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While Ukrainian militants continue to surrender in the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, the Russian-led forces continue to advance on the main front lines in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. In the Kharkiv region, Russian units are fighting for the buffer zone along the Russian border and for full control of the left bank of the Seversky Donets River in the area of Stary Saltov. No significant advances of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been recently reported. The Russian Armed Forces launched a counter offensive on the village of Ternovaya. Fighting continues in the area of Staritsa. Ukrainian units are strengthening their positions in the area of Cossack Lopan and Stary Saltov. To the south, the front lines remain unchanged...

On May 20, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that all the Ukrainian militants surrendered from the territory of the Azovstal Metallurgical plant in Mariupol.

Russian troops continue to carry out precise strikes on military facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including warehouses, fuel depots and strategic railway tracks. Since the beginning of the Russian military operation, the Ukrainian military has used civilian infrastructure for military purposes. After a direct strike on the military bases of the AFU throughout Ukraine, many military bases and depots were organized in various civilian facilities. As soon as these places are discovered and destroyed by Russian missiles, Kiev officials use videos of the attacks as another fake proof of Russia’s inhumane warfare. The use of civilian facilities for storing weapons only helps the Ukrainian military in the media, but does not protect...

On May 20, Russia’s Izvestia released a video report showing an attack with incendiary rockets on Kiev forces in the Donbass region. The rockets, which were launched from a BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL), targeted positions of Kiev forces near the town of Zolote. The rocket strike was coordinated with a drone, which was likely used to uncover the positions. The Grad MRL car fire two types of incendiary rockets, the 9M22S and the 9M28S. The 9M22S is armed with 66 kilograms of incendiary elements with a range of more than 19 kilometers, while the 9M28S is armed with 53 kilograms of incendiary elements with a range of 15 kilometers only. The incendiary elements in both rockets consist of magnesium cups filled with a...

The United States continues to provide material and technical support to Ukraine. On May 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that the U.S. President had approved another $100 billion military aid package for Ukraine. However, yesterday the U.S. Senate approved $40 billion so far. Of this amount, $19.7 billion will go to arm the AFU, $8.8 billion for economic recovery, and $4.35 billion for food and various humanitarian issues. It may be noted that this is already the tenth American package of military assistance to Ukraine since August 2021. The total amount of American military aid officially allocated to Kyiv since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine has now reached $3.9 billion, and...

Bakit ko nga ba na sinabing fake, dahil una pa lang si bbm at duterte magkakampi na at siya pa naghihimok na tumakbo para suportahan para maging 100 porsyento na tumakbo si bbm. Ngayon madami na din ginagawang hakbang ang ibang panig ng kalaban mapa dilawan man o hindi. Ngayon naman kailangan din magplano ng kampo ng duterte. Upang mas masapawan pa nila lalo ang mga kalaban, kailangan may isang gagamitin sa plano walang iba kundi si bbm.. Para yung iba maisalpak ni duterte kasama na jan upang malito ang tao.. kasama yan sa plano nila.. Kung hindi makapasa sa botohan si bbm merun pang ibang kakampi. Merun sa presedente at vice.. Upang walang makapasok na dilawan. Tumitindi kasi ang ginagawang propaganda ng mga anti duterte ( kalaban...

Elon Musk warns that the 'obvious' cause of inflation might make the US like Venezuela Elon Musk speaks out about inflation, supporting Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' remarks against President Biden and warning that the "obvious" cause of inflation might make the US become like Venezuela Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this week that the U.S. must "stop the infighting" in order to be competitive with China, warning that the world's second-largest economy will someday dwarf America's output. "What we’re going to see with China, for the first time that anyone can remember who is alive, is an economy that is twice the size of the U.S., possibly three times the size of the U.S., and it’s going to be very weird living in that world," Musk told hosts of...

Tapos si Leni ang naluklok na President? Ano pa silbi ng election? A big question raised by the petition is if a DQ case can lead to a competitor being proclaimed winner. Some legal experts, including Comelec Comm. George Garcia, have said this is only possible in a cancellation of certificate of candidacy case. Lawyer Howard Calleja thinks it can be done in a DQ case. Calleja rejects arguments that it is the presumptive vice president who should take over if DQ case vs Marcos succeeds. Says not an issue of succession but of whether or not there was a valid candidate. Calleja says the petition is not tied to Robredo; they would’ve filed a DQ case vs Marcos whoever is opponent...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia was trying to exert even more pressure in the Donbas region.(Reuters: Gleb Garanich) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have "completely destroyed" the industrial Donbas region, and accused Moscow of carrying out senseless bombardments as it intensified its offensive. Key points: An undisclosed number of Ukrainian fighters remain in the Azovstal steel plant despite the surrender The Kremlin says it will be up to residents of areas in Ukraine controlled by Russian troops to determine their future status The US has strongly supported Finland and Sweden's bid to join the NATO alliance Mr Zelenskyy also accused Russian forces of attempting to kill as many...

