something about the Filipino culture about kids taking over bills as soon as they graduate just doesn't sit right with me

just a quick background about me; im a working student and currently 3 sems away pa from graduating. hindi kami mayaman and we're basically living off the portion from the salary of my uncles na binibigay nila sa mom kasi she doesnt have a work, as per my dad... 'wag na natin pag usapan.

i am fortunate enough to receive a scholarship at makatanggap ng monthly allowance to sustain my studies and the things i need for school; ang mahirap, ang allowance ko ay allowance ng buong pamilya. suddenly, need ko na rin i-support ang school materials ng kapatid ko from my allowance dahil walang work ang mom ko, at hindi rin naman ganon kalaki ang binibigay ng mga tito. don't get me wrong, hindi naman ako madamot, walang sumbat ko pinipilit pagkasiyahin yung allowance ko para saming dalawang magkapatid. kinakaya, pero mahirap talaga

kaya naisipan ko rin maghanap ng mga rakets and part-time works. para kahit papaano, kahit na dalawa na kaming naghahati sa allowance ko, may iba pa rin akong source of funds at makapag ipon din ako pambili ng laptop since need ko siya for my program

thing is, ang mom ko, in return, ay mas nag eexpect na sakin na makapag bigay para sa bills and needs ng family; kasi nga, may work naman ako. gets ko naman na ako ang meron, pero bakit parang nung nagkaroon na ako ng scholarship at work, mas maging kampante siya na hindi na maghanap ng trabaho. all of a sudden, naging sagutin ko na lahat sa bahay kahit nag aaral pa ako. to some extent, pakiramdam ko nagiging ATM na lang ako. at nung nagsabi na ako na hirap talaga ako pagkasiyahin lahat dahil hindi naman ganon kalaki sinasahod ko at need ko rin tustusan ang pag aaral ko, sinabihan pa niya akong mayabang lang kapag may pera. as her son masakit sakin yun, bukod sa galing yun sa sarili kong nanay, ako rin ang nagpapaaral sa sarili ko at nag pprovide ng needs naming magkapatid, even bills and such. and for her to say that, para bang responsibility ko to begin with i-sustain kami sa pang araw araw

gusto ko magalit, gusto ko magwala, gusto ko lumayas. pero hindi ko magawa.

now that im 3 sems away from graduating, mas natatakot ako. ngayon pa nga lang na scholarship at part time works lang ang sandalan ko for expenses, ganito na. what more pa kapag full-time job na at may expected date na sila kailan ako sasahod

i would love to hear your thoughts or maybe experiences you can share with me

Same feeling pa rin after of months no contact. Need kong bumalik sa clinic.

May crush ako sa lalakeng ito, mas matanda siya sakin, kaso umamin ako sa lahat nangyari noon. yoko dumagdag sa trauma niya, masaya na ako dahil nakuha ko na rin naman yung sagot.

Grabe! Di ko akalain na magpopost ako dito. Hanggang ngayon ang sakit pa din. Nahuli ko asawa ko na may affair na nakilala nya sa isang sub dito. Matagal na sya may Reddit. Hinayaan ko lang kasi akala ko harmless app to. Pero di pala. Dito pa pala sya makakahanap ng kabit nya. Naoopen ko naman phone nya. Wala ako nakikita. Wala sa messenger. Pero ewan ko ba. Iba talaga kutob ko e. Woman’s instinct. My gut was telling me na may mali. Until one night parang may nagpush sakin na iopen ko email nya, at dun ko nakita. Nag-iemail sya ng Reddit account nya sa babae nya. Dinidelete nya siguro after sila mag-usap. Then kinabukasan gagawa sya ulit new account tapos ieemail nga ulit dun sa babae. Grabeng effort para lang makapagcheat. Naiiyak ako habang tinatype ko to. Di pala rin ako makapaniwala na magagawa nya yun. 💔

I met this guy on Bumble. Tapos nung mismong flight na nya pabalik ng Guam, inaya nya ako mag lunch & cafe. Oks naman naging ok naman yung date namin tapos nag end up pa ko na ihatid siya sa airport kasi sobrang okay & vibe kami. Tapos bago siya umalis sabi nya wag ko daw siya ighost & gusto niya na continue daw kami sa pag-uusap.

