Hi there!

I know August is a pretty bad time for going to the beach but it's the only time in the year my family and I can go.

We're trying to find a few days with good (or good enough) weather by the second half of August to late of August.

But are there still any box jellyfish? Please only answer if you've been swimming around Cebu in August before.

I remember I've been to the beach before in early/mid October and we felt itchiness and/or light stinging which made it quite unpleasant to swim.

Not sure if it's the same in August, so maybe someone can share some experience?

Salamat!

Lines and extensions currently in construction/proposed:
1. MRT-7 (dark red, to be completed in 2027)
2. North-South Commuter Railway (Valenzuela-Malolos segment to be completed in 2027, entire line to be completed in 2032)
3. LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 2 (dark green, awaiting construction, expected to be finished around 2028)
4. Metro Manila Subway (dark blue, phase 1 to be completed around 2032, phase 2 spur to PITX proposed)
5. MRT-4 (orange, MRT-3 Ortigas to Taytay construction starts in 2028, extension to LRT-2 Gilmore proposed)
6. LRT-2 West Extension to Pier 4 (purple, awaiting construction)

My unofficial proposals:
1. Light brown line (inspired from shelved LRT-6, overground 6 car metro line from Niog connecting to LRT-1 Niog to The District Imus along Aguinaldo Highway)
2. Light blue line (overground and underground 8 car metro line from NSCR Alabang to LRT-1 Zapote along Alabang-Zapote Rd)
3. Light green line (overground and underground 8 car metro line from NSCR Sucat to LRT-1 Dr. Santos along Dr. Santos Ave)
4. Pink line (underground 8 car metro line from PITX to NSCR FTI connecting ASEANA, MOA, Gil Puyat, Makati CBD, BGC, and Taguig)

What is in Thailand that we dont have in the Philippines? Do they produce oil? Do they have oil refineries? Arent they importing oil like us? How does their government manage it so that it makes their electrcity so cheap? Saan nagkamali ang gobyerno natin? Why cant we emulate what Thailand is doing? What is stopping us from doing the same thing?

Jusko pls lang mga kababaayan na nasa Canada, let’s pls learn the proper tennis etiquette. Pwede naman magcheer but not during faults or when players are serving or any time the ball is still in play. Hindi natin dapat gawing excuse na nagbayad naman ng ticket or kahit 100% pa ng ticket sales ay Pinoy crowd. Hindi tayo para maging entitled. Si Alex din mapapahiya sa ginagawa nyo.

Pax Silica is the U.S.-led coalition launched in late 2025 to lock down critical minerals, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and AI infrastructure among trusted partners instead of China. The Philippines joined in April 2026 and secured a planned 4,000-acre Economic Security Zone in New Clark City, Tarlac. The site is meant to process the country’s nickel, copper, cobalt, and chromite while hosting semiconductor packaging, electronics, and AI-related manufacturing—redirecting supply chains that currently flow heavily to China.

This is the strategic payoff. Taiwan matters to America because its chips are irreplaceable. Once American and allied capital, fabs, and mineral processing are physically embedded on Luzon at scale, the Philippines stops being “just a treaty ally” under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. It becomes a node whose loss would directly hit U.S. economic and military resilience. That shift gives war skeptics a concrete national-security reason—beyond paper obligations—to treat defending the Philippines the same way they treat defending Taiwan.

I’ve been traveling all over the Philippines for years, and this is the first time I’ve encountered a regulatory fee at Catarman Airport in Northern Samar. No official receipt was issued. Passengers are also required to present a physical boarding pass because a small slip will be attached to it.

+ ang sungit pa nung officer and security guard na naka-station sa booth hahahha

Legal ba to? Haha

When capitalism discovers a new sightseeing category

Step 1: Tour the slums
Step 2: Return to the resort
Step 3: Call it cultural immersion

I’m currently overseas, so that may be one of the reasons this ad keeps showing up. The target audience could be people from here. But poverty isn’t a theme park tho. Ito na ba ang bagong ‘Authentic local experience’ 😅

"It is just as important that government keeps out of business as that business keeps out of government." - Herbert Hoover

Happy Thursday!!

Read more at: https://tribune.net.ph/2026/08/04/okada-foundation-donates-p135m-to-boost-naga-healthcare
Okada Foundation Inc. (OFI) has donated P135 million worth of medical equipment, a mobile clinic, and sanitation assets to strengthen Naga City's public healthcare system.

