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Source: Chinese fugitive nabbed in Parañaque | Philippine News Agency
Source: Tolentino urges public vigilance vs. submersible drones | Philippine News Agency
Source: SC to digitalize Shari-ah bar examinations
Source: 1 dead, 10 missing as vessel capsizes in Occidental Mindoro
Source: Marcos signs law renewing Meralco franchise for another 25 years
Source: No winner in Grand, Megalotto draws for April 14
Source: 17 areas in Luzon, Visayas sizzle with heat index of up to 50 degrees Celsius
OpenAI released the new ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT v1.2025.098 update to the beta channel testing new features.
OpenAI is testing displaying product details including an option to purchase it. It will also provide the reviews for the products including the review counts
ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT can now be set as default assistant on Android. Yes, you can replace Google Assistant or Gemini with ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT.
Trigger word shortcuts could mean you can quickly activate Voice Mode and Vision Mode using just your voice. You could just speak and activate ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT handsfree. You may also be able to set trigger words later. Similar to Google Assistant or Siri.
The most anticipated video generation tools called Sora has been added to ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT. We found the following code in ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT APK...
To be honest, Google will ultimately win the AI race. The reason is clear: the sheer scale of their resources and data is beyond imagination. One aspect I find particularly positive about Google is their development of AI tools aimed at deciphering animal communication. For instance, they are collaborating with researchers to understand dolphin language through a project called DolphinGemma . Additionally, initiatives like the Earth Species Project are utilizing large language models to decode various forms of animal communication .
Moreover, I've heard that Google is undertaking AI projects to revive ancient languages. Their DeepMind team developed models like Pythia and Ithaca, which assist in restoring and interpreting ancient Greek...
Source: UP scientists develop advanced flood forecasting system
Source: Laguna, 16 other areas to sizzle as heat index rises
Source: PhilSA deal to bring high-speed internet
Source: Former DSWD 4Ps monitored child tops electronics board exam
Source: Tokyo scrambling jets at China drones up threefold
The attack took place past 4 pm at a covered court in Barangay Tinag-an, Albuera, where Espinosa and his slate were meeting with residents, said Carl Kevin Batistis, a candidate for town councilor on Espinosa’s ticket. Espinosa was rushed to a hospital in Ormoc. Raymund Palad, Espinosa’s lawyer, told Rappler that his client suffered a gunshot wound in the chest.
Source: Alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa shot while campaigning for mayor in Leyte
The Supreme Court has ordered lawyer Raul Lambino to explain within 10 days why he should not face administrative sanction for “spreading false information” on the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
The show cause order was made during the April 2 en banc session in Baguio City.
Read: https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/8/duterte-camp-lawyer-ordered-by-sc-to-explain-false-claims-on-tro-1642
https://x.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1912028211854381506?t=GCf8PPuDQ7g-zfoH0OHnLA&s=19
Source: 'West Philippine Sea' now visible on Google Maps without specific search
Retired police colonel Royina Garma is seeking asylum in the United States, her lawyer Emerito Quilang recently announced. “We are asking for a setting because we are requesting for an asylum. But you know, the government, the US government, is very strict,” Quilang told reporters on Monday, April 14. The former police officer, previously known for her close ties with former president Rodrigo Duterte, faces a local murder plus frustrated murder complaints for the alleged killing of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga.
Source: Duterte whistleblower Royina Garma seeks asylum in US
Ouch! Anyare? Akala ko our economy is on track to hit BBM’s growth targets?
Pero ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas na ang nagsasabi na hindi na maaabot ang growth targets na yan sa darating na dalawang taon. Yikes!
Eto naman din daw ang dahilan maliban sa mahinang Peso kontra Dolyar kaya ang stock market ay humina.
So nasaan ang pledges? Hahaha.
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Escudero says "approval of the Senate President is not automatic nor ministerial simply because she desires it." The Senate President, however, said that he issued a show cause order for Lacanilao within the day asking him to explain within 5 days why he should not be cited in contempt. He added that only then will he decide whether to sign the detention order ."I will not allow the Senate nor the Office of the Senate President to be used to further petty partisan interests, especially by those actively seeking reelection in coming May midterm polls," he added.
