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Following the blocking of Discord in most networks in the Philippines last night, the CICC made an apology at their CICC Hotline 1326 radio show today (September 24) with what happened. CICC Director Aya Macalma explained that the block is temporary and intends to remain in place until Discord provides a concrete response on how it can make its platform safer.

Macalma explained during the radio show that while Discord has reached out to them via email, they have yet to provide a concrete solution to their concerns. At the 11:25 mark, Macalma apologized to those using Discord not just for gaming but for more legitimate purposes like communications for businesses and education.

“Yun mga bagong sinasabi ng ibang mga naapektuhan ng Discord, ginagamit pala nila sa business, ginagamit pala nila sa pag-aaral, hindi pa naka-klaro sa amin yan ng Discord,” Macalma said. “We do apologize sa mga affected. Inalala namin din yun mga nawala sa kanila, but our priority right now is the safety of each individual.”

Ano kaya ang thought process ng tenant?

Kung Airbnb lang ang nirentahan mo for a few days, bakit ka magpapa-house blessing na parang ikaw ang may-ari ng bahay?

Assuming totoo ang kumakalat na kuwento, curious lang talaga ako sa mindset. Is it for content? Clout?
Delusion? O may ibang context na hindi pa natin alam?
Sa ngayon, iisa pa lang ang panig ang lumalabas. Wala pang pahayag o depensa mula sa babaeng nasa viral post, kaya mas mabuting hintayin din ang kanyang side bago humusga.

Kayo, ano sa tingin ninyo ang posibleng thought process niya?

INULAN ANG PAGKILOS

As of 7:40 AM, malakas na ang buhos ng ulan sa EDSA-White Plains Avenue sa Quezon City.

Dahil sa malakas na ulan, gumilid at sumilong muna ang mga nagtitipon na mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. | via Mark Makalalad/DZBB

Bisitahin ang www.gmanetwork.com/news para sa pinakabagong balita.

Kinumpirma ni Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara na sisimulan nang ituro ang paggamit ng contraceptives tulad ng condom sa mga Grade 8 student.

Sa budget hearing ng DepEd sa Kamara nitong Lunes, inusisa ni Akbayan party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña kay Angara kung kailan sisimulan ang pagtuturo sa tamang paggamit ng condom sa mga estudyante na nakapaloob sa Reproductive Health (RH) Law.

“Hindi po nagsisinungaling ang mga datos, pabata nang pabata po ang kaso ng adolescent pregnancy at HIV sa bansa,” ani Cendaña kaya tinanong nito si Angara kung kailan sisimulan ang pagtuturo sa paggamit ng condom at anong edad ito ituturo.

Ayon kay Angara, sinimulan na ang pagtuturo sa mga estudyante ukol sa pangangalaga sa kanilang sariling katawan subalit pagdating sa pagtuturo sa paggamit ng contraceptive ay nakatakda na umano itong ituro sa Grade 8.

“But yung actual used of contraceptives is taught at eighth grade, Your Honor,” sagot ni Angara kay Cendaña.

Ang Grade 8 ay edad 13 hanggang 14 taong gulang o Second Year High School.

“So again we take your commitment na ituturo ang proper used of condom and protection sa atin pong Grade 8,” ani Cendaña.

Hindi na inilatag ang datos sa nasabing pagdinig hinggil sa teenage pregnancy sa bansa subalit marami na umanong edad 15 anyos hanggang 19 anyos ang nagdadalaang tao na.

Lumabas din sa datos ng Commission on Population and Development rhalos 139,000 adolescent mothers sa bansa na edad 10 hanggang 19 taong gulang sa buong bansa.

Sa kaso ng HIV o Human Immunodeficiency Virus, umaabot umano sa 51 ang tinatamaan ng nasabing sakit kada araw kung saan isinisi sa hindi paggamit ng mga proteksyon tulad ng condom. (Bernard Taguinod)

https://tnt.abante.com.ph/2026/09/07/paggamit-ng-condom-ituturo-na-sa-grade-8-deped/news/

Investigators eventually searched Macarat’s property. According to reporting from Lake County Florida News, officers seized a “4-terabyte external hard drive” containing over 3,000 videos, with at least 700 confirmed as “child sexual abuse material.”

