January used to be considered a “slow month” for some Filipinos, but others are now wondering why the first month of the new year seems to pass quickly.
Some Pinoys took to social media to share their thoughts on the perceived fast pace of the month, with others comparing it to how “slow” last year’s January was.
“Napansin niyo rin ba? January used to feel so long, ngayon, parang kakapasok lang ng 2026, patapos na agad ang buwan. Kayo rin ba, or ako lang?” a Threads user wrote, accompanied by thinking-face and grinning-with-sweat emojis.
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“Bilis nga. Slow last year. Naka-fast forward ata,” another Threads user said.
“Yes, I felt it too… Parang kaka-January lang but now, magla-last week of January na ulit,” a different Threads user said.
“Yes, feel ko din. Parang ang bilis bilis ngayon ng January,” another wrote.
Similar sentiments were also shared on X (formerly Twitter).
“Sobrang bilis naman ng January,” an X user wrote.
“Ang bilis ata ng araw this year hshshshhs parang nung 2025, sobrang tagal ng January,” another wrote.
“Beh, teka lang, bakit ang bilis ng January, hahahaha, ‘di naman ganito the previous years,” a different X user said.
Some Facebook users shared similar thoughts.
“Ang bilis ng January… Mamaya labasan na naman daw ang mga
OA..!!! (‘Yun pala’y wala laang natanggap)..!!” a Facebook user wrote.
“Ang bilis ng January. ‘Di ko pa nga nasisimulan ‘yung diet na sinasabi ko. Sige na nga, sa 2027 na lang,” another said.
In previous years, personalities such as Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Top 16 finalist Ayn Bernos, radio host DJ Cha-Cha, and pharmacist-content creator Arshie Larga expressed the view that January seemed to take too long.
January has 31 days, making it one of the longest months on the calendar. Other months with the same number of days are March, May, July, August, October, and December.
A professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, whose research interests include time perception, previously said that January can feel long because it follows December, typically the most frenetic month of the year.
“It is possible that restarting work after the Christmas break leads to a lot of boredom (compared to fun during Christmas break), which in turn [leads] to the impression that time slows down in January,” Zhenguang Cai previously said.
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Meanwhile, January in the Philippines has been busy so far, with businessman Atong Ang ordered arrested, a former senator facing corruption charges, a landfill triggering a deadly landslide, and the annual Traslacion held in Manila, among other major events.
