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Crushed corals in Escoda Shoal (PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD ) MANILA, Philippines — Crushed corals were dumped in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in a development that could be a prelude to the emergence of an artificial island there. Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said this was learned during the deployment of BRP Teresa Magbanua in the area. Tarriela said the deployment was done after Jonathan Anticamara of the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology found coral rubble or dead coral fragments “piled on Pag-asa Cays 1, 2 and 3 that are now exposed during high tide.” In his presentation last May 4, Anticamara said that the developments in Pagasa Cays “are possibly products of...

MANILA, Philippines – The “evidence” allegedly proving that a Philippine army official reached an agreement with China regarding a “new model” on Ayungin Shoal should be made available to the government, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday. “Kung meron talaga silang recording at kung meron talaga silang transcript, they should at the least make it available to the government — to the Executive, dahil seryosong claim na naman nila yan ng isang new model,” said Hontiveros in a press conference, pertaining to China. (If they really have a recording and if they really have a transcript, they should at least make it available to the government — to the Executive, because this “new model” is another serious claim by China.) In an...

As häçkers continue to attack government websites, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said it is boosting its cyberdefense capabilities by investing in technology and personnel that could help neutralize the threat. "The AFP is enhancing its cyber capabilities through a combination of modernization efforts and strategic investments in technology, training, and partnerships,” AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla told Philippine News Agency on Thursday. These include upgrading the AFP cyberinfrastructure, investing in cutting-edge cybersecurity tools and software, and providing specialized training to personnel, Padilla said. Aside from this, she said the AFP is also collaborating with other government...

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credits: PNA MANILA – The Chinese Embassy's claim of having an audio recording of a Filipino general talking with a Chinese diplomat regarding a "new model" agreement on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is tantamount to an admission of violating Philippine laws, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Wednesday. "Kung totoo man ito, labag sa international relations at labag sa batas dahil hindi sila nakipag-ugnayan sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at sila ay umoperate na pailalim kung totoo ito (If this is true, they have also violated international relations and violated the law as they failed to coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs as they have operated underhandedly if this is true)," Teodoro said on the...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday thumbed down proposals to put water cannons on Philippine vessels patrolling the West Philippine Sea. Source: Marcos rejects water cannons on Philippine vessels

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday merely laughed off drug use allegations hurled against him and actress Maricel Soriano, as claimed by a document purportedly leaked by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Source: Bongbong Marcos laughs off ‘leaked’ PDEA report vs him, Maricel Soriano

Lady cop shoots husband she caught having *** with spouse of police major CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 40-year-old police master sergeant was shot and wounded by his wife, who is also a police officer, after he was caught having *** with the spouse of a police major inside a car in a mall parking area in Barangay Canlubang here on Thursday morning, April 25. The shooting incident was related to the complaints of a 39-year-old lady police master sergeant and 41-year-old police major against their respective spouses who are also members of the Philippine National Police. Based on the police report, the wounded police officer is the husband of the lady police master sergeant assigned to the Police Regional Office 4-A. The wounded...

They died together, holding hands. Their last words? "I love you." Bert Keizer, a 77-year-old Dutch doctor, has helped more than 125 people to die but this case hit him hard because this time it was a couple, “two superb women”. Read more: Dying together saying ‘I love you’: couple’s éùthanasia in Netherlands

Wearing of full face helmets not allowed in San Carlos City proper Last month, Mayor Renato Gustilo signed Executive Order (EO) 89, Series of 2024 prohibiting the use of full face helmets within the city proper of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Under EO 89, all motorcycle riders, as well as their pillions, are only allowed to wear half face helmets to identify their faces. EO 89 also says that the reason behind this requirement is the rise of incidents involving motorcycle-riding assailants, a.k.a. riding-in-tandem criminals, wherein the perpetrators evade justice by simply hiding their identity behind bonnets and full face helmets. “One of the alarming issues affecting our City very recently is the incident involving...

