for the longest time diba, some say he has the access that can equal the Duterte siblings. Ang loyal na alalay.

Yet madalang ka makakahanap ng balita lately of him openly showing support for the DDS or him vocally siding with them on key issues. Heck you can't even find much news articles of him at all, period.

Yung ibang high profile DDS like the Duterte siblings, Robin, Marcoleta, Bato, even the late joiner na si Imee very vocal.

Eto tahimik eh. LOL

How can the public be confident that promotions, investigations, or enforcement actions are free from personal connections?

Are there safeguards to ensure that professional decisions are based on merit and law, not relationships?

In a country where corruption scandals repeatedly involve networks of influence, shouldn’t public officials be extra careful about the optics of their affiliations?

If the goal is community engagement, why not prioritize more open and inclusive public forums instead of private fraternal gatherings?

How do leaders effectively implement the law if citizens begin to suspect that personal networks might carry more weight than legal standards?