Francis

may we never become mere pastimes

[Francis @FrancIskolar]

Diba sabi ko sayo...

[scar @imfat]

Please get addicted to positive thinking

[Justin Credible @GravySauceCream]

nobody:

me at 6 am in this humidity:

[ScienceKonek @sciencekonek]

#KilalaninAngPinas 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 🇵🇭

At first glance, the Philippines may seem small on a world map, but appearances can be misleading. With over 300,000 km² of land spread across its islands, the country is actually larger than many assume.

This misconception largely comes from the Mercator projection, one of the most commonly used map styles. While it preserves shape and direction, making it useful for navigation, it significantly distorts size. Areas near the poles appear much larger, while countries closer to the equator, like the Philippines, are minimized.

Because of this, places like Greenland often look enormous, sometimes comparable to Africa, when in reality, it spans about 2.1 million km², roughly seven times the size of the Philippines, not dramatically larger as maps may suggest. Meanwhile, the Philippines even exceeds the land area of the United Kingdom, which measures around 243,000 km².

Maps help us understand the world, but they don’t always tell the full story. Recognizing how projections influence what we see allows us to better interpret global size and scale, and appreciate the Philippines for its true geographic extent. #Philippines #Kalayaan2026 #PatuloySaPagtuklas

[KЯISTOFF CALVIN ⚡️ @ToffRoch]

You don’t mess with Filipinos especially not during Independence Day. Deserved nyo ma cancel— mga ingrato. 🇵🇭

[𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒊 • リニ 🐰🍪🐾 @cocoarini]

Proud to be Filipino 🇵🇭

[Amber 💫🐍 @AltheyuhMoves]

yabang ni Brandon ah. He was down in the dumps in Hawaii. negative balance. hustling. jobless. drunk a lot. had a DUI. The Philippines and the title gave him direction. and a platform. and clout. sino ba siya bago ang Pilipinas na title? sure he did modeling but he still ended up couch surfing and homeless.

he will learn quick that as much as Filipinos welcomed him with open arms in the pageantry and modeling world… we Filipinos also are quick to shut him out because the culture cannot stand ingrates. there was a nicer way to address this. he is not even that popular to begin with. talk about nalunod sa isang basong tubig, it ain’t even a full glass, tbh.

[ianᵕ̈ @gabmonstere]

HAHAHAHAHAHA nasisi pa assistant ateh 😭

[austin @justmooo0]

Ayan ha baka kapag mag thirst trap makalimutan nyo na naman.

[ad @diapolym]

No amount of public apology from both Brandon Espiritu and Jether Palomo can rectify that.

You’ve belittled the Filipino race. Those unguarded words showed how little you see us. That doesn’t just change in a few hours.

For that, you deserve to be cancelled.

[The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 @TGTM_Official]

Filipinos dying under rubble from 7.8 quake… Chinese netizens cheer ‘KARMA’ & call them MONKEYS

Right after PH Defense Chief slammed China over South China Sea, disaster strikes Mindanao.

Weibo reactions? Pure cold-blooded racism.

No sympathy — just celebration. What does this say about them?

[Yashael 👑❣️📸 @Dainsleif_10]

Award kayong dalawa!
Walang lugar sa Philippine pageantry ang mga arogante at ungrateful na kagaya niyo.
The Philippines sash is what made you a strong contender. Learn to represent with pride and respect.
#BrandonEspiritu #JetherPalomo

[Torey Canino-Celis @tj_canino]

when kara david said:

“dahil ang masaklap na katotohanan, hindi mikrobyo o sakit ang tunay nating kalaban, kundi kahirapan at kakulangan ng ating pamahalaan.”

this fucking i-witness episode is so good grabe gigil ko sa sagot ng doh secretary natin hayup talaga 😭

[🇺🇸 Kyle Bass 🇹🇼 @Jkylebass]

Hilarious! Does China remember being OVERWHELMINGLY RULED AGAINST BY THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HAGUE IN 2016?!

In the 2016 South China Sea arbitration case brought by the Philippines against China under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The tribunal, sitting in The Hague under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, ruled OVERWHELMINGLY against China’s legal position on several maritime claims. It found, among other things, that:

China’s “nine-dash line” claim had NO LEGAL BASIS under UNCLOS.
China had violated certain Philippine sovereign rights within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Some Chinese activities, including island-building and interference with Philippine activities, were ILLEGAL. @MFA_China 🇺🇸

[marv @mvn_dn]

The Dutertes have used being Mindanaon as a political rallying point but when Mindanao is in need, they are nowhere to be found.

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

take it personal. at this age, people are 100% aware.

[22 U.S.C. § 2304 @RefrmDemocracy]

A 300-pound William Howard Taft forcing his weight on this poor creature is the perfect metaphor for America’s villainous occupation of the Philippines

[@pauloinmanila and 99 others @pauloMDtweets]

Ang insensitive talaga nila no?

[MessMinchin_BINISONICJPN @MessMinchin3]

Hahaha ang mga tang inang DDS gwapong gwapo pa kay Sandro over Donny Pangilinan. Hahaha tapos isisi sa kakampink now. Mga ulol