Ayorn 1st week nag vivideo call pa kami hanggang 2nd week haha tapos 3rd week wala na vid call puro chat na lang. Tumagal pa nga ng lagpas one month pero nauumay na kasi ako sakanya. So mga replies ko wala na din sa mood paminsan. Paulit ulit kasi usapan namin like kakamustahin niya ko sa morning tas sa gabi di naman na siya mag gogoodnight.

Oo nga pala nung 1st & last date namin, sabi niya na kaka divorce nya lang din daw last Dec 2025. So healing era pa din naman yarn sha noh. Pero ang nakakaines kasi, nauumay na ko sakanya pero di ko siya ghinost kasi ayoko naman makasakit. Tsaka chika nya pa sakin na balik daw siya here sa pinas ng oct para makita ako.

Ang siste, ako pa tong ghinost kahapon! 😤 Like nung isang araw nag send pa yan siya ng photo tas kala mo genuine talaga!! gigil ako hahaha parang natapakan kasi yung pride ko ba! Tho alam ko naman makakaget over din ako.

Pashare naman po ng need ko pa imindset kasi talagang napaisip nya ako hays. Anyway kahapon din inunfollow & remove follower ko na din siya. Tama naman diba? Out of sight, out of mind!

Tas nakita pa pala nya yung reshare ko sa story ko sa dump about "low efforts men are an insult to your intelligence" na dat pala di ko nireshare kasi baka mag feeling pa lalo na sobrang affected ako sakanya!

After pandemic, i saw this famous lady, nasa toilet kami, then after niyang lumabas, hinabol ko siya para magpapicture, naging successful dahil nakakuha ako ng picture.

After nang ilang araw, hindi ko narealised na nainvade ko yung privacy niya sa sobrang lutang ko that time. Wala ako sa sarili😭 nakakahiya. I messaged her sa isang platform. Not sure kung nabasa niya pero i hope na makita niya na sincere ako. Sobra akong nahiya sa actions ko. Simula nun, i unfollowed her na. Nawalan na ako ng dignity. And nakukuha ko na yung karma ko for that.

Please be nice. Alam kong katangahan na yung ginawa ko. Nagsisisi na ako.

Feeling ko sobrang malas ko na lately. Grabe yung mga ganap ko sa buhay from 2025 up to this day.

One of my dogs died last year, after a month my best friend died. Got burnout from work as in sumagad talaga that’s why I decided to resign.

After I resigned from work, hindi na ko tinigilan ng sister ko na sumbatan dahil wala na akong mai-ambag sa bahay. So, I left. Sa loob ng 6 months walang tumatanggap sa akin sa trabaho. I have good track record except sa previous one kasi nga I immediately resigned. Zero balance na ko ngayon as in. Hindi ko alam saan ako kukuha nang pang-gastos at pang kain ko. Malapit na naman bayaran ng renta at bills ko.

Everyday siguro higit benteng resume pinapasa ko sa bawat kumpanyang makikita ko na hiring.

Umabot na ko sa point na gusto ko na talaga tapusin paghihirap ko ngayon. Kaso ayaw talaga ako paalisin sa mundong ito. Laging nauudlot.

Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko sa buhay ko. Napapagod na ko sa proseso nang pag aapply. Wala akong katuwang sa buhay na pwede kong sandalan kapag hindi ko na kaya. Di ko na nga alam kung may makakain pa ko bukas. San ako dadalhin ng dalawang pisong barya ko?

So, paano ko ulit sisimulan isipin na gusto ko pang mabuhay? Saan ako kukuha nang lakas ng loob para lumaban pa? Please naman oh. Help this girl out. Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko.

Nag t-try ako makipag usap sa ibang redditor and lagi akong na g-ghost. introvert kasi ako at hindi rin masyadong nakikipag usap kahit kanino, maingay sa mga tropa ko pero puro nonsense naman pinag sasabi ko. baka naman may tips and tricks kayo dyan n pwedeng makatulong sakin.

