I fully support Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s call for greater scrutiny of foreign academic and cultural exchange programs operating in the Philippines.
This is not about closing our doors to genuine educational cooperation. It is about protecting our institutions from weaponized influence.
The recent SeaLight investigation by Ray Powell connects the dots for us: Jinan University in Guangdong — the same institution whose “Center for Philippine Studies” hosted the symposium claiming Batanes belongs to China — is also the single largest training destination for Chinese-language teachers working in Philippine schools. Chinese Communist Party-backed United Front groups have positioned themselves as the main brokers structuring teacher training, testing, and curriculum for Chinese-language education in our country. Taiwan has already banned exchanges with Jinan University for precisely these reasons.
Let that sink in: the university manufacturing a fabricated sovereignty claim over Philippine territory is simultaneously shaping what is taught in Philippine classrooms.
This is the gray zone in its fullest form. The same playbook we confront at sea — coercion disguised as routine, aggression framed as law enforcement — operates on land through narratives disguised as scholarship and influence disguised as cultural exchange. Water cannons target our vessels; disinformation targets our minds. Both are assaults on our sovereignty.
In the Pi Launchpad model, projects issue tokens as tools to acquire users for their applications and integrate those tokens directly into product functionality, such as access, payments, rewards, and governance.
Instead of being taken by the issuing project, the proceeds of Pi from their token launch go to a liquidity pool with the ecosystem token, which bootstraps a healthy liquidity foundation from the start.
For the SLICE test launch on Testnet, this results in a liquidity pool containing SLICE and Test-Pi. In addition to matching individual buyers and sellers through a traditional decentralized order book on the Pi DEX, the pool uses an automated market maker algorithm to calculate swaps based on the amounts of both assets it currently holds.
Learn more about how the SLICE liquidity pool works.
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@CoreNews_2@STEPN_PI Dear Fellow Pioneers be very careful of any links you click on that browser because hackers are ready to make it look real and you latter regretted your actions.
So make sure the link you are copied to enter is genuinely from the CT.
Thanks
Pi Network Founder @nkokkalis Final Words
Every new technology goes through the same cycle. At first, people doubt it. Then they criticize it. After that, they start paying attention. Finally, they wonder how they ever lived without it.
Blockchain is no different.
Today, the conversation around digital assets is often dominated by price charts, rumors, and daily headlines. Those things may attract attention, but they rarely create lasting value. History has shown that real progress comes from people who continue building even when the spotlight is elsewhere.
That's the message many builders in this industry continue to share.
The next chapter of blockchain won't be written by speculation alone. It will be written by developers creating useful applications, entrepreneurs solving everyday problems, businesses exploring new ways to serve customers, and communities willing to support innovation with patience.
Technology only changes the world when people can actually use it.
A blockchain becomes meaningful when it helps someone send money more easily, verify their identity securely, grow a business, or access opportunities they didn't have before. Real adoption doesn't happen because people talk about a technology. It happens because the technology quietly becomes part of everyday life.
That is why utility matters.
Around the world, governments are also beginning to recognize that innovation needs clear and predictable rules. Supporters of efforts like the U.S. CLARITY Act argue that thoughtful regulation can provide businesses and developers with greater certainty while protecting consumers. Clear rules don't create innovation by themselves, but they can create an environment where innovation has a better chance to grow.
The responsibility, however, still belongs to builders.
No law can replace creativity. No regulation can replace hard work. The future will always depend on people who continue creating products, improving systems, and solving real problems.
Every application launched.
Every merchant onboarded.
Every developer writing code.
Every educator sharing knowledge.
Every community member contributing their time.
These are the actions that move an ecosystem forward.
Distractions will always exist. Social media trends will change every day. Opinions will come and go. Markets will rise and fall.
But meaningful work has a way of outlasting all of it.
If you believe in a vision, keep learning. Keep experimenting. Keep building. Stay curious enough to adapt and patient enough to keep moving forward when progress feels slow.
The technologies that shape the next decade will not succeed because they were the loudest. They will succeed because they solved real problems for real people.
The future of digital assets won't be decided in a single headline or a single vote. It will be shaped over time by the millions of people who choose to create instead of complain, contribute instead of criticize, and build instead of wait.
In the end, history remembers the builders.
Everything else becomes background noise. 💪🏼🎉🚀
#PiNetwork #Web3
Elon Musk told you to stop saving for retirement. Every person who profits when you save rushed to tell you he’s wrong.
Musk: “Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years. It won’t matter.”
The people who called this reckless have one thing in common. Their income depends on scarcity being permanent.
Their product isn’t financial planning. It’s your belief that the future will be expensive.