WINDING DOWN Volunteers for the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting continue to process election returns in their command center at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The group has received 75 percent of election returns. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN (UPDATE) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to issue a ruling on a petition questioning the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss a case to cancel the certificate of canvass (COC) of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Instead of issuing a restraining order or injunction, the court released a press statement on its decision to give the Comelec, the Senate and the House of Representatives 15 days within which to...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law establishing campuses of the Cebu Technological University (CTU) in the towns of Liloan and Borbon in the Province of Cebu. On April 27, 2022, Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 11751 principally authored by reelected Cebu Rep. Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco (Cebu, fifth). On September 20, 2019, Frasco separately filed House Bills (HB) Nos. 4740 and 4741, establishing a CTU satellite campus in Liloan and Borbon, respectively. In a statement sent to SunStar Cebu on Friday, May 20, 2022, Frasco said Liloan, a first class municipality, is a home to a number of industries in need of technical instructions, such as livestock and vegetable farming, baking, ceramics, and manufacturing, among...

Senator Imee Marcos is seeking to grant the president the power to lower the rate or suspend the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products in times of a national emergency or state of calamity. Under Senate Bill No. 2320 filed Wednesday, Marcos proposed that the president can lower or suspend VAT on fuel products for a period not exceeding one year to help consumers during national emergencies. This proposal amends Sections 106 and 107 of the National Internal Revenue Code. “The higher cost of goods and services that are, in part, due to the uptick of fuel prices, are expectedly passed on to the ordinary consumer who may still be unemployed but has no choice but to deal with the rising prices of everyday essential...

Russia uses lasers in Ukraine Russia dips into its secret laser arsenal Satellites 1,500 km away can be blinded LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow's secret weapons to counter a flood of Western arms supplied to its former Soviet neighbour. President Vladimir Putin in 2018 unveiled an array of new weapons including a new intercontinental ballistic missile, underwater nuclear drones, a supersonic weapon and a new laser weapon. Little is known about the specifics of the new laser weapons. Putin mentioned one called Peresvet, named after a medieval Orthodox warrior monk Alexander Peresvet who perished in...

Consequence ng pagtawag sa 30M+ BBM Voters na walang utak Pinuputakti umano ngayon ng kritisismo ang Kapamilya actress at first time voter na si Andrea Brillantes dahil umano sa mga binibitiwan niyang pahayag sa social media laban sa resulta ng naganap na halalan, sa pangunguna nina presidential candidate at dating senador Bongbong Marcos at vice president candidate at Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Ibinahagi ni Miss Glenda Victorio, CEO ng Brilliant Skin Essentials, Inc., ang mga screenshot ng iba’t ibang maaanghang na komento ng ilang UniTeam supporters na humihiling sa kaniyang tanggalin na si Andrea bilang product endorser. Nakikiusap si Glenda na huwag na umanong yakapin ang ‘cancel culture’ at pabayaan na si Andrea sa...

KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, May 16 (Reuters) - Troops holed up in the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol began evacuating on Monday, appearing to cede control of the once prosperous city to Russia after months of bombardment. Ukraine's deputy defence minister said 53 injured troops from the Azovstal steelworks were taken to a hospital in the Russian-controlled town of Novoazovsk, some 32 kilometres (20 miles) to the east. Another 211 people were taken to the town of Olenivka, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists, Deputy Defence Minister Anna Malyar said. All of the evacuees will be subject to a potential prisoner exchange with Russia, she added. Reuters saw five buses carrying troops from Azovstal...

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure granting night differential pay to government employees, including those in government-owned or -controlled corporations. Republic Act No. 11701 was signed into law on April 13 but a copy of which was only released to the media on Monday. The new law provides that government employees, whether permanent, contractual, temporary or casual, shall be ρáíd a night shift differential of a maximum of 20% of the hourly basic rate. This covers each hour of work between 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. NATION Duterte OKs law granting night shift differential pay to gov’t employees By: Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ INQUIRER.net / 03:10 PM May 16, 2022 (File) President...

Notorious former journalist Jay Sonza has now his eyes set on attacking the GMA Network. © Provided by Dailypedia Days after Bongbong Marcos’ imminent victory in the presidential race, Kapuso broadcaster Mike Enriquez addressed viewers and said: ““Mga Kapuso, binantayan po natin ang kampanya, ang botohan, ang bilangan, ngayon hindi pa tapos. Babantayan po natin ‘yung mga nanalo.” He warned the politicians who won in the recent national elections that GMA journalists will be “watching” them carefully. “Kayong mga nanalo, tandaan ninyo, magbabantay kami.” he said. Enriquez was praised by netizens for sticking to journalistic standards. However, Sonza had something else to say. In the comments section of the Enriquez clip, he shared...

