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DOLE: No work, no pay' for October 30, November 1-2 holidays
DOLE: โ€˜No work, no payโ€™ for October 30, November 1-2 holidays File photo of the Department of Labor and Employment logo. STAR / File MANILA, Philippines โ€” The Department of Labor and Employment on Sunday reminded employers of the proper payment of wages for workers who will report to work on the upcoming holidays. In an interview with Radyo 630, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that October 30, November 1 and 2 are special non-working holidays, which means the "no work, no pay" rule will be applied. DOLE issued last week an advisory specifying the the wage computation for the upcoming special non-working holidays. Workers will receive compensation based on the following rules: If the employee did not work, the โ€œno work, no...
AI.com Now Belongs to Elon Musk
The URL previously belonged to OpenAI, but, somehow, it's now a landing page for Musk's AI venture. By Kevin Hurler Published August 04, 2023 Image: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) In the latest chapter of Elon Muskโ€™s saga to take over the world with corporations named after the letter โ€œX,โ€ the billionaire tech tycoon just snagged a coveted URL: AI.com. As TechCrunch notes, this is a big shakeup in Silicon Valley as the URL previously belonged to artificial intelligence juggernaut OpenAI, the company behind the wildly popular chatbot แ‘•แ•ผแ—ฉTGแ‘ญT. AI.com now directs to X.ai and according to the Way Back Machine, the website was in the hands of OpenAI until at least July 29, at which point it was not operational but still bore the symbol of...
Pfizer working on cancer treatments, nuclear water, pfizer covid vaccine, depleted uranium
may gamot na ang cancer kaya naman need nila ng mga cancer patients Pfizer covid vaccine contain around 200 billion pieces of this plasmid DNA in each dose of the vaccine that can cause cancer Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from its damaged Fukushima Plant US and UK sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine Drugmakers Released a Ton of New Cancer Treatment Data. The Biggest Developments. Pfizer Pfizer (PFE) released more than 40 abstracts on trials of drugs, including its experimental multiple myeloma treatment elranatamab and Talzenna, which is currently approved to treat ****** cancer. The company also presented very early data on a new ****** cancer drugโ€”a type known as a CDK4-selective inhibitorโ€”that...
Tesla Model Pi 2022 (5G): Price, [Sep 2022] & Release Date
New Tesla Model Pi 2022 (5G): Price, [Sep 2022] & Release Date are available in our content! The first Smartphone from Elon Musk; Tesla manufactured a new upcoming โ€˜Model Piโ€™ Smartphone designed which works on Mars! Friends, many of you may know that Tesla is the name of a very big Reputation Company. The Company already built many cars and rockets. I remember that the โ€œNew Tesla Phone 2022โ€ will be the next generationโ€™s perfect Smartphone. But everybody we are wanted to know why Tesla is not making Smartphones. But recently the Tesla Company declares that they are making a Tesla Pi 5G 2022. It is rumored that their new device will be launched in 2022. You will be amazed to learn about the functionality of this new device. Tesla has...
Department of National Defense warns soldiers to refrain from using AI apps
Metro Manila โ€” The Department of National Defense (DND) is urging its personnel, including the 120,000-strong armed forces, to refrain from using apps on digital portraits using artificial intelligence (AI). In a memorandum issued on Oct. 14, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. described the viral image generator app as posing privacy and security risks. Teodoro added the app can create fake profiles, which can be used for identity theft, phishing attacks, and other cybercrimes. โ€œSince we have not really established with certainty what threats they may pose, I think it would be bestโ€ฆI agree with the SND (secretary of national defense) that we should be prudent in using these apps in the meantime,โ€ DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong...
Metro Manila to Bicol Eร—ฯrรฉลกลก railway project frozen as China funding uncertain
Metro Manila to Bicol Eร—ฯrรฉลกลก railway project frozen as China funding uncertain MANILA โ€” The government paused the construction of the Bicol Eร—ฯrรฉลกลก train as funding for the project has not been finalized, Philippine National Railways (PNR) General Manager Jeremy Regino said Tuesday. In the initial plan, China was supposed to be the government's partner in funding the Bicol Eร—ฯrรฉลกลก train project, also known as PNR South Long Haul. The country however is still uncertain whether this will push through, despite the ongoing construction of the North-South Commuter Railway that will connect Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and Laguna. The finance and transportation departments are working to find alternative sources of funding. It is...
PNR's NCR line to close by January
PNRโ€™s NCR line to close by January File photo of Philippine National Railways station MANILA, Philippines โ€” The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will cease all of its passenger services in Metro Manila by January 2024 to give way to the civil works for the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). PNR general manager Jeremy Regino told reporters that the agency will shut its daily operations between Alabang and Tutuban by the middle of January 2024. Regino said the closure of PNR services in Metro Manila will affect as many as 35,000 Filipinos who travel on the rail line daily for its cheap cost. As such, the PNR is asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to increase bus availability in the affected...