Ang gara ng pamumuhay nila dito sa pinas, vibe palang ng bahay halatang mayaman mga to,

Tas malaman laman mo puro kadimonyohan pala mga pinag gagagawa sa ibang bansa,

700 ang underage, hindi pa kasama ung off cam.

Pinatutsadahan ni dating senador Antonio Trillanes IV si Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla dahil hindi pa rin naaaresto si Sen. Bato dela Rosa sa kabila ng warrant of arrest mula sa International Criminal Court (ICC).

“Nung may mga ganoong ugong-ugong, nagmamalaki siya na may 10,000 pulis na nagbabantay daw,” saad ni Trillanes.

“Ngayon na mayroon nang warrant at lumabas si Bato, sinasabi naman na hindi raw puwedeng i-enforce ang warrant na iyon. Kanino ba talaga kakampi ang taong ito?” dagdag pa niya.

Nauna nang iginiit ni Remulla na dapat munang idaan sa Interpol o local court order ang naturang arrest warrant bago maisilbi kay Sen. Bato.

Source: News5 (https://news.tv5.com.ph/)

The United States has formally asked the Philippine government to extradite detained doomsday televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to face sex trafficking and other criminal charges, senior government officials told Bilyonaryo News Channel on Thursday.

The BNC sources said the request was sent last month by the US Embassy in Manila to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which then forwarded it to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The DOJ, the lead agency tasked with handling extradition cases, was reviewing Washington’s request.

Quiboloy, 76, a close friend and spiritual adviser of former President Rodrigo Duterte, was indicted in 2021 by a US federal grand jury and was on the FBI's most wanted list on charges of committing conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, sex trafficking of children and bulk cash smuggling.

He was being held in a Pasig City jail over domestic cases of alleged sexual and child abuse, and human trafficking. | via Michaela Del Callar, bnc.ph

A Filipino man died after a lorry crashed into his motorcycle while he was stopped at a zebra crossing on Thep Krasattri Road in Phuket on October 7.

Thalang Police Station officers were called to the scene outside a Shell petrol station on Thep Krasattri Road at about 5pm.

Police found a damaged black and red Honda Click 125 motorcycle at the scene. The rider was lying beside the motorcycle and was still wearing his helmet. He was later identified as Filipino national 57 year old Oscar Deladia. Rescue workers confirmed that he had died at the scene.

According to the police report, Deladia had been travelling along the road when he stopped at a red light to allow pedestrians to cross at the zebra crossing.

A lorry travelling behind him failed to stop at the traffic light and struck the motorcycle and rider from behind.

The lorry driver reportedly stopped and left the vehicle at the scene before fleeing. Police are reviewing CCTV footage from the area and nearby locations to identify and locate the driver.

Police have not said whether they searched the lorry or established the driver’s identity.

A similar fatal incident occurred at a zebra crossing in Phang Nga on October 2, when a pickup truck struck and killed a German couple as they crossed the road.

The driver initially left the scene but surrendered to police the following day. He reportedly told officers that he had not noticed the red light at the pedestrian crossing because he was concentrating on another traffic light further ahead, which he said was green.

In March, a Finnish man died in Pattaya after being struck by an Iranian motorcyclist at a zebra crossing. The Iranian rider was also seriously injured in the collision.

No further information about his condition or any legal action against him was reported.

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I posted about this over a month ago and was based for being DDS when I was really speaking facts about the BBM administration. Currencies exchange are all time high for USD vs Php even RMB vs Php now too. So no, peso weak is not because dollar is strong, peso is weak because peso is weak. Our economy is being survived only by businesses with no help from the government. Everyone is drowning not just from floods but horrible corruption. Is there an end to this nightmare that is BBM’s administration?

Worse than COVID-era levels: PH businesses turn gloomier

Philippine businesses turned sharply pessimistic in July, with confidence falling below levels recorded in published surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic as Middle East tensions, higher oil prices and persistent inflation weighed on sentiment.

