Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev points to his name etched on the @usopen trophy — a gesture that speaks louder than words.

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age four, Zverev has lived his entire career playing “two games at once”: one against his opponent, another against his own body. Every serve, every rally, every victory is shadowed by the discipline of monitoring glucose levels, administering insulin, and refusing to let illness dictate destiny.

His triumph in New York is not just about tennis. It is about resilience, composure, and the quiet courage to fight battles unseen by the crowd. Behind the roar of Arthur Ashe Stadium lies the story of a boy whose mother once told doctors, “My son will be wherever he wants to be.” Today, he is exactly where he dreamed — champion of the US Open.

Zverev’s victory is a reminder: chronic illness does not erase greatness. It sharpens it. His legacy is not only in trophies but in the inspiration he gives to millions living with diabetes worldwide.

Strength is not noise; it is discipline. Victory is not chance; it is conviction.

#Zverev 🇩🇪 #USOpen #Type1Diabetes #Resilience #StoicAthlete #TennisChampion

Tony Leachon

The most touching part of Alexander Zverev's 1st #USOpen victory speech

"I want to thank one more person who is never actually watching my matches but is the most important person in my tennis life and in my life in general. Because when your 4-year-old son gets diagnosed with diabetes and doctors in the office tell you that life and sports will be very, very limited for that child it takes a very, very strong mother to walk out of those offices and say, 'My son will be whatever he wants to be, if he wants to be a tennis player he will be a tennis player, if he wants to do something else he will do something else. But this illness will not define us.'"

#getty

Tony Leachon

Ra 8291gsis

Sa RA 8291, ang isang qualified retiree ay maaaring pumili ng 18-month cash payment + immediate monthly pension, o 5-year lump sum (60 months) + monthly pension after the 5-year guaranteed period. 

1. Hired Sept. 16, 1991 — Salary ₱62,000

Given:

* Service: approximately 36 years by Sept. 2027

* Salary: ₱62,000

* SG 19 Step 6

* Age: 60 now; approximately 61 at Sept. 2027

With 36 years, the estimated BMP reaches the 90% ceiling.

Estimated Basic Monthly Pension (BMP):

₱62,000 × 90% = ₱55,800/month

Option 1 – 18-month cash payment:

₱55,800 × 18 = ₱1,004,400

Then estimated pension: ₱55,800/month

Option 2 – 5-year lump sum:

₱55,800 × 60 = ₱3,348,000

Then after the 5-year guaranteed period, estimated pension: ₱55,800/month

Estimated answer: ₱3.348 million 5-year lump sum.

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2. Hired Jan. 6, 1992 — Salary ₱37,244

Birthday: May 11, 1968

Planning retirement: 2028

Approximately 36 years service.

Again, at 36 years, the estimated BMP reaches 90% of the assumed RAMC.

Estimated BMP:

₱37,244 × 90% = ₱33,519.60/month

18-month option:

₱33,519.60 × 18 = ₱603,352.80

5-year lump sum:

₱33,519.60 × 60 = ₱2,011,176

So approximately:

* 18-month cash: ₱603,353

* Monthly pension: ₱33,520

* 5-year lump sum: ₱2,011,176

* Pension after 5-year period: ₱33,520/month

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3. Hired November 2003 — T3 Step 6 ₱37,522

Birthday: January 1968

Planning to retire: January 2028

Important: Hindi po 36 years ang service nito. From November 2003 to January 2028 is only about 24 years and 2 months.

Using approximately 24.17 years:

Estimated pension factor ≈ 60.42%

Estimated BMP:

₱37,522 × 60.42% ≈ ₱22,670/month

18-month cash payment:

₱22,670 × 18 ≈ ₱408,052

5-year lump sum:

₱22,670 × 60 ≈ ₱1,360,173

So approximately:

* 18-month cash: ₱408,052

* BMP: ₱22,670/month

* 5-year lump sum: ₱1,360,173

* Pension after 5-year period: approximately ₱22,670/month

Since the member will be around 60 in January 2028 and has more than 15 years of service, the retirement qualification appears generally consistent with RA 8291, subject to GSIS verification. 

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4. Hired Aug. 29, 1994 — Teacher III ₱36,599

Birthday: August 1970

Planning retirement: August 2030

Service: approximately 36 years

Yes po, age 60 na siya by August 2030, and the stated service will be around 36 years.

Estimated BMP reaches the 90% ceiling:

₱36,599 × 90% = ₱32,939.10/month

18-month option:

₱32,939.10 × 18 = ₱592,903.80

5-year lump sum:

₱32,939.10 × 60 = ₱1,976,346

So approximately:

* 18-month cash: ₱592,904

* BMP: ₱32,939/month

* 5-year lump sum: ₱1,976,346

Yes, generally eligible na po siya for retirement at age 60, assuming the service record and contributions are complete and the retirement is under RA 8291. 

