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Black Sea Incident :  US MQ-9 Reaper drone crashes after encounter with Russian fighter Jet
Footage of the Tuesday encounter between a US surveillance drone and the Russian fighter jets source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryhSbc_oeCU The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. <wikipedia> What is the MQ-9 Reaper drone? The US Air Force primarily uses the Reaper for collecting intel, according to the service’s website, which touts the “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance” abilities of the drone. But when armed, the drone can also be used against “high-value, fleeting, and...
Top 5 na iboboto nyo para manalo sa senado
So yun nga guys ang tagal ko na rin nagbasa ng background nila or mga survey kung ano mas gagampanan ang tungkulin nila pag once na naging senador na sila... pero wala pa rin akong maisip kung sino iboboto ko balak ko pa naman 5 lang iboboto para pasok sana lahat at yung pangako nila ay maisakatuparan... hindi ako dutertards or dilawan ang akin lang need ko talaga ng tulong ninyo para hindi sayang boto ko... :) ayoko naman humantong na hindi ako bumoto sa darating na eleksyon :( Salamat sa sasagot... Ang Dami nila
Apat na magkakapatid na pawang mga menor de edad, ang pinagsasaksak hanggang sa mapatay ng live-in partner ng kanilang ina na OFW
Apat na magkakapatid na pawang mga menor de edad, ang pinagsasaksak hanggang sa mapatay ng live-in partner ng kanilang ina na OFW mula sa Saudi Arabia sa Barangay Cabuco sa Trece Martires sa Cavite noong Huwebes, Marso 9. Ang naturang suspek ay kalaunan ay nagpakamatay matapos ang insidente. Sa tulong ng OWWA, papauwi na ngayong darating na Sabado si OFW Viriginia mula Saudi Arabia, dahil ito sa sinapit ng kanyang apat (4) na anak na pinatay ng kanyang ka-live-in partner sa Trece Martires City sa Cavite. Courtesy | OWWA Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
After Flakka another Zombie Drug
What is Xylazine? How is the medicine turning people into zombies? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the nation licenced this "zombie drug" for use in veterinary medicine. It was also used to cut ******, but most recently, it was found in fentanyl and other îllégâl substances, according to the New York Post. An overdose of the non-opioid xylazine prevents a person from being able to react to naloxone, often known as Narcan, the most widely used overdose reversal medication, making it unsafe for humans. Excessive tiredness, respiratory depression, and open sores are just a few of the effects of the drug that can get worse and spread quickly with repeated contact. If the ulcerations aren't treated, they could develop into eschar...
Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo killed in attack
In a Facebook post, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo said her husband was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m., saying, "The governor does not deserve that kind of death." She said the governor was serving his constituents on a Saturday, along with his department heads when he was gunned down by still unidentified assailants. "There were five others who died with him. They were there to ask for help," said Degamo. "Give the governor the justice he deserves," she added. Based on the latest reports from the ground, Gov. Degamo was talking to some of his constituents who are beneficiaries of 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program)in front of his house in Barangay San Isidro, Pamplona when a group of individuals, clad in full army and navy...
Filipino patience is wearing thin in the aftermath of China's latest incursion.
Over the years, there have been numerous incidents of harassment and intimidation by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) against Philippine vessels, like last Dec. 17 when CCG vessel 5205 sailed dangerously close to a boat delivering food, noche buena packages and other supplies to troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. This latest incident at Ayungin Shoal where this same Chinese Coast Guard vessel 5205 shadowed and pointed a military-grade laser at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol vessel BRP Malapascua – resulting in temporary blindness for some Philippine crew – is causing more and more Filipinos to become increasingly angry at the way the Chinese have been encroaching into our territory. What is worse is that...
Kalayaan LGU turns to tourism, game fishing in tense West Philippine Sea
Kalayaan island aims to be the next "center of adventure tourism" in Palawan as its local government unit prepares to open its first week-long expedition to the public. Kalayaan aims to be a "special zone for tourism and marine fisheries" by 2040 despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea. "We are really committed to making this work," Ken Hupanda, program manager at the Tourism Promotions and Development program of Kalayaan town, told Philstar.com in an online interview. "It is our mandate to at least make Kalayaan just like any other municipality in the Philippines because for us, the only time we can claim that an area is truly ours is if we operate as a regular municipality," he added in mixed English and...
