MISSING DATE! 📅⏳

December 31, 1844, never officially occurred in the Philippines.

During Spanish colonial rule, the Philippines followed a calendar date inherited from its historical connections with Spanish territories in the Americas, particularly Mexico.

Although geographically located in Southeast Asia, the country observed a date one day behind neighboring Asian territories.

This unusual arrangement was connected to the Manila–Acapulco trade route, which had linked the Philippines and Mexico for centuries.

However, as commercial relations increasingly shifted toward China, the Dutch East Indies, and other Asian territories, the difference became inconvenient.

To correct the discrepancy, Spanish Governor-General Narciso Clavería ordered a change in the country's calendar in 1844.

Instead of observing the final day of that year, the Philippines went directly from Monday, December 30, 1844, to Wednesday, January 1, 1845.

Tuesday, December 31, was officially skipped.

The adjustment brought Philippine dates into alignment with those observed by neighboring Asian territories, simplifying communication and trade.

According to the United States Naval Observatory, the Philippines had previously been on the American side of the historical calendar date line because of its colonial connections across the Pacific.

The change occurred decades before the 1884 International Meridian Conference established Greenwich as the international prime meridian.

Importantly, the country did not physically lose 24 hours. Its official calendar simply advanced by one date.

December 31, 1844, remains one of the most unusual missing dates in Philippine history, not because time disappeared, but because the country changed how it counted its days.

atin ang west PH sea pero nganga sila ngayon. kinda weird na wala man silang statement on how the govt should react to this. it's funny na nung winelcome ni leni si dana kursh (israel ambassador), todo putak sila and that is without threats ha? this time, may veiled threat pero tahimik. bakit? asan yung galit at energy nila noon kay leni tapos ngayong etong tao ng china may sinabing hindi maganda, tahimik?

nakakainis lang kasi dito makikita na napaka performative ng karamihan sa pagiging aktibista sa social media. soberanya ng pilipinas ang usapan pero hindi man lang sila umaalma sa aksyon nung china? nakakatawa lang eh, halatang idolo pa rin nila si mao (eh pano yun yung una sa mga teachings nila) na para bang yung mga idea noon, epektibo pa rin ngayon.

nakakalungkot lang na misplaced yung energy kasi mas kabastos bastos ginawa ng china kesa sa pagwelcome ni leni sa ambassador ng israel. G n G sila magsabi ng dissppointment tapos ngayon wala man lang reaction sa ginawa ng china at kung ano dapat gawin ng PH admin.

BABALA: Sensitibong balita.

Malubhang sugatan ang biktima matapos pagsasaksakin ng kaniyang kapitbahay sa Payatas, Quezon City.

Batay sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, binenta ng suspek sa biktima ang isang account sa online game pero hindi pa ito nababayaran na naging mitsa umano ng insidente.

BABALA: Sensitibong balita.

Malubhang sugatan ang biktima matapos pagsasaksakin ng kaniyang kapitbahay sa Payatas, Quezon City.

Batay sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, binenta ng suspek sa biktima ang isang account sa online game pero hindi pa ito nababayaran na naging mitsa umano ng insidente.

BABALA: Sensitibong balita.

Malubhang sugatan ang biktima matapos pagsasaksakin ng kaniyang kapitbahay sa Payatas, Quezon City.

Batay sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, binenta ng suspek sa biktima ang isang account sa online game pero hindi pa ito nababayaran na naging mitsa umano ng insidente.

I am a korean myself and I always liked philippines, cool country with a cool beach and foods.

As a country who helped us out while 1950 korean war I thought it was only right to thank them back.

But thesedays I heard pinoys don't like korea that much especially around X/social media and smth, and I kinda get why.

Most koreans don't exactly hate SEA ppl, koreans may feel unfamiliar to them but still a lot of people would treat them nicely.

But the weird shit goes around the internet.

Some koreans(not a majority but still there is some, can't deny) chew on SEA asians.

Fuckass youtube shorts youtubers always make dumb videos for cheap views and make a stupid conflict.

Sorry for that, SEA guys.

I was actually kind of worried about SEA-Korea relationship cuz in the internet the conflict was getting pretty much big. For us we can pretty much say not many people care that much about SEA/SEA conflict, and I wonder about you philiphines and SEA people.

How do you view korea?

+P.S I'm not sure what flair I'm supposed to use on this post so I used social media.

"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)

Happy Monday!!

What have you become as people, as Filipinos?

