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Flying 7ft tall alien attackers in peru were actually îllégâl gold mining gang on Jetpacks .. Reports of 'seven-foot-tall aliens' terrorizing villagers in Peru stunned the world this week, with local leaders describing the 'armored' and 'floating' menaces as impervious to bullets. The locals also compared their attackers to 'green goblins' and local Peruvian superstitions about 'los Pelacaras,' ('the Face Peelers') ― but now Peruvian law enforcement has offered a new suspect.... This tribe in Peru just released an update about those entities in Peru. Mr Vernet, a researcher in Brazil said that he is in contact with the lkitu people at San Antonio de Pintuyacu, and he said the lkitu people asked him to share a video of them protesting...

The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea and which Beijing said on Thursday should be viewed rationally and objectively. China released the map on Monday of its famous U-shaped line covering about 90% of the South China Sea, a source of many of the disputes in one of the world’s most contested waterways, where more than $3 trillion of trade passes each year. The Philippines called on China on Thursday “to act responsibly and abide by its obligations” under international law and a 2016 arbitral ruling that had declared the line had no legal grounds. Malaysia said it had filed a diplomatic protest over the map...

MANILA (UPDATED) — A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official on Thursday slammed Filipinos defending China amid fresh tensions between Manila and Beijing over a confrontation in the West Philippine Sea last weekend, calling them "unpatriotic" and "traitors." "If you are a Filipino, whether in government or private sector, regardless of your politics, defending and making excuses for China's aggressive behavior should deem you unpatriotic, and a traitor to the Philippines and to our people," said Cmdr. Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea. "Given current developments in the West Philippine Sea, it is important to show loyalty to country," he said in a tweet. Tarriela also said that while Filipinos have the...

For Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, the DepEd needs more funds to level up the basic education system. The Department of Education’s proposed budget for 2024 is ₱758.5 billion, a 5% increase from the current budget. Read more: bit.ly/3qXxHIX

The chief of the Mandaluyong City police station was relieved from his post after he tested positive for îllégâl drugs in a surprise drug test last week. Col. Cesar Gerente yielded positive results during a random drug test with ranking officials of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Aug. 24, according to Brig. Gen. Wilson Asueta, director of the Eastern Police District (EPD), which covers the cities of Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig and San Juan. In a message to the Inquirer on Wednesday, Asueta said Gerente was transferred to the Regional Personnel Holding and Accounting Unit in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, while awaiting the result of a confirmatory test and subjected to administrative case investigation. He did...

FEELING CLOSE. Narito ang bagong mapa ng China na umaangkin sa buong West Philippine Sea. Dating nine-dash line ang mapa at tila lumawak pa ang pang-aangkin ng teritoryo ng Beijing sa pagdagdag nila ng linya. Naghain na ng protesta ang Pilipinas kaugnay nito. Ipinawalang-bisa na ng Permanent Court of Arbitration noon pang 2016 ang nine-dash line map. (📷: Office of Senator Francis Tolentino) ABS-CBN News Edit: mula sa 9-dash line, 10 na ang inaangkin ng china rito

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED 5:22 PM) — The Office of the President's travel expenses for foreign trips increased by around 1453% in 2022, according to the Commission on Audit. State auditors found that foreign travel-related expenses at the OP jumped by around P367,052,245.96 from P25,255,163.95 in 2021 to P392,307,409.91 in 2022. Read more: Philstar

Peruvian village horrified by attacks from 'giant yellow-eyed aliens' Peruvian villagers claim that aliens standing at two meters tall attack them every night. By WALLA! Published: AUGUST 28, 2023 14:25 Updated: AUGUST 29, 2023 08:35 Residents of a Peruvian village known as the Haikito tribe have been living in fear as they claim to be under repeated attacks by towering, two-meter-tall creatures. These menacing entities with luminous yellow eyes, dubbed "Los Falcaras" or "the face peelers," have instilled terror in the hearts of the indigenous community of San Antonio, located in Alto Nanai, northeast of Lima. Distraught and desperate, the villagers implored the Peruvian military for assistance, initiating night patrols to...

- Veteran broadcast journalist Mike Enriquez has passed away at the age 71 - GMA Network confirmed the news in a statement released Tuesday - As per the media giant, the Kapuso anchor died on August 29 - A “24 Oras” report also ρáíd tribute to Enriquez, citing his contributions to the broadcasting industry Veteran broadcast journalist Mike Enriquez has passed away on August 29 at the age 71. GMA Network (@gmanetwork) Source: Instagram© Provided by Kami GMA Network confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement released Tuesday. “It is with profound sadness that GMA Network announces the passing of our beloved Kapuso, Mr. Miguel ‘Mike’ C. Enriquez, who peacefully joined our Creator on August 29, 2023,” the statement reads...

