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plhbg1 · Feb 24, 2025

The email, seen by Reuters, asks employees to reply with five bullet points summarizing 'what you accomplished at work last week,' and to copy their managers. “All federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk posted on X. “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” Source: Musk orders US federal staff to report on work by Monday or resign

BicycleHorse · Feb 20, 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) saved more than P50 million in taxpayer money when it stopped the release of vouchers meant for senior high school students (SHS) in 12 private schools that were found to be nonexistent. The “potential defraudment,” Education Secretary Sonny Angara revealed, amounted to P52,571,500 for the SHS voucher program and covered the school year 2023-2024 during the tenure of Vice President Sara Duterte as DepEd chief. Read more: DepEd: P52M almost went to ‘ghost students’ in 12 private schools

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

Pinilit umano magdroga bago ginahasa ang isang menor de edad sa Lucena, Quezon kaya nanggagalaiti sa galit ang ina ng biktima nang makaharap ang suspek. https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/videos/982061460107868/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

Patay sa kuyog at saksak ang isang criminology graduate na humabol lang umano sa kumuha ng kanyang cellphone. Binaligtad umano ito at tinawag na magnanakaw kaya kinorner ng mga residente. https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/videos/1329332751430964/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

plhbg1 · Feb 21, 2025

Inciting to sedition, unlawful utterances Complainant: PNP CIDG chief Police Major General Nicolas Torre III Date filed: February 2025 Status: Pending with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Plunder, graft (Davao contracts) Complainant: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV Date filed: July 2024 Status: Pending with the (DOJ) Plunder, graft (Frigates) Complainant: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV Date filed: August 2024 Status: Pending with the DOJ as of August 2024 Grave threats Complainant: ACT Teachers Representative France Castro Date filed: October 2023 Status: Dismissed Source: LIST: Complaints filed against Rodrigo Duterte after his presidency

Well1AmNichtDiePerson · Feb 20, 2025

China opposes Vietnam's building work on disputed reef in South China Sea, By Liz Lee, February 19, 20255:21 PM GMT+8Updated a day ago https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-opposes-vietnams-building-work-disputed-reef-south-china-sea-2025-02-19/ Snippet: "BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) - China opposes Vietnam's construction activities on a disputed islet in the South China Sea known as the Barque Canada Reef, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Occupied by Vietnam since the 1980s, the reef in the Spratly Islands is claimed by several countries, in a dispute that has intensified as China and the United States vie for influence in the strategic Southeast Asian nation. The reef is "part of China's territory", ministry...

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

#ICMI| The Supreme Court (SC) has directed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the Senate, and the House of Representatives to provide it with the original copies of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill and the 2025 General Appropriations Enrolled Bill which are needed to resolve the petition challenging the constitutionality of the 2025 national budget. The said order was signed by Clerk of Court Atty. Marife Lomibao-Cuevas, enumerating key issues to be resolved by the court. It also laid down procedures for a preliminary conference set for February 28, 2025. The Malacañang, through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the Senate, through Senate President Chiz Escudero, and the House of Representatives, through Speaker Martin...

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

Isinampa na ang kaso ng statutory rape sa Labangon Station noong Martes, Pebrero 18, 2025, laban sa 27 taong gulang na tomboy na pinaghihinalaang namboso sa isang 3 taong gulang na batang babae. Naganap ang insidente noong Pebrero 15, 2025 sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Barangay Buhisan, Lungsod ng Cebu. Gayunman, mariin na itinatanggi ng suspek na alyas Ebyang na siya ay namboso sa bata sa pamamagitan ng pagpasok ng kanyang daliri sa maselang bahagi nito. Ayon sa kanya sa panayam sa media, nilinis lamang niya ang bata dahil siya ang nag-aalaga nito at hindi niya magagawa ang nasabing krimen. Ngunit ayon kay Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, deputy city director for operation ng Cebu City Police Office, may ebidensya...

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

A PDEA buy-bust operation at CBD 2 (near JMR Coliseum) resulted in the discovery of a half-kilogram of shabu valued at 3.4 million pesos by a first-year criminology student in Naga City and another man. According to reports, the two are only drug couriers. Photo credit via Radyo Agila Naga/Gelo Abugao.

_iosora · Feb 5, 2025

China repeatedly claims that the Philippines is deliberately undermining peace and stability in the South China Sea. This accusation is not only misleading but also a blatant attempt to shift the blame away from Beijing’s own aggressive actions in the region. If there is any country truly causing instability, it is China itself, with its relentless provocations, îllégâl territorial claims, and militarization of disputed waters. China’s Repeated Provocations For years, China has been unilaterally expanding its control over the South China Sea, violating international law and disregarding the rights of its neighboring countries. The Philippines, on the other hand, has consistently sought peaceful resolutions through diplomatic means and...

