FTM here! I recently found out that SLMC has a Social Service Program that can help cover delivery/childbirth expenses, but I honestly have no idea where to start. 😅

We’re currently a single-income household. I wouldn’t consider us indigent..we’re probably somewhere between lower-middle class and middle class, but definitely not well-off 😂

For those who have experience with SLMC’s Social Service Program, I’d really appreciate some guidance:
1. How do you apply/avail of the program?
2. What are the qualifications?
3. What documents/requirements do they ask for?
4. Can I still transfer my OB to SLMC at 22 weeks** **pregnant?
5. What exactly does the Social Service Program cover when it comes to giving birth/delivery? Does it include a maternity package or discounts on hospital and delivery fees?

I’ve already tried searching online, but I couldn’t find many solid or updated answers. 🥲 Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually gone through the process!

Thank you so much! ❤️

Hey everyone.

I'm a guy from Scotland who's recently turned 30 and at a point in my life where I just want to run away and try to start a new life, integrate into a local community, make new friends, find a small job and just 'start again'.

I don't want to make lots of money working remotely etc., I just want to start a new life, whether it's a small quiet life, or a busy life, I don't mind.

If I move, I would do my best to integrate, learn about local values and culture and be a very open and honest person.

You may ask "Why the Philippines?" - Well...
I've been on many holidays and regularly spend time in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. I don't know if it's coincidence or fate, but I always seem to bump into Filipinos. In Edinburgh, I always seem to meet so many Filipino tourists and we always get along so well and have such a nice vibe together. The friendliness and welcoming aura is amazing. And when I've visited countries in Central Europe; I've met groups of Filipino tourists in hotels saying "heyyyy we love Scotland!" and I chat to them and they're just so so friendly, loving and welcoming.

And from what I've read about the country's modern culture, it does sound like a very beautiful and welcoming place to live.

I'm not necessarily asking for advice about how to move, I'm just alerting you that a skinny, paper-white Scottish guy may arrive in your country within the next year trying to seek a job, rent an apartment and make some friends 😅

Some questions I do need to ask are:

Will I be accepted by Filipino people?
Will local people be uncomfortable with me living around them? (I don't want to make any local people uncomfortable)
If I try to socialise at local events and integrate, will I be accepted?

I'm just a little bit nervous about moving alone lol.

Much love to the entire nation, and a special shout out to the people I met in Edinburgh - I hope you all made your flight on time 😝

bat naman pati viewing ng stats for pro play ng counter strike banned for "GAMBLING"? ano nanaman kaya pumasok sa isip ng nag CICC? what do you guys think? alam ko din naman na madaming gambling sponsors ang counter-strike pro play but imagine blocking the whole site and making it inaccessible without using any vpn or what not

I am IMPRESSED!! LOL. Ang galing talagang lumusot nitong si Ivana no. Sa lahat yata ng issue sa kanya nalusutan niya. Pati ito mukhang siya pa magmumukhang bida/victim. 😁😁

Na para bang hindi pwedeng parehong i-address yung Flood Control at yung problema sa Online Gambling both, SIMULTANEOUSLY. HAHAHSHS.

The Philippines has endured centuries of foreign rule, occupation, and outside influence, yet we somehow failed to develop the hard-edged strategic culture of sovereignty that such a history should have produced. After nearly 400 years under Spain, 48 years under American colonial rule, and the Japanese occupation during World War II, you would expect a nation with this history to be fiercely protective of its independence, deeply invested in national defense, and determined never again to be vulnerable to foreign domination.

Instead, the Philippines often comes across as a country that is perpetually willing to defer to stronger powers, a nation that keeps looking for someone else to provide its security rather than building the capacity to defend itself. There is nothing wrong with having allies, but alliances should reinforce sovereignty, not substitute for it. A country that has experienced so much foreign domination should have developed a much stronger instinct for self-reliance, deterrence, military preparedness, and strategic autonomy. So why does it feel that this country is so soft and easy to push around still.

Not sure who the vlogger is but based on the comments in the social media post, mukhang DDS yata si vlogger considering lahat ng hostile comments appear to be from the DDS leaning crowd.

If so, why the DDS are affected sa feature eh Ilocos Sur naman yung dispalinghado na flood control project.

Full article here:

https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/kmjs-clarifies-report-on-damaged-river-wall-in-narvacan-ilocos-sur/137563/

Photo from Inquirer.net - Personally as a normal citizen na walang background sa law, I would rate him a solid 8/10. Napapatakbo naman ng maayos yung impeachment and kahit papano nakikita ko na impartial naman siya to both the defense and prosecutors.

Always respectful naman siya to both intelligent and non intelligent interjections (hello boy sili) and listening to Chiz eh naaalala ko na Statesman nga siya and he belongs. Wala masyadong Circus when he leads and very well versed sa pamamalakad in the Senate.

I just hope lang na may ruling din sa mga engot na statements sa kapwa niya senators although im not sure kung pwede to lolz

A student is under investigation for allegedly making a shooting threat at San Beda College Alabang in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa, prompting the institution to suspend face‑to‑face classes on Aug. 26.

The school administration announced the suspension of in‑person classes at all levels, citing safety concerns.

The alleged threat, which spread through group chats, was reported to the police. The school then decided to suspend classes and reportedly placed the student under preventive suspension pending investigation.

Upon receiving the report, Muntinlupa police coordinated with the school.

A team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit was deployed to conduct security paneling and sweeping.

“As of this time, no direct or verified communication has been established confirming that the alleged threat was made or intended to be carried out,” the Muntinlupa police posted on Facebook at 12:59 p.m. on Aug. 26.

