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Partido Federal ng Pilipinas standard-bearer Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has further widened his voter preference lead of 46-percent over his nearest rival in the presidential race, according to the latest Laylo Research pre-election survey conducted from February 14 to 21, 2022. Marcos recorded 63 percent voter preference among the 3,000 respondents in the survey, indicating that he has the support of the majority of Filipinos, with 6 out of 10 voters choosing him over the other candidates. On the other hand, Vice President Leni Robredo had 17 percent. Tied for the third spot with seven percent each are Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and Sen. Manny Pacquiao, followed by Senator Ping Lacson with three percent...

Phoenix Ghost tactical drones Several Western countries have provided Ukraine with military aid and weapons since Russia invaded its neighbour on February 24. Among the offensive weapons which are playing an important role are US-made Javelin missile launchers capable of piercing the most sophisticated armour such as T-90 Russian tanks and Turkish drones. US President Joe Biden announced on April 21 a new package of $800 million in military aid for Ukraine. The Pentagon said the newest round of US support will include 72 155mm howitzers, 72 armoured vehicles to tow them, 144,000 rounds of ammunition, and more than 120 "Phoenix Ghost" tactical drones recently developed by the US Air Force specifically to address Ukraine's needs.

FOR the first six items on this list, please refer to Parts 1 and 2 of this column, published on December 30 and January 2. Just to recap, however, here's a summary so far, in order of likelihood: 1. More extreme weather events. 2. Marcos Jr. elected president. 3. Chaotic, possibly to the point of failure, midterm elections in the US. 4. A Black Swan, i.e., an unexpected and unpredictable event of great impact. 5. Crypto market crash. 6. Significant economic slowdown in China. Now, on to the tail end of the list, things that may seem improbable but are entirely plausible and perhaps even still likely to occur: 7. Serious sectarian unrest in India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, himself a Hindu extremist, has been subtly...

Senatorial aspirant Robin Padilla has defended presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos’ decision to not answer a question about him repeatedly avoiding “serious interviews.” © Provided by DailypediaRobin Padilla defends Bongbong Marcos after avoiding BBC reporter’s questions Howard Johnson of BBC tried getting an amush interview with the dictator’s son in Lipa, Batangas. “Mr. Marcos, can you really be a good president if you don’t answer serious questions? Can you really be a good president if you’re not doing serious interviews?” he asked as the former senator kept walking. “Are you hiding something from the public? Are you hiding something, Mr. Marcos?” the correspondent furthered, leading Marcos to laugh and continue with his walk...

Israel's central bank will add Chinese yuan while slashing its dollar and euro holdings in a move to diversify its reserve allocations and lengthen its investment horizon, Bloomberg reported. "We need to look at the need to earn a return on the reserves that will cover the costs of the liability," Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel, Andrew Abir, said in an interview. In addition to the yuan, the bank will also add the Canadian and Australian dollars, signaling a shift in the bank's "whole investment guidelines and philosophy," Abir said. Previously, the bank only held US dollars, euros, and the British pound. Israel's reserves stockpile will surpass $200 billion for the first time. Moving forward, the yuan will take up 2% of the...

Preparation for possible WW3?

DOH is anticipating it New-onset autoimmune phenomena post-COVID-19 vaccination https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34957554/ Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to an unprecedented setback for global economy and health. Vaccination is one of the most effective interventions to substantially reduce severe disease and death due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Vaccination programmes are being rolled out globally, but most of these vaccines have been approved without extensive studies on their side-effects and efficacy. Recently, new-onset autoimmune phenomena after COVID-19 vaccination have been...

