BACOOR CITY, Cavite. Nakumpiska ang halagang P4.5 milyon na halaga ng Marijuana mula sa dalawang hinihinalang tulak sa isang buy-bust operation na isinagawa ng mga awtoridad kahapon ng madaling-araw sa lungsod na ito.
Kinilala ang mga suspek na sina Christian Kyle Dueñas at Rodolfo Bautista, pawang taga-Molino I sa nabanggit na lungsod.
Ayon kay Colonel Christopher Olazo, hepe ng Cavite Provincial Police Office, nangyari ang pag-aresto sa mga suspek bandang 3:15 AM sa nabanggit na lugar matapos bumili ang operatiba ng marijuana sa halagang P10,000.
Natagpuan at nakuha rin mula sa mga suspek ang kabuuang 38 kilo ng marijuana, na tinatayang n agkakahalaga ng P4,560,000.
Ayon sa pulisya, ang mga suspek ay itinuturing na “high-value” target ay nahaharap sa mga kasong paglabag sa ilegal na droga.
LUCENA CITY, Quezon. Sa pamumuno ni PCOL Ledon D. Monte, Provincial Director ng Quezon Police Provincial Office (PPO), matagumpay na lumahok ang mga pulis ng Quezon PPO sa isang Joint Community Outreach Activity- Person with Disability (PWD) at mga Senior Citizen sa Sinag Kalinga Foundation Inc, Brgy. Ayutin, Lucban, Quezon, kahapon ng umaga.
Ang nasabing programa ay bahagi ng aktibong pagdiriwang ng ika-28 Police Community Relations Month Celebration, kung saan, kasama ang National Police Commission ay ipinapahayag ng Pambansang Kapulisan ng Pilipinas ang kanilang serbisyo na nagpapaalala sa kahandaan sa pagtulong at maaasahan saan mang lugar ng pamayanan.
Pinangunahan ni Assistant Regional Director, NAPOLCOM 4A, Atty. Glocyphine A. Chavez-España ang pagsasagawa ng Joint Outreach Program para sa mga Senior Citizen at Person with Disability (PWD). Kasama rin sa aktibidad sina PMAJ Elizabeth N. Capistrano, Acting Chief PCADU at PMAJ Arjon M. Oxina, Chief of Police ng Lucban Municipal Police Station, kasama ang NAPOLCOM- Quezon Ronald Banzuela, mga tauhan ng Regional Community Affairs and Development 4A, at ang mga staff ng Sinag Kalinga Foundation Inc.
Kabilang sa mga itinampok sa programa ang pamamahagi ng mga tsinelas, food at grocery packs, at mga pangangailangan sa kalusugan at kalinisan sa apatnapu’t limang PWD at Senior Citizen na aktibong nakilahok sa ginanap na aktibidad.
Naghandog din ng espesyal na awit ang isang Senior Citizen habang idinaraos ang aktibidad. Labis na nagagalak si PCOL Monte sa personal na liderato ni ARD NAPOLCOM 4A, Atty. Chavez-España, sa suporta ng Sinag Kalinga Foundation Inc – Senior Citizen Association at ng Lucban PNP na nagresulta sa matagumpay na pagdiriwang ng Joint Outreach.
Ipinahayag din ni PD Monte na “tuloy-tuloy ang aktibong pakikiisa ng Quezon Pulis sa pagpapaabot ng mga programang abot-kamay sinoman o saan man ng pamayanan dahil hindi lamang sa pagsugpo ng krimen maaasahan tayo, lalo’t higit sa pagpaparating ng tulong sa kababayan.”