WATCH: New Video Shows What Happened During That Viral QC Road Rage Incident© Provided by Spot.ph (SPOT.ph) A second angle video of the viral road rage incident in Quezon City was posted by Raymond Fortun on August 30. The one minute and 33 second long clip appears to be CCTV footage from the roadside and shows a fuller look into what went down between the ex-cop Wilfredo "Willie" Gonzales and an unnamed cyclist near the Welcome Rotonda on August 8. Also read: Recap: That Viral Road Rage Incident With the Gun-Wielding Ex-Cop Longer clip shows second angle of viral QC Road Rage incident "A second angle of the August 8, 2023 roadrage incident involving the cyclist and the dismissed cop," wrote Fortun in the caption, with an added...

A team leader of a call center company in Cebu City was caught by his wife who was with her female colleague in the team, inside a motel in Gorordo Avenue, Barangay Carreta, Cebu City on Tuesday at 9 am, August 29, 2023. Before the incident, the man, 27, is said to have posted a status on his social media with the term "team building." His partner, who is also a co-worker who was hidden by the name of Mara, 20, a girl from Barangay Luz. | via GPL

Meta unveils SeamlessM4T multimodal translation model About the Author By Ryan Daws | August 22, 2023 Categories: Development, Enterprise, Meta (Facebook), Ryan is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of experience covering the latest technology and interviewing leading industry figures. He can often be sighted at tech conferences with a strong coffee in one hand and a laptop in the other. If it's geeky, he’s probably into it. Find him on Twitter (@Gadget_Ry) or Mastodon (@gadgetry@techhub.social) Meta researchers have unveiled SeamlessM4T, a pioneering multilingual and multitask model that facilitates seamless translation and transcription across both speech and text. The internet, mobile devices, social media...

kakalungkot, pero lahat tayo dito mapupunta. una una lang. RIP mike

Martial law will be declared in Russia, -citing a source close to the presidential administration. River road moved. The s-400 systems moved to Rostov. In Rostov, Prigozhin's mercenaries ordered people to leave the square. It seems like something is coming up. Hidden content

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Goring is expected to intensify steadily and may become a typhoon tonight or tomorrow early morning (Friday). Its “inherent volatility” or possibility to develop into a super typhoon is not ruled out, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) warned on Thursday. In its bulletin issued at 11 a.m., the state weather bureau said Goring maintained its strength while moving over the Philippine Sea at least 355 kilometers east northeast of Calayan, Cagayan, or 300 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes. Goring has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph), gustiness of up to 70 kph, and is moving north-northwestward at 15 kph. “Goring is...

KUWAIT 23 August 2023 – The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait repatriated a total of 108 distressed Filipinos, including two minors in three flights on 14 and 15 August 2023. The distressed Filipinos were on board Saudia Airlines and Gulf Air flights arriving on 15 and 16 August 2023 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The cost of the one-way tickets of the repatriated individuals were shouldered by the DFA Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA)’s Assistance-To-Nationals (ATN) Fund. Majority of the repatriated Filipinos were undocumented workers staying at the Embassy shelter. The repatriation was spearheaded by Philippine Ambassador Jose A. Cabrera III and supervised by Vice Consul Josel N. Mostajo, head...

“When I was young, the entire world seemed to be pro-Ninoy and anti-Marcos. After all, you can’t argue with martyrdom. But now, the world seems to have turned on its axis: dictators are made heroes, while martyrs are made into villains.” Read more: Inquirer

- Pura Luka was just declared as persona non grata by Bohol and Lucena City - Bohol passed a resolution pursuant to the said declaration, citing the portrayal of the drag artist as disrespectful - In Lucena City, the same thing was posted by one of its councilors, stating that the city's council has already passed a resolution declaring Pura as a persona non grata - Bohol and Lucena City are only among the growing number of LGUs declaring the controversial drag artist as persona non grata Bagong feature: Tingnan ang mga balitang para sa'yo ➡️ hanapin ang "Recommended for you" block at mag-enjoy!"Recommended for you" block at mag-enjoy! Bohol and Lucena City, both have passed resolutions that declare controversial drag artist Pura...

A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premire 1), carrying six passengers with two flight crew, crashed in an E×ρréššive way near Elmina township, before it was due to land at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Kuala Lumpur, according to a statement issued from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia(CAAM) on Thursday. The airplane lost control and crashed into a car and a motorcycle on the highway, Selangor police chief Hussien Omar Khan told reporters, according to Reuters. All eight people on the private jet perished and the two drivers whose vehicles were hit also died, according to The Associated Press, citing the police chief.

