Ah, the Filipino’s love affair with deadlines – a romance that puts Shakespearean tragedies to shame. From tax filings resembling epic sagas to SIM card registrations that rival Greek myths, the nation’s commitment to punctuality is as steadfast as a house of cards in a typhoon. The jeepney modernization program, akin to a soap opera plot twist, keeps extending its own expiration date like a never-ending telenovela.

Now, enter the suspended news network SMNI, a phoenix rising from the ashes of MTRCB’s 15-day timeout for unruly programs. But lo and behold! The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) steps in with a 30-day penalty for broadcast franchise violations. Will this be the final act, or shall we brace ourselves for yet another sequel in the saga of extensions? One can’t help but wonder if time itself bows to the whims of Filipino deadlines, bending and stretching like a cosmic elastic band. Stay tuned, folks – just make sure your television is off, courtesy of another timely extension.