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5. Hired Feb. 17, 1997 — T2 Step 8 ₱35,850

Birthday: May 15, 1973

Planning retirement: January 2032

Ito po ang kailangan nating bigyang-pansin.

In January 2032, the member will only be approximately 58 years and 8 months old, not yet 60.

Service will be approximately 34 years and 11 months.

Therefore, hindi pa siya 60 years old for the normal old-age retirement option in January 2032. However, because the member has more than 15 years of service, a separation benefit may be applicable if actually separated before age 60, subject to GSIS rules. GSIS states that a member with at least 15 years of service who is below 60 may qualify for the applicable cash payment, with the pension commencing at age 60 under the separation rules. 

Using the salary provided:

Estimated BMP factor at nearly 35 years = approximately 87.29%

Estimated BMP:

₱35,850 × 87.29% ≈ ₱31,294/month

If the applicable separation benefit is the 18-month cash payment:

₱31,294 × 18 ≈ ₱563,293

So:

* Estimated BMP: ₱31,294

* Estimated 18-month cash: ₱563,293

* But January 2032 is before age 60, so this should not simply be treated as a regular old-age retirement with a 5-year retirement lump sum.

*For #5, the ₱563,293 is an illustrative 18-month amount, not a confirmation that this exact benefit will be payable under the member’s circumstances.

Very important: The actual GSIS amount can be different because GSIS will use the member’s actual recorded compensation, periods of creditable service, and applicable GSIS computation, not simply the present salary. Also, if salary increases before the retirement date, the eventual RAMC/BMP may be higher. GSIS itself requires at least 15 years of service for the RA 8291 retirement pension qualification. 

#questions #retirement

Song by Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige. I know he I'm so well.

 Nothing is so good, it lasts eternally

Perfect situations must go wrong

But this has never yet prevented me

Wanting far too much, for far too long

Looking back, I could have played it differently

Won a few more moments

Who can tell?

But it took time to understand the man

Now, at least I know, I know him well

Wasn't it good? (Oh, so good)

Wasn't he fine? (Oh, so fine)

Isn't it madness, he can't be mine?

But in the end, he needs a little bit more than me

More security

He needs his fantasy and freedom

I know him so well

No one in your life is with you constantly

No one is completely on your side

And though I'd move my world to be with him

Still, the gap between us is too wide

Looking back (looking back), I could have played it differently (I could have played it some other way)

Learned about the man before I fell (I was just a little careless)

But I was ever so much younger then (maybe, so much younger then)

Now, at least I know, I know him well

Wasn't it good? (Oh, so good)

Wasn't he fine? (Oh, so fine)

Isn't it madness, he won't be mine?

Didn't I know how it would go?

If I knew from the start, why am I falling apart?

Wasn't it good?

Wasn't he fine?

Isn't it madness, he won't be mine?

But in the end, he needs a little bit more than me

More security

He needs his fantasy and freedom

I know him so well

It took time to understand him

I know him so well

Both Sides Now Song by Joni Mitchell ‧ 1966

Rows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I've looked at clouds that way

But now, they only block the sun

They rain and they snow on everyone

So many things I would've done

But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides, now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's cloud illusions, I recall

I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancing way that you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way

But now, it's just another show

And you leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions that I recall

I really don't know love, really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way

Oh, but now, old friends, they're acting strange

And they shake their heads, and they tell me that I've changed

Well, something's lost, but something's gained

In living every day

Oh, I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions, I recall

I really don't know life at all

It's life's illusions that I recall

I really don't know life

I really don't know life at all

Both Sides Now Song by Joni Mitchell ‧ 1966

 Rows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I've looked at clouds that way

But now, they only block the sun

They rain and they snow on everyone

So many things I would've done

But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides, now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's cloud illusions, I recall

I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancing way that you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way

But now, it's just another show

And you leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions that I recall

I really don't know love, really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way

Oh, but now, old friends, they're acting strange

And they shake their heads, and they tell me that I've changed

Well, something's lost, but something's gained

In living every day

Oh, I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions, I recall

I really don't know life at all

It's life's illusions that I recall

I really don't know life

I really don't know life at all

09152026 tue wellpoint

7 days 326.3 cu m.  - 322 = 4cu m

Makati lalamunan ni pogi.

Php14 pandesal

Php12+30 pamasahe

Punta wellpoint nagpalista #15

After counter#5

Punta na sa nurse station.

Vital sign then lista na #3.

Nauuna yung 8 na cash then 8 na card.

