Another sad reminder that we are doing more harm than good to our home planet.
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This is just sad… very very very sad!
A dead Sea Turtle was found dead at Sta. Rita Island in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. The cause of death? The turtle’s mouth and throat is full of plastic!
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cancelled the registration of online news organization Rappler for allegedly violating the Foreign Equity Restriction of the Philippine Constitution.
According to Foreign Equity Restriction of the Philippine Constitution, “(t)he ownership and management of mass media shall be limited to citizens of the Philippines, or to corporations, cooperatives or associations, wholly-owned and managed by such citizens.”
SEC cites the funding that it received from Omidyar Network and from Marcus Brauchli’s North Base Media.
You can read SEC’s full decision here.
Since the cancellation of Rappler Incorporated’s license is not yet ‘final and executory’ online news organization will continue to operate.
Good morning from Manila! Thank you for your overwhelming support from the Philippines and around the world. @rapplerdotcom continues to operate because the decision isn't final. While we weren't surprised, it was still shocking. We will hold the line. https://t.co/OzULYu3VCz
— Maria Ressa (@mariaressa) January 15, 2018
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) posted the traffic route of the Grand and Thanks Giving Procession of the Black Nazarene today, January 9, 2018.
The Grand Procession will start at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park and will end in Quiapo Church, Plaza Miranda.
The Thanks Giving Procession on the other hand will start at the in Quiapo Church, passing Quezon Blvd. – Gonzalo Puyat st. – Evangelista – C.M. Recto – Ser. Loyola – Bilibid Viejo – Guzman – Hidalgo – Barbosa – Globo de Oro – Palangca – Villalobos going thur Plaza Miranda then back to Quiapo Church.
MMDA also included information regarding alternate route that motorist can take and other related activities.
Both Smart and Globe Telecom will temporary suspend their mobile services tomorrow January 9, 2018, starting 5:00 AM, for Quiapo, Manila, Quezon City, Mandaluyong and Makati. This is in compliance with the National Telecommunications Commission’s order regarding the Black Nazarene Procession.
Neighboring cities will also be affected.
Here’s the official announcement from the respective social media account of Smart and Globe.
@LiveSmart
Smart Advisory on The Black Nazarene Procession (09 January 2018) pic.twitter.com/axenQhnZkC
— SMART (@LiveSmart) January 8, 2018
@talk2GLOBE
Please be advised. pic.twitter.com/dpZY6MSumt
— talk2GLOBE (@talk2GLOBE) January 8, 2018
US President Donald Trump publishes a threatening tweets to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un regarding the United States’ nuclear weapons.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018
The tweet is in response to Kim Jong Un New Year’s statement saying that he wish “for peaceful resolution with our southern border.”
Then issuing a warning to the United States regarding their nuclear ambitions, “The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this is not a threat but a reality.”
You can watch the entirety North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un New Year’s Statement below.
It’s a welcoming development between North and South Korea but a concerning one with the United States and North Korea.
It’s the first day of 2018 and it will the first day that the new price of fuel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will take effect.
As of today, the Octane 91 fuel which originally cost 75 halalas per liter will now be available at SR1.37 per liter, more than 82% increase, while the 95 octane which cost 90 halalas per liter will now cost SR2.04 per liter, which is more than doubled its original price. The new prices already include Value Added Tax (VAT).
Diesel for industries and utilities will cost SR0.378 and the price of diesel for transport remains unchanged at SR0.47. Kerosene price also remains unaffected at SR0.64. The prices already include Value Added Tax (VAT).
Source: Saudi Gazatte
From Rappler;
Police fired at a white SUV, a white Mitsubishi Adventure with plate number WNX 737, at around 10:25 pm at Barangay Pleasant Hills. They later recovered a body from the SUV.
Philipppine National Police (PNP) Senior Superintendent Moises Villaceran Jr, the Mandaluyong City police chief told reporters the shootout appeared to have been a case of mistaken identity. A woman was shot in Addition Hills earlier this evening, and the men in the white van brought the woman in their vehicle in an attempt to help.
PNP really messed this up.
Here’s an amateur video from CNN Philippines.
As far as I know, PNP should have at least “inform the suspects that the Police are after them through the use of siren or megaphone and instruct the driver to pull over or stop on the side of the street;”
Unless PNP revised it, you can read all about the Revised PNP Operational Procedures here.
From GMA News;
The woman who was accused of hurting a taxi driver during a traffic altercation has asked the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to dismiss the license revocation complaint against her for lack of merit.
In her position paper, Cherish Sharmaine Interior denied physically hurting taxi driver Virgilio Doctor during a traffic altercation last December 17 along Congressional Avenue in Quezon City.
So rather than asking forgiveness and admitting her fault, she will resort to fighting fire with fire. It will be her word against the driver’s word and their dashcam video against the video the went viral.
