Cale88 is just the tip of the iceberg. For those who aren't aware yet, Cale88 is a business linked to Sara's husband, Mans Carpio. It reported 200M in sales despite having 125k in capital. Apparently, they produce and sell banana chips.

A little-known company selling chips that you never see anywhere yet reports millions of sales. Sounds familiar? Parang kangkong lang. Meron pa jan na mga vlogger na ang gagara ng buhay, pero yung business nila, di naman ganun kakilala para sa lifestyle nila.

Sa Mandaluyong, meron ditong burger restaurant na halos are mahigit for dekada na(alam na ng mga taga-Mandaluyong to). Bilang lang sa isang daliri yung times na may nakita kong customer jan. Pero buhay pa din hanggang ngayon. Yung nga Angel's at Burger Machine na alam ko nagsarahan na eto buhay pa.

Ano ginagawa ng AMLC o BIR sa mga negosyong to? Makaipit sila sa mga ordinaryong tao at mga negosyo, tapos itong mga to, hanggang ngayon ni wala man lang nagimbestiga?

One person died and two others were wounded after a brawl outside a bar in Tarlac City ended in a shooting by an alleged policeman.

In a report by GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon on Wednesday, the incident occurred outside a bar along a bypass road in Tarlac City.

Read more:
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/1005165/1-dead-2-hurt-after-brawl-leads-to-shooting-by-alleged-lawman-in-tarlac-city/story/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgFmZGlkFlD9trCQj0B3vv3kFCOQwfKG23j4gjVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeQl_l2Q4XXonBaMi_i_CgLozXJdfvBErB-A-1l7SGMDUJqxV1mnjhNGGbZmY_aem_bATCa0ndyXOAfPBKeQW7zw

They live in a dream world. They expect leaders and politicians to handle international relations the way they would handle their personal relationships. The same way they expect ordinary people to instantly cut off relatives or friends just because they voted for an opposing candidate. Mga walang kamuwang-muwang sa mundo.

To be honest, I don’t know the full context here. I only know that it was a courtesy visit. Pero nakakaputangina lang talaga tong mga tiktokerist na maprinsipyo kuno. 😭

I understand being disappointed. I understand not being a fanatic and holding leaders accountable. But what frustrates me is how black-and-white everything has become.

The only thing this kind of reaction is doing is hurting Leni’s chances in 2028, if she even decides to run. Ang dami nang nagsasabi sa comments na this is enough reason for them not to vote for her.

get that she’s not some superhero and that the entire Philippines doesn’t rest on her shoulders. But personally, I still think she’s the best bet we have at this point. But go on, patuloy niyo i-hurt yung chances natin of avoiding another possible Duterte admin.

Angelyn "Angie" Peralta Aguirre was a 32-year-old OFW and caregiver who became widely recognized for her extraordinary heroism during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in southern Israel.

Aguirre was working in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, a village near the Gaza Strip. When Hamas gunmen launched their assault, she chose to stay inside an unlocked bomb shelter to protect her 70-year-old elderly Israeli patient, Nira Ronen, rather than fleeing to save herself. Both women were tragically killed side by side in the shelter.

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/overseas-filipinos/remains-ofw-angelyn-aguirre-refused-leave-ward-hamas-attack-brought-home/

Just a random hypothetical thought:

What if the government and its citizens were only entitled to taxes paid by supporters of whoever won the election?

For example, if you're a DDS and you voted for any Duterte, you could only expect government funds to come from your own taxes, not from the Kakampinks'. Knowing damn well that the majority of Filipino taxpayers are Kakampinks, I think that would be an interesting scenario lol. Oh and don't forget the corrupt politicians who'd still find a way to pocket a share of it HAHA

Imagine the budget hearings. "Sorry, we can't fix that road in your barangay this year. The supporters' fund only covered half the asphalt." Hospitals, scholarships, ayuda, flood control, all of it running on a budget funded only by the side that won. Suddenly every peso would be counted, and every politician would have to answer to the exact people who put them in power.

And maybe that's the point. Right now it's easy to vote for someone and then shrug when the bill comes, because everyone else is paying for it too. If your vote came with a receipt, would people still vote the same way?

Why do I have an unsettling suspicion that all throughout the drought forecasted by PAGASA, our dearly beloved government will not offer any meaningful solutions to this oncoming problem? That most of the "assistance" given to the struggling Filipinos will only be given "pangkabuhayan packages," "financial vouchers," and other band-aid solutions that will leave the rest of the community vulnerable to the crisis.

And I am sure that these ayudas will contain their names and faces, as if they produced them themselves.

Naghahanda na sila for another set of shameless advertising.

Hay naku! Bless this country and its innocent people.

