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Marcos United! Since posted about gamers who can survive these subscribers over a SIM Card Registration Act? Read it here: Pinoy Gamers Unite Against SIM Card and Social Media Registration Act If you don't have to play this mobile game due to termination SIM for live even though it says: "No ML, no register and no play policy". If the data is consumed while gaming without getting text scams. Agree with gamers? Another bonus sample: If you register to ML10, WR10, or COD10, no text scammers we're punished even if you play the match online while using your promo.
Not often these days, that I stumble upon a piece of good news... so I decided to share it with you :) I wish that renewable energies were more aggressively promoted in our country... Personally, I live 75% on solar since 2012 already and it's a blessing talaga: no brownout and cheap monthly bill :D Top PH solar farm starts operations Solar Philippines’ 150-megawatt Tarlac project has begun operations in time to help ease the country’s power shortage. Company president Leandro Leviste said the firm’s Tarlac solar farm has a full capacity of 150 MW, which can help address the Luzon grid’s power shortage. The additional supply means averting rotating brownouts for up to 500,000 households, bigger than the entire residential demand of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. promised not to block any efforts to give ABS-CBN Corp. a new legislative franchise. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. led the national simultaneous bamboo and tree planting event in San Mateo, Rizal to mark his 65th birthday on Tuesday. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR © Provided by The Manila Times In an interview with TV host Toni Gonzaga aired on AllTV Channel on Tuesday, Marcos said ABS-CBN's bid for a new franchise was denied because of "technical reasons" that surfaced during hearings at the House of Representatives. He denied that ABS-CBN had failed to get a franchise because of its "political position" against his predecessor, former president Rodrigo Duterte. "So long as those...
A Korean Air flight has overshot Runway 04 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the head of Lapu-Lapu City’s disaster office said early Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. “Airport operations are suspended,” according to Nagiel Bañacia, Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head said in a Facebook post past 1 a.m. “We are investigating an accident regarding #KE631 landing at Cebu airport,” Korean Air announced separately. Korean Air Flight KE 631 came from Seoul and landed in Cebu at 11:07 p.m., according to Flightaware.com. / CTL
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is expected to sign the SIM Registration Act, requiring Filipinos to register their SIM cards. Under the measure, unsold SIM cards will be activated only after registration with a Public Telecommunication Entity (PTE) — the telco and its representatives. Meanwhile, existing SIM subscribers must register with their respective telco within 180 days of the law's effectivity. Failure to register within the specified timeframe will result in the SIM service being deactivated automatically. SIM Registration Requirements: Here are the details and documents required when registering a SIM card. A user would be required to provide the following information during registration: Full name Complete...
Pres. Marcos was slated to arrive and meet with the Filipino community at Asia Society and Museum when protesters gatecrashed and chanted, "Never Again to Martial Law!". At this point, the president and his entourage were not at the venue yet. They arrived much later. Security tried to disperse some of the protesters. When they refused to leave and then dragged away, one of them exclaimed, "You violated my pride!" A clear example of victim mentality. Question: Are these people even Filipino citizens? Because if they are not, they would be considered Americans regardless of their ethnicity. Foreigners are prohibited to engage in any partisan political activities. They are not vested with the same political rights and privileges...
MANILA, Philippines — An infectious diseases expert said that the country could be nearing the COVID-19 endemic stage as cases are now on a downward trend and severe and critical infections remain low. ‘Philippines may be nearing COVID-19 endemic stage’© The STAR/Walter Bollozos “If you look at the cases, even globally, cases are already trending down, which means that the number of cases for the past week is stable. There is no significant increase although there is also no significant decrease but it is trending down to the point that it looks like it is becoming stable,” Dr. Rontgene Solante told “The Chiefs” on Cignal TV’s One News the other night. Solante, head for ãdül† Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the San...
MANILA, Philippines — The president of the United States would “really like to meet” President Marcos when they both visit New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “I know for a fact that the White House has indicated that President (Joe Biden) would really like to meet with President Marcos… (the US) being our number one ally,” Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said Friday night in an interview with “The Chiefs” on Cignal TV’s One News. “So, that is something we are confident that that meeting will take place,” added Romualdez, noting that the announcement of the two presidents’ meeting would only be made shortly before it actually happens. The plan is for Marcos to hold...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) stands ready to enforce the removal of instant noodles from retail markets once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues a recall order if such products are found to have a high sodium content. advertisement Interviewed on PTV’s public briefing on Friday, DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Ruth Castelo said Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual already endorsed Senator Raffy Tulfo's concerns over noodle salt content to the FDA and the Department of Health (DOH). At the budget hearing of the DTI, Tulfo said that various brands of instant noodles have more than 1,600 milligrams (mg) of sodium while a person can only consume 2,000mg of sodium a day. Castelo said that the FDA had the...
