‘Patapos na agad’: Pinoys say January feels faster than before

January 23, 2026 – 3:58 PM

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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.

“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.

“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

“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.

“Ang bilis ng January… Mamaya labasan na naman daw ang mga

OA..!!! (‘Yun pala’y wala laang natanggap)..!!” a

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.

“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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