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

Two students were wounded when a schoolmate stabbed them with a folding knife during a brawl in Pasig City on Thursday, Feb. 20. READ: 2 students stabbed in brawl outside Pasig school

ZummerSoltice · Feb 21, 2025

BABALA: SENSITIBONG BALITA ICYMI - EXCLUSIVE: Ginahasa na at sinaksak pa umano sa maselang bahagi ng kaniyang katawan ang isang babae sa Pateros. Arestado ang 3 suspek kabilang ang 1 menor de edad. https://www.facebook.com/gmanews/videos/1362615651322404/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

ZummerSoltice · Feb 19, 2025

JUST IN: Vice President Sara Duterte, kinuwestyon sa Korte Suprema ang legalidad ng ika-apat na impeachment complaint ng Kamara. 📸 Fortun Narvasa & Salazar Law

ZummerSoltice · Feb 20, 2025

MOSQUITO HUNTERS Halos 700 lamok at kiti-kiti ang itinurn-over sa barangay ng 21 residente mula sa Brgy. Addition Hills, sa pagsisimula ng programang "May Piso sa Mosquito." Katumbas ng P1.00 ang bawat limang lamok o kiti-kiti. Ang mga lamok at kiti-kiti ay papatayin sa loob ng tinatawag nilang "death chamber." Ang inisyatibong ito ng barangay ay isang hakbang laban sa patuloy na pagtaas ng mga kaso ng dengue sa lugar, kung saan naitala ang 44 kaso at 2 nang nasawing bata ngayong Pebrero. via Jayson Rubrico

ZummerSoltice · Feb 19, 2025

A motion has been filed before the Ombudsman by Cong. Bebot Alvarez, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Atty. Jimmy Bondoc, Citizens Crime Watch, and others, seeking a Preventive Suspension against Speaker Martin Romualdez, Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Zaldy Co, and Stella Quimbo. This is the next chapter in the fight for accountability. On February 10, 2025, Cong. Bebot Alvarez and his group filed a complaint with the Ombudsman, exposing the ₱241 billion budget insertions that were allegedly added to the national budget without approval from the Bicam Report passed by Congress.

kEWPIE · Feb 20, 2025

The #SupremeCourtPH En Banc has set oral arguments in the petitions questioning the constitutionality of the 2025 national budget and the Maharlika Fund. ---- In G.R. No. 277975, Victor D. Rodriguez and several others are challenging the constitutionality of RA No. 12116, or the General Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2025 (GAA). Petitioners argue that the GAA is unconstitutional for failing to allocate mandatory funding for PhilHealth, unlawfully increasing appropriations beyond the President’s recommendations, and allocating the highest budget to infrastructure over education. They add that the GAA is unconstitutional since the Bicameral Committee Report on the General Appropriations Bill contained blank items. The Court set...

DiegoBigo_64 · Feb 18, 2025

According to NASA it is a 'city-killer' asteroid currently on a path towards Earth - as the chances of impact continue to rise. Seven locations in Africa and South America are likely to be hit. Estimated at 200 to 300 ft rock asteroid is at dati 1% lang ang chances to hit Earth mgayon 2.3% na raw. Kakatakot din ito kasi mga 500 times daw sa lakas ng Hiroshima atomic bomb. By March daw malalaman complete description ng asteroid gamit ang James Webb telescope. Let's pray na lang na it would miss us. Hindi ito fake news kasi dami reliable sources.

plhbg1 · Feb 19, 2025

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday took a jab anew at former president Rodrigo Duterte as he courted vote-rich Metro Manila to pick all 12 senatorial candidates of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas coalition. Marcos opened his speech at the rally by making sure that the administration's ticket was "complete" and that "no one has been harmed." "Please allow me and I'm just counting our candidates because I'm making sure that they are complete and that no one has been hit by a grenade," Marcos said. Source: Marcos fires back at Duterte anew, counts his senators to make sure none hit by grenade

plhbg1 · Feb 19, 2025

The statement added that the Pope's "polymicrobial infection, which has arisen in the context of bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis, and has required the use of corticosteroid and antibiotics, makes the therapeutic treatment more complex.” “A follow-up chest CT scan, to which the Holy Father was subjected this afternoon—prescribed by the Vatican medical team and the medical staff of the “A. Gemelli” Polyclinic Foundation—revealed the onset of bilateral pneumonia, requiring additional pharmacological therapy.” Source: Pope has double pneumonia; condition remains 'complex' - Vatican News

ZummerSoltice · Feb 13, 2025

Source Video from Brigada News: https://www.facebook.com/BrigadaNewsFMCebu/videos/1561161011249429/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

plhbg1 · Feb 19, 2025

Three more academic institutions have announced a suspension of classes and work on February 25, 2025 to fully commemorate the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Earlier, several schools have also announced class suspension on February 25, including the University of Sto. Tomas and members of the EDSA Ortigas Consortium of Schools (EDSOR Consortium) namely, the Immaculate Conception Academy, La Salle Greenhills, Saint Pedro Poveda College, and Xavier School. In a separate statement, De La Salle Philippines said all of its schools will also suspend classes and work on February 25. Source: UP Cebu, St. Scholastica-Pampanga, Saint Louis schools suspend classes, work on Feb. 25 to observe EDSA People Power anniversary