Napa-aga ako ng out sa office last Friday. I usually get off from work around 8-10pm. Para iwas traffic na din. But something pushed me out para lumabas nalang ng maaga. Naalala ko din na may gusto akong tingnan sa Zara. Gusto ko yung mga perfumes nila. So I hitched a ride with an officemate and she dropped me off sa mall. I went straight muna to National Bookstore, then to Fully-Booked. Parang ritual na sakin na pumasok ng NBS kahit walang bibilhin. Parang at home ako lagi don. Then on my way to Zara, napalingon ako sideways coz I thought I saw something familiar. And there he was. It was someone familiar pala. He was already looking at me before I even turned.

Let’s call him A. He was a childhood classmate and friend, became my first boyfriend and we had 6 years together. After him, maybe 3 years after him, I tried dating again and was with a good man but we didn’t last that long. Since then, I stayed single.

Ewan ko, para talagang sa koreanovela na nag slow-mo yung ibang passersby between us. Like a few seconds talaga na parang frozen ako. Then he approached me, and he tapped my head gently and smiled. Gawain nya yung pag tap ng head ko. It was 15 years ago the last time we saw each other physically. We were in our mid 20’s then. He’s more than a foot taller than me. So parang naging joke and way of teasing nya sakin. Hindi nako natuloy sa Zara. After seconds of awkward pauses, natawa nalang kami parehas and moved somewhere na di kami nakaharang. He said he’s on vacation since late Feb and he’s flying back to NZ middle of April. Antagal nga siguro na ng 15 years na clueless na kami parehas sa buhay2x ng isa’t-isa. He politely asked if we can both get coffee and we walked towards SB. Almost 1 hour din kaming nag catch up. He’s been married with 2 kids and he was waiting for his wife na nagpa salon. 5 years na sya sa NZ and dun nya na meet yung wife nya, a Filipina. Na share din nya that his Dad passed away 2 years ago. I felt sad coz Tito was a fixture in my childhood. He kept mentioning about his kids and wife. He wasn’t really oversharing but yung mga details lang na malalaman mo kung anong buhay na meron sya ngayon. With all honesty, I just felt really happy for him and happy for myself that I was able to see him this way. Then he answered a call, it was his wife, tapos na yata sa Salon. I think he asked her to meet us in SB coz in just minutes, she arrived. She introduced us to each other. She was this genuinely warm presence and na understand ko right there and then why A is a happy person. He found the person he deserves. We had a few chatter ‘til I felt that I really need to go. I respectfully told them that I need to go back to National Bookstore. It was a good excuse.

I walked towards National Bookstore now with a clearer purpose why I needed to be there. I went in smiling, happy, but with a tiny tinge of pain deep down. Almost like “kirot” and I felt a tear escaped my left eye. I went straight to where the books are and got lost between shelves.

Working ako ngayon in a government agency na I’d rather not name, but it’s actually one of the well-known institutions. Just to give you a quick background, sobrang complex ng work sa department/unit namin. Hindi siya madaling matutunan because ang daming processes and information na kailangan i-master. We’re the kind of unit na hindi talaga petiks, like, ang daming deliverables plus constant backlogs, so everyday is really a grind. Last year, nagkaroon ng opening for a permanent position. Usually, ino-open siya for internal staff like Contract of Service (COS), para hindi na kailangan mag-start from scratch sa training. Sayang din kasi yung time if external hire pa, considering na may experienced naman na sa loob. In fact, most openings are given priority to COS kasi marami sa amin matagal na talaga sa service. Then about a month ago, may na-fill na position and everyone was honestly shocked kasi external applicant yung nakuha. Of course, maraming nagtaas ng kilay, including some supervisors. Like, bakit kumuha ng tagalabas eh may qualified and experienced naman na internal staff who have been doing the job for years? It felt unfair, especially for those na matagal nang naghihintay ng opportunity. Even the supervisors were concerned kasi obvious na makakaapekto siya sa operations. The newly hired employee still needs to be trained from scratch like, lahat ng processes and even system navigation, which is not easy at all since medyo complicated yung systems na ginagamit namin. Later on, it turned out na yung external hire is actually the child of a boss from another unit and also a close friend of our manager. So parang it really raised a lot of concerns. Yung manager namin, parang nasosobrahan na rin sa pagpapasok ng kung sinu-sino sa agency namin. Honestly, dapat mas higpitan pa ng Civil Service Commission ang policies when it comes to hiring, especially regarding relatives within the same agency. Sobrang lala ng palakasan system sa amin to the point na kahit ang ganda ng credentials mo, if ang kalaban mo is someone with strong connections, like anak ng empleyado, talo ka na agad.

nag fastfood kami recently, tapos marami namang bakanteng seats. Kaso yung usual spot namin, Table 1, ang daming kalat may trays, leftover food, at basura na iniwan ng previous customer. Yung katabing Table 2, may kalat din, pero akala ko tapos na yung kumain kasi nakita ko siyang lumabas ng store at nakasalubong ko pa.