Kabilang sa mga itinampok sa programa ang pamamahagi ng mga tsinelas, food at grocery packs, at mga pangangailangan sa kalusugan at kalinisan sa apatnapu’t limang PWD at Senior Citizen na aktibong nakilahok sa ginanap na aktibidad. (Photo: Quezon PNP-PIO)
TAIPEI, Taiwan. Bulgari has become the latest international brand to apologize to China after listing Taiwan as a country on its website.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, and both the government and Chinese internet users have a history of scolding or boycotting international brands that have referred to Taiwan as a separate country. Late Tuesday, Bulgari posted an apology on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, saying it “steadfastly and always” respected China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“Our brand has immediately corrected the mistakenly marked store addresses and map indications on the overseas official website, which resulted from management negligence,” the Italian luxury brand said in a statement. “We deeply apologize for the mistake.”
Brands also have come under fire for offending Beijing’s other geopolitical sensibilities, including its territorial claims in the South China Sea and the status of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.
The Bulgari incident was widely discussed on Chinese social media, with some users demanding that the brand distribute its apology on its international social media accounts as well.
“Did you post it on the overseas Internet?” one comment with more than 40,000 likes read. “Don’t be a two-faced person who only wants Chinese people to see (the apology).”
A Weibo topic asking users if they accepted Bulgari’s apology had been viewed more than 12 million times by Wednesday afternoon.
Several Chinese state-run publications joined in the demand that Bulgari apologize on its international platforms as well.
“Bulgari made a mistake on its overseas official website but only issued an apology on its mainland China account,” read a commentary by China Daily. “Such an apology may hardly convince Chinese consumers.”
Brands including Valentino, Calvin Klein, Coach, Zara and Delta Airlines have apologized in recent years for listing Taiwan as a country or region separate from China on their websites.
In the shadows of sight: My husband’s journey through darkness
We left Dubai filled with so much fun and unforgettable memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. Back in the Philippines, Romy continued writing for his columns and entertaining friends, mostly ladies who wanted to listen to his jokes. One time I saw him being surrounded by young women beneath the historical Balete tree at the Capitol site in San Pablo. He was like a thorn among the roses. It was lunch break and I wanted to join him for lunch. As I approached the group, I could hear the giggles from the ladies. He was so absorbed in holding the hands of a young woman that’s why he did not notice me approaching. I signaled to Rodelo “Deloy” Evangelista, his cousin, not to point to me.
I silently stood behind him and listened to what he was saying. He was trying to read the palms of the woman like a true palm reader. As he touched the palms, I heard him said sweet nothing and nothing more. At that precise moment, I immediately reacted by saying “Totoo ba ‘yan?”. Instantly, he let loose of the hands and turned to me with his chinky eyes wide open, apparently surprised by my sudden appearance. He exclaimed, “Asawa ko, kanina ka pa?” Everybody in the group except the woman laughed out loud. Though I sensed something unusual, I just kept it to myself. Days, months and years passed and Romy continued to write without much fuss. One day, I noticed that he was scratching his pen piercely against the bond paper he was holding. It seems to me he was trying to squeeze the ink out of the pen, so I asked him, “What’s wrong?” He said he needed a new pen because the one in his possession was not working anymore. “But it is new ”, I told him. For the first time in nineteen years of our marriage, he blew his top and asked me to just get him another one.
To avoid further argument, I got him another pen but just the same, he said it’s not working so I gave him a black pentel pen. I looked at him intently trying to find out what’s wrong. As he began to write, I noticed that the words he was writing were going either upward or downward. He also appeared bothered by something he was not telling me so I suggested that he take a rest and continue writing the following day.
At dinner time, I asked him if there’s something wrong with his eyes and he confessed that his vision was getting blurred everyday. I immediately scouted for an eye specialist but there was none that I found in San Pablo. I was referred by a friend to an Ophthalmologist at Los Banos Doctors Hospital – Dr. Eric Pua.
After a series of tests, Romy was found to be suffering from glaucoma, an eye disease which could have been reversible if treated early. For several months, I would bring him to Los Banos at least twice a week with high hopes that his eyesight can still be restored. Unfortunately, in June of 2019, Romy finally lost his eyesight.
