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Manila LGU warns vs. fake class suspension announcement (GMANews)
The local government of Manila warned its residents against a fake class suspension announcement on Thursday. The city government issued the warning after a certain account, which is trending online, shared and grabbed a photo from an earlier class suspension announcement. “As of this posting, no announcement has been made by the City Government of Manila regarding suspension of classes and work for today, January 5, 2023,” the city government said in an advisory. “The City of Manila would like to remind the public that all official announcements shall be made through the Manila Public Information Office Facebook Page and through Mayor Dra. Honey Lacuna Facebook page,” it added. Several areas have announced class suspensions due to...
Gymkhana star Ken Block has passed away, aged 55
Professional rally driver and action sports star Ken Block passed away at age 55. Hoonigan Industries, Block's automotive lifestyle brand has released an official statement on its Instagram page regarding the 55-year-old's untimely demise, saying Block died in a snowmobile accident. Block's team has not disclosed other details for the time being. Hoonigan Industries on Instagram: "It’s with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today. Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband. He will be incredibly missed. Please respect the family’s privacy at this time while they grieve and direct all inquiries to Travis Clarke /...
Died Suddenly (Full Documentary)
Stew Peters Network writes: "Why do we never believe them? For centuries, the global elite have broadcast their intentions to depopulate the world -- even to the point of carving them into stone. And yet… we never seem to believe them. "The Stew Peters Network is proud to present DIED SUDDENLY, from the award winning filmmakers, Matthew Skow and Nicholas Stumphauzer. They are the minds behind WATCH THE WATER and THESE LITTLE ONES, and now have a damning presentation on the truth about the greatest ongoing mass genocide in human history.
Train Law 2023
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino workers are getting higher take-home pays in 2023 as the TRAIN Law further reduces personal income taxes. Under the TRAIN or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law, individuals earning purely from compensation income whose taxable earnings are less than P8 million yearly will have lower tax rates ranging from 15% to 30% starting January 1, 2023. Source: Higher take-home pay in 2023 as TRAIN law slashes personal tax rates anew
Presyo ng sibuyas, aabot na sa 720/kilo sa Metro Manila
Pumalo na sa ₱720 ang presyo ng kada kilo ng sibuyas sa ilang pamilihan sa Metro Manila. Ito ay sa gitna ng pahayag ng Department of Agriculture (DA) nitong Miyerkules na sa sapat pa ang suplay ng sibuyas sa bansa hanggang apat na araw. Sa monitoring ng DA sa Las Piñas market, naglalaro ang presyo ng sibuyas mula ₱500 hanggang ₱720. Sinabi ng DA, pumalo sa ₱140 ang presyo ng sibuyas nitong Setyembre, 280 naman nitong Nobyembre, ₱300 nitong Disyembre 12-16, ₱380 nitong Disyembre 19-23, at ₱720 nitong Disyembre 28. “Tayo po ngayon ay dumidiretso sa ating mga onion farmers… This is also our way of protecting them para alam po natin ang fear nila if bumaha ng importation, and we don’t want that,” pahayag naman ni DA Assistant Secretary...
National Short Girl  Appreciation  Day
This December 21 — National Short Girl Appreciation Day — don’t come up short on ways to celebrate the small ladies in your life. If you’re a short girl yourself, you know the genetic lottery you’ve won — they always make cute shoes in smaller sizes, your feet are never going to hang off the bed, and there are even health benefits associated with being a little vertically challenged. History Of National Short Girl Appreciation Day When the cups are on the tallest shelf of the tallest cabinet, it’s not always fun to be short. But how great it is that you’re always at the top of the human pyramid? And when have you ever hit your head on a door frame? National Short Girl Appreciation Day was started to celebrate the smaller ladies...
Elon Musk tweets that his pronouns are 'Prosecute/Fauci'
Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that his pronouns are "Prosecute/Fauci." "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," the new owner of Twitter wrote. As he prepares to step down from five decades in public health, Fauci is facing further investigations by Republican leadership over the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)’s connection to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic in funding over a decade of gain-of-function research. Fauci recently detailed in a new interview with CNN set to air Sunday that he created an "enmity" with former President Donald Trump. The outgoing NIAID director said he could not be "complicit" in Trump spreading misinformation about the coronavirus – pointing to the former president’s...
BIDEN ESCALATES AMERICAN FOREVER WAR IN SOMALIA
Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. Biden has authorized the redeployment of hundreds of troops in Somalia, thus reversing Trump’s December 2020 decision. The US plans to establish a “persistent military presence” there. This new development is not very surprising, and in fact Washington had never quite left the country but has always maintained at least an advisory presence. The US has had an “invisible” presence in Africa for a while, encompassing a whole range of covert and clandestine operations – this includes the Horn of Africa, where Somalia is located. Washington has been militarily involved in the country since the early 1990s, as part of a humanitarian intervention in the...