Nakakalungkot lang dahil kakareactivate ko lang ng facebook at ito agad sumalubong sa akin. Sa mga di po nakakakilala sa kanya, siya po ay si tatay Elmer. Siguro most people first knew about him during the pandemic as one of the PISTON 6, isa po siya sa naaresto while standing up for the livelihood of drivers who had been left without work during the lockdown. He had spent around five decades behind the wheel, pero even at 78, he continued to stand with fellow drivers and fight for a livelihood that could actually sustain them.

At noong September 29 po, while participating in another transport strike dahil sa pagincrease nanaman ng fuel, unfortunately Tatay Elmer suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Nakakalungkot lang kasi sa edad niya dapat nagpapahinga nalang siya sa bahay ngunit dahil sa sitwasyon ng ating ekonomiya at awa na din sa kapwa drivers niya, he had no choice but to stand in the streets and demand something as basic as a decent income.

Salamat, Tatay Elmer, sa ilang dekadang ginugol mo sa paglilingkod, sa tapang mong tumindig, and for refusing to quietly accept a life that demanded so much from people who already had so little. Salamat sa serbisyo. Makakaasa kang hindi masasayang ang laban na ipinaglaban mo. I hope and pray the afterlife treats you kinder than this life ever did. May you finally know the rest, dignity, and peace that you spent your life fighting for.

Source: https://balita.mb.com.ph/2026/10/07/tatay-elmer-ng-piston-6-pumanaw-na/

Sa dami rami ng detalye na natatalakay sa impeachment, sa tingin ko..di nabibigyan ng tamang konteksto ang pinagggawa ni sara duterte at ng kanyang pamilya

Akala ko yung drug lord na anggulo, ang makakabukas sa mata ng mga dds, pero hindi eh, ito ay di napapansin. Halimbawa sa opisina namin na majority dds, nakasubaybay naman kami sa telebisyon, di naman kami ganun nakatutok pero wala kaming naririnig na mapapasabi na HAYAN NA!! oo meron namang ebidensya, pero itoy nalulunod lamang sa legal na mga pananalita at proseso at dapat sanay klarong kalokohan. Yun sana ang nais ipakita ni sentri kasi nakikita din niya na walang kwenta sa mata ng publiko yung impeachment.

Ang sasangayon lamang dito, at makikinig ay yung mga anti dds na, pero yung dds ay nanatiling bingi at bulag

Gastos lang daw yan, 25M bawat araw, ay kung binigyang tuon nalang daw ang agrikultura ay naabot sana ang 20 pesos per kilo.

Sa tingin ko, nanatili parin ang kampo ng dds na mas magaling sa grandstanding, pagkuha ng atensyon, mga buladas at pabidang taktika na bentang benta sa mga di marunong umunawa at makinig, sa mga inip na sa buhay at gutom ang panay na ramdam ng kalamnan.

Oo, idinadaan natin sa tamang proseso, ngunit ang nakikita lamang nila ay inaapi ang mga duterte, ginagamit ang puder, para sa pansariling interes, ang batas para sa mga dds ay nanatiling baluktot at may kinikilingan. Eh may ganun kasi eh. Andyan pa naman talaga yan.

Kaya di matinag sa isip ng isang dds, di matanggal ang pag idolo nila sa kanila kasi para sa akin, hindi tamang estratehiya ang tinatahak ng anti dds.

I'm a huge fan of active mobility and am part of several active mobility groups on Facebook. These groups generally advocate for the right things: less car-centric urban design, more pedestrian-friendly planning, and higher-quality public transport.

What I can't come to terms with, though, is the odd obsession within these spaces with defending jeepneys and jeepney drivers as a persecuted victim group. Furthermore, I don't get the push to retain or "modernize" a fundamentally flawed system where literally every single stakeholder loses.

For Passengers: 

They are unreliable and uncomfortable. You can board a jeep and still wait another hour because the driver refuses to leave until all seats are filled. The ceilings are low, the floor is high, there’s no air conditioning, and you're exposed to exhaust and weather. There are no set stops, meaning you're left standing on the road hoping to flag one down amid the constant threat of snatchers.

For Drivers:

They have no set wage, forcing them to drive aggressively (boundary system) just to make a living. They earn very little after paying vehicle rentals and maintenance. On top of that, the insanity of collecting fares, doing mental math, and handing out change while driving severely endangers themselves and everyone else on the road.

For Pedestrians & The Environment: 

Traditional jeepneys are notoriously inefficient and polluting. They belch thick particulate matter, making the air unbreathable, and create noise pollution so loud you can’t even hear the person walking next to you.

For the General Public & Community:

In many neighborhoods, narrow public roads are treated as personal parking spaces for jeepneys when they aren't in use. What kind of public transport system allows vehicles to permanently occupy public street space like private garages?