Dr. Pua discussed with Roreen, who went on leave from work to see his father, that it is not possible anymore to restore his sight. Roreen cried and said they are willing to spend a fortune for an eye replacement but the good doctor explained that only the cornea can be replaced not the eyes.
Looking back, there was no sign that he would become totally blind. He conducted lectures on Leadership and even recited a poem he personally wrote for my retirement from government service in 2016. He was a jolly-good-fellow who would not cry over spilled milk but after losing his eyesight, he became an irritable, incorrigible, gloomy old man who wouldn’t want to be left alone even for a minute.
It is our mission at Astranis to connect the world, so we’re excited to announce our first satellite program in Asia and our first satellite program outside of the Americas:
A dedicated satellite for the Philippines, with enough bandwidth to connect up to two million people to reliable, affordable internet.
We are launching this program in partnership with Orbits Corp, a satellite services provider and sister company to a local Philippine ISP, HTechCorp, which has over 20 years of experience providing internet services to the 7,000+ islands of the Philippines. Led by former Congressman of the Philippines legislature Atty Augusto Baculio, Orbits Corp’s mission aligns with ours perfectly: to connect unconnected regions, providing them with the tools necessary to thrive in the digital age.
This will be the first internet satellite ever dedicated to the Philippines, a nation that is uniquely challenging to cover with traditional connectivity solutions like fiber, microwave, and large satellite systems. There are over 20 typhoons in the Philippines every year, and given the archipelago’s position in the Ring of Fire, other natural disasters often test the resolve of Filipinos, whether they live in Metro Manila or a rural community like Barangay Caagutayan. Fiber lines flood; microwave towers fall over; and often the entire country is left to rely on satellite internet services to remain connected and safe.
Given those geographic challenges, just 11,000 of the country’s 42,000 Barangay (local communities) are covered by fiber today, and many of those left unconnected are what the Filipino Administration has identified as Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA). These GIDA communities often do not have local hospitals, and their people make, on average, less than $5,000 per year.
Connecting these GIDA communities to reliable, affordable internet services is a major priority of the government of the Philippines — and we are excited to do our part. We expect that this first satellite can connect approximately 5,000 sites, which means up to 2 million people connected. That’s a huge impact, and it’s a great step towards achieving the goals that the Filipino Administration has set with its Free Wi-Fi For All and National Broadband Plan initiatives. We plan to work with the Department of Information and Communications Technology, as well as the Department of Trade and Industry, to see how our system can assist with those national priorities.
Bringing high-speed internet access to the Philippines with our dedicated satellite will raise the standard of living and contribute to the country’s GDP. A 2021 independent analysis found that digital transformation might unlock $100 billion of yearly economic value. On a more personal level, access to the internet also means access to critical services such as hospital care and advice from specialists, and education from world-class teachers.
In all of our visits to the Philippines, including trips to some of the most rural places in the nation, one theme rang true no matter which island we visited: the Filipino people are incredibly resilient. They are resilient in the face of natural disasters and in the face of geographic challenges that have historically denied them access to the services that the internet has to offer.
We are incredibly excited to give the Filipino people their own, dedicated satellite — which we expect to be a critical piece of infrastructure that helps millions of people improve their lives.
Posibleng lumaki ang bilang ng mga kaso ng water-borne at vector-borne na sakit sa buong bansa sa panahon ng El Niño, ayon sa isang infectious disease expert.
Sinabi ng pangulo ng Philippine College of Physicians na si Dr. Rontgene Solante sa isang sa Laging Handa public briefing na ang mga tropikal na bansa ay madaling mahawa sa mga water-borne na sakit sa buong taon.
“Pwede pa madagdagan ‘to, tagtuyo, El Niño, nakukuha ‘yan sa contaminated water,” sabi ni Solante.
Kabilang sa mga karaniwang sakit ay ang typhoid fever, na sanhi ng salmonella bacteria; at ang shigellosis na kung saan may kasamang sakit ng tiyan, lagnat, at malabnaw o bloody diarrhea. na sanhi ng shigella bacteria, na karaniwang resulta ng hindi paghuhugas ng kamay.