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has inked a partnership agreement with Philippine Television Network Inc. (PTV 4) to combat disinformation ahead of election day. “The Comelec is delighted to be in partnership with the PTV 4 to further bolster our thrust to educate the public and fully inform the electorate about the importance of the elections and the pivotal significance of the 2022 National and Local Elections happening eleven (11) days from now," chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said in his speech. PTV is the official state broadcaster of the Philippine government, which has been accused of peddling disinformation in the past. Under the deal, PTV 4 will be a partner of Comelec "to inform the public of important...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 22) — Registered voters for the 2022 general election can now find their polling precinct online through the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website voterverifier.comelec.gov.ph/voter_precinct. Users will be asked to key in their location (local or overseas), full name, and region and city/municipality of registration. The voting information would show the place and precinct number, as well as voter status. There are initial hiccups, however in accessing the site, including encountering ‘error’ and ‘under maintenance’ notifications. The site is slow to load and there may be repeated attempts before information becomes available. Over the weekend, some voters were surprised and worried to find...

Military Developments 1. Germany will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine but through arms manufacturers. 2. Large-scale NATO cyber drill begins as Russian häçking threats loom. 3. Russian foreign minister says new phase of Ukraine operation beginning. 4. Russian brigade accused of war crimes in Bucha awarded honorary title by Putin. 5. Ukrainian-American family forced to flee to Russia were smuggled to Poland. 6. A statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been erected in Russian-occupied Henichesk. 7. Zelensky rejects tales his forces need months of training to operate advanced weapons. Economic Developments 1. British and Kurdish countries to export energy helping to reduce Europe's reliance on Russian oil. 2...

The viral photo alleging that Vice President Leni Robredo's name was missing from a ballot in New Zealand was "deliberately edited", the Comelec's Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) said Monday. The ballot where Robredo's name and number was missing was supposedly sent by mail, based on the social posts. ALSO READ: Ballot Missing Names? Tampered? Return It, Says PH Embassy in New Zealand "The Office for Overseas Voting confirms that the photo showing an official ballot received by an overseas voter in New Zealand has been deliberately edited to make it appear that VP Robredo's name is missing from the list of presidential candidates," the office said in a statement. The OFOV said it was closely coordinating with the Department of...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is on its way to a full economic recovery from a recession caused by the pandemic despite the recent surge in cases in China as well as the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno. © STAR / Miguel De Guzman, filePhilippines on its way to full recovery – BSP In an interview with CNN international business correspondent Richard Quest, Diokno said the Philippines is looking at a faster gross domestic product (GDP) growth of seven to nine percent this year after emerging from the pandemic-induced recession with a 5.7 percent expansion last year. The country slipped into recession in 2020 with a 9.6 percent contraction as the...

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Pigs in blankets are a global tasty treat. Pigs in blankets have many forms and many names. If you have an image of little piglets wrapped up warm in cozy blankets, then you are thinking of the wrong thing. Generally, pigs in blankets refer to any form of pork sausage wrapped in either dough or other meats. In the US, pigs in blankets refer to hot dogs or Vienna sausages wrapped in a biscuit or croissant dough. They are also called “franks in a blanket” or “franks in blanks.” In the UK, pigs in blankets are small cocktail sausages or chipolatas wrapped in bacon. Other names for pigs in blankets in the UK are “wrapped sausages” and “pigs in skins.” In Mexico, pigs in blankets are called “Salchitaco’s.” In Germany, they are called...

Binenta ang half ng towers ni Smart so pwede na daw arkilahin din ng ibang networks so start na ata to ng paglakas ng signal ng lahat ng networks nationwide! Ano opinion nyo? Source: https://www.yugatech.com/news/5907-smart-sun-cellular-cell-towers-sold-for-php77-billion/

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President slammed rumors of an alleged *** video involving one of the daughters of Vice President and presidential candidate Leni Robredo, saying it was mulling legal action over the circulating screenshots. This comes after screenshots of Google search result links to the supposedly leaked *** video began circulating around social media, primarily among account supporting the campaign of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the late ousted dictator who is also running for president. The vice president, the de facto leader of the opposition, has long been the target of disinformation by pro-administration accounts on social media since she was elected to her current post in...