16 patient lang si dr tan.

php70 2x35 mineral water

Php260 30*8.67 itlog

Php136 grab kasama si ganda nagpagupit ng bangs.

#3

1:33pm kami na.

1:41pm tapos na

Php1k pf ni doc after payment binigay yung dilaw na copy sa nurse station.

Php519.75 7x74.75 Prazole plus 40m

1 cap 1x 1day for 2 weeks 30min before breakfast.

Php401.25 120ml lilac syrup

30ml 1x 1day at bedtime.

Php118 macdo

Php1504 grocery

Php120 grab

Php30 pamasahe

Php26+24+26+30 gym pamasahe

How to upgrade?

HOW TO UPGRADE YOU REE LICENSE TO PEE

"To upgrade from REE to PEE in the Philippines, it's governed by RA 7920 Sec 16 & 19 and Rule 14 of its IRR. There is no written exam — it's by assessment of experience + technical report + oral interview by the Board of Electrical Engineering.

1. Basic Qualifications - Sec 16 RA 7920

You must prove to the Board that on or before registration:

1. Filipino Citizen

2. Good moral character with high moral values

3. No conviction for offense involving moral turpitude

4. BSEE Graduate - from CHED-recognized school

5. Registered Electrical Engineer - with valid COR and Professional ID

6. 4+ years ACTIVE practice counted from the date you took oath as REE. Not from the board passing date.

If you were originally under RA 184 (Asst EE / Asso EE), you need to be REE first under RA 7920, then 4 years after that.

2. Documents Required for PEE Application - Rule 14 IRR

This is what PRC will ask you to submit:

1. PRC Application Form 101 + PRC Form 203 (Permanent Registration Record)

2. Proof of citizenship + Birth Certificate

3. Valid REE license / ID (updated)

4. Certified Experience Record - notarized, from date you took oath as REE. Must include inclusive dates, companies worked for, specific responsibilities, significant accomplishments, name and position of immediate supervisors

5. Technical Paper / Technical Report - evaluation, analysis, study, or critical discussion of an electrical engineering project or subject. Must be your own work and shows PEE-level competence

6. At least 3 Affidavits from PEEs - PEEs certifying your experience, competence, and character. This is mandatory. Mentoring Program with IIEE is _optional_, not required.

7. Certificate of membership in good standing with IIEE (APO)

8. CPD compliance (current requirement as per PRC)

9. NBI Clearance / Other clearances as required by PRC.

3. Process After Submission

1. Document screening by BEE

2. *Oral Examination / Interview* - Board will clarify your experience record and technical report

3. If approved, you take oath as PEE and can now sign and seal plans with full scope. 99f5

*ACPE?* ACPE Registration is _NOT_ a mandatory requirement for PEE, per IIEE Memo 005-2025. It can help enhance your qualification but not required.

*Common reason for denial:* Experience is not "distinct and responsible" — e.g. pure maintenance / technician work only, or gap in practice. The BEE looks for design, supervision, evaluation, or management."

The foregoing is taken from Chat GPT.

09142026 mon hatid

Php14 pandesal

Wfh ganda

Site pogi

Nagpark nanaman yung sasakyan ng bf ni mona.

Php39 toll fee

Php400 jolibee

Php39 toll fee

Php120 6 pcs asohos.

Nakiramay sa patay

Php12 pamasahe la bien

Php1k ambag sa patay Flordeliza Gervacio Espiritu nanay ni pareng speedy.

Php13 pamasahe

Punta sm bac ganda at mama.

Nagsalamin na si ganda.

Php30 pmasahe

Prof La Vina

Admirer ako ni Prof. Tony La Viña. Matagal ko nang nirerespeto ang talino, prinsipyo, at ambag niya sa environmental law, human rights, at public discourse.

Kaya siguro mas nakakadismaya kapag ang depensa sa isang seryosong alegasyon ay hindi kasing tibay ng reputasyon ng taong nagbibigay nito.

Prof, ang hirap lunukin ng “political persecution” kapag ordinaryong Pilipino ang tumitingin.

Kasi kami, kapag may ₱500 na discrepancy sa trabaho, pinapaliwanag. Kapag may hindi nabayarang bill, may penalty. Kapag may kontratang hindi natupad, may consequence. Hindi puwedeng sabihing, “innovative entrepreneur lang ako,” tapos tapos na ang usapan.

Pero kapag bilyon ang pinag-uusapan, biglang napupunta ang depensa sa magandang environmental record, matagal na pagkakaibigan, at kung mabuting tao ba ang iniimbestigahan.

Prof, hindi character reference ang preliminary investigation.

