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๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐†๐Ž ๐๐† ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐Š๐€๐๐† ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž: ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ƒ ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐ŠSa unang pakikinig, ang kantang โ€œHandogโ€ ni Florante ay parang isang simpleng aw...
30/07/2025

๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐†๐Ž ๐๐† ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐Š๐€๐๐† ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž: ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐‘๐ƒ ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐Š

Sa unang pakikinig, ang kantang โ€œHandogโ€ ni Florante ay parang isang simpleng awit ng pasasalamat. Pero kung pakikinggan nang mas mabuti, makikita na isa pala itong taos-pusong liham para sa mga taong tumulong at naniwala sa kanya. Mula sa hirap ng buhay at panahong halos walang pumapansin sa kanyang musika, ikinuwento niya kung paano siya nakarating sa kanyang mga pangarap dahil sa suporta ng iba. Sabi nga niya sa kanta, โ€œ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ,โ€ isang tapat at taos-pusong pasasalamat sa mga naging bahagi ng kanyang tagumpay.

Ang awiting ito ay angkop sa pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino dahil ipinapakita nito ang ugali nating mga Pilipino na marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan. Ipinapaalala nito na ang musika ay hindi lang pampasaya, kundi isa ring paraan ng pagbabahagi ng kwento, damdamin, at alaala. Ang linyang โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ช๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข,โ€ ay nagpapahiwatig na kahit mawala siya balang araw, ang kanyang musika ay mananatili sa puso ng kaniyang mga tagapakinig. Ang kanta ay nagsisilbing alaala ng pinagsamahan, na kahit sandali lang ang pagkikita, ito ay may kabuluhan.

Bilang isang Marianista, tinuturuan tayong maging mapagpakumbaba, marunong magpasalamat, at handang magbahagisa kapwa. Ang โ€œHandogโ€ ay isang paalala na kahit anong tagumpay ang makamit natin, dapat nating ialay ito pabalik sa Diyos, sa ating kapwa, at sa ating komunidad. Tulad ni Florante, maaari rin nating gamitin ang ating talento sa pagsayaw, pagkanta, paglilingkod, o simpleng kabutihan bilang handog sa iba. Sa tuwing ipinagdiriwang natin ang Musikang Pilipino, nawa'y maaalala nating gamitin ang sining hindi lang para ipakita ang galing, kundi para ipadama ang puso ng isang tunay na Pilipino at isang tunay na Marianista.

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๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ || ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐•๐Ž๐‹๐‚๐’ ๐…๐‹๐€๐†๐’ ๐“๐’๐”๐๐€๐Œ๐ˆ ๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐Š; ๐ƒ๐€๐•๐€๐Ž ๐ƒ๐„๐‹ ๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐„ ๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seism...
30/07/2025

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ || ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐•๐Ž๐‹๐‚๐’ ๐…๐‹๐€๐†๐’ ๐“๐’๐”๐๐€๐Œ๐ˆ ๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐Š; ๐ƒ๐€๐•๐€๐Ž ๐ƒ๐„๐‹ ๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐„ ๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has issued Tsunami Information No. 2 following an 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the East Coast of Kamachatka, Russia. While only sea-level disturbances are expected, Davao del Norte is among the areas advised to stay away from the beach and costal waters from 1:20 P.M to 2:40 P.M today, July 30, 2025.

Residents are urged to move farther inland and remain alert for further updates.

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๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐†๐Ž ๐๐† ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐Š๐€๐๐† ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž: ๐’๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐ƒ ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐Šโ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ,๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช,๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ...
29/07/2025

๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐†๐Ž ๐๐† ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐Š๐€๐๐† ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž: ๐’๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐ƒ ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐Š

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ,
๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช,
๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข,
๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ.

Ang kantang "Umaaraw, Umuulan" ng bandang Rivermaya ay isang metaporikal na awit tungkol sa buhay ng tao. May mga pagkakataong tinatamasa natin ang tagumpay, ngunit may mga panahong kinakaharap natin ang pagkatalo. Gayunpaman, ang mahalaga ay kung paano natin pinipiling bumangon at lumaban nang may lakas ng loob.

Ang linyang โ€œAng buhay natin ay sadyang ganyanโ€ ay tumutukoy sa pagtanggap ng mga hamon bilang bahagi ng ating buhay. Kailangan nating isaisip na hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay nangyayari ang mga bagay ayon sa ating kagustuhan, ngunit hindi ito dapat maging sanhi upang sumuko. Sabi nga sa kanta, โ€œBukas sisikat din ang araw, ngunit para lang sa may tiyagang maghintay,โ€ isang paalala sa atin na magpatuloy sa kabila ng mga kabiguan, sapagka't muling sisikat ang bagong pag-asa para sa mga tunay na nagpupunyagi.