Tsunami Cloud also known as Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds or other known as "shelf clouds" pose no threat and make for a stunning show. This phenomenon is less common in the sky,but when it does the principles are the same,Sea waves break as their bases are slowed down upon reaching shallow water and their crest surge ahead.Cloud waves break in the same way.The difference in air currents or shear will vause the tops of the clouds to crest over the base giving it that "wave" appearance.In this case,a cold slow -moving layer is probably beneath a warmer and faster-moving layer of air. [The shelf cloud] is created by a cold outflow from a thunderstorm lifting the moist air very abruptly, it is an outflow feature from a thunderstorm, When the...

Celebrated every 22nd of April founded in 1970 Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, have affected millions of people. Even these days, we are still facing COVID-19, a worldwide health pandemic linked to the health of our ecosystem. Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing îllégâl wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the planet. This is the first Mother Earth Day celebrated within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Ecosystems support all...

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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio admits she still has a pending disbarment case. As she introduced senatorial candidate and suspended lawyer Larry Gadon at a rally in Biñan City, Laguna, the president’s daughter says both of them are facing disbarment cases. "Pareho kami nito may disbarment. Pareho kami nakasuhan ng disbarment. Hindi pa tapos sa iyo? Hindi pa rin tapos sa akin," the vice presidential bet said. A disbarment case was filed against Duterte-Carpio for punching a sheriff who insisted on implementing a demolition order inside a contested property in Davao’s Agdao district in 2011. | via Nestor Corrales, Philippine Daily Inquirer READ RELATED STORY: inq.news/Sara-smacks-sheriff #OurVoteOurFuture #VotePH

Lumakas pa ang Bagyong Agaton na may taglay na ngayon na lakas ng hangin na 75 kph. malapit sa sentro at pagbugsong aabot hanggang 105 kph. at inaasahang tatama ang sentro ng bagyo sa Samar-Leyte area sa mga susunod na oras. -PDC wala ng kuryente at walang humpay ang ulan at bumabaha na naman ang karatig na baranggay at towns here. Keep safe and be vigilant lalo sa mga affected areas ,another bagyo na naman,sunod² kahit summer di pa nga masyado nakakabangun kay Odette😌

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1586279/duterte-pardons-punishments-demerits-of-cadets-from-2022-2025-pnpa-corps President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday pardoned the punishments and demerits of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Cadet Corps Class 2022 to 2025. Duterte signed the pardon during the 43rd Commencement Exercises of the PNPA for Bachelor of Science in Public Safety “Alab-Kalis” Class of 2022 at Camp General Mariano Castañeda in Silang, Cavite. “I, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Republic of the Philippines, hereby pardon all outstanding punishments and demerits of the Class 2022, Class 2023, and Class 2024, and Class 2025 of the Cadet Corps of the Philippine National Police Academy, effective today,” the...

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Thursday shared photos of three large sunspot groups taken earlier this morning. Sunspots are areas on the Sun’s surface that are relatively cooler and appear dark than their surroundings. “These patches are roughly the size of Earth, or about 20-40 times larger than a typical spot,” “The Sun is entering the Solar Maximum phase of its current solar cycle, where there will be an expected increase in solar activity (e.g., frequent solar flares, increased number of sunspots, and the like),” it added. Pagasa advised the public to not look at the Sun directly without a special filter to protect their eyes. Inquirer.Net

The proposal to restore Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to its original name Manila International Airport (MIA) requires "congressional action." This is what Malacañang announced today, April 19, 2022. According to Communications Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Martin Andanar in the online Palace press briefing, "There has to be a Congressional action to repeal Republic Act [RA] No. 6639 which renamed MIA to NAIA." © Provided by PEP.ph Facade of NAIA On November 17, 1987, RA No. 6639 was called the MIA's Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Malacañang's statement follows a submission by Duterte Youth Representative Ducielle Cardema on April 11 of House Bill 10822, aimed at restoring the NAIA's name to the...

The "Fujiwhara effect" is a reason why TS Agaton has remained stationary in the Leyte Gulf area for some 24 hours now,as to what Prof. Rolando Borrinaga stated. The Fujiwhara effect, sometimes referred to as the Fujiwara effect, Fujiw(h)ara interaction or binary interaction, is a phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas. The effect is named after Sakuhei Fujiwhara, the Japanese meteorologist who initially described the effect. Binary interaction of smaller circulations can cause the development of a larger cyclone, or cause two cyclones to merge into one. Extratropical cyclones typically engage in binary...