JUST IN | Inaprubahan ng Wage Boards ng NCR at Visayas ang minimum wage hike para sa manggagawa sa naturang rehiyon. Ayon sa DOLE P33 ang taas-sahod sa Metro Manila. Ito na ang bagong minimum wage: P570 (non-agri workers) P533 (agri workers) Nasa P55-P110 naman ang dagdag sa Visayas: P420-P450 (non-agri workers) P410 (agri workers) Epektibo ito pagkalipas ng 15 araw source:

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in public, likely for the first time since the start of the pandemic, but the scale of transmissions inside North Korea wasn't immediately known. A failure to slow infections could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated. Some experts say North Korea, by its rare admission of an outbreak, may be seeking...

Personally, good to see na maalis sa senado yung mga datihan na. Ang tatagal na nila sa serbisyo at wala manglang nagagawang matino o pag babago sa bayan natin. Wag tayong judgemental, kung tatay digong nga maraming nag sasabi na wala namang magagawang matino yan, mejo tinamaan lang nang malas dahil sa pandemya, pero kahit ganon ehh pinilit niya paring baguhin ang bansa natin - pala mura, bastos, walang modo, etc.. maganda nang maging prangka at totoo kesa sa mala dilang angel pero demonyo naman ang kalooban

Long-time broadcast journalist Mel Tiangco went viral for pressing Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr’s spokesman Atty. Vic Rodriguez on May 10. © Provided by DailypediaMel Tiangco goes viral over grilling of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s spokesman Vic Rodriguez Shortly after Marcos’s apparent victory in the presidential race, Rodriguez acknowledged in an interview that the country would have to face many problems. To hurdle such challenges, he added Filipino skills and talents are needed. Tiangco then asked Rodriguez if he, too, could acknowledge Vice President Leni Robredo’s brilliance as a public servant. “Napag-usapan po ninyo ‘yung galing at talento, kitang-kita naman po ng marami, ng lahat ‘no, ‘yung galing at talento ng ating Vice...

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As of May 10 2022 Leni: Let’s accept final result, brace for bigger fight President Leni Robredo implored her supporters to accept the results and brace for the bigger fight ahead. “Whatever the final result is, although we don’t have it yet, let’s accept it. This is where we will draw our strength. There are bigger fights, our fight does not end with this election,” Robredo said in Bicol language in her message to town mates in Naga City. Leni: Let’s accept final result, brace for bigger fight

China might attack the Philippines and Taiwan if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated due to the presence of United States forces here, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday. © PDP Laban FB grabChina could hit PHL, Taiwan amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, Duterte warns "Kung lumaki ang gera between Russia and Ukraine, pag sumabog ito, naging nuclear, medyo delikado na tayo, 'Pag nagputok ang isang, alam mo tatamaan talaga tayo," Duterte said Tuesday night at the campaign rally of PDP-Laban. "Bakit ako nakipagkaibigan, tutal ang Amerika nandito na rin, kung may gera tatamaan talaga tayo because nandito ang Amerikano at marami silang armas dito," he added. "Kung magka-leche leche ito, pag sumali ang China, they would...

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Marcos as president a boon for China, awkward for US, analysts say JAKARTA - The possible victory of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday is set to reshape the Southeast Asian country's relations with China and the United States as he seeks closer ties with Beijing, according to analysts. Marcos, the son and namesake of the country's former dictator, has long-standing ties with China and is seeking a new deal with Chinese ruler Xi Jinping over the contested waters of the South China Sea. Marcos' relations with the United States, on the other hand, are complicated by a contempt of court order for his refusal to cooperate with the District Court of Hawaii, which in 1995 ordered the Marcos...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a total of 60 cases in which the J&J, Janssen vaccine resulted in rare and potentially life-threatening blood clots. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is limiting the use of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine as a last resort for adults who cannot accept a shot from another manufacturer. Though the potential benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks, the FDA said Thursday that it is restricting the use of the Janssen vaccine. It will be limited to individuals 18 and older and medically ineligible for another approved vaccine and to those who only have access to the J&J vaccine and want one, according to...

As of 8:17 ph time May 9 2022 with a return of 46.93% of total votes. To watch the tally of votes: https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/ Or https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2022/

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As of May 10 2022 Isko Morene Dumagoso willingly admits Defeat and give thoughts about the election results, also congratulates the winners of Eleksyon 2022. Maliwanag na ang pinili ng higit na nakararami sa ating mga kababayan ay si dating senador, at ngayon ay President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. at ganun din si Vice President-elect Sara Duterte. Malugod ko pong binabati ang mga bagong halal na pinuno ng ating bansa. Sa aking mga tagasuporta, mga bumoto sa akin, at sa ating mga kababayan, ito ang panawagan ko: kailangan nating magkaisa at tulungan ang bagong pinili ng ating mga kababayan. Kailangan nating magtagumpay pare-pareho. Hindi po magtatagumpay ang mga bagong halal ng bayan kung tayong mga mamamayan ay hindi makikiisa...

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