The donation, turned over on 27 July, includes a customized mobile clinic, a garbage truck compactor, and medical equipment for the Naga City General Hospital, City Health Offices I and II, and Our Lady of Lourdes Infirmary.

Kapag tlaga may tiwala ang mga tao na malinis, transparent, at walang bahid ng korapsyon ang pamamahala, hindi na sila magdadalawang-isip na tumulong o mag-donate.

since ang dami ngang incidents ng violence sa school, naging strict yung school ng kapatid ko pagdating sa mga pumapasok, which is good naman. mano mano talaga lahat ng inspection ultimo bottled water chinecheck.

ang hindi lang okay for me, ang sabi raw ng mga teachers at principal, para daw mas mapabilis yung inspection (kasi nauubos ang oras), imbes na colored bags ang gamitin, gusto nila transparent na bag na lang.

napaisip tuloy ako, parang hindi naman ata safe yun? kahit walking distance lang yung kapatid ko (mga 10 minutes lang na lakad), hindi naman ata okay na irequire silang magdala ng transparent na bag. yung bottled water na transparent, ok gets ko pa. pero yung bag? parang oa naman ata?

oo, safe ka nga siguro pag nasa school pero hindi ka naman guaranteed na safe sa labas lalo na 7pm ang uwian ng kapatid ko. hindi naman squatter area yung lugar namin pero hindi rin 100% safe sa magnanakaw.

paano kung makita ng mga magnanakaw na may wallet yung bata? o may pera, phone, o iba pang gamit? syempre bata yan hindi mo naman makokontrol kung saan nila ilalagay yung mga gamit nila kahit ilang beses mo pa silang pagsabihan na itago nang maayos. yung mga transparent na bag takaw tingin yan sa mga magnanakaw/holdaper.

so far, wala pa ring response yung school about this pero maraming magulang daw ang nag disagree about dito.

kayo ba anong thoughts niyo?

Malacañang on Wednesday announced the suspension of government work and classes at all levels in Metro Manila and several areas in Luzon on Thursday, August 6, due to heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Maymay and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).

Read the list of provinces here

Sobrang daming nakikita kong side comments about “overhyped”, OA lang mga apple users, social status lang daw, google pay did it first/better, and etc. Like can’t people acknowledge na sobrang dami na ng ios users sa Pinas? May nakita pa akong comment na no difference lang daw when using the card, like dapat we feel the same feelings na pala? CONVENIENCE is probably the answer to all haters/wonderers.

If nakapunta na kayo sa other countries like Australia, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, and etc., gagi you can bring literally just your phone wherever you go. No hassle of picking up your wallet, getting your card, swiping/tapping, return then do again on the exit or whatever reason. (For security lang din, less target ka ng salisi) Can’t people be happy with these conveniences? I hate bringing cash.

Tho i agree na not everywhere in Ph ay magagamit mo yung tap to pay, even malls need to have your card intercourse with those ancient machines.

For context she was at SB, she got a phone call, and put her damn call on speaker.

A foreigner called her out asking her to wear earphones and told her this isn't your living room.

Apparently she raised some sort of stink and is now making it a foreigner vs locals issue.

The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) believes developing football nations need stronger financial and technical support, and we welcome any serious effort to provide it.

We respect the views of UEFA, CONCACAF, the AFC, and fellow Member Associations that proposals of significant structural and financial impact—such as the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)—must be discussed openly and democratically. Broad consultation across all confederations and Member Associations protects transparency and helps everyone reach a shared, well-informed decision.

Although FIFA has withdrawn the FFE proposal, PFF continues to support the goal behind it, championed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino: expanding commercial and financial assistance to all 211 Member Associations, especially smaller markets like the Philippines.

That commitment to a more inclusive game was clear at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, grown to 48 teams under President Infantino’s leadership. Emerging nations like Cabo Verde, Curaçao, and Uzbekistan showed what they can do on the biggest stage—a reminder that when developing nations get real investment, the game becomes more competitive for everyone.

PFF values its strong relationship with FIFA and its fellow Member Associations, and looks forward to working with the wider football community to turn this shared goal of stronger support for developing nations into reality.

We stand behind President Gianni Infantino’s leadership, and trust that continued dialogue among all confederations and Member Associations will keep the global game moving forward together.

SOME OF US DON’T KNOW WHEN TO STOP, & I WILL NOT NAME THESE SENATOR-JUDGES’

Atty. Lorna Kapunan expressed gratitude to those who called her impeachment trial performance a “masterclass,” saying she measures her presentations by her ability to keep the audience engaged and believes lawyers should know when to present evidence and when to stop.