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Millennials and GenZs choosing to be childless isn’t surprising at all. I heard marami na daw tayong may PCOS dito. But one strong consideration is this economy and the generational utang from corrupt politicians gaya ng mga nagpapasimuno ng confidential funds—literal na nasa tiyan pa lang ang anak mo, pagdudusahan na hanggang apo niya. I think silang mga nagpapakasasa sa pwesto ang dapat tumigil sa pagpaparami.
“Sa laki ng kinikita ng PhilHealth, pwede ba munang i-suspend ang pagkolekta ng PhilHealth premiums mula sa mga workers until such time that you show proof that you can effectively spend your funds.” This was Rep. Stella Quimbo’s suggestion during the budget deliberation @News5PH
‘PARANG MAS HARSH PA TAYO SA COACH NG BASKETBALL KESA ELECTED OFFICIALS NATIN?’
News personality Atom Araullo received an overwhelming response on X (formerly Twitter) when he posed this question about Filipinos who love criticizing basketball coaches more than elected officials.
“Pati sa beauty queens, dapat mas magaling sumagot kaysa mga senador,” one X user replied.
Another social media user enumerated the list where Filipinos are harsher than they are to politicians: “Mas harsh pa tayo sa 1. Miss Universe 2. Drag Race 3. Athletes/Coaches 4. Mga naghahanap ng trabaho 5. Lovelife ng mga artista.”
Meanwhile, broadcaster Karen Davila quipped, “Wala kasing parliamentary courtesy sa basketball.”