READ: https://bilyonaryo.com/2026/09/04/worse-than-covid-era-levels-ph-businesses-turn-gloomier/business/

Ipinakita ni private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan ang iba't ibang mga acknowledgement receipt na ipinasa ng Office of the Vice President sa Commission on Audit - Intelligence and Confidential Fund Audit Unit bilang supplemental documents sa naunang ipinasang mga dokumento para sa cash advancement ng confidential fund. Ilan sa kanila sina Mary Grace Piattos na nakatanggap umano ng P70,000 at si Renan Piattos na nakatanggap umano ng P110,000. #VPonTrial

Tutukan ang live coverage ng GMA News sa impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMyVH9TydJc

This foreign lady just went inside the 7/11 in Knightsbridge Residences Makati around 4pm today and started being racist and cursing everyone

I went inside the convenient store to buy an umbrella then suddenly this white lady came in trying to buy cigars and then started melting down. Cursing, bad-mouthing, and being racist to filipinos calling all of us ugly.

FULL VIDEO IS HERE SINCE I CANT POST VIDEO HERE

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has given Reddit and Discord 24 hours to set up their respective offices in the Philippines as it moves to strengthen coordination with digital platforms following the third school shooting incident in the country within a span of just a few months.

In separate letters dated Sept. 21, the CICC demanded that the two platforms immediately designate, from receipt of the letters, a resident agent or local representative who can facilitate Philippine jurisdiction and enhance coordination and cooperation with Philippine authorities.

“We are not asking platforms to police the internet for the government but to be reachable, accountable, and responsive when activities on their platforms put Filipino children and communities at risk. When an online threat spills over into the real world, there has to be clear channel for authorities to act,” said Paraiso.

The ultimatum comes amid growing concerns over the use of online platforms in the dissemination of violent extremist content and ideologies and the exploitation of minors particularly in the wake of the shooting incident at Banga National High School in South Cotabato on September 18.

Aside from designating local representatives, the CICC directed Reddit and Discord to submit written explanations of their existing arrangements and concrete implementation plans covering the enhancement of safety standards, rapid response mechanisms, and age-verification or age-assurance measures.

The CICC also sought the platforms’ participation in a cooperative framework to address the current situation of digital exploitation of minors that has dangerously shifted from isolated online interactions to activities that fuel real-world violence and physical harm.

The proposed framework would particularly cover networks involved in the creation, solicitation, possession, distribution, exchange, promotion or monetization of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and child sexual abuse or exploitation of materials (CSAEM), and nihilistic violence extremism (NVE) that occur in these platforms.

As part of the effort, the CICC also formally tapped the Department of Foreign Affairs to initiate a coordination meeting and facilitate the participation of Meta, Discord, Reddit and other social media platforms in discussions with the government on measures to address online threats linked to violence and the exploitation of children.

The CICC warned that failure or refusal to comply with the prescribed period could prompt the agency, in coordination with appropriate Philippine authorities, to restrict their operations or prohibit access of users to the platforms in the Philippines.

Earlier this month, the government met with Meta and Roblox representatives to form a technical working group to implement stricter child safety measures, faster takedowns of content, and secure age-verification mechanisms.

Reddit is a social discussion platform organized into topic-based communities, while Discord is a messaging and community platform that allows users to communicate through private messages and invitation-based servers, creating conditions that can provide fertile grounds for grooming, recruitment, and radicalization of minors.

Recent investigations have raised alarm over online grooming and recruitment of minors, including links to communities associated with NVE. These concerns have been magnified by the school shooting in Tacloban City in June, at the August 18 shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University in August and the September 18 shooting at Banga National High School.

Source: https://cicc.gov.ph/news/cicc-demands-reddit-discord-to-establish-ph-presence-within-24-hours/

With the recent SEA vs. South Korea thing exposing how these South Koreans view us, I truly hope Filipinos will learn their VALUE and start UPLIFTING THEIR OWN (us).