This isn’t theoretical. The US government just pulled a frontier AI model off the market overnight. No published threshold. No formal process. Millions of users cut off without warning.
That wasn’t safety. That was self-preservation dressed as regulation.
Musk: “If any of the things that we’ve said are true, saving for retirement will be irrelevant.”
AI and robotics collapse labor costs toward zero. Everything priced on human labor reprices with it. Housing. Healthcare. Goods. Services. The math doesn’t need your permission.
Scarcity was never a law of nature. It was a phase. And we built every major institution on the assumption it would last forever.
Banks exist because resources are scarce. Insurance exists because risk is expensive. Retirement exists because your future costs money. Remove scarcity and none of them have a product.
The establishment isn’t afraid AI will fail. They’re afraid it works. Because abundance doesn’t disrupt an industry. It dissolves the condition every institution was built to manage.
AI surpasses combined human intelligence by 2030. Humanoid robots outnumber humans after that. You can recall a model overnight. You can’t recall the physics that created it.
The question was never whether abundance arrives. It was always who loses power when it does. They just showed you the answer.
This is what Pioneers achieved vs what @PiCoreTeam achieved after 8 years.
PiCoreTeam Achieved :👇
1. Controlled around 80% of the total Pi supply in their own wallets.
2. Sold over $100,000,000 worth of Pi in the name of DApps funding.
3. Invested in startups like OpenMind using funds generated from the Pi ecosystem.
4. Kept delaying real product delivery in the name of long-term development.
5. Continued selling Pi through OKX using unknown wallets.
6. Kept millions of Pioneers waiting for KYC approvals and Mainnet migrations.
7. Earned millions in ad revenue from the daily ads watched by loyal Pioneers.
Pioneers Achieved :👇
1. Lost 2,678 days.
2. Lost 64,272 hours.
3. Lost 3,856,320 minutes.
4. Spent 8 years promoting #PiNetwork without expecting anything in return.
5. Defended the project against criticism while believing in the vision.
6. Continued waiting as promised products and ecosystem utility remained incomplete.
7. Price Dumped -97% 🩸🩸📉
Time is the most valuable asset in life.
Millions of Pioneers invested their time.
What did they receive in return? 💔📉🩸
$PI @nkokkalis@Chengdiao
This broke my heart and prompted me to write this OPEN LETTER. KUNG NAGBABALAW KANG MAG-OFW, Please read this.
An Open Letter sa Kapwa Pinoy an Gustong Maging OFW
✍️outside crypto trading by Coach Miranda Miner
"NAPAKALAYO PA NATIN"
It will take minimum of 5 generations to change our current structure jan sa Pinas. Accept it. It will be unfair. It will be difficult. Be a businessman, or into coorporate. Parehas may pros and cons. Kadalasan unless MNC (multinational conpany) ka, accept politics sa office or politics sa LGUs on your business.
The time you accept it and prepare for it then Step 2 ka na.
I realized, Sobrang nagagamit nating ang strength natin as Pinoy in social media as our own weakness. We daily fall on our swords.
PATUNAY
Paano ako nagkaroon ng tapang at kapal ng mukha para magsulat nito? Simple. Pinagkalooban tayo ng ambisyon. Na umikot ng labing pitong bansa sa loob ng 14 na buwan at mula dito nagkaroon tayo ng kumparison at sumambit ng napakaraming parirala
ng mga pagkakaiba. Makapag-aral sa modernomg paaralan sa London na may koneksyon dito da NY Columbia University. Nagkanegosyo na rin tayo at nagkaroon ng karera sa Dubai, UAE. Nakapagtrabaho na rin ng 8 years sa Canadian Telco.
Konting Background; The BIG APPLE
Visiting New York as a Filipino, I can’t help but notice the difference in the conversation. Here, digital assets are increasingly being discussed as part of national strategy, not just investment. The future belongs to countries and people who prepare before everyone else does. Sa lahat ng paskil nakalagay ang matapang na pahiwatig "mayaman, malaya, moderno"
Mga tao dito may pulitika pero their headlines are about growth. Napakaraming crimes pero mukhang tanggap na ng karamihan at ang isang sagot nila
"will me giving a fuck sa crimes feed my kids?"
"will me giving a damn sa politics pay my debts?"
Mahal tumira dito. If you are earning $18 per hour you wont survive. Kahit sabihin na nating $25.
"WALANG PAKIELAMANAN"
Pag nandito ka na abroad, Oo kasama mo sila sa kainan, sa gimik but dont expect them to help you on your visa, residence papers, permits, etc. At some point pwede kang patirahin ng best friend mo sa bahay nila ng few days pero karamihan sa kanila are also renting a house with 4 rooms na 4 na Pinoy family din ang nakatira. So you stay on couch?