PBA: Justin Brownlee, Ginebra blast Magnolia for 2-1 lead
Justin Brownlee and LA Tenorio took turns all night long to power Barangay Ginebra past Magnolia, 103-80, and seize control of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semifinal series Sunday night at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Brownlee poured the glut of his 38-point outing in the second quarter, while Tenorio scattered most of his 20 points in the final two frames to help send the Gin Kings to a 2-1 lead. “It’s only one win in the column, it doesn’t give you any pogi points going into the next game. We know we have to be better next game. We don’t want to go in a Game 5, because a lot of things could happen in a Game 5,” said head coach Tim Cone. “I came in wanting to be aggressive and efficient,” added Brownlee, who added...
Jovit Baldivino passes away, 29
Singer Jovit Baldivino has passed away. He was 29. This was confirmed by the Jesus of Nazareth Hospital in Batangas through radio station Brigada Batangas. Recall that a few days ago when the “Pilipinas Got Talent” first winner was reportedly rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, Camille Ann Miguel, partner of Jovit, shared a photo of them together. She wrote as caption: “ASAWA KO (loudly crying face emojis).” Prior, fellow singer Limuel Llanes asked for financial help and prayers for Jovit. Limuel wrote on Facebook: “Sa aming mga kakilala, kaibigan at kapamilya, kumakatok po kami sa inyong mabubuting puso, para po humingi ng tulong financial at prayers para sa aking mahal na kaibigan na si Jovit Baldivino, as he suffers from...
Marcos backs creation of Maharlika Wealth Fund  Diokno
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 1) — The creation of the sovereign wealth fund has secured the green light from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., according to the country's finance chief. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum on Wednesday, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF), with seed money of over ₱200 billion to jumpstart the incorporation, has been "an imprimatur of the president." The official also said the MWF is being prepared by an inter-agency working group composed of the Department of Finance, the Department of Budget and Management, the National Economic and Development Authority, and government financial institutions. Earlier this week, House Speaker Ferdinand...
Court convicts Baguio journalist Frank Cimatu of cyber libel over 2017 Facebook post
RAPPLER ANO NA? MANILA, Philippines – A Quezon City court on Tuesday, December 13, ruled to convict Baguio City journalist and Rappler contributor Frank Cimatu of cyber libel over a Facebook post he made five years ago. The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 93 set the jail time for Cimatu from six months, and up to five years, five months, and 11 days. The court also ordered Cimatu to pay P300,000 for moral damages. “WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Court finds accused FRANKLIN “FRANK” CIMATU y YAPO guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of cyber libel under Section 4(c)(4) of Republic Act No. 10175, otherwise known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, and sentences him to suffer the penalty of imprisonment...
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Singer Jovit Baldivino, Binawian na ng Buhay
Cause of Death Brain Aneurysm. Epekto nga ba ng bakuna or sa bisyo niya at overwork? Kinumpirma sa Brigada Batangas ng pamunuan ng Jesus of Nazareth Hospital sa Batangas City na binawian ng buhay si Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 Grand winner Jovit Baldivino kaninang alas-4:00 ng umaga. Siya ay 29 anyos Matatandang isinugod sa ospital ang singer kamakailan matapos na sumama ang pakiramdam nito habang nasa isang party sa Batangas City.
Lawmakers to remove SSS, GSIS as funding sources in Maharlika Wealth Fund bill
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 7) — The Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) bill will be amended to remove major pension funds as funding sources, Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said Wednesday. In a press statement, Quimbo — one of the bill’s authors and vice chairperson of the House appropriations committee — said the proposed sovereign wealth fund will utilize profits of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) instead of sourcing it from the Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Under House Bill 6398 creating the fund, proponents identified the initial investment of ₱250 billion to come from the GSIS (₱125 billion), SSS (₱50 billion), Land Bank of the Philippines (₱50 billion), and Development Bank...
The Germany Mother Who Killed Her Daugther Rapist
A Killer named Klaus Grabowski molested and murdered a 7 year old girl. He confessed to the crime after his fiance reported him to police. On March 6th 1981, the third day of his trial, Marianne Bachmeier, the girls mother, smuggled a handgun into the courtroom and shot Grabowski in the back. She served 3 years in prison for premeditated manslaughter. After her death, Marianne was buried next to her daughter. Medyo maangas nakita ko lang, pero still napa question padin ako if deserve ba ng killer na ma instant dead or mas ipapa sentence nlg talaga.
TAX & BUSINESS-RELATED NEWS [NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 5]
TAX & BUSINESS-RELATED NEWS [NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 5] Review of VAT refund scheme for PEZA firms backed [Inquirer Mobile, December 5, 2022] The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) is supporting moves to amend the country’s zero value-added tax (VAT) rating perk for registered businesses, citing that it takes an inordinate amount of time to get tax refunds from the government. Review of VAT refund scheme for PEZA firms backed The little-known crew behind the success of Jollibee [Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 5, 2022] “Jollibee Group has always preferred to go directly to the source of its vegetables as much as possible,” Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) executive director Gisela Tiongson tells the...

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