When my fiancé and I were filling out our marriage license paperwork, the clerk asked if I was keeping my last name or taking his. I said I was keeping mine. My future father-in-law, who was sitting nearby, scoffed and said, "That's so disrespectful to my son. It's like you're not fully committing to building a family." I turned around and asked him, "Did your son offer to take my last name?" He looked outraged and said, "Of course not! Why on earth would a man change his name?" I smiled and said, "Exactly. So why is his commitment never questioned when he keeps his?" He had absolutely nothing to say to that.
Everything Japan has achieved is thanks in large part to their coach, Hajime Moriyasu, whose story with the national team is truly remarkable.
Moriyasu took charge of Japan in 2017, and since then he has recorded 72 wins in 103 games. Just think about that number.
But the impressive part isn’t the statistics — it’s the quality of those victories. He has beaten Germany twice, including a stunning 4-1 win, defeated Spain, Brazil, and Turkey by four goals, and two months ago became the first coach to lead an Asian national team to a victory over England.
What makes the story even better is that 36 years ago, while he was on a training stint with Manchester United, he was asked a mocking question: “Do Japanese people even know how to play football?”
From that moment on, he set out to build a national team that would earn the respect of the entire football world.
A truly great coach ❤️
HABULAN SA SENADO
The Senate released the CCTV footage of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa running away from members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the hallway of Senate on Monday. (Video/Senate)
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PASIG CITY WINS $1 MILLION GRANT
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is among the 24 city mayors across 20 countries who won a $1 million grant in the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025-2026 Mayors Challenge.
Sotto, along with other mayors, recently convened in Madrid, Spain last April 2026 to discuss their plans for their respective cities.
The city of Pasig won the grant for its floating park prototype and will also receive expert assistance and additional funds to hire a dedicated staff for its successful implementation.
ICYMI: May misting system na tayo sa Quezon Memorial Circle Playground! 💧
Para sa mga namamasyal at nagjo-jogging sa QMC na init na init na, pwedeng-pwede kayong magpalamig sa ating misting system.
Filtered water po ang gamit natin dito, at ito'y may automatic sensor.
This scene is so heartbreaking. It hurts when you can’t do anything about something that’s hurting you. When reality doesn’t match your expectations, all you can do is keep holding on through the uncertainty
#KooKyoHwan#WeAreAllTryingHere
🇵🇭 A Citizen’s Cry for Dignity in Healthcare
By Dr. Tony Leachon
Today, a concerned citizen shared with me a heartbreaking video from East Avenue Medical Center. Under the scorching heat, she waited over four hours just to access free medicine through the Yakap program. The lines were long, the process slow, and the suffering visible—especially among our seniors and persons with disabilities.
This is not an isolated case. This is the daily reality in many government hospitals.
We must speak truth to power:
• The Department of Health under Secretary Herbosa has failed to deliver dignified, efficient, and compassionate care.
• PhilHealth is being defunded while case rates for top killer diseases remain dangerously low.
• Ghost hospitals and alleged corruption continue to plague our system.
• The poor are left to endure misery while officials remain silent or dismissive.
This is not just incompetence—it is a betrayal of public trust.
We call on the President, lawmakers, and health advocates to act now:
• Streamline access to essential services in OPDs nationwide.
• Increase funding for PhilHealth and raise case rates for heart disease, cancer, stroke, pneumonia, and diabetes.
• Remove VAT on essential medications.
• Investigate and prosecute corruption in the health sector.
• Restore dignity to every Filipino seeking care.
Healthcare is not a privilege. It is a right. And when that right is denied, we must raise our voices—not just as doctors, but as citizens.
Let this message be heard. Let this video be seen. Let this injustice be corrected.
He flunked two subjects and got kicked out of UP College of Engineering—proof that even the University of the Philippines can miss a future president.
So he doubled his pace: worked at TryTran bus, studied accountancy at Jose Rizal Memorial Colleges, and triple-timed life itself—student, worker, ROTC cadet. When war came, he didn’t just pass exams—he passed through gunfire, fighting the Japanese Imperial Army and winning skirmishes in World War II.
By 1953, the former “failure” was elected President of the Philippines.
So to my students: if you ever get a failing grade, don’t panic—history has a sense of humor. You might just be following the syllabus of Ramon Magsaysay.