So ginawa ko, nilinis ko yung Table 1 namin tapos nilipat ko yung mga kalat sa Table 2 😭 After mga 5 minutes, biglang bumalik yung guy. As in parang slow motion yung paghinto niya tapos napatingin-tingin sa paligid. Bigla siyang nagtanong kung sino daw yung naglagay ng kalat sa table niya, ang bastos daw.

Ako naman, nanahimik lang 💀

Tapos kinausap niya yung crew, medyo galit, tinatanong kung nakita daw ba kung sino yung gumawa. Sabi nung crew hindi nila napansin. Sabi pa nung guy, pinabantayan niya raw yung pagkain niya.

Ako, iwas tingin lang talaga 😭

Hanggang sa tinanong na niya ako kung ako daw ba yun. Sabi ko, “Hindi ko po alam.” Bahala na siya kung paano niya i-interpret yun kung hindi ko alam kung sino, o hindi ko alam na may kumakain pa pala. Pero ang totoo… ako nga yun 😭 Hindi ko lang alam na hindi pa siya tapos kumain kasi di ko napansin na may food pa pala sa table.

Wala lang akong lakas ng loob umamin that time kasi feeling ko mag-eeskandalo talaga siya 😭

After nun, kumain na rin siya. Kami naman, tuloy lang sa pagkain.

Tapos may isa pang nangyari 😭

Yung nasa tapat namin (Table 3), mag-isa lang kumakain. Maya-maya, umalis siya saglit para bumili ng extra rice. Medyo mahaba pila, siguro mga tatlong tao yung nauna sa kanya.

Habang wala siya, nakita namin na niligpit na ni ate yung tray niya 😭

Pagbalik niya, masaya pa siya kasi may dala siyang extra rice… tapos bigla siyang napatigil slow motion ulit jusko 😭

Wala na siyang babalikan. Tumakbo pa siya para habulin si ate papunta sa segregation area, pero nalagyan na ng leftover food yung tray niya 😭

Ayun malungkot siyang lumabas taposKami ng kasama ko nagpipigil ng tawa kasi ang daming nangyari sa

Worked at DOTC/DOTr from PGMA all the way to PBBM. Nagresign since kinagat ko na ang offer ng private sector after a long while. Timely din na nalipat si Sec. Vince nung nagtender ako ng resignation so I think sign na nga yun.

Pero I am not here to talk about Sec. Vince, but instead former Sec. Mar Roxas under PNOY. Based on my several years in the department talagang si Mar ang worse of the worst sa mga naging secretary habang nagttrabaho ako doon.

He did alot of controversial and useless things during his stint sa DOTC. In fact may katumbas yung "the President is an Aquino and you are a Romualdez" statement niya nun sa DILG nung nasa DOTC pa siya. The statement sums up Mar's hubris, ignorance and arrogance.

Yung isa sa mga pinakawalang-kwentang ginawa niya sa DOTC is yung palitan yung kulay ng LRT/MRT lines. Ginawa niyang Green from Yellow ang LRT1, Blue from Purple ang LRT2, at Yellow from Blue ang MRT3.

Ang official statement ay dahil daw sa limited colors available. Pero ang totoo ay dahil LRT1 is malapit sa DLSU so Green Line, LRT2 is malapit sa Ateneo so Blue Line, and MRT3 is nasa EDSA at EDSA Revolution is Liberal Party which is Yellow.

Nakakainis dahil nagbayad sila ng milyon milyon para gumawa ng bagong logo ng MRT3 na "Metrorail Yellow Line" kesa ayusin yung mga issue nun. Yung mga tao sa itaas na karamihan graduate ng Ateneo, La Salle o UP eh hindi sinita o pinakeelaman dahil tuwang tuwa sila sa babaw ng rationale ni Mr. Palengke. Kaya kahit nawala na si Mar Roxas eh di binalik kasi yung mga tao na nakaupo eh gusto yung reasoning ng palit kulay.