Military Developments 1. Germany will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine but through arms manufacturers. 2. Large-scale NATO cyber drill begins as Russian häçking threats loom. 3. Russian foreign minister says new phase of Ukraine operation beginning. 4. Russian brigade accused of war crimes in Bucha awarded honorary title by Putin. 5. Ukrainian-American family forced to flee to Russia were smuggled to Poland. 6. A statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been erected in Russian-occupied Henichesk. 7. Zelensky rejects tales his forces need months of training to operate advanced weapons. Economic Developments 1. British and Kurdish countries to export energy helping to reduce Europe's reliance on Russian oil. 2...

Military Developments 1. Russian soldiers are low on morale and refusing to carry out orders, says UK intel. 2. Putin hasn't been fully informed by his Ministry of Defense at every turn of Ukraine invasion, says Pentagon. 3.About 1,000 people associated with the Wagner group, a paramilitary group sponsored by Russia, are now in the Donbas region of Ukraine. 4. Russian forces that had been moving against Kyiv are repositioning and heading to Belarus. 5. Attacks on health care are part of Russian strategy with Ukrainian civilians used as chess pieces, says WHO. 6. Slovenia prime minister voices support to send S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine. 7. Russia has used banned anti-personnel landmines in Ukraine, says Human Rights Watch. 8...

Fourth vaccine dose protects vs Omicron for at least a month A fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer PFE.N and BioNTech 22UAy.DE provided significant added protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death for at least a month in older individuals, according to a study from Israel conducted when the Omicron variant was dominant. The estimated effectiveness of the fourth dose during days 7 to 30 after it was administered compared with a third dose given at least fourth months earlier was 45% against infection, 55% for symptomatic disease, 68% for hospitalization, 62% for severe disease and 74% for death, the research team reported on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study compared 182,122...

MARCOS COMPLETED POWER PLANTS IN 20 YEARS 1. Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, completed 1983. 2. Leyte Geothermal Power Plant, completed 1977. 3. Makiling-Banahaw Geothermal Power Plant, completed 1979. 4. Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant, completed 1980. 5. Angat Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1967. 6. Kalayaan Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1982. 7. Magat A Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1984. 8. Magat B Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1984. 9. Pantabangan Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1977. 10. Agus 2 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1979. 11. Agus 4 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1985. 12. Agus 5 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1985. 13. Agus 7 Hydro Electric Power Plant, completed 1982...

The four full moon of 2022 is upon us, with Brits hoping for a bright and clear Easter weekend to grant a clear sighting of April’s orb. Shrouded in folklore and mystique for millennia, the full moon has inspired everything from religious festivals to horror films and outlandish doomsday conspiracy theories. In recent years, it has also led to moon names infiltrating pop culture, with this month’s full moon dubbed the “snow moon” – here’s everything you need to know. 📷: Infinix Zero X Pro

Over 1.26 billion Chinese people, or nearly 90 percent of the country's population, have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs as of Friday, said a health official on Saturday. Among them, more than 1.22 billion have completed their vaccination, said He Qinghua, the official with the National Health Commission, at a press conference in Beijing. Urging the public to receive booster shots as soon as possible, the official called on people to continue to wear masks, keep social distance, and strengthen ventilation inside the room to prevent COVID-19 infection. Nearly 2.93 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the country as of Friday, according to the commission. http://www.china.org.cn/china/2022-01/16/content_77992220.htm

Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its “dynamic clearance” approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, announced a 14-day lockdown on Friday “to be adjusted according to the epidemic situation.” In northwestern China, the city of Xian on Friday urged residents to avoid unnecessary trips outside their residential compounds and encouraged companies to have employees work from home or live at their workplace, following dozens of Covid-19 infections this month. A Xian government...