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Child Abuse
A mother was arrested Tuesday night, September 13, 2022, in Barangay Poblacion, Aloguinsan town, Cebu for violations of Republic Act 7610, also known as "Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act," after she allegedly struck her 8-year-old daughter with wood. A warrant of arrest was issued against her. | via GPL
Woman carrying gun supposedly robs bank to withdraw her own money
In Beirut, the capital of Beirut, a woman entered a bank with a gun, took people hostage and threatened to set the bank on fire, demanding to withdraw money from her own account in the bank. The woman, identified as Sali Hafiz, entered a branch of BLOM Bank in Beirut carrying a handgun along with several other depositors and stormed into the manager’s chamber. The depositors demanded to withdraw money from their own accounts beyond set limits. Due to the acute financial crisis that Lebanon is facing, the banks in the country have imposed strict limits on withdrawals since 2019. This decision has locked a large portion of the funds of citizens in the banks...
Teachers' group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well
National, News Groups mourn death of ‘overworked’ teacher; urged DepEd to address workload concerns. Teachers’ group mourned the death of their fellow teacher in Bicol who reportedly passed away after attending teaching duties despite not feeling well. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) – Bicol and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in separate statements, E×ρréššed condolences to the bereaved family of a 57-year-old teacher who passed away due to overwhelming “stress and pressure.” In a statement issued by ACT Region V union president Oliver Lucinario on Thursday, Sept. 14, the teacher who passed away earlier asked to file a leave of absence but the school head reportedly refused due to scheduled...
13-Year-Old Girl Added to Ukrainian Hit List
13-Year-Old Girl Added to Ukrainian Hit List “War is air raids, the rumble of artillery and tanks, the cannonade of gunfire… It has many sounds and many faces. It sneaks up and falls on you with all its force when you least expect it. And as you hide, you count the bursts. One. Two. Three… God, thanks for passing. And then the guns go silent. And in that silence, you hear a baby crying. Quiet sobs, like a kitten’s meow. And then the shelling begins again, drowning out everything… That is why war children are quiet. They know their cries will go unheard.” — Faina Savenkova, “Children’s Cry of Victory.” Written in 2020 at age 11
Coffee Price Increase.
NEWS UPDATE: Rustan Coffee Corporation, the authorized licensee of Starbucks stores in the Philippines, said they implemented today a P5-increase in the prices of all their beverages. Starbucks Philippines Marketing & Global Responsibility Manager Maria Rosario Vilchez confirmed the price adjustments. No reason was given so far but employees from several stores said it was connected to the high price of sugar & issues on its supply.
Medical Márijuana can contribute to economy, gov't projects  Robin Padilla
MANILA, Philippines — Medical Márijuana can contribute to the country’s economy and government projects as it can generate taxes, Senator Robin Padilla said on Monday. Padilla noted that the country would need a P5.268-trillion budget next year. Hence, proposing to refer his speech to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means to deliberate on medical Márijuana’s economic viability, feasibility, and benefits. “Kailangan po nating palaguin ang ating ekonomiya at sa puntong ito, malaki po ang maiaambag ng industriya ng medical cannabis na tuloy-tuloy po ang pag-usbong sa iba’t ibang dako ng mundo,” he said during his privilege speech at the Senate plenary session. (We need to grow our economy; at this point, the medical cannabis...
A Mother who Abandoned Her Children to Starve to Death
May movie ito ang title ay "Sunk Into the Womb (2013)" The Osaka child abandonment case involved two abandoned children in Osaka, Japan. It happened in late June 2010 when Sanae Shimomura, a 23-year-old Japanese single mother living in Osaka, closed the door to her apartment shut, leaving her 3-year-old daughter Sakurako Hagi and 1-year-old son Kaede Hagi alone inside with no way out. The cause of death was reported as dehydration and starvation. However, the gruesome details of the 20 days or so that the children were alive were gruesomely described by medical experts. Because the door was blocked with tape, the kids could not go to the toilet. There was excrement found all over the apartment, the children themselves, and they had...
NBI arrests 19-year-old online PO-RN seller in Cebu City
CEBU CITY — A 19-year-old man accused of selling le-wd photos and se-x videos on social media was arrested in an entrapment operation here on Friday, July 29. Romilo Romero was handcuffed while transacting with an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas (NBI 7), who posed as customer. The NBI 7 said that it was last June 2 when the NBI Anti-Human Trafficking Division was informed by its counterpart from the Department of Justice of the suspect’s alleged îllégâl activities. The NBI 7 said the suspect used Facebook and Twitter ‘to promote and sell self-produced videos of himself performing ***-ual acts to his various male victims, some were children.’ The NBI 7 investigation showed that a Twitter account...
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“Sabi kamo ni Ateneo and Harvard sorry daw at pasensya.” Aika Robredo, eldest daughter of former Vice President and Angat Buhay chairperson Leni Robredo, reacts to a post circulating on social media following the recognitions that the latter received from Ateneo de Manila and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership. Riding on the ‘Madumb Leni’ wave thrown against the former top official, the post in question said: “Awards from Ateneo or Harvard do not change our minds about Leni. They change our minds about Ateneo and Harvard.” In response, Aika has this to say to her mother’s bashers: “the more na tinatawag siyang ‘madumb’ parang dumadami at humahaba ang listahan ng pumapansin sa kanya.” “Number one, mas...