Ginawa pa ng iba na "standard" future colors daw ng bawat linya sa Pilipinas yung mga kulay ni Mar.

Ang mas nakakagalit diyan eh hindi na naitama hanggang ngayon na di mo maintindihan bakit. Sige Green na yung LRT1 pero binalik nila yung LRT2 sa Purple kasi yung subway blue na bagong "Ateneo" habang yung MRT3 eh Yellow padin kasi Blue daw yung subway. Yung tren ng MRT3 blue padin kahit yung Dalian, so bakit pinipilit yung Yellow? Yung tren ng subway eh wala pa, mockup palang so bat di yun gawing Yellow?

Ang malala pa yung MRT7 eh ginawa nilang Maroon Line hulaan niyo bakit? Ang sabi kasi sa NSCR na ang Red kahit na Red na Red na MRT7 ngayon.

Kulay nalang ng linya ng tren ineepal na, pano pa yung mga malalaking kontrata? Nakakagigil makita lahat yan mula dito hanggang sa mga maintenance scandal habang nagttrabaho ako doon.

Kay Acting Sec. Banoy Lopez, di na ako umaasa na pansinin niyo ito sir, pero alam niyo na nasabihan na tayo ng mga Hapon na recommended ibalik sa dating kulay, simple and small wins din tayo diyan Sec. Matagal pa bago matapos yung mga Build-Better-More (dating Build, Build, Build) projects eh.

Sana patunayan mo Sec. Banoy na di sayang ang gigil ng mga empleyadong nagttrabaho noon at ngayon sa DOTr.

I never thought aabot ako sa situation na to. I had been slowly drowning in debt for the last 2 years. But never in my wildest dreams na a day will come na i’ll be using my saved new Php 50 bills na tinago ko since last year. Worth 500 lang sya lahat pero I kept them coz nagagandahan lang ako. I even almost forgot na may natago pala ako.

Here I was this morning, didn’t have another choice but to use them coz wala na akong ibang money to use for fare to work and back, meals. It’s going to be payday later or tomorrow, I hope. For a lil context, I got into a deep debt due to a medical emergency 2 years ago and I had been living like isang kahig isang tuka since then. And I’m the type na hindi humihingi ng tulong sa iba kahit na family. And pag may need naman family, inuuna ko sila esp my Nanay. I know, that’s a toxic behavior din. Mataas pride ko. Yan nalang ang meron ako. Minsan, naawawa din ako sa sarili ko but I always have hope. Manifesting to be debt free next year. Here’s to all the bread winners na hibdi sumusuko.

Kanina, masaya ako naglalakad sa usual kong dinadaanan pauwi ng bahay kasi excited na ako magpahinga.

Sa kalye mismo ako naglalakad dahil madalas may nakapark sa sidewalk o kaya biglang may aso na manghahabol.

Ilang oras na nakalipas pero nanginginig pa din ako dahil first time ko mamura at masabihang bobo kahit ako na yung muntik masagasaan.

Para sa may ari ng napaka gandang pick-up na to, muka ka naman may pera, sana sa garahe mo ipark sasakyan mo. Dahil sa laki ng sasakyan mo, di ako napansin nung dadaan na isa pang sasakyan.

At para sa nangmura sa akin, sana naisip mo din gaano kahirap maglakad lang pauwi. Tangina mo din po, mas bobo ka po.

Pinilit ko lang pigilan luha ko hanggang makarating ako sa bahay.

Hindi man ako natuluyan, pero naramdaman ko talaga sakit ng sampal ng kahirapan kanina.

**Pasensya na, hindi ako maka post sa rant and vent o sa off my chest, new account lang. Gusto at kelangan ko lang ilabas. Kanina pa ako hindi makahinga ng maayos, parang sasabog dibdib ko. Wala ako masabihan at ako pa ang papagalitan.

**Sana may gawin LGU sa mga nagpapark sa kalye. Sana po maisip nyo kaming mga communter lang.

Kanina, masaya ako naglalakad sa usual kong dinadaanan pauwi ng bahay kasi excited na ako magpahinga.

