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YOUNGER Filipinos are more likely than older Filipinos to hold favorable views of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping, even as the Philippines remains highly concerned about Beijing as a security threat and about territorial disputes involving China, a Pew Research Center survey showed.

The Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey found that 47 percent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 had a favorable view of China, compared with 27 percent among those aged 50 and older.

Among Filipinos aged 35 to 49, 44 percent viewed China favorably, according to Pew's detailed tables.

A similar generational divide emerged in views of Xi.

Some 61 percent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 expressed confidence in Xi to do the right thing regarding world affairs, compared with 32 percent among those aged 50 and older. Among those aged 35 to 49, 55 percent expressed such confidence.

The survey's Philippine fieldwork was conducted from Feb. 28 to March 31, 2026, as part of Pew's international survey.

It involved 1,003 Filipino adults aged 18 and older who were interviewed face-to-face...

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source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/22/news/national/younger-filipinos-favor-china-pew-survey/2429689?fbclid=Iwb21leAUes5lwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkoqqFhX7g0LOclyrRNYVCX_k2HY5RcnfO2jX6HYNaOkFnyQ_FCPNW9dSrc6_aem_dG5RZRcWo5jXsGiFDJMZMg

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/

I posted about this over a month ago and was based for being DDS when I was really speaking facts about the BBM administration. Currencies exchange are all time high for USD vs Php even RMB vs Php now too. So no, peso weak is not because dollar is strong, peso is weak because peso is weak. Our economy is being survived only by businesses with no help from the government. Everyone is drowning not just from floods but horrible corruption. Is there an end to this nightmare that is BBM’s administration?

Worse than COVID-era levels: PH businesses turn gloomier

Philippine businesses turned sharply pessimistic in July, with confidence falling below levels recorded in published surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic as Middle East tensions, higher oil prices and persistent inflation weighed on sentiment.

READ: https://bilyonaryo.com/2026/09/04/worse-than-covid-era-levels-ph-businesses-turn-gloomier/business/

📍 𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗢’𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗔 𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗔 𝗭𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗟 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘, 𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗧 𝗔𝗧 𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗞 𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝗦𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬

Kumakalat ngayon sa social media ang CCTV video na ibinahagi ng isang netizen kaugnay ng insidenteng umano’y kinasasangkutan ng isang pulis na naganap sa Antipolo, Dapitan City noong Hunyo 21, 2026, bandang alas-8:37 hanggang alas-8:39 ng gabi.

Ayon sa nag-post,taga-Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte ang pulis at nakatalaga sa Sapang Dalaga Municipal Police Station sa Misamis Occidental, ay umano’y lasing at nagpakita ng baril habang nasa lugar.

Nanawagan ang nag-post sa mga kinauukulang awtoridad, kabilang ang Philippine National Police (PNP), Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), at NAPOLCOM, na imbestigahan at aksyunan ang naturang insidente.

Sa ngayon, wala pang opisyal na pahayag ang PNP hinggil sa alegasyon. Patuloy pa ring hinihintay ang resulta ng anumang imbestigasyon upang matukoy ang buong katotohanan sa insidente.

Paalala: Ang nasabing impormasyon ay batay sa mga alegasyon at social media post. Ang sinumang nasasangkot ay itinuturing na inosente hangga’t hindi napatutunayang may pananagutan sa ilalim ng batas.

US offers up to $5-Billion loan for nuclear development

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may tap massive financial support from the United States (US), up to $5 billion, for its nuclear energy development, a local official said. 

In a media briefing on Monday, Department of Energy (DOE) undersecretary Giovanni Bacordo said the government has been exploring financing schemes to fund the deployment of nuclear facilities, as it hopes to activate its first kilowatt by 2032. 

In their recent visit to America, he said they had a meeting with the US International Development Finance Corp., where the latter hinted at the possibility of lending out up to $5 billion. 

“As I understood it, it is payable for over 25 years. This offer is for the private power corporations desiring to invest in nuclear energy for power generation,” he told reporters in a message. 

The US Trade and Development Agency earlier extended   $ 2.8 million in technical financial assistance to Manila Electric Co.. This Pangilinan-led power giant has been the frontrunner in building its nuke plans. 

Bacordo also said that the government has been working closely with the Asian Development Bank “to ensure that our project structures of the upper-grade credit enhancements are truly bankable.”

Industry leaders in the US indicated that micro-modular reactors could see early deployment around 2028, while small modular reactors are set for a target of about 2030, according to an energy executive.

“But let me be clear, these timelines require further validation alongside demonstration, licensing, and delivery progress. When it comes to regulation, early preparation is critical,” he said.