Samakatuwid, ang salitang โ€œpagsukoโ€ ay hindi kailanman dapat maging opsyon, dahil ang pagsikat ng bagong bukas ay isang pahiwatig ng panibagong pag-asa upang magsimula muli.

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๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐—ฆ๐—ข, ๐—ก๐—”gampanan ba?Batay sa pinakahuling State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, totoo nga bang nabigya...
29/07/2025

๐—ฆ๐—ข, ๐—ก๐—”gampanan ba?

Batay sa pinakahuling State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, totoo nga bang nabigyang pansin nya ang mga problema na kinakaharap ng ating bansa tulad ng problema sa korupsyon, kalusugan, kahirapan, kalamidad, at ekonomiya?

๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐†๐Ž ๐๐† ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐Š๐€๐๐† ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž: ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐Š๐˜—๐˜ข'๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ '๐˜ฅ๐˜ช ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ,๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฎDA...
28/07/2025

๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐†๐Ž ๐๐† ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐Š๐€๐๐† ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž: ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐Š

๐˜—๐˜ข'๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ '๐˜ฅ๐˜ช ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ,
๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ

DAM, kanta ng isang sikat na grupong P-pop, SB19. Isang metapora ng paghihigpit ng sarili salungat sa kagustuhan at kasiyahan dahil sa takot sa mga panganib na kaakibat ng pagtupad sa mga pangarap at hangarin sa buhay.

โ€œPa'no mo wawakasan ang 'di sinimulan, mananatili kang walang alam sa pakiramdamโ€. Batay sa linyang ito, binibigyang kahulugan nito na ang ating sarili ay kalaban ng ating sarili sa pagkamit ng mga ninanais natin. Sa pagitan ng tagumpay at kabiguan, sinasabi nito na hindi natin malalaman ang pakiramdam ng pagwawagi at pagbagsak kung hindi natin susubukan.

Ang kantang ito ay naghihimok na sa halip na manatiling walang kibo dulot ng takot o pagdududa, harapin mo ito at gumawa ng mapangahas na hakbang upang marating mo ang tuktok ng iyong pangarap.

๐˜’๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด.
๐˜’๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ.

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Layout | ๐™บ๐šŽ๐š—๐š—๐šŽ๐š๐š‘ ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š›๐š• ๐™ธ๐šŸ๐šŠ๐š— ๐š‚๐šŠ๐š—๐š˜๐šข

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐’๐Ž๐๐€: ๐€ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐€ ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐'๐’ ๐‰๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐„๐˜Every fourth Monday of July, all eyes in the Philippines turn toward the Batasang Pa...
28/07/2025

๐’๐Ž๐๐€: ๐€ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐€ ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐'๐’ ๐‰๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐„๐˜

Every fourth Monday of July, all eyes in the Philippines turn toward the Batasang Pambansa as the President delivers the State of the Nation Address (SONA). This annual address is not only a tradition but a constitutional mandate stated in the 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 23. It marks the formal opening of Congress and provides a detailed account of the government's achievements, shortcomings, and future plans.

The SONA serves as the President's official report to the nation. It covers a wide range of topics including economic performance, infrastructure development, education, public health, national defense, and environmental issues. In this address, the President also outlines key policy directions and legislative priorities, giving the public insight into what the administration hopes to accomplish in the coming year.

But beyond the numbers and policy talk, why does the SONA matter? This annual event is more than just a platform for the government to speak, it is a demonstration of democratic accountability. In a country where leaders are elected to serve the people, the SONA offers an opportunity for the public to directly hear how the government is progressing. Without this kind of direct communication, stating accomplishments and acknowledging challenges, we would be left guessing about decisions that impact our lives.

Beyond being a political requirement, the SONA influences public conversation. It sparks nationwide discussions among citizens, lawmakers, and analysts. Through mainstream and social media, we can express our views, critiquing policies, praising reforms, or questioning the sincerity of promises. In this way, the SONA becomes more than a speech, it becomes a shared experience of reflection and debate. Even if we don't agree with everything said, we're still part of the discussion, and that's what democracy is all about.

For Filipinos, the SONA isn't just a formal event, it's where we get to hear about new government plans that could affect our daily lives. It helps us understand what's coming and gives us something real to hold our leaders accountable for. But beyond that, it is a powerful reminder that the government is meant to serve us. When the President speaks, it shouldn't feel like a distant speech, but a beginning of a dialogue, one that shows the people are paying attention and expecting progress. Itโ€™s a moment for all of us to pause and reflect: "are we really moving forward together?".

Despite its purpose, the SONA is not immune to criticism. Some view it as filled with political drama or idealistic goals that never materialize. Still, it holds power, not just in the words spoken, but in the expectations it sets. Its true worth lies in how it motivates both leaders and us, citizens, to turn visions into realities.