There is a limit on what they can do. They also have kids to feed. Few weeks in Arizona made me see this first hand. Ramdam mo ang sipag ng mga Pinoy.
I was fortunate to see Pinoys who made it! Who made it happen.
Last week nakakalilala ako ng isang Pinoy. Lipat sya ng work from Philly to NewYork pero Queens sya magstay. After 3 years yan ng pangmamaltrato sa kanya ng Indiano nyang boss. Nasa agency sya. Recently na-approve ang request nya to transfer.
Good deal nakakita sya ng $800 per month na tutuluyan sa queens!!! Mapalad.
THE PINOY FAMILY MAN ABROAD
I have recently met a family man (teacher) na after 4 months lang abroad alone na di na kinaya kaya kinuha na mag-iina nya agad to join him. Taga Dumaguete sila. I mean 2 hours from Dumaguete pa.
Alam mo kahit anong tapang mo sa Pinas., tiklop ka dito. Need mo ng support system to drive your self esteem higher. Kaya maraming Pinoy na umuuwi din dahil sa lungkot. (paramdam ka kung naranasan mo n to)
Naglakad kami papunta ng HOME Depot katapat lang ng Dennys. Sa labas ang daming Mexicano. Sabi nya mga wala yatang papel yan. Nga naman isa kang puti galing sa Hardware. mahal magpagawa ng bahay repai vs DIY. Kung kukunin mo sila (mexicano) mas di hamak na mura.
Isa na namang patunay kahit anong lahi hindi immune sa hirap.
POLITICAL SPECTRUM
Democrats vs Republicans
Pink vs Green (and any other permutations)
Parehas lang halos. Ayaw ng Conservatives ang too many immigrants at pronouns. Ayaw ng Democrats ang klase ng Strongman leadership ng GOP.
Sa Pinas dama mo na parang parehas.
Democrats as Yellow/Pink
Conservatives as Green
Anyways this is NOT a political post or an allegory to talk colors.
"ANG AMBISYONG MAGING OFW"
Uunahan na kita. Hindi madali. Hindi rin agad agad lucrative.
Sa Simula
Paris🇫🇷
💶15 per hour pwede na pag Airbnb tagalinis
Pero titira ka sa labas ng Paris. sa Train ka sasakay papunta ng cleaning appointments. Napakaraming Walang PAPEL sa Paris. Mga nagtourist at dina umalis.
Bakit ka nga naman aalis. Sa Spain nga after 6 months of TnT pwede kang bigyan ng amnesty and start filing for citizenship.
US 🇺🇸
18USD per hour. Pag ganito kita mo, you need to live with fellow Ponoys to rent a flat. Then your wife/partner needs to work too.
Depende rin kung nasan State ka. Maraming Pinoy sa LA pero unless your family is there and first generation American ka, wag dun sobrang mahal ng cost of living.
LONDON 🗽🇬🇧
Unless Health Worker ka earning 3000 EUROS a month each and your visa can afford you to go ILR
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) then laban.
Wag basta pupunta ng London unless you have a company legit to give your benefits and salary na kakayanin magstay.
Mahal ang cost of living. 82 pesos kada 1 GBP
Kape nga lang sa Pret A Manger 5GBP na. Imagine P400!!!
LONG TERM SOLUTION
If mag OOFW ka advantage ang
1. Below 35 yo. sa Canada minus 1 point every age above 35yo for potential citizenship or work visa
2. May skill ka na wala halos sila sa bansa na pupuntahan mo. Answer the question "can their citizen do your job? If they can, isip isip muna.
3. Have a special skill. Welding, Cooking, Health are (nurse, teacher) na board passes.
Like for Part 2 ka-Miranda
CHINA CLAIMS THE BATANES ISLANDS
@GordianKnotRay of @SeaLightFound EXPOSES China's recent "pretext to escalation" by publically staking CLAIM to the Batanes Islands in the northernest tip of the Philippines as part of their territory, with the communists of Beijing convening a bunch of fake scholars to justify why they own islands that for centuries was long regarded as part of the Philippines. He was speaking just a short time ago at the National West Philippine Sea Summit in Manila.
This is disgusting provocation by Beijing. Filipinos must condemn this and talk about it more with righteous fury.
@wps_ph
#REALTALK SHARE THIS IF YOU HAVE YOUNGER BROTHERS and SISTERS na nasa 20s-30s
Reshare as a reminder this July 2026.
MAGULANG: "ANAK, galingan mo sa pag-aaral mo para magkaroon ka ng magandang trabaho ha"
Pagkatapos ng 4 na taon, boom, ito na ang sahod. Pagtingin sa savings after all deductions SINGKWENTA PESOS!
