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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...

Ano masasabe nyo dito mga sir

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...

Pwede na direktang magpa-ID nang walang booking beforehand, ayon dito sa news: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/23/23/govt-implements-full-walk-in-system-for-national-id-registration

Ay...Bat Kayo Ganun...Pwede Ba Yan After Ninyong Ginamit at Pinasok Sa Utak Namin Ganyang Balita...Sorry Lang?Napakasinungaling Niyo Naman...Yan pa naman naiisip ko panahon ng Martial Law..🙄

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...

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...

"SET A SIDE NYO YUNG PULITIKA"

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...

Bike lanes on Ayala Avenue, Makati to become shared lanes starting Feb. 15 Uumpisahan na ito sa Ayala, Makati. Susunod na kaya ibang cities dito sa NCR?

Nakakita ang U.S. health authorities ng posibleng koneksyon sa stroke ng bivalent #COVID19 vaccines na gawa ng Pfizer at partner nitong BioNTech. Nakapanayam ng #News5 si infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante kaugnay dito.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot? si doh at iatf kaya? di pa ba sila nakaquota sa benta at kickback sa bakuna? bbm, anu na?

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...

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.

Dictatorship in Brazil: New bill in Brazil aiming at imprisoning from 2 to 8 years anyone who refuses to be vaccinated or who gives his opinion about vaccines on the internet. The penalty is double for public employees! According to a survey 92% of Brazilians are against this bill. Bills provide for imprisonment for those who doubt vaccines in Brazil - The Rio Times

Why is Elon Musk telling people to delete their Facebook? Elon Musk is pointing out something we all know. Of course, many refuse to face the truth, but nevertheless, we must open our eyes. Facebook is a real pain in the ass. Facebook is hurting our society with permanent misinformation with the goal of permanent profit. Profit is not a bad thing, but when it is done at the expense of truth and society, it becomes dramatic. This is the case with Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg may have renamed the company Meta, but the goals are the same. Facebook wants to take over the Metaverse, and that's a terrible vision for the society of the future. As Elon Musk said, we must not let Meta take over that future. Removing Facebook to reduce its...

anu masasabi ninyo sa State of the Education Address in inday sara this afternoon 2 o'clock? yung iba sabi ang tanging plano lang ni inday is di niya papabayaan ang mga guro hehe

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A woman who was raped or a young girl impregnated by her relative has no right to abort the unborn and must learn to live with the consequences of being a victim, according to Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso. The Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer took a hard-line position against abortion during an interview aired on ABS-CBN platforms on Thursday night, saying he was against it even under extreme circumstances involving sexual abuse or incest. During the interview with TV host Boy Abunda, Domagoso compared the situation of rape or incest victims to the poverty he experienced in his youth and how he rose above it, suggesting women or girls should do the same. “That’s life. I didn’t choose to be a garbage picker. I...

"Don't tell anyone this...There is a risk...have to be very controlled to make sure this virus you mutate doesn't create something...the way that the virus started in Wuhan, to be honest."

Forty-four new cases of omicron subvariants of the Covid-19 virus were detected, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. This was based on the results of the recent genome sequencing done by the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC). The positive samples were processed last Jan. 18, the DOH said. Of the 44 cases, 19 were tagged as BA.2.3.20, one case was BN.1, which was reported under BA.2.75; four were BA.5, including a case of BQ.1; and eight were classified as XBB. The 12 other cases were tagged as other omicron subvariants. All BA.2.3.20 cases were local cases from Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. The new XBB cases were from Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Zamboanga Peninsula, and National...

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"Experiences from other developing countries and the European Union show that SIM card registration may pose more risks than benefits to citizens," Mirandilla-Santos who spoke on behalf of Secure Connections, a cybersecurity initiative of The Asia Foundation, told Philstar.com "There is no evidence of the benefit of SIM card registration for crime prevention," she said. Findings from global non-profit Privacy International show that mandatory SIM card registration policies adopted by several countries including Canada, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Ireland were "ineffective and inefficient." Mexico also had a compulsory SIM card registration policy in 2009, but repealed it three years later after it was discovered to be...

Ayon kay Pres. Bongbong Marcos, posibleng sumentro ang diskusyon nila ni Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sa economic at regional security. Pero bago ang kaniyang pagbisita sa Japan, nakatakdang lumipad patungong Davos, Switzerland ang Pangulo para dumalo sa World Economic Forum.