The President may speak, but the nation's true voice is ours. When the speech ends and the cameras fade, what remains is the state of the nation measured by promises made or by lives changed. And if democracy speaks once a year, who keeps it alive the rest of the days?

Via | ๐™ผ. ๐™ธ๐š๐šŠ ๐š๐šŽ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š—๐š—๐šŠ๐š‘ ๐™ณ๐šž๐š˜๐š
Pubmat | ๐š‰๐šŽ๐š”๐š’ ๐™น๐š˜๐š—๐šข๐š• ๐™ณ๐šŽ๐š๐šž๐š’๐š๐š˜ ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐™บ๐šŽ๐š—๐š—๐šŽ๐š๐š‘ ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š›๐š• ๐™ธ๐šŸ๐šŠ๐š— ๐š‚๐šŠ๐š—๐š˜๐šข

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ || ๐€ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐“๐€๐‚๐‹๐„ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐€๐’๐“๐„The crowd was seated. Popcorn ready. The cameras rolled. And then โ€” the bell rang....
28/07/2025

๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ || ๐€ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐“๐€๐‚๐‹๐„ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐€๐’๐“๐„

The crowd was seated. Popcorn ready. The cameras rolled. And then โ€” the bell rang. The countryโ€™s most publicized โ€œcharityโ€ boxing match between PNP Chief Nicolas D. Torre III and Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte had begun. But somewhere beyond the ring, sirens screamed โ€” warning of rising floodwaters, devastated homes, and lives clinging to rooftops. Yet few seemed to listen. The tragedy? We heard the bell louder than the sirens.

Just days prior, the world tuned in to Manny Pacquiaoโ€™s return to the ring โ€” a fight that inspired pride, unity, and admiration. But what followed was no celebration of Filipino greatness. It was a parody. A match advertised as a fundraiser for flood victims turned into a political sideshow โ€” a clash not of champions, but of egos. There were no winners. No knockouts. No clear cause served. What was framed as charity ended in confusion. What was promised as service turned into spectacle.

While officials sparred for the spotlight, the real fighters โ€” the Filipino people โ€” were struggling to survive. According to a July 22 report by Manila Bulletin, over 144,000 individuals from 39,426 families had been displaced and forced into evacuation centers due to relentless flooding. The following day, the same source confirmed at least 12 dead and nine missing as rain continued to pour across nearly every region in the country.

Charity matters. Help matters. But when help becomes performance, and tragedy becomes theater, we must ask: who really benefits? Flood victims donโ€™t need front-row seats to a farce. They need shelter. Food. Compassion. And most of all โ€” leaders who will act, not pose.

We donโ€™t need more matches. We need more movement. Not boxers in the spotlight, but leaders in the storm. While officials staged a bout for likes and laughs, children waded through murky water for food. Families slept on cardboard in overcrowded gyms. Students lost another week of learning. These were the people the โ€œfightโ€ was supposedly for โ€” yet they were left out of the frame.

This isnโ€™t just about a boxing match. Itโ€™s about what we choose to celebrate as a nation. Weโ€™ve grown too used to clapping for noise while turning away from need. We cheer for distraction because it's easier than confronting reality. But we must do better. We can do better.

Because in times like these, the real heroes arenโ€™t wearing gloves. They donโ€™t fight over bitter quarrels. They fight quietly, humbly, and relentlessly for those who canโ€™t fight for themselves. We donโ€™t need more fighters in the ring โ€” we need more servants in the flood.

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Art | ๐™ด๐šฃ๐š›๐šŠ ๐š๐šž๐šŽ๐š• ๐™ป๐šŠ๐šข๐š˜๐š—๐š
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๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐„๐†๐ˆ๐€๐“๐„ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐•๐Ž๐ˆ๐‚๐„ || ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌWhat weighs on your shoulders now is not meant to break you, but to build...
27/07/2025

๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐„๐†๐ˆ๐€๐“๐„ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐•๐Ž๐ˆ๐‚๐„ || ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ

What weighs on your shoulders now is not meant to break you, but to build the strength needed for the road ahead. The burden is heavier because your purpose is greater. Your path was never meant to be easyโ€”because ease does not shape the extraordinary. What feels like resistance is the making of someone meant to rise above average.

Pubmat | ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐š’๐šŽ๐š• ๐™ด๐š•๐šŠ๐šข๐š›๐š˜๐š—

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




Musika, isang instrumento na kung saan malaya nating naipapahayag ang ating damdamin - para sa bayan, sa ating minamahal...
27/07/2025

Musika, isang instrumento na kung saan malaya nating naipapahayag ang ating damdamin - para sa bayan, sa ating minamahal, at sa sarili. Mula sa mga haranang puno ng lambing hanggang sa mga kantang nagpaapoy ng damdamin sa panahon ng pakikibaka at pakikipagsimpatya, ito ang naging kasama natin sa bawat yugto ng ating pagkatao bilang Pilipino. Muli nating tandaan kung gaano kalalim ang abot ng ugat ng musikang Pilipino sa ating pambansang kasaysayan at kulturang Pinoy.