Source: Chiz to Imee: 'Senate not a tool for self-promotion'
“I hope we can at least get 50 percent of the 1.321 million voters because we are introducing Internet voting,” Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in an interview on Saturday. Of the 93 posts abroad, he said, 77 would use Internet voting, where Filipinos could vote through their gadgets, such as cellphones, tablets, and laptops. Garcia encouraged those who have not yet enrolled to have themselves listed by enrolling at ov.comelec.gov.ph/enroll.
Source: Month-long overseas voting starts April 13 | Philippine News Agency
The bodies were stuffed into a nylon sack. Their heads were wrapped with duct tape, and their hands tied behind their backs. Que and Pabillo were last seen alive on the afternoon of March 29, when they left Valenzuela City for a meeting. On Tuesday, April 8, the victim's vehicle was found in Barangay Bahay Toro in Quezon City.
Source: Joint task force to probe Que kidnap-slay incident
Examinations for elementary education will now focus on two vital specializations, particularly the Early Childhood Education and Special Needs Education. “Through this Joint Circular, we are making that process more than just relevant, more responsive, to every single examinee,” he said. “Alongside this, we are giving education graduates not just another shot —but we are giving them a good chance. Because what they learn should prepare them for the test that they are meant to take and the classrooms they are meant to lead.”
Source: JMC aligning teachers’ board exam with teacher educ curriculum inked | Philippine News Agency
The full list of “probable winners” based on the Pulse Asia March 2025 survey are as follows:
Senator Christopher Go (61.9%, solo 1st)
ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo (51.1%, 2nd-3rd places)
Senator Ronald dela Rosa (48.7%, 2nd-3rd places)
Former Senate president Vicente Sotto III (44.2%, 4th place)
Senator Pia Cayetano (37.5%, 5th to 10th places)
Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. (36.9%, 5th to 11th places)
Former senator Panfilo Lacson (36.0%, 5th to 11th places)
Willie Revillame (35.7%, 5th to 12th places)
Ben Tulfo (35.4%, 5th to 12th places)
Makati City Mayor Marlen Abigail Binay (35.3%, 5th to 12th places)
Senator Manuel Lapid (33.3%, 6th to 13th places)
Former senator Emmanuel Pacquiao...
The State Department told Congress it has approved a possible $5.6 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, a move that would send US warplanes to a key ally in Southeast Asia that has clashed with China. The proposed sale is for 20 F-16’s, made by Lockheed Martin Corp., and other equipment including missiles, radars and spare engines, according to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The announcement comes days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Philippines.
Source: US State Department Approves $5.6 Billion in F-16s for Philippines
In 2022, researchers Corrado Malanga (University of Pisa) and Filippo Biondi (University of Strathclyde) published groundbreaking peer-reviewed research using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology that revealed never-before-seen structures inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.
On March 15, 2025, their latest findings on the Pyramid of Khafre — the second-largest pyramid on the Giza Plateau — have stunned the scientific and archaeological community.
🛰 Using proprietary software that translates radar signals into phononic information, they reconstructed the 3D internal layout of Khafre’s pyramid and what lies beneath it.
What they discovered is nothing short of mind-blowing:
🔹 5 massive structures near the base of the pyramid...
Tariffs on U.S. goods entering China will rise to 84% from 34% starting April 10, according to a translation of a Office of the Tariff Commission of the State Council announcement. The hike comes in response to the latest U.S. tariff increase on Chinese goods to more than 100% that began at midnight.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/china-slaps-retaliatory-tariffs-of-84percent-on-us-goods-in-response-to-trump.html
In my view, the warrant of arrest is legal, however, I believe that the surrender is not. Because the surrender must be pursuant to a treaty and therefore our own law, Section 17 of Republic Act 9851, brought back the statute of Rome even after withdrawal because it requires that a surrender must be pursuant to the applicable treaty," the former associate justice said. "And therefore, in this case the applicable treaty remains the statute of Rome and thus, we have to follow Article 59 of the Statute of Rome that requires that the custodial state—namely the Philippines—must first bring the arrested person to a local court to determine two things," he added.
Source: Ex-SC justice Azcuna: Warrant vs. Duterte 'legal,' surrender was not