Comments on the article is as entertaining as the news. 🙂
You may want to avoid these road/streets on the 23rd of December, 2:00 PM on wards. But if you’re there for star gazing, then you this is where you find the brightest star in the Philippine Entertainment business, since its not called Parade of Stars for nothing.
Parade of Stars will be on December 23, 2017 , 2:00pm and will take place at Muntinlupa City.
The parade will start at Muntinlupa Sports Center, Tunasan and will end at Filinvest City Event Grounds, Alabang.
Source: @mmffofficial
Disney just acquired 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stocks, the reported actual value the deal is approximately $66.1 billion. Once the transaction is close, shareholders of 21st Century Fox will receive 0.2745 Disney shares for each 21st Century Fox share they hold, this will give the Murdoch family trading control of 21st Century Fox for a 4.25% stake in Disney.
The deal is expected to complete in 12 to 18 months, once closed, Disney will acquire entertainment properties like the Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox 2000, it also include movies like Avatar, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool, as well as The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hidden Figures, Gone Girl, The Shape of Water and The Martian, and its television creative units, Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions and Fox21, which is the home of popular tv series The Americans, This Is Us, Modern Family, The Simpsons. Disney will also acquire FX Networks, National Geographic Partners, Fox Sports Regional Networks, Fox Networks Group International, Star India and Fox’s interests in Hulu, Sky plc, Tata Sky and Endemol Shine Group.
Not included in the deal are Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network, these will spun off into a new company called “New Fox”. Disney will also inherit an approximately $13.7 billion of net debt of 21st Century Fox.
Once completed, the deal will bring X-men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool back into the fold of Marvel, also owned by Disney, and possibilities of Avengers, X-men, Fantastic Four and even Deadpool doing a movie together is very high.
Photographer Paul Nicklen;
It’s a soul-crushing scene that still haunts me, but I know we need to share both the beautiful and the heartbreaking if we are going to break down the walls of apathy. This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy. No energy. It’s a slow, painful death. When scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner. There is no band aid solution. There was no saving this individual bear. People think that we can put platforms in the ocean or we can feed the odd starving bear. The simple truth is this—if the Earth continues to warm, we will lose bears and entire polar ecosystems. This large male bear was not old, and he certainly died within hours or days of this moment. But there are solutions. We must reduce our carbon footprint, eat the right food, stop cutting down our forests, and begin putting the Earth—our home—first.
This is just sad!
Writing about animals is not really my cup of tea but I feel that readers of the site needs to watch this video by NatGeo photographer Paul Nicklen. It’s a video of a starving Polar Bear and according “scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner.”
Fans of Apple can now buy their favourite Apple products on Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce company.
As an authorised online reseller, Lazada’s customers can choose from a wide range of Apple products including iPhone, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iPad, iPad Pro, Apple TV, Beats by Dr. Dre, and other accessories.
Start shopping this holiday season
Consumers can start browsing this holiday season when the Apple ‘Shop-in-Shop’ on Lazada officially launches today (8th December) in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. This will be followed by Malaysia on 11th December, and then in Vietnam.
By shopping on Lazada, customers can choose to pay for their Apple devices through Lazada’s 0% financing instalment plans. Exciting surprises also await Lazada customers looking to score savings from deals offered during the finale of Lazada’s Online Revolution shopping event, the 12.12 Final Sale. More details will be announced later.
The “preferred choice” for global brands
Lazada Group Chief Executive Officer Max Bittner said the Apple ‘Shop-in-Shop’ concept is a testament to Lazada’s reputation as the undisputed and trusted online shopping and selling platform in Southeast Asia. “Lazada is the preferred choice for global brands who, like us, want to drive the explosive growth of eCommerce in Southeast Asia,” said Mr. Bittner, adding: “It also underscores our commitment to give consumers better and convenient access to the world’s best brands and products, especially those from Apple.”
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will conduct a one-week dry run of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane on Monday, December 11 at 6:00 AM.
The implementation for dry run of HOV Lane located at the fifth and left most lane along Edsa.
Motorcycle riders can also use the said lane aside from the motorcycle lane in the fourth lane. Private car drivers with no companion can still use the motorcycle lane (2nd) and third lane from the MRT.
Violators will be apprehended via no-contact apprehension policy and will be meted P500 fine.
Soure: @MMDAPH
Counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray talks about how the counterfeit goods that we’re buying funds terrorism and organized crime.
What’s the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime.
Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting — from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods — as well as measures you can take to help stop it. “Let’s shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight,” Gray says.
Looks like residents of Angeles City will enjoy a 4 day weekend, starting on December 8 and it will end on December 11.
December 8 Holiday is the foundation of Angeles City, while the December 11, 2017 Pampanga Day, which will be celebrated by the whole province.
President Rodrigo Duterte just signed Proclamation No. 374 declaring the CPP-NPA a terrorist organization. CPP-NPA had been on the terror list of the United States since 2002, so this proclamation is long over due.
Here’s a copy of Proclamation No. 374 ;
source: CNN Philippines