Hindi sagot sa partikular na alegasyon na champion ka ng Clean Air Act. Hindi resibo ng innocence ang pagiging environmentalist. Ang tanong ay mas simple at mas legal: may public office bang ginamit o may official intervention bang ginawa para bigyan ng unwarranted advantage ang negosyo ng anak? May conspiracy, indirect benefit, manifest partiality, o abuse of official position ba?

Iyan ang dapat imbestigahan.

Dahil ang ordinaryong empleyado hindi puwedeng humarap sa HR at sabihing:

“Ma’am, hindi ko ginawa ’yan. Employee of the Month ako noong 2018.”

Good record is good record.

Evidence is evidence.

At oo, mahalagang punto na walang corporate record na nagpapakitang shareholder o officer si Loren Legarda sa kumpanya ng anak niya. Mahalaga ring punto na abstain siya sa franchise vote. Those facts are legally relevant and deserve serious weight.

Pero hindi rin sila magic words na awtomatikong pumapatay sa imbestigasyon.

Dahil ang anti-graft inquiry ay hindi lang nagtatanong kung pangalan mo ba ang nasa stock certificate.

Ang tanong ay kung may actual intervention, improper influence, indirect benefit, conspiracy, manifest partiality, o paggamit ng public office para bigyan ng unwarranted advantage ang isang tao.

Kung may ebidensiya, ilatag sa proseso.

Kung wala, ibasura ang kaso.

Ganoon kasimple.

At tungkol sa “political persecution,” mas mabigat ang salita kaysa sa ebidensiyang inilalatag.

Posibleng may pulitika sa timing. Posibleng may mga taong politically interested na idiin si Leandro Leviste. Posibleng may selective enthusiasm ang gobyerno sa kung sino ang mabilis imbestigahan at kung sino ang hindi.

Pero political motive does not automatically erase factual liability.

Kung galit sa iyo ang pulis pero may CCTV na ninakaw mo ang cellphone, hindi nawawala ang CCTV dahil masama ang motibo ng pulis.

Ang tanong pa rin:

Ninakaw mo ba?

Ganoon din dito.

Kahit politically motivated pa ang investigator, kung may contractual failures, questionable government actions, suspicious official intervention, o financial transactions na kailangang ipaliwanag, hindi nawawala ang mga tanong dahil lamang may pulitika sa paligid.

Mas mahirap pa ang simpleng retaliation narrative dahil ang problema sa ilang solar contracts ay hindi naman nagsimula lamang noong naging prominenteng anti-corruption critic si Leviste. May government scrutiny at contract termination issues nang mas maaga.

Kaya kulang ang:

“Pinupuntirya kami dahil lumalaban kami sa corruption.”

Fine.

Then answer the allegations.

Dahil iyon naman ang hinihingi sa ordinaryong Pilipino araw-araw:

Dokumento.

Paliwanag.

Resibo.

Ang nakakairita sa ganitong depensa ay parang dalawang klase ang accountability sa Pilipinas.

Kapag mahirap ang nasasangkot:

“Sumagot ka sa kaso.”

Kapag makapangyarihan:

“Kilala ko siyang mabuting tao.”

Kapag empleyado:

“Ipakita mo ang records.”

Kapag senador at billionaire businessman:

“Political persecution.”

Hindi puwede.

At malinaw din naman dapat tayo: hindi ibig sabihin nito na guilty na sina Loren Legarda at Leandro Leviste.

Preliminary investigation pa lamang.

Wala pang conviction.

Wala pang final adjudication.

At hindi rin dapat ipagpalit ang ₱10.44 billion na sinasabing obligations o exposure sa ₱10.44 billion na “ninakaw.” Magkaibang legal proposition iyon. Kung plunder ang kaso, kailangang patunayan ang statutory elements, kabilang ang ill-gotten wealth at ang kaugnayan nito sa alleged unlawful scheme.

Pero iyon din mismo ang dahilan kung bakit premature ang declaration na:

“CLEARLY POLITICAL PERSECUTION.”

Kung premature tawaging guilty ang respondents bago matapos ang proseso, premature ding ideklara na persecution ang buong proseso bago pa masuri ang ebidensiya.

Due process cuts both ways.

Hindi puwedeng presumption of innocence para sa kaibigan mo, pero presumption of persecution agad para sa imbestigador.

Professor La Viña, respeto sa environmental advocacy.

Respeto sa friendship.

Respeto sa presumption of innocence.

Pero huwag nating gawing sunscreen ang advocacy para hindi tamaan ng liwanag ng imbestigasyon.

Huwag gawing character witness ang tatlong dekadang public service para sagutin ang isang partikular na criminal allegation.

At higit sa lahat, huwag gawing automatic synonym ng “political persecution” ang anumang imbestigasyong inconvenient sa isang makapangyarihang tao.

