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What’s in Store for Us in 2026? Key Trends Shaping the Year Ahead

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Author: Reynald Daguio


2026 Seen as a Year of Global Stabilization

As the world moves closer to 2026, experts suggest the coming year will focus on stabilization rather than disruption. After a period of rapid technological and social change, governments and industries are expected to refine existing systems while responding to ongoing global challenges.


Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Daily Tool

Artificial intelligence is projected to be fully integrated into everyday life by 2026. From healthcare diagnostics to financial services and education, AI-driven tools are expected to become standard, prompting continued debate over data privacy, ethics, and regulatory oversight.


Workforce Shifts Emphasize Flexibility and Skills

The global workforce is expected to continue evolving as hybrid and remote work models become more structured. Employers are placing greater value on digital skills and adaptability, while workers increasingly prioritize flexibility, work-life balance, and job satisfaction.


Economic Outlook Shows Uneven Growth

Economists predict moderate but uneven economic growth in 2026. While some regions may continue to face inflation and debt concerns, increased investment in renewable energy, infrastructure, and digital services is expected to support long-term economic recovery.


Social Issues Gain Greater Policy Attention

Social concerns such as mental health, income inequality, and access to essential services are expected to remain at the forefront of public discourse. Policymakers are facing mounting pressure, particularly from younger generations, to promote transparency, inclusion, and accountability.


Climate Challenges Continue to Shape Decisions

Climate-related events are likely to remain a major influence on global policy in 2026. Governments are expanding clean energy programs, strengthening environmental protections, and investing in climate resilience to address growing environmental risks.


2026 Outlook Points to Measured Progress

Overall, 2026 is shaping up to be a year defined by measured progress rather than dramatic change. Analysts note that cooperation, innovation, and long-term planning will play a crucial role in navigating challenges and building a more sustainable future.

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Veteran Journalist on Liza Soberano's Latest Revelation: "SIKAT KA NGA, PERO IBA ANG YUMAMAN SA KINITA MO."

11:38 PM
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Sa episode ng "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda" nitong Lunes, nilinaw ni Liza Soberano ang kanyang mga kinita at ang mga rates ng komisyon ng kanyang mga dating manager matapos siyang tanungin ng King of Talk tungkol sa usaping pera sa pagitan ng mga ito.

Ayon kay Liza, nagkaroon siya dati ng tatlong managers, si Ogie Diaz, ang first cousin ng kanyang dad na si Joni Lyn Castillo-Pillarina, at Star Magic, bago ang kanyang rebranding kamakailan.



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Ani Liza, "I really don't like talking about commissions because it's a private financial matter. But people were accusing Tito Ogie of taking 40% from me. I want to clarify na hindi po yon totoo,"

Sabi ng aktres, hanggang 2015-2016, nakakuha si Ogie ng 30% na komisyon, ang kanyang Tita Joni ay 20% at ang Star Magic sa 10%, at naiwan sa kanya ang 40% lamang ng kanyang kinita.

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Pero nagbabayad din diumano siya ng U.S. taxes alongside sa kanyang Philippine taxes dahil isa siyang U.S. and Filipino citizen kaya naman ang total take-home niya lamang ay 30%.

Ngunit paliwanag ni Liza, kalaunan ay ibinaba rin ng kanyang Tita Joni at ni Diaz ang kanilang commission sa 15% and 20% dahil narealized ng mga ito na deserve niya ng mas malaking kita.

Nang tanungin ni Boy si Liza kung totoo bang hindi na kumukuha ng komisyon si Ogie sa kanya nitong nakaraang dalawang taon, ay mariin itong pinabulaanan ng aktres.

"It's not right," ani Liza. 

"That's incorrect. It actually hurts me that he's making up those lies about me. I feel like he's trying to make it seem like I wasn't profitable in the past two years we were working together when he knows the truth," paglilinaw niya.

"He knows my pains, he knows the things that I felt, the things were mishandled so it's kind of unfair, I feel like he's trying to tarnish my name."

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"And he knows. I don't want to bring this up but he still gets commissions from some of the endorsements of mine that fell under the time I was under contract with him even though he has no more obligations. We told him he had no more obligations towards me with those endorsements."

"Literally last month, we gave him a paycheck for an endorsement that was renewed before our contract ended. And kahit wala na siyang ginagawa for that, we gave him his commission because that's what's right," maramdaming pahayag ng aktres.