Happy National Crush Day
Every September 27, National Crush Day, also known as Crush a Can Day, emphasizes the significance of recycling. It serves as a reminder that recycling decreases carbon emissions, saves money, and minimizes waste. National Crush Day provides an opportunity for environmentalists to promote recycling. Let us all chip in and do our share. Did you know: One can of recycled materials can save enough energy to power a television for three hours. History of National Crush Day Kruger Brewing Company of Richmond, Vรฏrginรฏรฅ, created the first canned beer, โ€œKrueger Cream Ale,โ€ in 1938. By the 1960s, tin cans were being used for everything from tuna to motor oil. This can was popular because it was easy to form, could withstand...
WALA SIYANG CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS' - RISA HONTIVEROS
Ito ang naging pahayag ni Senator Risa Hontiveros kaugnay sa sinabi ni Senator Bato dela Rosa patungkol sa confidential funds. Sa naturang interview, nabanggit ni Senator Bato na hindi naman umano lumabas ang issue ng confidential funds โ€œnoong panahon na ang vice president ay miyembro ng oposisyon.โ€ โ€œBilang kaalyado po ni Vice President Duterte po โ€™no, ano po ang inyong take dito sa kanyang mga inaabot na issues ngayon? Sa tingin niyo po ba ito ay talagang mayroon siyang dapat sagutin o talagang ito ay napupulitika lang siya?โ€ tanong kay Dela Rosa sa isang panayam sa Teleradyo Serbisyo. โ€œNung si Vice President Leni Robredo nakaupo sa Office of the Vice President, tahimik naman itong oposisyon, hindi naman nila kinakalkal โ€™yan. Pero...
PhilHealth Ransomware
via Reddit PhilHealth paralyzed by Medusa ransomware attack PhilHealth paralyzed by Medusa ransomware attack The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) swiftly responds to secure compromised systems; the Philippine government aligns with the international Counter Ransomware Initiative to fortify defenses against escalating cyber threats BY ART SAMANIEGO Sep 22, 2023 01:23 PM AT A GLANCE The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) experienced a Medusa ransomware attack on September 22, 2023, affecting the government's health insurance program. In 2022, there were 65.05 million beneficiaries of PhilHealth that were categorized as direct contributors. The Department of Information and...
May Kilala Ba Kayong Marcos Na UMATRAS?
Engkk Naduwag nanaman New Word Unlocked Biased - Anti Marcos Presidential aspirant Ferdinand โ€œBongbongโ€ Marcos Jr. and running mate Sara Duterte will not attend CNN Philippinesโ€™ Presidential Debate on Feb. 27 โ€œdue to conflict of schedule,โ€ the network announced on Monday. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/821799/bongbong-to-skip-cnn-philippines-presidential-debate/story/%3famp
Using a Robot, Surgical Experiment Performed from 5000km Away
Professors from Fujita Medical School in Chiba University performed a surgical experiment by moving a robot located in the National University of Singapore 5000kms away. The operation involved the removal of a cancer from a man-made stomach. The two locations were connected by private internet. The professors checked the accuracy of the robots movement at high speed. The surgical professors said, "The experiment turned out well. There is about 0.1 second delay but did not became a problem once you get used to it". Fujita Medical School thinks that this will be a great help for performing surgical procedures in long distances and further advances the technology in medical care. Source : ใƒญใƒœใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆ5000km้›ขใ‚ŒใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ใงๆ‰‹่ก“ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๅฎŸ้จ“|NEWS WEB EASY...
ring of fire' eclipse
On October 14, a โ€œring of fireโ€ solar eclipse will appear across a swath of the western United States, as well as in parts of Central and South America. The sun will be blocked by the moon, which will appear slightly smaller, producing the glowing ring in the sky. This phenomenon, known as an annular solar eclipse, was last seen in the U.S. in 2012 and wonโ€™t be visible again in the continental U.S. until 2039. All lower 48 U.S. states will get a partial eclipse, but only certain areas in Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas will get the full โ€œring of fireโ€ effect. This phase of the eclipse begins at 9:16 a.m. Pacific time in Oregon and sweeps across the country, passing over San Antonio, Texas, at 11:52 a.m. Central...
SM Prime to open its 4th mall in Laguna, 84th in Philippines
INFO SM Center San Pedro is SM Prime's 84th mall in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines โ€“ Sy family-led SM Prime Holdings Incorporated will open its 84th mall in the Philippines โ€“ SM Center San Pedro โ€“ on Friday, October 13, in Laguna, south of the capital. In a disclosure on Wednesday, October 11, publicly listed SM Prime said its new mall in San Pedro City is its fourth mall in Laguna after the โ€œsuccessโ€ of SM City Sta. Rosa, SM City San Pablo, and SM City Calamba. SM Center San Pedro is located along United Bayanihan (UB) Main Road, Barangay United Bayanihan, San Pedro City. It is roughly 28 kilometers from Manila or over an hourโ€™s drive via the South Luzon Eร—ฯrรฉลกลกway. San Pedro City had a population of 326,6001 in 2020. It...