ZummerSoltice · Feb 19, 2025

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is studying the feasibility of allowing persons convicted of lesser offenses to serve their sentences at home. https://tinyurl.com/4y3cac43 .

plhbg1 · Feb 18, 2025

In a 19-page petition before the Commission on Elections, Atty. Virgilio Garcia asked the Comelec to disqualify ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo and broadcast journalist Ben Tulfo, who are both running for the Senate; ACT-CIS Rep. Jocelyn Pua-Tulfo and Quezon City Rep. Ralph Tulfo, who are eyeing a return to the House of Representatives; and former Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo, the nominee of the Turismo party-list. Erwin, Ben and Wanda are siblings, while Jocelyn and Ralph are the wife and son respectively of another Tulfo sibling, Raffy, who is an incumbent Senator. Garcia in his petition said the Tulfos constituted a political dynasty which is prohibited under the 1987 Constitution, and were not natural-born Filipinos. Source: Lawyer...

plhbg1 · Feb 18, 2025

"The Omnibus Election Code itself allows negative campaigning," Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in an interview. Section 79 of the Omnibus Election Code provides that an "election campaign" or "partisan political activity" refers to an act designed to promote the election or defeat of a particular candidate or candidates. It includes "making speeches, announcements or commentaries, or holding interviews for or against the election of any candidate for public office." Source: Comelec: Law allows negative campaigning | Philippine News Agency

plhbg1 · Feb 18, 2025

Brigadier General Nicolas D. Torre III, head of the police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), said he filed the case against the tough-talking leader at the Department of Justice (DoJ) as CIDG chief and as a citizen “to make sure that we protect the citizenry from criminal activities like this.” Source: CIDG chief files inciting to sedition complain at DoJ vs ex-President Duterte - BusinessWorld Online

plhbg1 · Feb 17, 2025

The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) questioned why Quiboloy, who was back in Pasig City Jail after being hospitalized due to pneumonia, was allowed by the court to record his video for the campaign. “Quiboloy’s recorded message during his campaign’s kick-off activity smacks of VIP treatment,” Dela Fuente added. Source: Group of ex-detainees: Quiboloy campaign video shows VIP treatment

plhbg1 · Feb 17, 2025

Rice was being sold "at maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) guidelines at P55, P54, P45, P42, and P40. This is a good sign. For tomatoes, one stall was selling at P30 per kilogram (kg), the highest at P50," DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said. Since last month, the DA has been imposing an MSRP for imported rice — from P58/kg on Jan. 20, P55/kg on Feb. 5, and P52/kg on Feb. 15. Source: Rice, vegetable prices going down – DA chief

plhbg1 · Feb 17, 2025

Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong pointed out that the NBI should probe former President Duterte’s remark since it also investigated the “kill” threat of Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Adiong also said that the older Duterte could not hide his threat in a joke. Source: NBI urged to probe Duterte’s joke on killing 15 senators

DeathStarXXIX · Feb 16, 2025

Bakit ayaw mag focus ng mga sports enthusiast ng Pilipinas ng ibang sports bukod sa di manalo nalo nilang basketball? Hindi ba obvious na need pa mag recruit ng taga ibang planeta bago lang may maipanlaban? B**o ba ang Pinoy? MSN

plhbg1 · Feb 12, 2025

In the watchdog’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Philippines ranked 114th out of 180 countries with a score of 33 out of 100, up a spot from 115th last year. This was the Philippines’ best ranking since 2018 when it ranked 99th. Singapore ranked 3rd in the global index and 1st in the Asia-Pacific region with a score of 84. Source: Philippines’ ranking inches up in global corruption perceptions index - BusinessWorld Online

plhbg1 · Feb 14, 2025

“It's completely safe and normal for women to mastu̾rbate. It actually has some health benefits aside from providing you pleasure," said Dr. Sarte-Uygongco. She added that mastu̾rbation is one of the “safest forms of sexual pleasure” because it doesn’t pose the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or getting pre̾gnant. “Male or female, there are no rules. It is just a twisted evolution of society that paints largely through ‘yung mga religious lenses, no? Na se̾x is bad. Se̾x is dirty. ‘Yun ‘yung mga nagiging attachments to se̾x and women are very much victims [of] this because men are expected or parang accepted to explore their sexuality,” he said. “There are various hormones that are released when you are...

plhbg1 · Feb 14, 2025

It must have been bad enough for Zelensky to hear Trump's abrupt announcement that he had welcomed Russia's President Vladimir Putin back to international diplomacy with a 90-minute phone call, to be followed by a face-to-face meeting, perhaps in Saudi Arabia. After Putin, the White House dialled up Zelensky's number. Speaking to journalists in Ukraine the morning after, Zelensky accepted the fact that Putin received the first call, "although to be honest, it's not very pleasant". What stung Zelensky more was that Trump, who rang him after he spoke to Putin, seemed to regard him, at best, as a junior adjunct to any peace talks. One of Zelensky's many nightmares must be the prospect of Trump and Putin attempting to settle Ukraine's...

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