15 ANYOS NA DALAGITA NAGTAMPO SA BOYFRIEND UMAKYAT SA BUNDOK, INAKALANG MAGPAPAKAMATAY
15 ANYOS NA DALAGITA NAGTAMPO SA BOYFRIEND UMAKYAT SA BUNDOK, INAKALANG MAGPAPAKAMATAY Agad na rumesponde ang mga tauhan ng MDRRMO, BFP AT PNP ng San Vicente Palawan matapos na makatanggap ng tawag ng tangkang umanong pagpapakamatay ng isang babae bandang 1:45 ngayong hapon ng Linggo sa Purok Sampaguita Bgy. Poblacion, San Vicente Palawan. Sa lugar ay inabutan ng mga awtoridad ang isang 15 anyos na dalagita na alyas Lesley. Sa Panayam ng Brigada News sa Head ng MSWDO-San Vicente na si Jenelyn Laro, ang dalagita ay hindi magpapakamatay bagkus ay nagtatampo lamang sa kanyang Boyfriend. Napag-alaman na bandang alas Otso ng umaga ng pumunta ang dalaga sa bahay ng kanyang boyfriend sa Sitio Panindigan sa kaparehong barangay upang kumuha...
BREAKING NEWS: W.H.O. declared global health | Monkey Pox
Monkeypox declared global heath emergency by World Health Organisation, as risk in Europe described as 'high' The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a "global health emergency". Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference that despite the WHO committee being unable to come to consensus, he declared the emergency anyway as the tie-breaking vote. He added the risk globally is "moderate", except in Europe where it is "high". Dr Adhanom said that there had been more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox reported to the WHO from 75 countries, and five deaths. Advertisement The declaration by the WHO is designed to trigger an international response to the outbreak, which could unlock...
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CHEAPER NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION PLAN? Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a lower-cost subscription plan that includes advertisements, the two firms announced. Microsoft will be responsible for designing and managing the platform for advertisers who want to serve ads to Netflix users. READ: Netflix partners with Microsoft to offer cheaper streaming plan Credits to Philstar
Soon to be Space Wars?
Both the Russians and the Chinese are working on satellites that can attack other satellites.The Chinese military is quickly deploying ground-based systems for doing battle in space, such as lasers.In 2019, Russia deployed a small satellite into an orbit so close to a U.S. “national security satellite” that the U.S. government didn’t know whether it was attacking or not.“It maneuvered close, it maneuvered dangerously, it maneuvered threateningly so that they were coming close enough that there was a concern of collision. Meanwhile United States has launched a new space force spy agency. This move hopes to counter Russia and China.
With War, everything is scarce. Supply decreases, demand increases.
(Bloomberg) -- Trading volume has slowed across many cryptocurrency trading platforms during the rout in global assets triggered by the Ukraine crisis, a potentiality troubling sign for a sector that has billed itself as alternative to traditional finance. Bitcoin’s aggregated daily spot trading volume on Coinbase, Bitstamp, FTX, Gemini, ItBit, Kraken and LMAX Digital was around $3 billion, according to data from researcher Skew. That’s compared with previous highs of roughly $5 billion in the beginning of December. At one point Thursday, Bitcoin lost about $27 billion in market value. “The overall volume wasn’t too high today.” Patrick Chu, head of institutional coverage at Paradigm, a crypto over-the-counter trading firm, said...
IN VIDEO: RUSSIA'S TSIRKON HYPERSONIC MISSILE HITS NAVAL TARGET 1,000 KILOMETERS AWAY IN NEW TEST
Admiral Gorshkov Russian frigate, 10 July 2018. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense. http://мультимедиа.минобороны.рф/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=59002@cmsPhotoGallery On May 28, Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet fired a Tsirkon hypersonic, anti-ship cruise missile from the Barents Sea at a naval target located 1,000 kilometers away in the White Sea. The Russian Ministry of Defense told reports that that the shooting was part of a series of tests for new weapon systems. The Tsirkon, which was developed by Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, is powered by a state-of-the-art scramjet engine that allows it to reach speed as high as Mach 8 and 9. The maneuvering anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile can...
World's  Longest Glass-bottom Bridge just Opened
"The Bach Long bridge" The world's longest glass-bottom bridge just opened in Vietnam, and it's not for the faint of heart. Located in the Moc Chau district of the country's Son La province, the Bach Long bridge spans more 2,000 feet and stands almost 500 feet above a verdant valley.It opened on April 29 to commemorate 47 years since the end of the Vietnam War. If the bridge’s height gives you nightmares about what the drop to the bottom would be like, there’s little to worry about: The bridge’s floor is made of three layers of tempered glass, each about 1.5 inches thick. Hoang Manh Duy, a representative of Moc Chau Island, which operates the bridge, notes in a statement that additional security measures will also be in place; for...

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