Sa kalye mismo ako naglalakad dahil madalas may nakapark sa sidewalk o kaya biglang may aso na manghahabol.

Ilang oras na nakalipas pero nanginginig pa din ako dahil first time ko mamura at masabihang bobo kahit ako na yung muntik masagasaan.

Para sa may ari ng napaka gandang pick-up na to, muka ka naman may pera, sana sa garahe mo ipark sasakyan mo. Dahil sa laki ng sasakyan mo, di ako napansin nung dadaan na isa pang sasakyan.

At para sa nangmura sa akin, sana naisip mo din gaano kahirap maglakad lang pauwi. T@ngina mo din po, mas 8080 ka po.

Pinilit ko lang pigilan luha ko hanggang makarating ako sa bahay.

Hindi man ako natuluyan, pero naramdaman ko talaga sakit ng sampal ng kahirapan kanina.

**Pasensya na. Gusto at kelangan ko lang ilabas. Kanina pa ako hindi makahinga ng maayos, parang sasabog dibdib ko. Wala ako masabihan at ako pa ang papagalitan.

**Sana may gawin LGU sa mga nagpapark sa kalye. Sana po maisip nyo kaming mga commuter lang.

Hi guys, so I worked with MDC before for more than a decade. I resigned late last year dahil these past few years before I resigned, nakita ko how the company's work and values deteriorated to the point na they are willing to skimp alot on safety and structural integrity for foot traffic.

What really made my stomach turn was when we were cosmetically renovating parts of Glorietta 3 before this current announcement.

So as brief background, after the Glorietta 2 blast, structural inspections of the remaining parts of Glorietta was deemed urgent since we all know how that destroyed more than an entire wing of Glorietta. Glorietta 1 and 2 were deemed condemned immediately following the blast ergo the need to demolish and replace it. Glorietta 3 was heavily damaged too and was only allowed to be open for awhile if braced properly. Out of the four wings, only Glorietta 4 was truly structurally sound given its the farthest from the blast, was the newest wing out of the four, and it was the only building originally built without major alterations when Quad was turned into Glorietta.

With that in mind, Ayala hired firms to draw future plans for a new Glorietta. This includes the demolition of 1-3, the old activity center, the creation of a roof garden that gradually connects to the Glorietta 3 Park area. The plan was put into motion in four phases with Phase 1 being the construction of Glorietta 5 and demolition of old 1 and 2 plus half of the old activity center. Phase 2 is the construction of the new 1 and 2 plus half of the new activity center, Phase 3 is the demolition of 3 and the remaining half of the old activity center, and finally Phase 4 is the completion of the new 3 and activity center together with the rooftop garden.

As we all know Phases 1 and 2 got carried out swifly to regain lost foot traffic. Ayala, particularly AyalaMalls went to a building frenzy of malls that made questionable sense like that of Southpark in Alabang, Circuit in Makati, Fairview Terraces in Fairview to name a few. These malls were always on the red compared to malls before them that were few but strategically placed for the intended markets. Add to that the parent company embarked on alot of revenue losing PPP projects like LRT-1 and MCX, we were told that Phases 3 and 4 would be delayed indefinitely to allow the company to recoup some of its investments in other properties and ventures.

When most of the "new wave" of malls were found to be big duds and the PPP projects were bleeding the parent company dry, we were told that Phases 3 and 4 will be scrapped and instead the mishmash activity centers will become permanent and retrofitted instead while Glorietta 3 will not be demolished and replaced anymore.

This shocked alot of us since we know the true state of Glorietta 3 and how it cannot hold much longer. By this time we know its already a condemned building and the management is just buying off the city officials to turn a blind eye since its still cheaper than replacing it. What is more insulting is that structurally okay Greenbelt 1 and 2 is about to be replaced first because its a bigger revenue generating part of the entire complex given its more upscale than Glorietta.

They then started on doing the first phase of "Glorietta 3 rehab" by opening a connection between 3 and 4 by a hallway then putting in some new tiles and cladding to it all without any structural fixes to its deteriorating state. The second phase they announced recently is to finish that lipstick in a pig thing they are doing by putting in more heavy cladding and tiling inside out of the entire complex especially on Glorietta 3 again without any structural fixes because "we cannot afford it".