Sa paggunita ng maksaysayang kaganapan, idineklara ang huling linggo ng Hulyo bilang "Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino" sa ilalim ng Proclamation No. 933 noong Disyembre 19, 2014. Kaugnay into ay ang pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino 2025 na kung saan bawat himig ay nagpapahayag ng mga damdaming hindi kayang sapat ilarawan ng salita, katulad ng pag-ibig, dalamhati, at pag-asa. Kayaโ€™t tingnan natin nang husto ang kahalagahan nito, hindi lamang bilang aliwan, kundi bilang bahagi ng ating pagkakakilanlan.

Sa kabila ng mga tanyag na banyagang kanta, ito ay patuloy pa ring lumalago, humuhugot mula sa nakaraan habang niyayakap ang bago. Ang musikang Pilipino ay nararapat lamang na yayakapin nang buo, sa lahat ng anyo at istilo, dahil itoโ€™y salamin ng ating puso bilang isang bayan. Sa huli, ikaw pa rin ang hahanapin, ang musikang mula sa atin, para sa atin.

Via | ๐™ฐ๐š›๐š’๐šœ ๐™ผ๐šŽ๐š’๐š—๐šŠ๐š›๐š ๐™ป๐š•๐šŽ๐š–๐š’๐š
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๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’ || ๐€๐ ๐๐’๐˜๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐˜ ๐Ÿ’๐“๐‡ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐”๐‹๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐„๐‘๐„๐Œ๐Ž๐๐˜Photo | ๐™ถ๐š’๐šŠ๐š— ๐™ณ๐šŠ๐šŸ๐š’๐š ๐™ฑ๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐šฃ๐šž๐šŽ๐š•๐šŠ ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐š‰๐šŽ๐š”๐š’ ๐™น๐š˜๐š—๐šข๐š• ๐™ณ๐šŽ๐š๐šž๐š’๐š๐š˜...
27/07/2025

๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’ || ๐€๐ ๐๐’๐˜๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐˜ ๐Ÿ’๐“๐‡ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐”๐‹๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐‚๐„๐‘๐„๐Œ๐Ž๐๐˜

Photo | ๐™ถ๐š’๐šŠ๐š— ๐™ณ๐šŠ๐šŸ๐š’๐š ๐™ฑ๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐šฃ๐šž๐šŽ๐š•๐šŠ ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐š‰๐šŽ๐š”๐š’ ๐™น๐š˜๐š—๐šข๐š• ๐™ณ๐šŽ๐š๐šž๐š’๐š๐š˜
Edit | ๐š‰๐šŽ๐š”๐š’ ๐™น๐š˜๐š—๐šข๐š• ๐™ณ๐šŽ๐š๐šž๐š’๐š๐š˜




๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐”๐‘๐„ ๐’๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ || ๐‹๐”๐Š๐„ ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ— (๐๐ˆ๐•)There are days when you don't need a miracle, just a moment to remember Who gave you...
27/07/2025

๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐”๐‘๐„ ๐’๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ || ๐‹๐”๐Š๐„ ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ— (๐๐ˆ๐•)

There are days when you don't need a miracle, just a moment to remember Who gave you breath. Even silence can worship, and sometimes the most sacred thing you can do is whisper, โ€œThank You.โ€

Have a blissful Sunday, Marianistas!

Pubmat | ๐™บ๐šŽ๐š—๐š—๐šŽ๐š๐š‘ ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š›๐š• ๐™ธ๐šŸ๐šŠ๐š— ๐š‚๐šŠ๐š—๐š˜๐šข

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




Marianista, say it with meโ€”"Okay na 'to!"Holding that pen with grit and just enough knowledge scouring through every que...
25/07/2025

Marianista, say it with meโ€”"Okay na 'to!"

Holding that pen with grit and just enough knowledge scouring through every question and finally whispering โ€œOkay na โ€™toโ€โ€”took more courage than we give it credit for. And hey, if itโ€™s out of our control, it should be out of our mind!

No matter what the results are, you survived and pushed through. So take this moment to breathe, celebrate, and rest. Youโ€™ve earned it. And rememberโ€”okay na โ€™yan, kasi binigay mo ang kaya mo.

Congratulations on making it through!

Via | ๐™ด๐š’๐š›๐š˜๐š— ๐™น๐šŠ๐š–๐šŽ๐šœ ๐™ฐ๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐š๐šŠ
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๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. ๐™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.




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National Highway
Tagum City
8100

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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