Kami ngang ordinaryong Pilipino, buong buhay pinapaliwanag kung saan napunta ang bawat piso.

Kapag late sa loan, may interest.

Kapag kulang ang remittance, may memo.

Kapag mali ang liquidation, may audit.

Kapag hindi natupad ang kontrata, may penalty.

Kaya kapag bilyon ang pinag-uusapan, hindi naman siguro elitista, partisan, o persecutory na humingi rin kami ng parehong bagay:

Paliwanag.

Dokumento.

Ebidensiya.

Hindi political persecution ang pagtatanong kung saan napunta ang bilyon at kung paano ginamit ang kapangyarihan.

Ang tawag doon, Prof, ay accountability.

At kung talagang walang kasalanan, due process itself should be their best defense.

7th floor ng pgh.

DATING SPEAKER, NASA 7TH FLOOR NG PGH

Viral ngayon ang post ni Dr. Ronnie Baticulon, isang pediatric neurosurgeon at faculty member ng UP College of Medicine, kasunod ng paglipat kay dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez sa Philippine General Hospital (PGH).

Sa kanyang social media post, ibinahagi ni Dr. Baticulon: 

"Fact: Nasa 7th floor ang mga pinakamagagandang private room ng Philippine General Hospital.” 

Ito ay matapos maiulat na sa nasabing palapag dinala ang dating mambabatas.

Inilipat si Romualdez sa PGH noong Setyembre 12 mula sa Cardinal Santos Medical Center para sumailalim sa isang independent medical examination. 

Utos ito ng Sandiganbayan upang matukoy kung kailangan pa ba niyang manatili sa ospital o maaari na siyang ilipat sa kulungan habang nililitis ang kanyang kasong plunder.

Ayon sa opisyal na room rates ng PGH, may mga premium private accommodation sa ospital kabilang ang Presidential Suite na nagkakahalaga ng ₱6,600 kada araw. 

Gayunpaman, walang opisyal na kumpirmasyon kung sa mismong Presidential Suite inilagay si Romualdez.

Una nang iginiit ng Sandiganbayan na ang desisyon sa kanyang patuloy na confinement ay dapat nakabatay sa "medical necessity" at hindi sa estado, yaman, o impluwensiya.

09132026 sun

Php14 pandesal

Php24+26+26+30 gym pamasahe

Php100 kiwi pogi

Php24+26+26+30 pamasahe sm

Murang tourist destination.

Tagaytay Day Trip Reality Check✓

MAS MAHAL PA PALA GUMALA SA PILIPINAS KAYSA SA ABROAD! 😭🤣

 Akala ko dati exaggeration lang yung mga nagsasabing mas mura pa minsan mag-abroad kaysa gumala dito sa Pilipinas.

 Pero ngayon...

 NA-EXPERIENCE KO NA MISMO! 😂😭

 At mga mommy, hindi biro ang damage!

 Kaya ko ito naikumpara kasi yung gastos namin sa isang araw na TAGAYTAY DAY TRIP, parang mas napamura pa ako kaysa nung nag-Malaysia kami! 🤣

 Originally, Baguio talaga ang plano namin. Kaso dahil sa ulan at kung anu-anong bagyo, natakot kami sa landslide. Kaya sabi namin...

 "Sige, Tagaytay na lang. Mas safe at day trip lang naman."

 DAY TRIP LANG DAW. 😭🤣

 Ayun.

 Doon nagsimula ang financial trauma. 😂

 May entrance fee ang mga pasyalan.

 People's Park: ₱50 bawat tao

 Picnic Grove: ₱75 bawat tao

 Sa People's Park, walang resibo kaya hindi ko na napicturan.

 Sa Picnic Grove naman, umabot kami ng ₱810 para sa 11 na tao, kasama na ang senior discount.

 At oo, malayo si Mama...

 PERO KINUHA KO TALAGA ANG SENIOR ID NIYA! 😂

 Hindi tayo mayaman, mga bes!

 SAYANG ANG DISCOUNT! 🤣🤣🤣

 Para sa iba, baka sabihin nila maliit lang ang ₱810.

 Pero napaisip talaga ako...

 Paano kung minimum wage earner ka at family of 4 kayo?

 Entrance pa lang, magkano na agad?

 Hindi pa kasama ang pamasahe.

 Hindi pa kasama ang pagkain.

 Hindi pa kasama ang gas.

 Hindi pa kasama ang toll.

 Hindi pa kasama ang parking.

 Hindi pa kasama ang kung anu-anong "ay may bayad pala dito!" moments. 😂

 Gets ko naman kung bakit may entrance fee. Kailangan din namang i-maintain ang park, bayaran ang mga empleyado at panatilihing maayos ang lugar.

