TIMELESS FIGURE IN PH GOLF

Ms. Volleyball

[newjean asis @zhydryxtwt]

UAAP SCHOOL NA MAY PLAYER NA MAGLALARO SA EUROPE:

1. FEU🔰

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[John Mark Garcia @johnmarkdg_]

BELLA CIAO, ITALIA 🇮🇹

Bella Belen gets her fangirl moment with Italy after their Pasig City leg finale win over Japan.

#VNL2026 @spinph

[… @johnat143]

Never forget.

@piacayetano @risahontiveros

[K 💫 @keifornal]

ANOTHER UPSET & TOP 10 WIN! 🔥🤩

🇵🇭Alex Eala defeated World #8 🇺🇦Elina Svitolina in straight sets to advance in the semifinals against 🇨🇿Linda Noskova!

CONGRATS ALEX!! 🙌🥹💙

[Spook @lestibournes_09]

@itslizetteron @SFVChrisKudiess Afford cguro kaso maeelbow nya ba si Soyud? I highly doubt it. 🤔

[maru is tired 🫩 @marureviere_]

Once again, I love contributing to the declining birth rate.

[K 💫 @keifornal]

her reaction says it all 🔥😭

imagine defeating another world #2, the best server on tour, a former wimbledon champion and a 2x grand slam champion, THE elena rybakina!!

CONGRATS ALEX EALA! SOBRANG GALING MO HUHU MABUHAY KA 🙌💙🇵🇭

[clive t. tandoc 🍒 @clive143cheol]

Na para bang kasalanan ng fake news na naniwala ka agad?? Bakla ka uso kasi mag fact check!! Ay oo nga pala di mo pala alam yan kasi DDS ka.

[NU ✨ @nationalufan]

Gretchel Soltones you are a disgusting piece of shit. Player ka pa naman tapos pag-iisipan mo ng masama yung mga players na KAMUNTIKAN RIN MAMATAY. Like oo gets na low IQ ka pero low EQ ka rin pala. Kaya ka pinapa-Tulfo eh.

[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.

[jan @jicheolmyluv]

tbh, sa sobrang laki ng nakukuha nila sa mga tao dapat may libreng check up na para sa lahat. May discount sa dental at vision care, professional services at medical devices katulad ng mga wheelchair, hearing aid, etc.

[JOSHANE GUARDS @Joshua_PbbAllin]

Siya talaga sandigan ng mama niya ano. Nag titinda ng isda ang mama niya. Look at him helping her, kahit busy sa paglalaro. @ateneodemanilau you took him away from his family. #JusticeForRene #JusticeForDivine

[Rachelyn @RachelynMontero]

Noong gabi raw na inaresto si Digong, kasama raw si Leila de Lima sa meeting doon sa Townhouse.

E sino ung kasama ko sa Bilyonaryo News? Na inienterview live 😭

Shet pati ako nagkaka crisis kung boss ko ba talaga ung kasama ko that night 😭😭😭

[Jover Laurio @PinoyAkoBlog]

Sana naman binilhan na lang ng plane ticket ang family niya.

[lezzgonationalu 🐶 @lezzgoNationalU]

Huh?? So hindi school sanctioned but facilitated by someone outside Ateneo? Ano kayo club team???? Makes sense bakit sobrang pinoprotektahan, kase damay pati malalaking pangalan 🤷🏻🤦🏻

[Torey Canino-Celis @tj_canino]

award, very timely and relevant.

[; @whatnow__]

BELLA & JUSA!?!?? 😭 QUEENS!!!!! ❤️

[mi 𐙚⋆.˚ @shosilog]

bella belen during off-season:

nag tennis
nag pickleball
nag golf
naki beach volley saglit
nag out of town
nag out of the country
naging courtside friend
nag running
naging actress

paka productive ni bakla 😭

[NU ✨ @nationalufan]

Bella Belen cameo sa new YouTube video ni Esnyr! 😍

[divuh bilin @DivaVolleyty]

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

Bella Belen after their SEA Games 2025 Bronze Medal Match loss against Indonesia:

"I believe na kaya nangyari to kasi meron dapat tayong ginawa, before palang".

#AlasPilipinas