ARINGAY, La Union, Philippines — A public school teacher and her lover were allegedly caught having *** in a classroom in this town on Wednesday night. The husband and son of the teacher caught the two ***** on a bench when they went to the school at 9:30 p.m., according to a police report. The husband of the teacher sought police assistance through the barangay captain. He said he would file charges against his wife and her lover. Teacher, lover caught having *** in classroom

A Cebu university instructor was fired after a video went viral showing him urging students to harm themselves. More details here: UC instructor fired for encouraging suicide

[UPDATED] READ: Killua, a slaughtered golden retriever in Camarines Sur, tested positive for rabies, according to a test of the Bureau of Animal Industry shared by the Philippine Animal Welfare Society. | via John Eric Mendoza, INQUIRER.net

Davao court has issued a warrant of arrest against Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy and five others over charges of child abuse. In a 2-page order, the court said reasonable time has lapsed and it has not yet received a resolution on the motion for reconsideration filed by Quiboloy’s camp before the Department of Justice on the arrest warrant it issued in March. “The court mindful of the equally situated rights of both the prosecution and defense, which may include among others, the speedy disposition and speedy trial of cases, either of which or both, said right imposes an imperative task that this court is indebted to fulfill,” the Court said. “[A]s what was earlier determined upon judicious examination and perusal of...

“Real GDP growth for 2024 was revised slightly to 6.2 percent from the January WEO forecast of six percent, reflecting carryover from a better-than-expected outturn in the last quarter of 2023,” IMF resident representative Ragnar Gudmundsson said in an email to The STAR. Inflation in the Philippines is expected to average 3.6 percent this year before easing further to three percent in 2025. Both projections are lower than the six percent full-year inflation in 2023. Inflation accelerated to 3.7 percent in March from 3.4 percent in February, marking its second straight month of uptick. This prompted the BSP to keep borrowing costs elevated after it raised interest rates by 450 basis points from May 2022 to October 2023. Source ...

Aside from the chinese bombarding filipino vessels and filipino fisherman in ayungin shoal. May mga chinese na nakapasok sa philippine coast guard. Whats worse is that this chinese are not even filipino cetizens or not even half-filipino. ang exact number ng mga chinese na naka pasok sa coast guard is 36. By the way this was already confirmed by pcg, and lahat ng 36 chinese pcg auxiliry ay sinibak narin What are your thoughts on this.

The Department of Education (DepEd) has reportedly agreed to revert to the old school calendar, in which classes open in June, two teachers’ groups said on Thursday, January 18, 2024, after a meeting with education officials. The DepEd itself has not confirmed the change but the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) said that this was among the outcomes of the meeting held on Jan. 16. According to them, the DepEd committed to revert to the June opening of classes after the end of school year (SY) 2023 to 2024 and the start of SY 2024 to 2025 are officially adjusted. READ MORE: CHED: No more Senior High School program in SUCs, LUCs TDC Chair Benjo Basas said the DepEd had taken a few things into...

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Elon Musk confirms Twïtter / X will begin charging all new users a "small fee" to post, like, bookmark, or reply. Musk Will Charge New X Users ‘Small Fee’ For Posting, Tweet Suggests

So nag surface na yung video in which the first human tested with neuralink is using it to play chess without a mouse. And he is able to move the cursor with his thought. Isa ito sa pinaka malaking breakthrough sa world of technology as it emphasize the great potential of this technology to help many persons with disabilities. This includes the following it can be used: Allow people to talk allow people to walk or control artificial limbs more effectively allow them to see allow them to hear But it is still one scary tech. Though right now hindi siya masyadong sensational compared to other techs like Ai and chips which are what most powerful government are fighting over. but considering the future this is one of the tech that sure...

Releasing the majority of the results in the middle of the night and not being able to explain the problems with the server? The 90% results being almost exactly the same as the 0.4% results? No progression of votes at all? This election is a joke. They dumped all of the votes basically at the same time, preventing any sort of deeper granular analysis and obfuscating vote progression over time. Basically, no one district is exactly the same. We should have seen some movement over time, based on unique district profiles. Dumping all at once obscures any attempts to assess questionable trending or voting blocs in real time. I find it amusing that the percentage of votes almost precisely aligns from 0.4% reported and 97% reported...