Canada bans TikTok from government mobile devices
TORONTO, Canada: Canada announced on Monday it was banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video-sharing application. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions during an announcement in the city of Mississauga, Ontario province, southern Canada on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS PHOTO VIA AP© Provided by The Manila Times Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it might be a first step to further action or that it might be it. "I suspect that, as government takes the significant step of telling all federal employees that they can no longer use TikTok on their work phones, many Canadians from business to private individuals will...
Internet Explorer 11 magreretire na
Sa mga kapwa ko IT diyan na may user na nag-aaccess sa mga certain government websites na IE11 pa rin yung ginagamit, sama sama tayong mag-expect ng problema hahahahaha sana may way around agad. Edit: Meron ba tayo member dito na nagwowork sa ph government? Lalo na BIR? Bakit IE11 pa rin trip niyong ipagamit sa lahat? Hahahahaha Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ - Microsoft Community Hub
After China laser incident, US says armed attack on PH vessels would trigger MDT
MANILA, Philippines — Further escalation in the contested waters of the South China Sea, like an armed attack on the Philippine vessels, would trigger the country’s Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States. The US Defense Department, in a statement, said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III made the pronouncement after speaking with Philippine Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday. Austin and Galvez conducted the bilateral meeting after the February 6 incident when a Chinese Coast Guard illuminated a green light twice toward the Philippine Coast Guard vessel, which was supporting a rotation and resupply mission of the Philippine Navy in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. The two Defense chiefs discussed...
Report: California bishop found dead of gunshot wound
A Roman Catholic bishop in Southern California has died of a gunshot wound By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- A Roman Catholic bishop in Southern California was found dead Saturday of a gunshot wound, according to the Los Angeles Times. The newspaper reported that Bishop David O'Connell was found in Hacienda Heights around 1 p.m. According to information from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, homicide detectives responded to “a shooting death investigation.” A male ãdül† victim was located and pronounced dead at the scene. The block in question is a residential street lined with one-story ranch-style homes. Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez confirmed the death, saying O'Connell, who served in the city for 45...
Toyota investing P4.4B for revival of Tamaraw model
Friday, 17 February 2023 Today's Newspaper Toyota investing P4.4B for revival of Tamaraw model By Michelle R. Guillang TOKYO – Toyota Motor Philippines plans to invest P4.4 billion for the “new generation Tamaraw project,” its president revealed in an interview over the weekend. In an interview with Toyota Motor Philippines president Atsuhiro Okamoto with the Philippine media here, he confirmed reports that the firm is reviving the Tamaraw model to provide more affordable commercial vehicles for small business owners. “We were committed to investing the P4.4 billion for a light commercial vehicle that’s called in Toyota Innovative International Multi-Purpose Vehicle-zero project. Do you know the Tamaraw in the past?” he...
Philippines rejects China's laser explanation Beijing claims ship did not direct lasers at PCG vessel
MANILA, Philippines — The country is standing by the account of the Philippine Coast Guard that the Chinese harassed a PCG ship on Feb. 6 in Ayungin Shoal with powerful laser light, rejecting Beijing’s claim that its use of laser was meant to “ensure navigation safety.” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Malapascua was undertaking legitimate activities within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and that the CCG’s action placed the PCG crew in danger. “As far as the DFA is concerned, we have no reason to doubt the Philippine Coast Guard’s account of the incident,” Daza told reporters. “While we agree that we should continue working together, we hope the...
More than 1,000 dead as 7.8 magnitude hits southern Turkey and Syria
Warning Graphic Content: for some Monday’s quake is believed to be the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939, when an earthquake of the same magnitude killed 30,000 people, according to the USGS. Earthquakes of this magnitude are rare, with fewer than five occurring each year on average, anywhere in the world. Seven quakes with magnitude 7.0 or greater have struck Turkey in the past 25 years – but Monday’s is the most powerful. Karl Lang, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech University’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, told CNN the area hit by the quake Monday is prone to seismic activity. “It’s a very large fault zone, but this is a larger earthquake than they’ve experienced any time in recent memory,” Lang said. Rescuers...
Chinese spy balloon above US
What spy balloons can do that satellites can't they cant shoot it down News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States raises a series of questions -- not least among them, what exactly it might be doing. US officials have said the flight path of the balloon, first spotted over Montana on Thursday, could potentially take it over a "number of sensitive sites" and say they are taking steps to "protect against foreign intelligence collection." But what's less clear is why Chinese spies would want to use a balloon, rather than a satellite to gather information.

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