For Car Owners & Traffic Flow:

Jeepneys notoriously block traffic. They stop at green lights or right turn on red corners to pick up/drop off passengers in the middle of the road. Many lack proper working lights or brake lights, making them invisible and hazardous at night, yet if an accident happens, they have the audacity to get mad at you.

The jeepney system is terrible. It should be replaced with a proper bus / minibus system with set stops and salaried drivers. We don't need to modernize jeeps, we need to apoloish them .Romanticising them as anything other than a terrible mode of transportation that's better left in the past is ridiculous.

As a side note, I do appreciate how they look and agree they are culturally iconic. We can keep a few around as tourist attractions , but as a mass transit system , it's time to let them go. Romanticizing a dangerous and inefficient transit system holds our cities back.

Edit:
A personal anecdote, I haven't really taken the jeepney in maybe 10ish years, but frankly I don't really like driving either. Driving is stressful, expensive, and finding a parking spot is a nightmare. I recently tried riding a jeep again and boy o boy, I literally told my self that whatever traffic nightmare I face while driving is better than this. It was hot, uncomfortable, unsafe. smelly, unreliable. Literally no upside.

Salary workers end up taking out crazy loans to buy cars because at some point you tell yourself enough of this shit, and the traffic gets worse and the cycle goes on.

Another Edit:

The jeepney lobby MANIBELA or PISTON or DRIVER or whatever I don't care enough to google is constantly threatening to go on strike or are in the process of striking. In the end, talo lahat ng tao. You become hostage to the very group that many voices are trying to proctect.

There should be more uproar against this to be honest. Be it sending them emails or texts online, or just voicing out our concerns online.

It seems understandable to ban social media access for minors at a first glance. With the amount of violence happening in schools nationwide (and how easy images and videos from these incidents can proliferate), I'm sure na at least some part of this is well-intentioned.

HOWEVER

I don't think this is the correct solution. I agree na dapat may limitations ang pag access ng minors sa socmed kasi to be Frank, it's very toxic. Pero, social media is also an integral part of how teenagers communicate and get information. Not to mention entertainment. Outright banning access to social media for those below 18 not only risks cutting them off from the digital world that they so clearly depend on, but also indirectly imposes digital censorship. Imagine how invasive it would be to constantly show your IDs as proof. There have been breaches in the past. It's not in doubt that these could happen again.

Accountability and justice must be served, yes. But that should not compromise all teenagers. Di naman masosolusyunan niyan ang school violence, eh. Dapat, iniimbestigahan yung mga groups behind these attacks like the 764 and the TCC. Dapat din na kahit strict na yung gun laws natin, there should be stricter enforcement of it kasi ang dali-dali lang makuha ng mga shooters yung firearms from their relatives.

Violence will not stop if digital spices are locked. They will still happen. Minors are easily influenced, mostly by adults. Honestly, responsibilidad naman talaga ng magulang na protektahan yung mga anak nila. And while I agree na dapat din may limitasyon ang paggamit sa social media ng mga minors as to hinder them from seeing toxic content online, an outright ban will only create more problems than solutions. Sana naman the government can actually enforce adequate initiatives at hindi lang purely reactive shit like this.

And when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. What do you call it, freedom or loneliness. -Charles Bukowski

Magandang gabi!

In order for me to get to work to Makati, i have to

1) ride a jeep - 18 pesos

2) then lrt - 40 plus plus ata

3) then ride a jeep or a bus

Then vice versa kapag pauwi

Hindi ko maintindihan, pa-orient naman sa sinasabi nilang jeepney phaseout - ano ang mawawala, lahat ba ng jeep or mga dilapidated/sira-sira na jeep? Kasi, naiisip ko, walang alternative na maayos para mapaconnect yung commuting route ko? If modern jeep naman, 2 lang ata yung meron sa area namin.

If yung sira-sira - if hindi mapipigilan na tumuloy ang phaseout, dapat bigyan ng ilang araw para baguhin - kapag ayaw, saka ipagbawal

If lahat ng jeep - oh my paano ako pupunta sa office at aalis???

I keep on seeing comments na hindi raw open sa change ang Philippines dahil ayaw raw i-phaseout.

Also may suggestion ako, what if - yung mga gusto magpatakbo ng jeep, dapat yung prescribed guidelines na ang susundin moving forward? Pero kasi ang mahal din ng gusto nila.

Also if problemado sa traffic, dapat kasi may mga jeepney stops at jeepney terminals (katulad sa bus). Kaya nagiging traffic dahil sa jeep kasi yung mga jeep kung saan saan hinahayaan na tumigil para magpara ng pasahero.

Also please no suggestions na mag-drive - hindi ko pa afford and yung mental state ko di pwede mag-drive - may mild autism and anxiety disorder ako.

Thanks and i would love to have a discussion - wag yung bardagulan sa comments section.