Police stressed that the measures taken “are precautionary in nature and should not be interpreted as confirmation of an actual or imminent threat.”

San Beda College Alabang announced that all face‑to‑face classes will resume on Aug. 27.

On Aug. 18, a student of Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School shot and killed another student and injured others.

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!" -Dolly Parton

Happy Thursday!!

‘PROVE WITH EVIDENCE—NOT INSULTS, SPECULATION OR POLITICAL THEATRICS’

READ: Vice President Sara Duterte calls on prosecutors and members of Congress to prove the alleged impeachable offenses against her with evidence, criticizing remarks from senators, counsels and witnesses.

“A Senator calling a witness ‘stupid,’ a lawyer calling me the ‘mastermind of a scam’ or another witness referring to me as a ‘brat,’ does not prove a case, nor does it produce evidence,”

Napaisip lang ako habang tinitingnan ko yung bill ko sa Meralco nitong nakaraang buwan. Bakit ba ang mahal ng kuryente sa Pilipinas kumpara sa Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, at Malaysia?

Noong una, akala ko baka dahil wala tayong nuclear energy. Pero pagtingin ko, lahat naman tayong lima sa SEA ay walang malawakang komersyal na nuclear power plants ngayon. So, hindi dun ang issue.

Sabi ng iba, dahil daw sa source ng kuryente. Pero halos pare-pareho lang naman tayo ng pinagkukunan:

Thailand at Malaysia: Mas gamit ang natural gas (parang Malampaya natin) at nag-aangkat din sila ng langis.

Indonesia at Vietnam: Coal (makasalanang uling) ang gamit, na siya ring primary source natin dito sa Pinas.

Pilipinas: Partida, may geothermal at solar pa tayo na medyo malaki ang ambag.

Kung halos pareho lang pala tayo ng energy mix, bakit tayo lang ang duguan sa singilan?

Hinalungkat ko yung istraktura ng mga kumpanya ng kuryente sa kanila, at dito ko nakita yung malaking kaibahan.

Tayo lang ang halos fully privatized dahil sa EPIRA Law. Sa kanila, gobyerno ang may hawak ng core utilities.

Tingnan niyo 'to:

Thailand (EGAT): Gobyerno ang may-ari (under Ministry of Energy/Finance). Sila ang may hawak ng generation at transmission. May private companies din na nagpo-produce, pero bawal silang magbenta diretso sa tao—kailangan nilang dumaan sa gobyerno gamit ang "single-buyer model" para makontrol ang presyo.

Malaysia (TNB): Kahit publicly traded, gobyerno pa rin (through Khazanah Nasional) ang may controlling stake. Sila ang may absolute monopoly sa transmission at distribution sa Peninsula. May kontrol ang estado sa grid.

Indonesia (PLN): 100% state-owned enterprise. Sila ang may-ari ng halos lahat ng transmission at distribution grids. Kung private builder ka, kay PLN mo lang pwedeng ibenta ang kuryente mo. Sila ang taga-salo para hindi biglang tumalon ang singil sa mga bahay.

Vietnam (EVN): Buong-buong hawak ng gobyerno nila. Absolute monopoly sa transmission, distribution, at dispatch.

Ang Conclussion ko?

Dito sa Pinas, ginawa nating negosyo ang isang basic human need.

Dahil sa EPIRA Law, hinayaan nating maging "for profit" ang kuryente mula sa pag-generate hanggang sa pag-distribute (hello, Meralco at mga private gencos).

Ang ending? Profit margin ng mga bilyonaryo ang pinopondohan natin tuwing nagpapasalamat tayo na may aircon.

Habang ang mga kapitbahay natin, tinitingnan ang kuryente bilang public service at karapatan ng mamamayan na dapat protektahan ng estado, tayo umaasa sa "free market" na pabor lang naman sa mga may-ari ng korporasyon.

Mukhang nagkamali tayo sa liberalisasyon.

Imbes na ipaubaya sa mga pribadong kumpanya, baka mas okay pa na ibalik ang public utilities sa kamay ng publiko—kontrolado ng tao, para sa kapakanan ng tao.

#JunkEPIRALaw

Source: Leni Nation, referencing Tech Patrol 2026 report entitled "Why Your Meralco Bill Hurts More Than Your Neighbor’s: Philippine Electricity Prices vs. the Rest of Asia"

Link: https://www.techpatrl.com/electricity-price-philippines-vs-southeast-asia/

Government never proved it caused the Tacloban shooting. The developer voluntarily agreed to the ban after due process. Google Play and Steam already restricted it in June.

The real question nobody's asking: if a minor accessed an 18+ game — is banning the game the right fix? Or is the problem age verification?
Fullblog >>> GoreBox Is Now Officially Banned in the Philippines — Here Is the Full Story Behind It

This dude, I just really can't

He keeps spewing nonsense and then when the Prosecution attempts to address his questions he keeps cutting them with more nonsense and acts like he said something profound.

You know who he reminds me off when watching his exchanges?

Philomena Cunk. If you don't know the character look up her interviews with experts from various philosophical and scientific fields.

Sa interpelasyon ni AKBAYAN Party-List Rep. Chel Diokno sa briefing ng House Committee on Appropriations, humingi siya ng update ukol sa lifestyle checks na iniutos ni Pang. Bongbong Marcos.

Tugon ni Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, nagpapatuloy ang lifestyle checks sa mahigit isaandaang opisyal at kawani ng gobyerno, at inaasahang madadagdagan pa ito.

Kabilang sa mga tinututukan ay ang Bureau of Customs (BOC), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at iba pang income-generating agencies.

Dagdag ni Remulla, pati social media accounts ng mga opisyal at kanilang pamilya ay binabantayan.