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[anais @inarruk]

eto talaga e

[Kiko Pangilinan @kikopangilinan]

MAY PANANAGUTAN ANG MGA MENOR DE EDAD NA NASASANGKOT SA KRIMEN

Marami pa ring maling impormasyon tungkol sa Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act.

May pananagutan. May proseso. May mga intervention upang matiyak na hindi na ito mauulit.

May pananagutan din ang mga magulang. May tungkulin naman ang pamahalaan—sa pamamagitan ng DSWD at iba pang ahensya—na magbigay ng suporta sa mga biktima, kanilang mga pamilya.

Iligal ang pakawalan ang menor de edad na nasangkot sa krimen at may parusa sa mga gagawa nito.

Ang tunay na hamon ay hindi ang pagpapakalat ng takot at disinformation, kundi ang ganap na pagpapatupad ng batas at pagtiyak na may hustisya, accountability, at proteksyon para sa lahat ng bata.

[vibelyra 🦢 @Vibelyra]

classic barbie movies didn't play about this hairstyle:

[𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓪 🐸 @princesalamwane]

I miss when kids had their own corner of the internet and adults weren’t part of it

[John Arcilla official @JohnArcilla]

Ano Ba ‘yan Punyeta: Acting Challenge 😊 Oh kayo naman.

[radar PH @radarph_media]

PhilHealth is omnipresent in every Filipino’s payslip, taking money whether workers like it or not. Yet in moments of greatest need, it often feels absent.

That’s what happened in the viral case of Maria Lourdes Sulit. Her husband Marvin contributed for over 25 years. When he died of a brain hematoma, PhilHealth declined to cover their nearly ₱200,000 hospital bill.

The reason: a technicality. He was confined for less than 24 hours. Under PhilHealth Circular No. 2020-0007, inpatient benefits require a 24-hour stay. But Circular No. 2025-0020 allows outpatient emergency benefits in cases ending in death within 24 hours. So which is it, then?

Sulit’s case is yet another crack in a system already under strain.

PhilHealth is mandatory under the Universal Health Care Law. Every Filipino is automatically enrolled, meaning every worker is required to contribute—regardless of income, preference, or private coverage.

And that has long been a point of frustration. Ask any tito, tita, tropa, or kakilala, and a familiar story emerges: PhilHealth often covers only a fraction of the bill. Families still shoulder significant out-of-pocket expenses.

Then come the administrative failures: the delays, the waiting, the stress on top of the hospitalization stresses.

Private health maintenance organizations help fill some of the gap. But even they can only do so much, often still leaving families exposed to catastrophic expenses that the public system is supposed to cushion.

And then, there’s the issue that refuses to go away: corruption.

PhilHealth has been repeatedly drawn into controversies involving anomalous claims, questionable reimbursements, and fund management issues that have reached Congress and the courts.

The latest one involved around ₱60 billion in excess funds—transferred to the national treasury. The Supreme Court later ruled that it’s unconstitutional, questioning whether health funds were being redirected away from their intended purpose.

The money has since been restored to PhilHealth, but its image isn’t getting any better. To many, it remains an agency that collects mandatory contributions, yet Filipinos don't get what they pay for.

Calls to abolish PhilHealth continue to surface. Let Filipinos keep their money. Rely on private insurance or personal means instead.

It’s understandable—especially in cases like Sulit’s—but abolition without replacement risks dismantling the country’s only nationwide health risk pool.

For all its flaws, PhilHealth remains the only attempt at universal coverage at scale. Removing it wouldn’t erase the need for protection.

So the real issue is not just whether to abolish PhilHealth, but what must replace or radically reform it.

Our Asian neighbors have made clearer choices. Thailand funds universal healthcare through general taxation, allowing patients to access care with minimal or no out-of-pocket costs. Malaysia heavily subsidizes public hospitals, keeping treatment affordable and predictable. South Korea operates a hybrid system where mandatory contributions are matched with reliable, structured coverage at the point of care.

The Philippines remains stuck in between: compulsory contributions without guaranteed protection, universal enrollment without universal certainty.

Now, the question is no longer whether PhilHealth should exist. Can it continue in its current form when the gap between contribution and protection remains this wide?

Can Filipinos still afford to pay premiums to a system they cannot rely on in a life-and-death situation?

Otherwise, PhilHealth only gives Filipinos hell.

[🐨 @ladyevarina]

PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON CAMEO SA FIRST DAY HIGH SERIES NI ESNYR?!?!?

[Alt Tantay 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @rupertnotholmes]

Spoliarium. A classic. Maligayang araw ng Kalayaan! #RP612FIC

[nicholai @2AMevermore]

A summary of the Philippines' colonial history #rp612fic

[Mangingisda 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @MangingisdaSays]

HINDI PA RIN TUMITIGIL ANG DENR AT SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION SA PAGSIRA SA MGA PUNO SA MAYNILA!!!

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THIS VIRAL VIDEO IN FACEBOOK: https://t.co/errovRrPir

SAVE THE TREES IN MANILA!!! STOP SALEX!!! HOLD DENR AND SMC ACCOUNTABLE!!!

[cess saw the love of her life, yoona @munuchan_]

tbh ph should be visa free already in spain/japan/america with all the stuff they did to our country

[Braziliangirl @Braziliang65907]

PEDO PEDO PEDO PEDO PEDO

[navarro @nvvarroo]

Yo intentando dormir la noche de antes de algo importante

[૮꒰˶ - ˕ -꒱ა lin wanxing’s @xinnamjeon]

BOYCOTT @benchtm

how can a national filipino clothing brand actually still accept a literal criminal to endorse their brand???????? whoever is behind this from bench also deserves jail time.

[𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓪 🐸 @princesalamwane]

THIS is the kind of content little girls should be growing up with, not AI slop videos of fruits depicting women as cheaters.

[ally @BDupaincheng]

A waitress. A student. A princess.

We miss you Blair.

[Justin Dizon @iamjustindizon]

eh di mag resign ka na punyeta ka talaga

[aze⁷ saw hobi 🌊 @wonietae_]

HAHAHHAHAHHAHA lala 😭😭

[Seby @simp4jhomikha]

LAHAT NALANG SA MAJORITY ANG DALI MA OFFEND!!! DI KAYO PWEDE MAGING LAW STUDENTS!

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

'ITIGIL ANG PAGPUTOL NG PUNO'

Environmental advocates and groups gather along Quirino Avenue to protest the cutting of trees for the 40.62-kilometer Southern Access Link Expressway. 600 trees are targeted to be felled for the project, which will connect the Skyway to the Roxas Boulevard, according to the DENR.

📷 The STAR / Edd Gumban