MANILA, Philippines — As tension in the West Philippine Sea continues to heighten, the Senate has set discussions on the proposal to revive the Reserve Officers Training Corps, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said as he urged colleagues to give the ROTC bill a chance. “We will vote on it. Whether it passes or not, we will prioritize it this coming May before the sine die break,” said Zubiri, who took his oath and donning of rank as an Army reserve lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. He said the AFP has designed the proposed ROTC based on expertise. “In the ROTC program, for example, those experts in computers will be in the anti-cyber...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday declined the conditions set by Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy for his surrender in connection with his child abuse cases. “It seems to me a little bit tail wagging the dog, ang tawag na siyang magbibigay ng kondisyon sa gobyerno doon sa kaso niya, akusado siya sa warrant of arrest,” Marcos told reporters in an interview in Bacolod City. However, the President assured Quiboloy that the proceedings on his case would be fair. “To Pastor Quiboloy, we’ve known him for a very long time. Ang maipapangako ko, all the proceedings will be fair. Now, as to the involvement of the United States, malayo pa ‘yan eh. That’s going to take years, yet. So, I don’t think that’s something...

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John Alfred Tinniswood is now the world’s oldest living man, following the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez (Venezuela). John was born in Liverpool on August 26, 1912 – the same year the Titanic sank. Despite his advanced age, he can still perform most daily tasks independently: he gets out of bed unassisted, listens to the radio to keep up with the news, and still manages his own finances. John doesn’t smoke and rarely drinks *******. His main advice for staying healthy is to practice moderation: “If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much; if you do too much of anything, you’re going to suffer eventually,” he said. "It's pure luck": Inside the life of world's oldest man as he takes title aged 111

Anong oras kaya dito sa Pilipinas occurrence ng eclipse?

Story by Zacarian Sarao, Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — Seven areas registered a “danger category” heat index on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Heat index, as defined by Pagasa, is “a measure of the contribution that high humidity makes with abnormally high temperatures in reducing the body’s ability to cool itself.” Once it hits 42ºC (degrees Celsius) to 51ºC, Pagasa considers it under the “danger category,” and warns that it may cause heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and even heat stroke with prolonged heat exposure. Based on Pagasa’s latest computed heat index recorded nationwide as of 5 p.m., a peak heat index of 43ºC was recorded in the following...

Story by GMA Integrated News Residents who would be affected by the North-South Commuter Railway Project (NSCR) are dreading their impending relocation, according to a "24 Oras" report by Joseph Morong. On Wednesday, workers began removing the signages along the train tracks, a sign of the looming operation to clear the area for the start of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) project. A number of houses and establishments in Barangay 349 are expected to be demolished. “Nakakalungkot ho. Dito na kami tumanda tapos biglang kaming mawawala, tsaka dito nagtatrabaho yung mga anak ko,” said Lourdes Suangco, who has been living near the tracks for 60 years. (It saddens us because this is where we have grown old, then we will just be...

Article by Manila Times As a traveler for over 30 years, I have witnessed significant improvements in travel infrastructures and experiences in the last two decades. Traveling was not easy before. You had to rely on travel books and maps to learn more about your destinations. Hotel bookings were made through telephone calls, and down payments were made via bank transfers. Driving to your destination was quite a hassle. Many roads were narrow and often congested with traffic. E×ρréššways were limited, and finding restrooms and meal stops was always a challenge. There are many things we now enjoy when traveling that did not exist 20 years ago. To celebrate Fast Times 15th Anniversary, here are 15 of those improvements that make road...

MANILA, Philippines — Real estate mogul Manuel Villar, who chairs property developer Vista Land & Lifescapes, emerged as the only Filipino in Forbes Magazine’s top 200 billionaires in 2024. He ranked 190th in this year’s list, up from 232nd in 2023, as his wealth grew 28 percent to $11 billion. The Sy siblings in the the banking, property and retail businesses of conglomerate SM Group have combined wealth of $14 billion but they were ranked individually in the list. Hans Sy was at 1,286th with net worth of $2.6 billion; Henry Jr. and Herbert at 1,330th with $2.5 billion each; Harley at 1,380th, $2.4 billion; Teresita Sy-Coson, at 1,438th, $2.3 billion, and Elizabeth at 1,545th, $2.1 billion. Following Villar is ports tycoon Enrique...

Thoughts nyu about this This year madaming ganap when it terms to technology and one of them is the release of new blackwell chips at super powerful neto compared to other chips almost 1000x ang performance difference between sa predecessor neto. and there is also a new project by nvidia for robotics called groot which is a robot project by nvidia and there is also another robot project by figure 01 ai powered by ᑕᕼᗩTGᑭT and nakakatok siya. you can watch the youtube for the footage but all i can say is both na napaka scare at exciting ang mga next following years with this new announcement and the first fully functional robot race.