Nang tanungin kung ayun na ba ang huling komisyon ng dating manager ang sagot niya ay, "He's going to get another one this week."



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Marami ang nagulat sa rebelasyon na ito ni Liza at ang iba nga ay nadismaya sa dating manager at handlers nito.

Isa na rito ang beteranong mamamahayag ni si Jay Sonza na nagpakita ng kanyang saloobin sa isang Facebook post at matapang na nagpahayag ng kanyang opinyon sa usaping ito.

Narito ang kanyang post:

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"SIKAT KA NGA, PERO IBA ANG YUMAMAN SA KINITA MO.
Ang nagdudumilat na katotohanan.

Base on her recent revelations, and on account of the tax regime applied on taxable income, it would appear that her ACTUAL net income is roughly in the minimum of 28% and maximum of 32% ONLY.
 
Tapos, dito pa kinukuha iyong up keep tulad ng wardrobe, jewelries, hygiene, mobility, iyong lambing o harbat ng mga movie reporters/announcers, bayad sa alalay, make up artist, etc.
 
Mula sa gross amount of Contract/Engagement/Shoot or Taping Fees, kukunin ang mga komisyon ng talent manager (30%), guardian/talent scout/road manager (20%) and star magic/abs-cbn talent center (10%), plus other taxes (VAT, Income) and other mandatory & legal deductibles.

EXPLOITATION BA ANG TAWAG DOON?
Abuso siguro ang akmang pagsasalarawan!"

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Vice Ganda, sinagot ang open letter sa kanya ng isang guro

10:59 PM
Sumagot na si Vice Ganda sa open letter ng isang guro sa kanya na nag-viral sa mga social media platform.
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Ayon kay Vice, hindi raw dapat sineseryoso ng mga manonood ang kanyang karakter bilang “YorMeme” sa noontime show na “It’s Showtime.”

Nagsimula ang lahat sa isang segment ng nasabing show kung saan ay nagbiro si “YorMeme” na ipagbabawal niya sa mga guro ang pagtatawag ng mga estudyante na hindi nagtataas ng kamay tuwing may recitation, pati na rin ang pagbabawal na mag-exam ang mga nakapag-review.

Panoorin sa ibaba:

Dahil dito ay umani ng iba’t ibang reaksyon ang biro ni Vice at hindi ito nagustuhan ng isang guro kaya nagpost ito ng open letter.

“Calling students who are not raising their hands is never wrong and never will be.”

“This effective strategy creates an expectation that all students are ready to answer every question. Guess what? This has been proven to promote attention, engagement, and participation,” patuloy niya.

“Hindi pagpapahoya ang tawag diyan. Maging aral sana ito sayo na bago ka maglahad ng iyong kuro-kuro ay dapat munang alamin mo kung may kabuluhan ba ito,” dagdag pa ng guro.





Matapos mag-viral ang open letter ay kaagad itong sinagot ni Vice.

Sa una ay sumang-ayon ang komedyante sa naging pahayag ng guro, ngunit pinaalala niya na isa lamang karakter si “Yormeme” at puro biro lamang ang mga sinasabi niya.

“Tama naman po ang karamihan sa mga sinabi ninyo. Matalino po ang pagkakalahad ninyo ng mga argumento ninyo. Mukhang alam na alam po ninyo ang mga sinasabi ninyo. Hanga po ako,” tweet ni Vice.

Aniya, “Yun nga lang po at baka hindi n’yo alam na ang ‘Yormeme’ ay isang RUNNING JOKE! Lahat po ng sinasabi ni Yormeme ay mali. Si Yormeme ay isang huwad at magnanakaw na pulitiko. Isa s’yang maling tao.”

Giit pa niya, “Sana po’y di n’yo siya sineryoso. Kahanga-hanga po ang matalino at maalam. Pero ok din po ang may sense of humor paminsan-minsan.”
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Narito ang ilang komento ng mga netizens:

“I’m a teacher in a public school. I’m not offended by vice coz I know it’s all in good fun. I’m one of those teachers din na tinatawag ang batang hindi nagre-raise ng hand but I also make sure na hindi mapapahiya ang bata at ang atmosphere sa loob ng klase ay full of love lagi,” saad ng isang nagpakilalang guro.

Comment naman ng isang netizen, “Siguro if the creative team is creating that a meme or joke segment, just at least gumawa na lang kayo ng subject na hindi nakaka-offend para sa iba? again vice, ito na naman tayo, sa inyo joke lang ‘yan pero para sa iba hindi. kung ‘di pa rin kayo matututo, kayo na talaga ang mali.”