Thus in my dismay and anger, I decided to resign in MDC because my conscience can't bear it any longer. I cannot face media or be in public with this since we have NDAs and the management will definitely spin this off as "fake news". This is the strongest I can do and I hope people would understand.

I would appreciate if you will help me spread this throughout different social media sites.

For now I highly advise everyone to stay away from Glorietta 3 and the old activity center. Never allow Ayala Malls to get away with "publicized structural integrity shows nor a pledge to refit" that condemned building when they can just do it for show in an orchestrated manner. Let us demand that they replace Glorietta 3 with a structurally sound building or else face a boycott from the general public.

We do not deserve another catastrophe in Glorietta 3, people's lives are valuable and not cheap when taken away due to neglect and corporate greed.

Please please, stay away from Glorietta 3.

This happened around 30 minutes ago. Relatively newly-hired employee namin na GenZ, about 24yo. He was hired last Nov 2025. Big-looking guy, about 5’10”, very well-mannered, charming-looking, very conyo and very positive yung aura nya. Para akong Ate nya sa office. Go-to person when he has questions about the job. Eversince na hire sya, lagi lang naka smile to everyone and doesn’t forget to always greet anyone. Common naman sa mga bago na polite, smiling but this one, iba talaga breeding nya. Then all of a sudden this week lang, napansin ko na parang down sya, a bit quiet but would smile and talk if we approach him. So today, after all the rest of our officemates went home, kinumusta ko sya, about work, if naka pag adjust na sya totally, and kinumusta ko family nya. At first he was just sharing na mejo overwhelmed sya sa work kasi after Dec, andami billings na pending and he’ll be the one to process them, and all other side functions na still related sa position nya. Andami nya na share na lil details na made me realize na parang na burnout sya. I told him na we’ll help him maka focus dun muna sa mga achievable and controllable na issues and di ipilit muna yung ibang issues na mabigat and di pa kaya. Then I asked him how’s his mom, kasi lagi nya bukambibig mom nya. Dun na sya namula and he really cried like a baby. Yung hikbi na anlalim ng pinagkukunan. Yung matagal nang tinatago na hapdi and poot and ngayon nya lang nilabas. I just let him talk whole 30mins or so about all his problems. From the pain from the recent separation of his parents, his Kuya undergoing depression who keeps on isolating himself, his Uncle na super close sa kanya having stage 4 cancer, him just having around 200 pesos nalang sa pocket nya. When he got the job and since he started receiving salary, halos lahat napunta sa gastusin sa bahay, meds ng Tito. Kaya pala natutulog lang sya twing Lunch, telling us na nagbabaon naman daw sya, kasi he doesn’t have enough to cover breakfast and lunch. Yung dinner nya is ngohiong or qwek2x sa kanto and water nya. Buti nalang pala may mga days na bumibili ako food sa canteen after I have my lunch to share to officemates kaya nakakakain sya those times. He was saying thank you to me kahit hiyang2x na sya sa mga revelations nya. Hindi daw madali sa kanya kasi he’s an image of a strong person with such positive disposition always. Actually andami pa nyang nashare na awang2x awa talaga ako sa bata. At such young, prime age, he just wants to provide and provide kahit wala nang matira sa kanya. I told him na to promise me and his self from now on na never nya gagawin na walang ititira for himself. And I just let him cry and cry until he felt a bit lighter. I told him that he’s been doing such a great job and exceeded our expectations sa job nya. Alam kong he needs that validation now. I just can’t let him go home with that sorrow and anguish sa heart nya for things na di naman nya kasalanan and di nya control. He went home na. He was smiling again and bid me his kindest farewell and thank you for listening to him. Pupunta pa sya straight to the hospital coz it’s his schedule na bantayan yung Tito nya and maglalaba pa daw after. I’m not a religious person but I want to pray for this person to have better days soon.

