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More than 1 million international travelers have arrived in the Philippines in the first three months of 2023, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday. Under the NTDP, the DOT outlined seven goals for the next five years to improve the sector. Among these are the improvement of tourism infrastructure and accessibility; cohesive and comprehensive digitalization and connectivity; and enhancement of the overall tourist experience. Also included are the equalization of tourism product development and promotion; diversification of portfolio through multidimensional tourism; maximization of domestic and international tourism; and strengthening tourism governance through close collaborations with national and local stakeholders...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. The Hague-based ICC said it had also issued a warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's presidential commissioner for children's rights, on similar charges. Moscow dismissed the orders as "void." Russia is not a party to the ICC so it was unclear if or how Putin could ever end up in the dock. War-battered Ukraine welcomed the ICC announcement, with President Volodymyr Zelensky hailing the "historic decision." The court's shock notice came hours after other news with the potential to significantly impact Russia's war on Ukraine...

Nakatakdang bilhin ng PLDT ang Sky Cable Corporation sa halagang P6.75 billion. Ayon sa disclosure sa Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) kahapon, March 16, 2023, inanunsiyo ng PLDT na pinasok nila ang "sale and purchase agreement" sa kumpanya ng Lopez family upang bilhin ang 100 percent ng 1.38 billion outstanding capital stocks ng kumpanya. ng SKY Cable Corporation ay pagmamay-ari ng Lopez-led firms na Sky Vision Corporation, ABS-CBN Corporation, at Lopez Inc. Nakasaad dito: "On March 16, 2023, PLDT Inc. ("PLDT") entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Sky Vision Corporation, ABS-CBN Corporation, and Lopez, Inc. (collectively, the "Sellers"), for the proposed acquisition by PLDT of the broadband business and its related assets...

MANILA, Philippines – Telco giant PLDT is set to acquire Sky Cable Corporation’s broadband business for P6.75 billion, further expanding the former’s hold into the broadband space. The transaction involves the acquisition by PLDT of 100% of Sky Cable’s total issued and outstanding capital stock consisting of 1.3 billion common shares for P4.90 apiece. The deal also entails that Sky Cable’s ρáíd TV and cable businesses will be terminated, according to stock exchange filings submitted on Thursday, March 16, by PLDT and Sky Cable’s majority shareholder, ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN said that Sky Cable’s broadband and cable TV services will continue while awaiting regulatory approvals. Once the deal is given the green light, Sky Cable said it is...

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Friday to increase childcare leave benefits in a bid to reverse the East Asian country's plummeting birth rate.Kishida told a news conference that the next six to seven years would be Japan's last chance to reverse its declining birth trend, saying his government would prioritize implementing unprecedented measure The premier also said the government would provide assistance to employers in encouraging their male workers to take childcare leave. Only about 14 percent of eligible male workers in Japan took parental leave in 2021, while the government aims to raise the figure to 50 percent in three years. He also pledged to provide benefits to freelancers and self-employed...

TIKTOK is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf. In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. - China urged the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok on March 16, 2023, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban. Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP© Provided by The Manila Times China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday...

Salamat sa ating agricul-tour president ay este agriculture. 31minions look ohh pataas ng pataas ang inflation sa bansa at nataas din ang mga bilihin pero ito si mr.president ehh gusto lang nya mapababa ang kilo ng bigas. sana yung ibang mga bilihin din hindi yung bigas lang 😍 yung pinaka mababang presyo ng 1 kilo ng bigas is 0.60$ or 32 pesos sa egypt. bbm said price is 20pesos or 0.36$ gagawa ng history si bbm 😍 source

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...

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start na ng season 2 CHECHEN LEADER KADYROV: WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR WILL SEEM LIKE CHILDISH JOKES COMPARED TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.

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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 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

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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...

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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...

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 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...

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...

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Plane is about a commercial pilot named Brodie Torrance, played by Butler, whose plane crashes into the town of Jolo in Sulu, Mindanao, and its passengers are held hostage by extremists. I know this is a fictional film, but do you think it has a negative impact on Filipinos? Ano sa tingin nyo guys? Any thoughts?

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

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...

US President Biden's unannounced visit to Ukraine maaring mag-umpisa na naman ng panibagong "Cold War". Balik ba ang mundo sa stockpiling at paramihan ng nuclear wapons? Sa pananaw ko lang parang ganun...

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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...