There is so much to love about the Philippines and our people. We have shown over and over again that we are capable. We are just being led poorly, but that can be fixed with being educated, voting properly, and looking up on ourselves.

GREATNESS is in our genes. Remember, we won the first Filipino vs Spain interaction when they landed. The Spaniards HAD TO GET HELP from fellow Filipinos to get the capital. And we know how that went.

An American general even stated that if he had 10k Filipino men he can basically conquer the world.

Vloggers even use “Pinoy baiting” when their metrics are declining.

Let’s stop being fodder for everyone else. Let’s champion our own and we will achieve great things. With the power of God we can do great things.

I respect this man.

He’s among the few at Sarah’s side who are judicious and circumspect before speaking, and show minimal arrogance compared to the rest of their lot.

And in this video, I can only relate to a former boss who’s entitled, gives orders based on whims, and is capricious—pero pinabibigyan niya pa rin at iniisip at inihahanap ng katumbas na aksyon hanggang kakayanin.

Kitang-kita na rin ang sayad talaga ng boss niya, yet he’s still trying to do his job.

Of course, at some point, I hope he breaks and leaves the dark side.

In the meantime, I hope he is being paid richly enough to cover for his own therapy—or for good whisky, at least.

Most of tycoon and former politician Manuel Villar Jr.’s listed companies, worth about P320 billion, are still suspended from trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange because of overdue financial filings.

The suspensions cover six of seven Villar companies spanning real estate and retail, leaving thousands of investors unable to trade their shares for nearly three months.

Among those investors are government pension funds Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)

Villar empire fights to regain footing as P320-B in stocks stay frozen

Social media is warping kids’ minds, fueling anxiety, addiction, and low self-worth. These platforms are built to manipulate attention.

We restrict driving, drinking, and smoking for minors, diba? Why not social media too? It’s time we stop pretending screen time is harmless and start putting real guardrails in place.

Read: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/07/02/2454966/skibidi-no-more-lacson-seeks-bar-minors-social-media

Sobra naman yung ginawa sa bata. Hindi nya deserve yung nangyari sa kanya. Tadtad ng saksak sa katawan, tapyas ang tenga, putol mga daliri. Gusto lang naman pumasok sa school nung bata, tapos wawalanghiyain?!

Per reports, yung Person of Interest, mukhang naka shabu. Hindi na tao ang gumawa nito. 😡

Photo from ABS CBN News

https://youtu.be/ETgUYllNDQw?si=1ViF3e1wJtRdDiu6

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A resolution adopted during a series of Mindanao-wide consultative meetings will be submitted to the United Nations Committee on Decolonization for deliberation and possible action, a Daily Tribune source said on Wednesday.

The source, a United Nations official based in New York, said the Mindanao-wide consultations are among the requirements for the UN to deliberate on the belligerency status of Mindanao.

“It will need only one UN member country to endorse or recognize the independence of Mindanao to start the decolonization process,” the source said.

During a consultative meeting held at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel, a resolution was passed calling for a peaceful struggle to free Mindanao from what organizers described as “Manila imperialism” and to elevate its status to a belligerent entity as an independent federal state under existing international laws.

The resolution was an offshoot of the ongoing Mindanao State of the Nation Conference held on Saturday at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel in the city, attended by leaders from provinces in Northern Mindanao.

The resolution declares:

“Whereas this resolution is a direct declaration of the country’s economic issues and problems affecting the people of Mindanao, with serious concern and a call for a united front and alliances in Mindanao.

“Whereas this resolution presents tangible, practical, and doable solutions to free Mindanao from the bondage of imperialism—an imperialist thinking of inequality since time immemorial.

“Whereas the Mindanao People’s Conference is organized to form an alliance composed of civic-minded citizens fully committed to the future and development of an island blessed with natural beauty and human resources.

Whereas the country’s political and economic situation, vis-à-vis current developments in the government system, has become endemic and critical, requiring drastic and decisive solutions.

“Whereas the call for alliance among Mindanaoans is a command responsibility, given the urgency of the current situation, to unite and move in one direction toward freeing Mindanao from the bondage of Manila imperialism.