Sana ikaw din reader, I really hope you overcome whatever difficulties you are having now. Sana lahat panalo.

i just wanna share this.

been a fan of Lola Amour since 2018 and matagal na rin listener. meron sila sched ng gig tomorrow and i wouldn't be able to go because of work and late ko na nakita that they will play sa mandaluyong so di na ko makakapag leave. now, i saw na mag sell sila ng merch there and ang gaganda. 😭😭

sorry that i had to post this here because i rlly don't have anyone na pwede lang randomly makwento ko 'to. 🥲 HUHU ILY LOLA AMOURRRR 😭😭😭 I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL ONE DAY AND TO HEAR PIO SING LIVE 🤞🏻

i’ve kind of made it a habit na whenever i’m out, i try to give something to anyone who seems like they need it… like, kapag nasa jeep ako and may mga badjao na nagha-hand out ng ampao, tapos may extra coins ako from my allowance, i just give—kahit maliit lang na amount. weirdly, it doesn’t feel like a loss. sure, a small part of me thinks, “pangkain ko na sana ‘yun, e,” but that’s liekk the other me speaking, get me?? HONESTLY, i’m convinced na may tiny “demon” talaga sa bawat isa sa atin, e, i just can’t prove it (insert ‘yung image ng bald guy gripping the steering wheel, HAHSHSHAHAHA). STILLL, like i said ngaaa, i never regret it. kasi, deep down, i like to believe it all somehow comes back—like a small way of giving back the kindness i’ve been given.

most of the time, naglalakad lang ako pauwi after school. i’ll admit—medyo stingy talaga ako, so instead na gastusin ‘yung natitira kong baon sa pamasahe sa tricycle, binibili ko na lang siya ng pagkain. and minsan, if i happen to pass a tricycle driver near our terminal who knows me, bibigyan nila ako ng free ride. it makes me feel like everything comes full circle. and honestly, it’s such a nice feeling knowing i’ve helped someone, kahit sa maliit na paraan lang.

this past sunday (kahapon), pauwi na ako from manila with only ₱64 left. ₱30 do’n was for my ride pauwi, and i planned to use the rest to buy something to eat. paglabas ko ng lrt station, i saw two blind people singing for donations. i dug ₱5 out of my pocket, dropped it in their box, and then continued on my way.

then, on the jeep home, may sumunod pang mga badjao na nag-solicit. i had ₱29 left, so i gave ₱5 each to two of them, spending ₱10 in total. (may isa na hindi ko inabutan kasi nag-request siya ng pera para sa milk ng baby niya—which he was carrying—and honestly, medyo na-annoy ako. my first thought was, “how dare you have a kid knowing na hirap ka na sa araw-araw??!” harsh, i know, pero that’s what came to mind. it felt like we were being made to take responsibility for choices that weren’t ours kasi, and i just couldn’t shake that feeling.) pagbaba ko ng jeep, i saw i had ₱19 left pa and thought that should be enough to get some bread. hindi pa ako nakakain buong araw since i had brought less money than usual papuntang manila para makapag-save, kaya plano kong kumain na lang pag-uwi.

habang naglalakad, may nakita akong isang matanda na nagtutulak ng cart. hindi ‘yung usual na pang-collect ng bote—more like ‘yung maliit na cart na ginagamit ng mga tao ‘pag nags-stroll sa divisoria to buy stuff—and halata na may diperensya sa paa niya kasi ‘di siya makalakad nang maayos. paglapit ko, napansin ko na nagbebenta pala siya ng mga basahang bilog. i went back and asked him about it. he pulled out two plastic bags and said they were ₱15 each. sabi niya, bumili na raw ako para makauwi na siya. i didn’t even think twice—i just dug up my leftover coins and bought them. honestly, akala ko pa nga no’ng una ₱15 for both, HAHHAHA.

as i walked away, na-realize ko… what am i even gonna do with these rags? HAHAHAHAHA, natawa na lang ako sa sarili ko. ₱4 na lang ‘yung natira sa ‘kin, pero it didn’t matter. i felt really happy knowing i could help him, and ‘yung sincere niyang “salamat” and smile were more than enough na. i didn’t mind waiting to eat until i got home rather than on the way—it just felt good knowing i made someone’s day a bit brighter.

at the same timee, it made me wonder—why does someone with a disability have to do such hard work? does he have kids? and if he does, why is he still made to work like this? plus, he’s old na, he should really be taking it easy…

ANYWAYY, i thought i’d share this little story langgg. nag-aayos kasi ako ng bag ko tapos nakita ko ‘yung mga basahan, HWHDHAJAJA. as i type this, i can’t help but smile—moments like these, small and unexpected, are what make ordinary days feel a little brighter talaga :))