Hirit ng isa pa, “Kung lahat ng biro ay seseryosohin wala ng mag papatawa, (hindi lahat ginagawang biro) hindi din lahat dapat sineseryo, if it doesn’t fit you just simply don’t wear it, ikaw lang masasaktan pag pinilit mo ‘yung bagay na hindi para sayo, a comedian is responsible for–”

“Baka ‘di nya lang gets meme ‘yun satire. We understood the jokes. We appreciate the effort na magpasaya at magpatawa ng madlang people at mga kapamilya,” sabi naman ng isa pa.


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Ilang miyembro ng LGBTQIA+, nanawagan sa DepEd na respetuhin ang gustong buhok, kasuotan ng mga trans students

6:43 AM
Matapos mag-viral ang larawan ng mga trans students na bagong gupit dahil sa pagbabalik ng face-to-face classes, may ilang miyembro ng LGBTQIA+ ang nananawagan sa Department of Education (DepEd) na respetuhin umano ang gustong buhok at uniporme ng mga katulad nila.
Photo credit: RR Valencia Salon for Men and Women

Nanguna si Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Franco Habijan sa panawagan na bigyan umano ng karapatan ang mga trans students sa gusto nilang buhok at uniporme.

Sa kanyang Twitter account, ibinahagi ni Habijan ang larawan ng tatlong estudyanteng nagpagupit ng maiksi dahil requirement ito sa kanilang pagbabalik eskwela.
Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Franco Habijan / Photo credit: Fashion Pulis

“PILIPINAS, NAPAKASAKIT! Dahil dama ko na hanggang ngayon, hindi niyo pa rin kami tanggap. Hirap pa rin tayong yakapin ang kaisipang: ‘Transwomen are women. Transmen are men. Non-binary people are valid. People can have non-conforming gender expressions,” sabi ni Habijan.
Screengrab from Mela Franco Habijan Twitter account

“And LGBTQIA+ people are people worthy to be and become. Ano po bang mali sa aming buhok? Ano po bang mali sa isang transgender woman na gustong magsuot ng unipormeng pambabae o transgender man na hindi kumportableng mag-palda?” dagdag ni Habijan.
Screengrab from Mela Franco Habijan Twitter account

Ang larawan na ibinahagi ni Habijan ay mula sa Facebook post ng beauty salon na ”RR Valencia Salon for Men and Women.”

Caption ng post, “Salamat sa tiwala niyo mga anakshies na gupitan kayo…alam kong pinaghirapan niyo magpahaba ng mga buhok niyo pero mas importante pa din ang sumunod sa school policies habang nag-aaral pa lang kayo”

“Maniwala kayo, kapag nakapagtapos kayo, kahit gaano pa kahaba nyo patubuin mga buhok niyo, kakayanin niyong makipagsabayan sa ibang tao kasi nakapagtapos kayo ng pag-aaral. Good luck mga anakshies!” 
Photo credit: RR Valencia Salon for Men and Women

Samantala, isang netizen ang nagbahagi ng halos kapreho ng nasabing larawan. Iniba lang nito ang design at nilagyan ng salitang “Cutting their hair means cutting their confidence.”

Mabilis na nag-viral ang larawan at ngayon ay umabot na sa 31k reactions at 19k shares.

Ayon sa Facebook post ni Fred Jzeidric La Moréna, discriminasy0n raw ang ginagawa ng mga eskwelahan. Nakakababa raw ito ng self-esteem ng mga trans students.

Dagdag pa niya, hindi rin daw nakakatulong ang 'hair policy' upang gumanda ang grado ng mga estudyante.
Photo credit: Fred Jzeidric La Moréna

Sa comment section ay halo-halo rin ang opinyon ng mga netizens. Ngunit mas marami pa rin naniniwala na kailangang sundin ang pamantayan at regulasyon ng eskwelahan.

“Nah, tinuro sa college na part of proper communication din yung pagsunod ng proper decorum sa mga lugar. If they can't follow the rules of the school, then they should have pick another school. Kaya nga may rules eh para sundin, di lahat pwedeng idaan sa emotions,” sabi ni Jester Salen.

“Pag hinayaan nyo ang kabataan to express themselves at all forms, parang sinabi nyo na rin na they are free to do what they want without any limitations. Sa batang edad, dapat mag sink in sa kanila na may batas tayo, at hindi lahat sa mundo ay pwde,” sabi ni Elmer Pinuela.

