CHAMPIONS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA! 🇵🇭✨ The Filipinas are SEA Games Champions! From belief to bravery, from grit to glory, this team finished the job and rewrote the story on the regional stage. LABAN, FILIPINAS. 🏆🥇

Too many ideas, so little time. Happy Friday!

The Filipinas remain at No. 39 in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking, unchanged. The ranking will determine the Philippines’ seeding pot for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027 draw, and the Filipinas are hovering around the Pot 3–Pot 4 cutoff. The recent Peru friendlies do not appear to be reflected in the official ranking listing. The two-match series against New Zealand falls within the November 24–December 5 international window. Both results should factor into the December 7 ranking update, just four days before the December 11 World Cup draw. A win over New Zealand could prove decisive in securing a better seeding. Two losses would not automatically push the Filipinas into Pot 4, but could leave their fate dependent on results elsewhere.

I’ve been deep into sports media for the last five years, but before Canva and Photoshop, Excel was the love of my life. The relationship was toxic but very productive.

Rizal Memorial Football and Baseball Stadium, 1934

The West Coast Conference-leading Pepperdine Women’s Soccer team boasts seven Filipina-Americans, with six of them earning starts in their previous match against Seattle University, a 3-1 win that saw two Filipinas get on the scoresheet. A testament to the depth of Filipino heritage talent across the diaspora and the growing presence of Filipina-Americans in the game. Pictured from left to right: Layla Simon Emjae Soriano Kyra Murphy Ari Markey 🇵🇭 Ariana Salvador 🇵🇭 Alex Pendleton Melia Kahealani 🇬🇺

GOAL! 🇵🇭 Katrina Guillou makes an impact off the bench, scoring just 7 minutes after coming on in the 70th minute! ⚽️💥 Video from Paramount+

Wala pong winner tonight.

Kaya hindi porket may mic at confident ka, magpa-podcast ka na. Kailangan mo rin ng utak at substance. Otherwise, maingay ka lang na may microphone.

I’ve spent half the day brainstorming with Claude Code, and I feel like I’m talking to an alien, but definitely learning A LOT. I love it when the blinds are completely rolled up. Make it Makati, baby!

The Filipinas split their two-match series against Peru, bouncing back from a 2-1 defeat with a 2-0 win in the return fixture. After Raquel Bilcape’s brace handed the Philippines a defeat in the opener, Camryn Penn and Mallie Ramirez struck in the second match, both assisted by Dionesa Tolentin. Penn scored her first international goal, while Ramirez netted her fourth. The series also saw Kellie Pagador and Alyssa White make their Filipinas debuts. 📸 Seleccion Peru #LabanFilipinas

GOAL! ⚽️ Camryn Penn through Inday Tolentin Assist. 20’ Filipinas vs Peru 🎥 Bicolor+

Watching the impeachment trial brought me straight back to college and those night classes in Income Taxation and Business Law. It’s one thing to study these concepts in a classroom, but another to watch those lessons unfold and be applied in real time. What a refresher course! More than that, what a breath of fresh air to witness a new breed of lawyers. Seeing these amazing pro bono lawyers show up, do the work, and stand up for justice is a powerful reminder of what the legal profession can and should be. One can only hope our senator-judges will rise to the same occasion, guided by the Constitution and the courage to put principle above politics.

My brain is fried.

The biggest takeaway is that there are still a lot of Filipino misogynists.

To quote Atty. Erwin Matib, "I just want to know kung saan po papunta si Atty. Ferrer, because I want to go where she wants to go, but paikot-ikot na po." #VPonTrial

I’ve reached out to PFF Media to clarify whether the two-match series against Peru is classified as Tier 1 international friendlies, but I have yet to receive a response. The first match has already been played, with the second scheduled for October 13. However, the first fixture doesn’t appear in FIFA’s live women’s world rankings, unlike matches such as USA vs Spain on October 14. The classification matters because FIFA ranking points are affected by eligible international matches. If the Peru fixtures aren’t counted, the Filipinas would neither gain nor lose points from these results. If they are counted, the results could affect their ranking points depending on the outcome. Coach Mark referred to the games as “tune-ups” rather than friendlies. Does that reflect a difference in classification, or are these matches being treated as official international friendlies? Awaiting clarification from PFF Media.

3RD CONSECUTIVE QUALIFICATION! Congratulations, #FilipinasU17! See you in China! 📷 AFC