Samantala, ang pag-inom ng maruming tubig ay maaaring magdulot ng sakit sa tiyan, lagnat, pagtatae, hepatitis A, amoebiasis, at cholera, ayon kay Solante.
Sinabi rin niya na ang hindi tiyak na viral na mga impeksyon dulot ng rotavirus at norovirus ay karaniwan sa mga bata at pareho itong nagdudulot ng pagtatae at pagsusuka.
Bukod sa wastong pag-imbak ng malinis na tubig, paalala niya sa publiko na maghugas ng kamay bago kumain.
Kung bumibili naman ng mga pagkain sa labas, kelangan siguruhin na ‘yung nagluluto at pagluto ay malinis,” dagdag pa ni Solante.
Ang mga sakit na dulot ng mga lamok tulad ng malaria at dengue ay karaniwang naglipana rin sa panahon ng El Niño.
Ang mga lamok ay maaari ring magdulot ng dengue, impeksyon sa zika, at chikungunya.
“Sa mga bansang Asyano, tayo ang ikatlong may pinakamataas na bilang ng mga kaso ngayong taon, at tumataas rin ang bilang ng namamatay,” aniya.
Ang pagtaas ng temperatura sa panahon ng El Niño ay nagbabago sa ekolohiya ng mga lamok, kung saan sila ay lumilipat o naglalakbay, samantalang ang mas mataas na paggalaw ng populasyon ay nagdudulot sa mas maraming tao na mahawa ng mga sakit.
LOS ANGELES.Leonardo DiCaprio will fund scholarships and a climate education program at the UCLA-based elementary school where he was once himself a scholarship student, the actor and the college said Tuesday.
The Leonardo DiCaprio Scholarship fund and the Climate Justice Education Program are set to begin in the forthcoming school year at the UCLA Lab School.
“I was fortunate enough to attend the Lab School due to the generous contributions of UCLA donors, and my experience profoundly transformed my worldview,” DiCaprio said in a statement to The Associated Press. “I am proud to have the chance to pass on my experience to those who might otherwise miss out on this opportunity, and to help create a program that will help guide the next generation of climate warriors.”
The school aims to provide innovative educational techniques for its students — whose ages range from 4 to 12 — that outside teachers can come to study.
DiCaprio’s scholarship fund will give its students who need financial aid, which he got as a child when he went to the school in the 1980s, and will help the school to maintain the diversity it seeks. About 40% of its students need financial help.
“This scholarship fund will provide many children access to UCLA Lab School, just as Leo had,” said Dr. Eric Esrailian, a professor in UCLA’s Health Sciences department and a longtime friend of DiCaprio.
The new and separate climate education program will seek to teach students from pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade about the science behind climate change and about the policy and leadership needed to address it. The school has sought to use its location, next to a creek amid redwoods on the Los Angeles university campus, to become a hands-on site for environmental teaching.
Esrailian said the program “will position children — both at the Lab School and beyond — for a more sustainable and healthy life for themselves and for our planet.”
The amount of the donations behind the programs was not made public, but officials said generations of students will be the recipients.
“Expanding access to high-quality education and helping young people recognize the need to protect our planet are critical goals for our institution,” UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said in a statement.
DiCaprio, the Oscar-winning star of “Titanic,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “The Revenant” and “The Departed,” will next appear in “ Killers of the Flower Moon,” directed by his frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese.
LAUREL, Batangas. Patay ang isang 40 anyos na tresurera ng barangay matapos barilin ng kanyang dating live-in partner sa bayang ito noong Linggo ng hapon.
Ang biktima ay kinilalang si Shiela Avelino, residente ng Brgy. Paliparan, Laurel Batangas.
Samantala, patuloy na tinutugis ng mga awtoridad ang suspek na si Marlon Balani, 40 anyos na residente rin ng nasabing barangay.