 Pero bilang isang taong galing ibang bansa...

 NAPAPA-ARAY TALAGA AKO! 😭🤣

 At partida, TIPID MODE na kami niyan!

 Eto ang resibo...

 Este!

 BREAKDOWN NG DAMAGE! 😂

 🚐 Van rental, 24 hours: ₱6,000

 ⛽ Gas: ₱3,500+

 🛣️ Toll: ₱2,000+

 🚗 Car wash: ₱350

 🎟️ Entrance fees: ₱1,310

 🍽️ Pagkain: ₱8,000+

 🚐 Driver tip para sa pamangkin kong nagpakapagod mag-drive: ₱1,000

 TOTAL DAMAGE:

 ₱22,160+ 😭😭😭

 MGA MOMMY...

 SAME DAY TRIP LANG YAN! 🤣🤣🤣

 Hindi kami nag-resort.

 Hindi kami nag-hotel sa Tagaytay.

 Hindi kami nag-overnight.

 Hindi kami nag-shopping.

 PUMASYAL LANG KAMI! 😭😂

At take note, estimate lang ang gas at toll dahil hindi ko na natantsa ang exact amount. Pero alam ko lang...

 MASAKIT SA BULSA ANG GAS.

 MASAKIT DIN SA PUSO ANG TOLL. 🤣

 From Manila, sinundo kami ng anak ko sa Pampanga tapos diretso na kami sa Tagaytay. Nag-stay lang kami ng one night sa Manila.

 Sa totoo lang, masaya gumala.

 Pero minsan habang pauwi ka, tahimik kang nakatingin sa bintana at iniisip...

 "Okay pa ba ang bank account ko?" 😂😭 kaya pabang kumaskas ng credit cards ko?😁

 Kaya minsan, ang pinakamurang tourist destination ay...

 BAHAY. 🤣🤣🤣

 Libre ang sala.

 Libre ang upuan.

 Libre ang kwentuhan.

 Walang entrance fee.

 Walang toll.

 Walang parking fee.

 Walang traffic.

 At higit sa lahat...

 WALANG BIGLAANG GASTOS! 😂😭

Ikumpara ko sa DAY TOUR sa Malaysia (exclude airfare and hotel) day tour po tayo 11 pax (TIPID travel)

RM1 =15 pesos exchange rate

🚐 Car rental nmin roughly 10k pesos (nakipagtawaran kami, maraming nakaabang driver)

Kuala Lumpur to Chocolate Factory (free tasting ng mga chocolates to Batu Caves (free entrance) to Colemar Tropical to Genting Higlands to Kuala Lumpur.. 

Genting Highlands - Cable car 20RM per person nasa 300 pesos for 11pax that is 3,300

Pagkain = 8000+

So nasa 21k+ ang gastos sa daytour ng Malaysia vs sa Tagaytay na 22k+

Again, daytour po ang sinasabi ko.. kung kasama ang ilang 

araw na stay plus hotel + airfare mahal po talaga🥹

Pero kahit nakaka-shock ang gastos, thankful pa rin ako dahil nakapag-bonding kami bilang pamilya. ❤️

 Kasi sa huli, hindi naman talaga presyo ng destination ang pinakamahalaga.

 YUNG MGA ALAALA.

 YUNG TAWANAN.

 YUNG SAMAHAN.

 At yung mga kwentong pag-uusapan niyo pagkatapos...

 "Naalala mo nung ₱22K ang isang araw natin sa Tagaytay?" 🤣🤣🤣

 PRICELESS ANG MEMORIES...

 PERO MASAKIT PA RIN ANG ₱22K! 😂😭

 Kayo mga mommy, share niyo naman!

 Baka may mas malala pa sa ₱22K namin na pinaka tipid trip 😂

#tagaytay #TagaytayDayTour #philippinestravel #highlightseveryone

Maynilad repair 09122026

Low pressure problem.

Tatlong patong na pala ang kalsada namin.

PF Espiritu 3.

09122026 sat

Php60 2x30 alaska evap filled milk

Champorado agahan.

Nene paid maynilad Php1704.

Php24+26+26+30 pamasahe gym

Php200 196 seeds scam pala.

Death certificate.

I share this FB post of Col. Harold Cabunoc as the message is very timeless and consistently significant:

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RANGGO AT MGA POSISYON NA MAY KAPANGYARIHAN

Marami sa atin ay nalalasing sa kapangyarihan. 

Kahit wala na sa serbisyo, nang aalipin pa rin gamit ang dating ranggo, impluwensya na hinawakan. 