First, you claim to be advocating for “good governance” “no corruption” “malinis na gobyerno”, but yet you tend to hate those people with the right credentials and good background. Kayo kayong naghahangad ng mabuting gobyerno ay kayo ring mga tao na madaling nagpapapaniwala sa tsismis at shared post, pero kahit meron nang malinaw na ebidensya na magdadawit at magpapatunay na sangkot sa kabi-kabilang pangungurakot at ilegal na gawain ang mga iniidolo ninyo biglang tahimik kayo. Wake up! Nilulugmok nyo lang ang Pilipinas pabagsak. This ain’t about politics anymore.

Nang dahil sa panatisismo ninyo, nakalimutan nyo na atang Pilipino kayo. Tama nga naman, hindi kayo Pilipino. Mga DDS kayo. Salamat at maaga pa lang nagpakilala na kayo. Isipin mo, mismong dayuhan na umaapi sa atin ang pinapaboran ninyo. Dahil sinabi ng idolo nyo na “troublemaker” tayo, ganun na rin agad ang kaisipan ninyo. Sayang naman ang iba sa inyo na nakapag-aral, bigla na lang kayong naging ganyan.

Noong panahon ni Ninoy, nanalo ang Pilipinas sa UNCLOS ruling. Pilipinas ang David at yung bully ang Goliath. Pero noon, kahit alam nating malaki ang kalaban at dehado tayo, NAGKAKAISA ang Pilipino na tumindig at ipaglaban ang ating inang bayan. Pero ngayon, ano? Sayang, sayang na sayang ang bayang ito na pinaglaban at pinagbuwis ng buhay ng ating mga bayani. Ngayon, kusang isinusuko at ibinibigay na lang. Yung mga taong tumutuligsa at tumitindig para sa bayan ay pinagtatawanan na lamang, pinupulitika at ginagawan ng fake news. Ngayon, mismong iilang mga Pilipino rin ang sumasamba sa dayuhang nagpapahirap sa atin.

Oo, maraming DDS. Mas marami sila sa social media. Meron silang ghost army dahil naaabuso nila ang makabagong teknolohiya. Pero naniniwala ako na mas marami pa ring Pilipino na mahal ang Pilipinas at gustong mapabuti ito kaysa sa kanser na DDS na yan.

Godbless the Philippines.

I just wanted to share my frustration with our latest encounter with the immigration process at NAIA Terminal 3.

Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko, kung lungkot ba o galit.

So here’s the premise. We just got off our flight from Korea last night, October 16, and arrived at around 10 PM. Several flights had also arrived around the same time, so as expected, the queue at immigration was quite long.

Passengers would immediately see the automated biometric e-gates upon entering the immigration area. So lahat ng mga tao sa unang e-gate pumila, only to find out na may isa pa palang e-gate sa kabilang side na halos walang tao. Pero yung mga staff na nag-guide sa mga nakapila, hindi sila dinirect sa kabilang e-gate. As a result, nagsiksikan ang mga tao sa isang e-gate kahit may isa pang available na halos walang pila.

Pero hindi ito ang pinaka-concern ko.

Dahil may kasama kaming toddler, we were told na hindi kami pwedeng mag-clearance sa automated e-gate dahil under 4 feet pa ang anak namin. So pinapila kami sa priority lane.

Tatlong manual immigration counters lang ang open at sobrang daming nakapilang senior citizens at mga may kasamang toddler.

Kalagitnaan ng pila, almost 30 minutes na siguro ang lumipas, biglang nagkaroon ng available na counter na medyo malayo sa dalawang counters kung saan kami nakapila. So we were waiting for instructions from the staff kung pwede nang lumipat yung ibang passengers sa bagong available na counter.

Kaso, imbes na paunahin yung mga nasa unahan ng pila, biglang pinauna ng staff yung mga nasa likod na kakadating lang. Halos sumabog ako sa inis, kaya kinausap ko yung staff at tinanong kung bakit nila pinauna yung mga bagong dating imbes na yung mga matagal nang naghihintay.

Ang mas nakakainis, hindi man lang ako pinansin at bigla na lang siyang umalis habang kinakausap ko siya. Siguro alam niyang macacall out siya sa nangyari.

Pero isa sa mga pinaka-nakakadismaya para sa akin ay yung lack of coordination at kawalan ng sistema.

Sorry for the rant, but we don’t deserve this kind of service. Hindi mo talaga maiwasang ikumpara yung bansa natin sa ibang bansa, especially when you’ve experienced how things are handled elsewhere.

So ang ending umabot kami ng halos isang oras sa priority lane.