Ayon sa ulat, bandang alas-2:00 ng hapon, naglalakad ang biktima sa kalsada ng barangay nang biglang magkrus ang kanilang landas ng suspek.
Sa hindi pa nalalamang motibo ay biglang bumunot ng baril ang suspek at binaril ang dating live-in partner.
Agad na dinala ang biktima sa Global Medical Center sa Talisay, Batangas ngunit idineklara itong dead-on-arrival.
NEW YORK. The fossilized skeletons of an aerial predator with a 20-foot (6-meter) wingspan and an aquatic reptile with a snake-like neck will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday.
The two creatures, both tens of millions of years old, will be sold July 26 in the latest sale of prehistoric fossils from the auction house that launched a new era of fossil auctions by selling a Tyrannosaurus rex named Sue in 1997.
“More than 25 years since the groundbreaking sale of Sue the T. rex at Sotheby’s, we are very excited to now turn our attention to its predatory peers of the sky and the sea,” Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s head of science and popular culture, said.
The mounted skeletons that will be auctioned this month are a pteranodon, a huge bird-like animal that lived about 85 million years ago, and a plesiosaur, an 11-foot (3.3-meter) marine reptile of the type that is thought to have inspired the legend of the Loch Ness monster.
The pteranodon specimen, nicknamed Horus after the falcon-headed Egyptian god, was discovered in 2002 in Kansas in what was once an inland sea that divided the continent of North America during the Cretaceous Period, Sotheby’s said.
One of the largest winged creatures that ever lived, the pteranodon flew over water and used its long beak to fish for prey.
Almost all of the specimen’s original fossil bones have been preserved, Sotheby’s said.
“To get something of this size with the level of preservation is incredibly rare,” Hatton said. “Generally, if you go to a museum and you find a specimen that’s super well preserved, it’s going to be something on the smaller side.”
Sotheby’s is estimating that the pteranodon will sell for $4 million to $6 million.
The 11-foot-long plesiosaur was discovered in the 1990s in Gloucestershire, England and is believed to have lived about 190 million years ago.
According to Sotheby’s, many have drawn comparisons between plesiosaurs and the Loch Ness monster of Scottish folklore, as the plesiosaur’s long neck, small head and flippers mirror recorded descriptions of the fabled monster.
Sotheby’s is calling its specimen Nessie. The estimated auction price is $600,000 to $800,000.
Sotheby’s has not identified the seller of either fossil.
Natapos na ng Department of Education ang pagsusuri nito sa curriculum para sa Kinder hanggang Grade 10 (K-10), at inaasahang ilulunsad ang bagong bersyon nito sa “mga susunod na linggo,” ayon sa isang opisyal.
“We reviewed ‘yung K-10 curriculum, and we will be launching it in a few weeks but for implementation in the school year 2024-2025,” ayon kay DepEd Usec. Michael Wesley Poa sa isang Palace briefing kahapon.
Sinabi niya na ang feedback na natanggap ng kagawaran tungkol sa kasalukuyang kurikulum ay “sobrang siksikan,” na ginagawang “napakahirap” para sa mga batang mag-aaral na maunawaan ang mga paksa.
Samantala, sinasadya ng binagong kurikulum na “i-decongest” ang proseso ng edukasyon upang mapabuti ang batayang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa, ayon sa opisyal.
“We will allot more time for the fundamentals, such as math, science, English, reading, and values formation subjects,” ayon sa kanya.
Binuksan ng DepEd ang draft ng curriculum para sa pampublikong pagsusuri noong Mayo, at marami itong natanggap na “mga komento mula sa mga eksperto, miyembro ng akademya, at ang pangkalahatang publiko,” sabi ni Poa.
Tungkol sa programa ng K-12, sinabi niya na patuloy pa rin ang pagsusuri dito, sapagkat nais ng kagawaran na tiyakin na ang mga magtatapos ng senior high school ay maaaring magtrabaho.
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