Meet the student from Laguna who received a full scholarship from Harvard Photo Credit to @carlaudricguia on Instagram A student from Laguna received full scholarship offers from prestigious universities in the US, including the esteemed Harvard University. Carl Audric Guia, a student at UP Rural High School, is set to study astrophysics at Harvard with a full scholarship. In an interview on My Puhunan: Kaya Mo!, Carl shared that he always wanted to pursue a career in astrophysics. He first discovered astronomy in an encyclopedia that was given to him by his grandmother. "Ako po ang nagbukas ng mga librong 'yun and from there doon po talaga nag-bloom 'yung curiosity ko especially sa Astronomy, sa galaxy," he said. Carl shared...

Written by Val Jose Mendoza (via Yugatech) X, formerly known as Twitter, will now soon be removing the ability for users to block other accounts or other users as confirmed by Elon Musk on the platform last Friday. Blocking another user would generally prohibit this account from contacting them, seeing their Tweets, or even ever following them in order to avoid any harassment or abusive content from ever reaching them. However, it was made apparent that X would still carry the “Mute” function which would simply keep users from seeing specific accounts’ responses but wouldn’t eliminate any undesired replies from reaching their feed. Moreover, muting one account would not alert the other user of said muting. This decision to remove...

All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU The decision could have a global impact. The European Union is officially requiring all smartphones to have replaceable batteries by 2027. This week, the European Council adopted the regulation designed to reduce waste and break up monopolistic practices from tech companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google that make it difficult to replace parts without having to buy a brand new phone. This is a big win for the right-to-repair movement. While it only applies to the EU, the regulation has global ramifications, since it wouldn't make sense to make two different smartphones — one for Europe, one for everywhere else. Regulation will likely impact the...

The YouTube channel of Television and Production Exponents Incorporated (TAPE Inc.) has been taken down by the video streaming platform just a few days after its launch. Netizens have noticed that the link to the said YouTube channel which was posted on TAPE Inc.'s official Facebook page on Saturday, is inacessible as of today. This comes less than two months after Facebook and YouTube also took down their 'Eat Bulaga Na' page and channel last June. TAPE Inc. is the producer of 'Eat Bulaga' which airs on GMA 7. The production company has yet to comment on the recent action by the streaming platform. | via OneNews (posted last August 14, 2023) FROM: ONE NEWS

LOOK: Teachers of Pinagbuhatan Elementary School in Pasig City remove wall decorations in their classrooms to comply with DepEd Order 21, which says walls must be bare and “free from unnecessary artwork, decorations, tarpaulin, and posters at all times” so that students can focus. | via @victoriatulad Full Pdf: Click Here

Nagmahal na sa amin yung bigas hahhaha, 1300 na yung kohaku half sack, sa inyu rin ba :unsure:

Illegally parked vehicle hits wall after owner tried to run from the MMDA© Provided by Top Gear Philippines There’s nothing good that’ll ever come out of trying to run away from a traffic violation, no matter what type of violation that is. A motorist from somewhere in Metro Manila recently learned that the hard way. During the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) road-clearing operations, the owner of an illegally parked vehicle hurried to take his car out of the street. In what we can only assume is his panic, he hit the wall of a nearby house. So, some deductions here. If the owner wanted to just run away at the sight of the MMDA personnel, then he’s probably taking his car somewhere. Either that’s a proper and secure...

17-ANYOS NA LALAKI, PATAY MATAPOS PAGBABARILIN NG MGA PULIS. ANG BIKTIMA, BIKTIMA NG MISTAKEN IDENTITY! Naghihinagpis ang isang ina na OFW matapos mabalitaang patay na ang kanyang bunsong anak at ang masakit, mga pulis mismo ang nakapatay sa kanyang anak. Nasawi ang 17-anyos na si Jemboy Baltazar matapos siyang pagbabarilin ng mga pulis. Nag-aayos ng bangka para mangisda si Jimboy pero biglang dumating ang anim na pulis at siya’y tinutukan at pinagbabaril. Lumalabas sa imbestigasyon na napagkamalan lamang si Jimboy na suspek sa isang krimen. Ang ina ni Jimboy na isang domestic helper sa Qatar, nanawagan ng tulong para siya’y makauwi sa Pilipinas at makita sa huling pagkakataon ang anak. Kinasuhan na ang anim na pulis dahil sa...

Tayong mga Pilipino, anak lang ng anak para mabayaran ang utang natin sa bansa? Source: Gma News Read here: Link

Aminado si VP Sara Duterte na dahil wala siyang education background, ang tanging nagawa niya para sa Matatag Curriculum ay "magpukpok" ng mga tao para matiyak na nagagawa nila ang kanilang trabaho. | Abscbn News