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A retired Police Commissioner moved into his own house after leaving government service. He was proud of his former rank and achievements.

Every evening, he walked in the neighborhood park. He rarely spoke to anyone because he felt they were beneath him.

One day, an elderly man sat beside him. While the old man tried to make friendly conversation, the former Commissioner kept talking about his past position, power, and accomplishments.

This continued for several days until the old man finally said:

“Sir, a light bulb is only valued while it shines. Once it burns out, it doesn't matter whether it was 10 watts or 100 watts—it is just a burnt-out bulb.”

“I have lived here for five years and never told anyone that I was once a two-term Member of Parliament.”

The old man then pointed around the park.

“That man was a General Manager at Shell. That one was an Army Lieutenant General. The gentleman in white was a university Vice-Chancellor. None of them talks about their former titles because they know those positions are in the past.”

He continued:

“In the end, we are all the same. Whether we were important or ordinary, powerful or not, our titles do not last forever.”

“Both sunrise and sunset are beautiful, but people pay more attention to the rising sun. That is human nature.”

“Titles and positions are temporary nothing to shout about. If we build our identity around them, we will struggle when they are gone.”

“Life is like a chess game. Kings, queens, and pawns all have different values during the game. But when the game ends, they all go back into the same box.”

The old man smiled and said:

“Enjoy the present. Be grateful for what you have. Don't cling to past glory. No matter how many awards, medals, or certificates we collect in life, in the end, we all receive just one final certificate — a Death Certificate.”

(CTTO)/Credit To The Owner/Credit To The Author

Alex eala

Few fans are irritated that Alex Eala gets more attention than her ranking suggests she should.

It’s always the same line: She’s only World No. 18. There are higher-ranked players who get 10% of the coverage. Why is she on Ashe and Armstrong, on the posters, in every conversation?

That complaint is built on a false premise. And once you see the premise, the entire argument falls apart.

The premise is that attention should be distributed based on ranking.

It never has. Not in tennis, not in any sport, not ever.

Ranking and audience are two completely different currencies, earned in completely different ways.

Ranking measures results. It’s mathematical, backward-looking, slow-moving. It tells you what a player _did_ in the last 52 weeks.

Audience measures something else. It measures how many people _care_. And caring is not decided by a computer. It’s built by story, by identity, by representing something bigger than yourself.

There are plenty of players ranked above Eala who can’t fill a Court 5. That’s not a shot at them. It just means they built one asset, but not the other.

And here’s where the criticism completely collapses — even on merit, it doesn’t work.

Alex Eala has *7 wins over Top 10 players in 2026*. That’s tied for the most on the entire WTA Tour this year, level with Svitolina and Rybakina.

She’s beaten Iga Swiatek twice, including at Wimbledon. She’s beaten Coco Gauff. Rybakina. Naomi Osaka. Jasmine Paolini. Madison Keys. She beat World No. 3 Jessica Pegula in a final to win her first WTA title.

Her career record vs Top 10 players is 9-4.

So anyone saying “she’s only No. 18” has to explain why she has beaten more elite players this season than almost everyone ranked above her. If anything, it’s her ranking that’s lagging behind her level, not the other way around.

Then there’s the market, which has zero emotions.

A major sportsbook has her as one of the top 9 favorites to win the US Open, at the same odds as a two-time Grand Slam finalist. Bookmakers lose money when they let sentiment cloud their judgment. They’re not being nice.

A World No. 4 on the men’s tour, asked why he wanted to play mixed with her, said openly he wanted to feel what it’s like to have _her_ fanbase behind him. That’s a cold, professional calculation.

So who is actually deciding all this?

Not the media. Not marketing. Not the Philippines.

Tournaments put her on big courts because tickets sell. Brands sign her because her merch sells out faster than Alcaraz, Sinner, and Sabalenka. Broadcasters show her because people watch. Every one of those is a commercial decision made by people whose jobs depend on being right.

Nobody _gave_ Alex Eala this attention. The market allocated it.

And this is the most important part — the part the criticism misses completely.

The attention isn’t even really hers.

There are 12 million Filipinos living outside the Philippines. People who left home to work, who missed birthdays and funerals, who raised kids over video calls, who spent decades supporting families from cities where no one could pronounce their names.

For the first time, they have someone at the very top of a global sport carrying their flag. So of course they show up. In Melbourne. Dubai. London. Washington. Toronto. New York.

That’s not manufactured hype. That’s a diaspora finally having somewhere to place 50 years of pent-up pride.

Criticizing Eala for her crowd size is really criticizing those people for finally showing up. And they’re not going to stop, because for them this was never just about tennis. It’s about seeing themselves represented somewhere they never thought they would be.