BI targets immigration officer body cameras by year-end
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 12) โ€” The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday said it aims to deploy body-worn cameras to its officers by year-end, a move seen to help in investigation on complaints against its personnel. โ€œUndergoing na po ang procurement and we are hoping that by the end of the year, magagamit na po ito at madedeploy na po ito sa atin pong mga tauhan,โ€ BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said in a televised public briefing. [Translation: Procurement is ongoing, and we are hoping that by the end of the year, we can already use these and deploy it to our employees.] Sandoval said cameras will have a livestream feature that would enable the Office of the Commissioner to monitor real-time on-the-ground events...
VP Sara walang kinalaman?
NEWS UPDATE. Vice President Sara Duterte says she was not involved in a traffic disruption caused by the closure of a portion of Commonwealth Avenue by the Quezon City Police District. She wrote to QCPD to probe the incident and "rectify the falsehood." In a statement on Thursday night, the QCPD says the incident stemmed from a confusion and lapse in judgement of their policeman manning the traffic during that time.
NPA siege in Laur, Nueva Ecija
11 PATAY UMANO SA ENGKWENTRO NG SUNDALO VS NPA SA LAUR Ayon sa ulat, 4 sundalo ang nasawi habang 7 sibilyan ang tinamaan sa barilan sa labanan ng sundalo at NPA sa San Fernando, Laur. Ang mga bangkay ng biktima ay inilagak sa isang gym sa Sorgue. Samantala, ang nasugatang sundalo ay dinala sa ospital sa Cabanatuan City. Hinihintay pa ang opisyal na pahayag mula sa Philippine Army ukol sa detalye ng engkwentro. Patuloy pa rin ang pagtugis ng mga awtoridad sa mga miyembro ng NPA na sangkot sa labanan. excerpt: https://www.facebook.c(o)m/AngBagongNE, https://www.facebook.c(o)m/ne.tv48 Hidden contentHidden content
Philippines' Top 10 highest paying jobs
Mapapa sanaol ka na lang 1. Pilots: โ‚ฑ135,363 per month 2. Software developers: โ‚ฑ70,595 3. Mathematicians and Actuaries: โ‚ฑ69,654 4. Production supervisors and general foremen: โ‚ฑ63,017 5. Application programmers: โ‚ฑ58,643 6. Specialist medical practitioners: โ‚ฑ57,476 7. Statisticians: โ‚ฑ51,607 8. Medical doctors or generalist practitioners: โ‚ฑ51,251 9. Geologists: โ‚ฑ49,059 10. Accountants, incl. auditors: โ‚ฑ48,982 Here are the top 10 highest paying jobs in the Philippines, according to PSA Other average salaries: โ‚ฑ30,000 (or less) Media practitioners; mechanical, chemical, and civil engineers; and coding and proofreading clerks. โ‚ฑ20,000 (or less) Most of the food service workers (except accountants), vocational and secondary teachers...
After failure in Ukraine and pessimism with regards to Taiwan, US-NATO eyes Niger war
The countdown to the next great war has begun in Africa The rebels that seized power in Niger in late July pledged to immediately respond to "any aggression or attempted aggression" on the part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the AFP news agency reported on Friday. "Any aggression or attempted aggression against Niger will entail an immediate and urgent response by the Nigerien forces," the agency quoted one of the coup's participants as saying. On July 26, a group of rebel army officers announced the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum, the closure of the republic's borders, a curfew, the suspension of the constitution, and a ban on the political partiesโ€™ activities. On July 28, the plotters proclaimed...
China says Philippines creating a political drama' over coral damage in Rozul Reef
China on Thursday told the Philippines to stop making "political drama" after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) raised the idea of filing a complaint against Beijing over the destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea. Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, made the pronouncement after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported an "extensive" marine damage, including harvested coral reefs, in areas frequented by Chinese militia vessels in the Philippine waters, particularly in the Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal. The Philippine government, with OSG as the country's chief legal counsel, raised the possibility of filing charges against China over such an incidentโ€”a move backed by various lawmakers...
Press Statement of NPC regarding the data breach sa Philhealth
๐๐‘๐„๐’๐’ ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐‹๐ž๐š๐ค ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐๐๐‚ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐: ๐”๐ง๐ฐ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐–๐š๐ค๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก In an unyielding display of its commitment to safeguarding the privacy and security of personal data, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) has initiated an immediate, proactive investigation into potential violations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and its officials. This decisive action follows the unsettling revelation of a data breach where confidential information was illicitly obtained from PhilHealth's systems. Read more below or on our website: https://privacy.gov.ph/npc-takes-firm-stand-unwavering.../...

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