Pero, this is the reality naman. Kahit nga ako, Magna Cum Laude graduate, I started P9,800 per month wayback 2003..
Unless anak ka ng CEO (CHILD OF OWNER) COO level, that is the reality for many pinoys. Tinanggap ko yan, pero may goal ako back then. Feeling ko, exciting, kasi dami kong energy. 19 years old fresh grad eh.
Now, ano ba ang gagawin para umangat? Ito ang mga tips ni Coach Miranda Miner na nagsimula sa P9,800 a month to P600,00 a month in 15 years. Pwedeng magwork sayo to o hindi, Kanya kanya tayo ng libro, pero basahin mo muna, lalo na kapag early 20's ka ngayon.
THIS CAN BE FOR YOU, read below. tyagain mo.
NB: may mga expletives dito. If sensitive ka, don't read. Pero get ready, the real world challenges can brainfu*k you kung dito pa lang mahina ka na.
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1. Galingan mo sa trabaho in a way na ramdam ng boss mo.
Hindi yung tahimik ka lang na masipag.
Be the guy na kapag may problema, ikaw ang tinatawag.
Be visible. Be dependable. Make yourself hard to replace.
2. Mag-aral ng skill na may bayad sa market.
Hindi lang basta interesting.
Learn something na puwedeng pagkakitaan like leadership, sales, tech tools, AI, analytics, communication, active trading, investing.
Yung kaya mong ilagay sa resume at tataas ang value mo. Nung panahon ko, I learned COPC, Six Sigma, Designing Adult Learning Curriculum.. Naginvest ako sa mga bigating schools. I also took MBA sa Ateneo Graduate School.
3. Pag nagawa mo na yang first 2, then GO FOR THE ASK. The "crying baby gets the milk". Pag ayaw nila, THEN mindfu*k them by LEAVING! Yan ang ginawa ko. I levelled up my salary by being an external hire.
REMEMBER: Ethos ng corporate to buy talents sa labas. They alocated budget +20-30% higher than their internal talents kasi iniisip nila that their internal talent pool doesnt posses yet the needs of their business. So pag galing ka sa labas, immediate 20% increase ka sa salary.
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Then evaluate mo kung nasaang industry ka If you belong to the industries below, medyo delikado ka na in the next 5 years.
DELIKADO KAPAG NANDITO KA
* Repetitive manual labor sectors (e.g., assembly line manufacturing)
* Traditional data entry and back-office processing
* Basic customer service (call centers with scripted responses)
* Trucking and courier driving (autonomous transport tech)
* Retail cashiers and checkout roles
* Routine bookkeeping and simple accounting tasks
* Low-complexity legal support (basic document review)
* Entry-level journalism/content repurposing
* Basic translation services
* Telemarketing and cold calling
Industries Facing Disruption
* Healthcare administration and billing
* Financial advisory (AI robo-advisors)
* Insurance underwriting and claims processing
* Real estate appraisal and valuations
* Education delivery (automated tutoring/assessment)
* Creative media generation (AI-assisted art/writing)
* Market research and simple analytics
* HR screening and resume filtering
* Supply chain planning
* Advertising targeting and optimization
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Ang goal is to make yourself indispensable.
TANDAAN, walang tutulong sayo. WALA! IKAW LANG. SARILI MO LANG. Pag ginalingan mo, pwede kang magka mentor. Yung taong i-groom ka bilang kapalit nila. "birds of the same feather, flocks together" ika-nga. Pero mentoring is 1 hour a week, madalas, 2x a month lang. Lahat ng tao may challenges kahit mentor mo. It is still going to be you at the end of the day.
Wag kang pa-victim mindset. Ang GROWTH kasi pwedeng vertical or horizontal/diagonal. You can get new skills without leaving your current job. That is horizontal.
Ito ang ginawa ko wayback 2016. I didn't leave corporate. Instead, nagipon ako, I made it a point na di ako aalis ng corporate to take a leap of faith unless may emergency funds ako kaya akong buhayin at pamilya ko at least 36 months.
Nag bida-bida ako. I volunteered on projects I dont know. Sa field na ko nag-aral. Nag tanong, Naghanap ng mentor. I remember launching a side-project back then to create a hotline for covid affected employees to the point of hiring nurse/agents at the end of the line, designing the hotline, etc. I gave me perspectives.
Nung meron na kong "money to burn" in trading at leadership skills to be able to manage my own table, dun na ako nag decide.
reshare.
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I freed 22GB in 15 minutes without deleting a single memory.
Here's exactly where to look 👇