To be fair —

Some of the criticism is honest confusion about how attention really works in pro sports. That’s fair, and it’s worth explaining.

And some of it is something else. The kind of resentment that always appears when someone rises fast, especially from a place that wasn’t “supposed” to produce a star at this level.

You can’t do much about the second kind, and you shouldn’t try. It’s a permanent feature of any ascent. The moment you start outperforming expectations, a small group will appear to explain why you don’t deserve it. They weren’t there during the qualifying losses, and they won’t be there for what comes next.

Here’s the simplest answer to all of it:

A sport that punishes players for bringing in _new_ fans is a sport that chooses to shrink. Every new viewer, every sellout, every new market means bigger prize money and better conditions for _everyone_ on tour — including the players whose fans are complaining.

Alex Eala isn’t taking attention away from anyone.

She’s making the pie bigger.

That’s worth far more than a ranking number. And it’s a much rarer thing to build.

Let her play. 🇵🇭

#AlexEala #usopentennis

09112026 fri

Nakadumi mama. Lambot.

Php10 pandesal

Site pogi

Wfh ganda

Php12+30 pamasahe

Php25 pancit bihon kath

Php20 taho

Php50 buko

Php250 bake sushi liza

Php50 lotto 6/58 6/55 ganda

Php50 bagal miryenda

Php30 pamasahe pogi

Php178 gooti clear transparent agent

Php24+26+26+30 gym pamasahe

09102026 thu maulan

Site pogi

Wfh ganda

Php12+30 pamasahe

Php65 bopis

Php40 pakbet

Php10 pandesal

Php35 champorado

Php95 gulay luzbing

Php179 dana shanghai

Php605 baboy

Php315.50 grocery O!Save

Php270 269 14l dishwashing calamansi

Php720 safety shoes pogi order

Php30 pamasahe

Sira maynilad meter nina richard. Need replacement.

May sakit si richard.

09092026 wed hatid

Happy happy bday Lolita F.

Php20 pandesal

Leave pogi

Office ganda hatid

Php39 toll fee

Php39 toll fee

Php135 kath ulam.

Car ng bf ni mona magdamag na naman naka park. 2:41pm andito pa.

Php1300 SMART STOCK MARKET INVESTING AT GROWTH STOCK INVESTMENT STRATEGY

WALA KWENTA

Php266 slow close toilet seat cover universal O shape. Done installed.

Php12+13+13+30 gym pamasahe

Justice for Ann.

Isang nawawalang cellphone ang naging susi para mabunyag kung ano talaga ang nangyari.

Malapit na sana makapagtapos ng nursing ang isang 21 years old na dalagita pero netong September 06 ay bigla na lang siyang natagpuang wala ng buhay sa ilalim ng kanyang kama sa kanilang bahay sa San Antonio, Nueva Ecija.

Siya si Ann Pauline Fajardo, fourth-year nursing student at scholar ng Wesleyan University-Philippines.

Ang unang report? Posibleng nagpatiwakal. Pero naging kahina-hinala sa investigators ang sitwasyon. At nang isagawa nga ang autopsy, lumabas na ang cause of death: “Asphyxia by Strangulation.” Napansin din ng mga pulis na nawawala ang kanyang iPhone 16 Plus.

Gamit ang iCloud at Find My, natunton nila ang cellphone at natukoy ang taong may hawak nito… isang 27-anyos na lalaki, na kalaunan ay naaresto. At ayon sa official police press release, umamin umano ang suspek sa pamamagitan ng Extra-Judicial Affidavit/Confession, habang may kasama siyang abogado.

Sa kanyang confession, sinabi niyang pumunta siya sa bahay ni Ann Pauline bandang 4:30 ng madaling-araw para manghiram ng ₱5,000. Nang sabihin ni Ann Pauline na hindi niya siya mapapahiram, nagkaroon umano sila ng argumento.

Inamin din umano ng suspek na sinakal niya si Ann Pauline hanggang sa hindi na ito humihinga

At pagkatapos?… Ayon pa sa kanyang confession, tinangka umano niyang palabasing suicide ang nangyari gamit ang kumot sabay kinuha pa niya ang cellphone ng biktima... sa ngayun, nahaharap ang suspek sa kasong mvrder.

Grabe! Sa halagang ₱5,000. Isang 21-year-old scholar na malapit nang makatapos at maging nurse… isang buong kinabukasan ang nawala. Napakarami pang pangarap na naghihintay sana sa kanya…Napakasakit neto sa magulang. Ulila na sa ama ang biktima at ang nanay naman nya ay isang OFW. 

Justice for Ann Pauline Fajardo.

#NuevaEcija #sanantonio #SanAntonioNuevaEcija #BreakingNews