“Whereas the idea of Mindanao independence is a bygone sentiment that needs revival, urging peaceful struggle and a united stand to elevate its status to a belligerent entity operating as an independent federal state under existing international laws.”

The resolution states that it was passed and adopted on 27 December 2025 during the People’s Consultative Conference held in Cagayan de Oro City.

Organizers said the resolution will be submitted to the People’s Congress, which will be held either in Cagayan de Oro City or Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

Participants in the Mindanao-wide consultations from Western, Central, and Northern Mindanao aired similar sentiments that a peaceful transition of political power does not depend on armed struggle.

Ranque said even the mainstream Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), during a consultative conference at Jonel Hall in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, submitted a resolution abandoning armed struggle and joining the call for peaceful Mindanao independence using what they described as the “Kosovo model.”

“Armed struggle is already obsolete. We join the call for independence peacefully using the Kosovo model, urging the United Nations to conduct a plebiscite and let the people decide,” the resolution said.

MNLF founding chairman Nur Misuari also declared the independence of Mindanao in 2013 after then-President Benigno Aquino III terminated peace talks for the final review of the implementation of the 1996 peace agreement brokered by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The MNLF flag was later hoisted in Davao City as the start of a campaign to gain international recognition, with Davao declared as the capital of the Bangsamoro Republik of Mindanao (BMR).

A second attempt to raise the flag in Zamboanga City was foiled when government forces intercepted an MNLF contingent from Sulu, triggering three weeks of fighting between government forces and the MNLF.

Organizers said the Mindanao-wide consultations aim to forge a unified position on the country’s political situation, which they said has marginalized Mindanao in national development.

The consultations were held in Sultan Kudarat for Central Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, as well as in Northern Mindanao. The final leg is scheduled to be held in the Caraga region in January.

The original declaration of Mindanao independence was spearheaded by the late lawyer Reuben Canoy, who led a convention in 1986.

A founding member of the Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM) said the movement could be revived if an independent country recognizes Mindanao’s independence, which could elevate its status to a belligerent entity under international law.

Link to article.

Nanganganib na matigil na ang operasyon ng EDSA Bus Carousel matapos itong bokyain sa pondo sa susunod na taon.

Dahil dito, umapela si Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Giovanni Lopez sa House Committee on Appropriations na pondohan ito upang maipatuloy ang pagtulong sa mga commuter sa susunod na taon.

“Last year wala rin po binigay sa NEP (National Expenditure Program) namin ang service contracting ng EDSA Bus Carousel,” ani Lopez, subalit binigyan umano sila ng Kongreso ng P88.7 million.

Ginawa ni Lopez ang pahayag matapos punahin ni Akbayan party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña ang zero budget sa NCR Busway, service contracting fuel subsidies, sa budget ng naabing ahensiya sa taong 2027.

Sinabi ng mambabatas na mula 2024 hanggang 2025 ay 60 milyong commuters aniya ang nakinabang sa nasabing programa subalit nangangamba ito na matitigil na ito kung hindi bibigyan ng karagdagang pondo ang DOTr.

“The national budget is the ultimate expression of the President’s priorities and commitments. Kapag malaki ang budget sa isang programa, mataas ang priority. Kapag walang budget, hindi ka priority. Pinapakita lang nitong zero budget na hindi priority ang milyon-milyong commuters at ang libu-libong tsuper at transport workers,” ani Cendaña.

Nangangamba ang mambabatas na lalong mahihirapan ang mga ordinaryong commuters kapag hindi nabigyan ng pondo ang nasabing programa dahil mangangahulugan ito ng dagdag na gastos sa kanila araw-araw.

“Nakakainis isipin na ’yung mga programang nagdadala ng kahit kaunting ginhawa sa ating mga kababayan pa ang pinagdiskitahan at tinanggalan ng pondo. The NCR/EDSA Busway has provided millions of commuters with a faster and more reliable way to get to work, school, and home,” dagdag pa ng mambabatas. (Bernard Taguinod)

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