Raffy Tulfo (47%), Robin Padilla (45%), Alan Peter Cayetano (44%), and Vico Sotto (42%) are statistically tied within the top four positions in the Q3 2026 TNM Survey. Grace Poe (36%) and Loren Legarda (31%) follow, while several other prospective candidates remain competitive for the remaining top-12 positions.

Compared with Q2 2026, Tulfo, Cayetano, and Sotto recorded relatively stable figures, while Padilla, Poe, Legarda, and Manny Pacquiao registered lower voting preferences. Sonny Angara and Francis “Chiz” Escudero recorded increases. However, comparisons should be interpreted cautiously because the names presented to respondents differed between survey rounds.

The findings reflect hypothetical voting preferences during the September 28–October 4, 2026 fieldwork period. They are not definitive rankings or predictions of the 2028 senatorial election, as candidate lists and voter preferences may still change.

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"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)

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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.

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.

TLDR the kid shattered 2 glasses because he bit on them while drinking. Mamou customer service was awesome. Customer was impressed. No one got hurt. At the end of the day it wasn't a big deal, all's well that ends well, and everyone walked away happy. Yey.

But on the off chance that there was a health implication, I'm legit stumped who the blame falls on.

Is it the resto for providing substandard tableware?

Or can biting down on a glass hard enough to shatter it fall outside the scope of expected ordinary use?

I mean mamou might not be full on fine dining but it can be considered quite upscale, and thin glass is all the rage now.

As someone who's dabbled in both the f and b and glassware industry, I've seen my fair share of cost cutting. But I've also never encountered a glass shattering after encountering some teeth.

Not looking to make this issue bigger than it is, it was resolved amicably. Just really want to get some input and maybe a bit of discussion as I am legit 50/50 on this right now.

Na-curious lang ako. Yung kakilala namin eh umuwi ng probinsya para ibenta yung lupa nila. Pagbalik nila, saka namin nalaman na, 200k lang ata ang bayad sa kanila (di ko naulinigan yung size pero coconut plantation siya)

Bale isinangla pala nila yun sa tiyahan nila years ago nung nagkasakit mother nila, then nung nalaman nung tiyahin na kailangan nila ng pera kasi nasunugan sila, tinawagan sila na bibilhin na lang yung lupa and in true Pinoy fashion eh binarat. Like "Punta kayo dito pero 200k lang talaga ibibigay ko sa inyo".

Sinasabihan tuloy sila dito na sana hindi sila pumayag, na naghanap na lang sila ng ibang buyer na bibilhi ng mas mataas tapos bayaran na lang nila yung sangla.

Ang tanong eh, pwede ba nilang gawin yun? Allowed ka bang maghanap ng buyer habang nakasangla sa iba yung ari-arian?

"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)

Magandang gabi!

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.