“You’re in an institution that has rules and regulations before you even got there. Hind babaguhin ng schools yung regulations nila to cater to you.

Now, if you’re going to say na “this school, that school, pwede yun”. Then maybe enroll there? If hindi mo afford, then sumunod ka. It’s really simple. Masyado lang entitled yung mga students ngayon. Whenever something doesn’t go their way, they will scream and accuse discrimination agad. It’s disappointing really.

Additional note: If the institution is not supporting what you believe in, it’s unfortunate. But you can’t enforce your beliefs to someone just because you want to,” sabi ni Chris Refield.


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Lawyer and TV Host, may Pasaring kay Rowena Guanzon: "Kung confident ka sa naabot mo, there is no need to have a word war with anyone!"

5:05 AM
Ruffa Gutierrez | Bruce Rivera | Rowena Guanzon | CTTO

Sa umiinit na 'bardagulan' sa pagitan ng aktres na si Ruffa Gutierrez at former Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, marami na ang nagbigay ng kanya-kanyang opinyon ukol dito.

Itong mga nagdaang araw kasi, nagkaroon diumano ng sagutan sa Twitter si Ruffa at Guanzon at
nagsimula ito nang mag-post ang dating opisyal ng Comelec tungkol sa kasambahay na pinalayas raw ng amo.



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Matapos ay sunod-sunod na ang kanilang 'cryptic messages' sa social media na tila nagpapasaring sa isat-isa.

 
Photo credit to Rowena Guanzon | Twitter



Photo credit to Ruffa Gutierrez | Twitter




Marami naman ang nagtanggol sa aktres laban kay Guanzon, at maliban sa kanyang ina na si Annabelle Rama ay nariyan rin si Atty. Bruce Rivera, lawyer at radio host at sikat na social media influencer.

Ayon kay Atty. Bruce, hindi na niya mapigilang patulan ang ex-commissioner dahil sa pagiging oppressor at bully na nito.

"Kaya kita pinapatulan. Oppressor ka na eh. You can malign a running candidate for President but if you will bully someone because she is a movie star who was once embroiled in a scam, one that she has already paid her dues to is bullying. Even by my standards.", ani Atty. Bruce.

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Tinanong din niya si Guanzon na kung malaki ang tiwala nito sa sarili ay bakit pumapatol at
nakikipagbatuhan ng hindi magagandang salita sa iba.

"Bakit ka pumapatol sa Miss World 1994 Second Princess?"

"Kung confident ka sa naabot mo, there is no need to have a word war with anyone you think you are much better in comparison unless aaminin mo na you want what Ruffa has that is: she is popular. ", paghahamon ni Atty.


Basahin ang kanyang walang takot na opinyon sa ibaba: 

"ROWENA...TSK TSK

Nakakatawa ang simplestic retort ng isang abogado. Nahuhuli sa bibig.

Come to think of it. Sinabi ni Ruffa na narealize niya na hindi lahat na nag- aral sa sosyal ay may manners.

Hahahaha..

Sa sagot ni Tralala, she just validated Ruffa's observation.

Ruffa never claimed na may pinag-aralan siya. Rowena claims she is a scholar. Pero tignan niyo kung sino ang asal pusali.

Tsaka, mas masakit ang sinabi ni Ruffa kasi mas matagal nag-effort si Rowena mag-aral tapos ganun lang pala.

Yung award, matagal na yun. Nagsorry na si Lolit nun. Naging okey na si Gretchen at Ruffa. Namatay na si Viveka at Mayor Lim pero inungkat ni Rowena ang nangyari almost thirty years ago kasi wala siyang maitira pabalik.

Ayyy, akala ko ba matalino. Akala ko ba magaling magparinig at magaling sa bardagulan. Eh bakit nauubusan ng bala at kailangan ng throwback shade.

Ito ang pinakamasakit. Pumasa ka ng Bar, naappoint ka sa Comelec, pwede kang maging Cong....
Bakit ka pumapatol sa Miss World 1994 Second Princess?

Kung confident ka sa naabot mo, there is no need to have a word war with anyone you think you are much better in comparison unless aaminin mo na you want what Ruffa has that is: she is popular.

Kaya kita pinapatulan. Oppressor ka na eh. You can malign a running candidate for President but if you will bully someone because she is a movie star who was once embroiled in a scam, one that she has already paid her dues to is bullying. Even by my standards.
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