MANILA, Philippines — To make National Teachers’ Month felt by all public school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) is giving each of them a P1,000 cash incentive this September. “We will continue to grant a P1,000 incentive to honor our teachers,” DepEd spokesman Michael Poa said partly in Filipino at Thursday’s joint press briefing with the Office of the Vice President. Poa said Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte stressed the important role of teachers in the development of the country and the formation of its youth. Apart from the cash incentive, the DepEd vowed to find a solution to the problems and grievances of teachers. “We will not get tired of listening to their grievances,” Poa said in...
An international research team led by a Goethe University professor analyzes diamond inclusions. The boundary layer between the upper and lower mantles of the Earth is known as the transition zone (TZ). It is located between 410 and 660 kilometers (between 255 and 410 miles) under the surface. The olive-green mineral olivine, commonly known as peridot, which makes up around 70% of the Earth’s upper mantle, changes its crystalline structure at the extreme pressure of up to 23,000 bar in the TZ. At a depth of around 410 kilometers (255 miles), at the upper edge of the transition zone, it changes into denser wadsleyite, and at a depth of 520 kilometers (323 miles), it transforms into even denser ringwoodite. “These mineral transformations...
MANILA, Philippines — Veteran comedian Caloy Alde died recently. He was 60. Friends of the actor took to social media to give their condolences to Caloy's family. Actor Alwyn Uytingco reminisced his favorite joke from the comedian. “'I love nature.' Ang joke mo na di ko malilimutan. Salamat, kuya Caloy Carlos Alde," Alwyn wrote. Caloy's wife Rhoda Porral-Alde changed her profile picture to black and shared the news clip that the comedian died. Reports said that Caloy suffered from a heart condition two years ago. "As per his wife Rhoda, minanas na si Caloy dahil sa enlargement of the heart at may tubig siya sa lungs," close friend Gene Padilla said. "Baka i-dialysis din siya dahil hindi maganda ang lagay ng kidney niya,"...
Experts point out the Ukrainian roots of Kim Jong-un's rocket program North Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear missile program remains a major headache for the United States, and much of the wider world. Its development would not have been possible, however, without Pyongyang’s access to Soviet technology, specifically nuclear-capable hardware that remained in Ukraine after the collapse of the USSR. This article delves into the unlikely story of the part Ukraine played in making North Korea a major threat to America and its Asian allies. The US, South Korea and Japan share a lot of common goals, one of them being the complete de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. US President Joe Biden has once again made this point clear at the 2022...
A new study links the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions to more frequent heat waves, floods and droughts in the Northern Hemisphere. Greenhouse gases are increasingly disrupting the jet stream, a powerful river of winds that steers weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere. That's causing more frequent summer droughts, floods and wildfires, a new study says. The findings suggest that summers like 2018, when the jet stream drove extreme weather on an unprecedented scale across the Northern Hemisphere, will be 50 percent more frequent by the end of the century if emissions of carbon dioxide and other climate pollutants from industry, agriculture and the burning of fossil fuels continue at a high rate. In a worst-case scenario, there...
Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed an agreement on the release of about 22 million tons of wheat and other crops, allowing Ukrainian grain exports, which will be overseen by Turkey and the United Nations. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attended the signing ceremony, with Russia represented by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukraine represented by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, countries have signed separate agreements with Turkey and the United Nations. Turkey first announced the tentative deal last week after hosting talks between Russia, Ukraine and the UN. Under the deal, Ukrainian ships will guide ships in and out of Ukraine's heavily...
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 20) — An alleged middleman in the plot to murder veteran broadcaster Percy Lapid died this week at the New Bilibid Prison, Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla said Thursday. In a chance interview with reporters, Remulla said the 42-year-old inmate died at the prison hospital on Oct. 18. He immediately ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct an autopsy. "Nakita namin na totoo nga, namatay, may namatay na tao [The fact is that someone died]. So immediately it's the NBI, and the autopsy that's very important," said Remulla. Remulla added that an independent autopsy would be welcome. "We will open it to other medico legal experts to find out," he said. The Department of...
Purnima Anand, president of the BRICS international forum, said on July 14 that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are considering joining BRICS. The possibility of countries joining, as well as their potential admission to the ranks of the BRICS, could take place in 2023 when the next summit of the group will be held. The countries themselves have expressed a desire to join the union, but if approved, the application process will be lengthy. South Africa will host the next summit in 2023, where the member countries will make the final decision. In addition to the aforementioned countries, Iran and Argentina want to join the group. They have already submitted their applications. On June 1-2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
Reporter siya noon sa ABC 5 Sentro kasama si Ali Sotto kung natatandaan niyo. CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Veteran broadcast journalist John Susi, known to the media circle as the "key" for his in-depth analysis and balanced news reporting on air, joined His Creator on September 16, 2022 in peace at 57. John, a renowned reporter and journalist, kept his eyes on issues in Pampanga, starting a career with CLTV36 news and opinion programs, venturing thereon to others like his daily shows on local radio and TV, culminating with spiels at regional network GNN Philippines. A source close to SunStar Pampanga and friends at GNN, the last network he was in, said the broadcast journalist turned politico succumbed to cardiac arrest, the second in...
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