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Geologists Discover Evidence of Gas Hydrates in the Manila Trench
Geologists Discover Evidence of Gas Hydrates in the Manila Trench
Gas hydrates are great alternative energy sources but they could also harm us and the environment, note geologists from the University of the Philippines. Much like carbonated drinks are water infused with carbon dioxide, gas hydrates are ice mostly infused with methane, a natural gas used as fuel.
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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Technology
Tags: Manila Trench, science
Iloilo City Nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Iloilo City Nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site
This southern metropolis has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mayor Jerry Treñas announced yesterday the inclusion of the city’s historic street, Calle Real, in the tentative list of nominees for the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Calle Real, the momentous street located in the downtown area, is known for its well-preserved colonial-era buildings, which date back to the Spanish and American colonial periods.
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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, History, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Iloilo, Spanish, UNESCO, colonial, heritage
Over 800 Filipinos, Foreign Pogo Workers Rescued in Tarlac Raid
Over 800 Filipinos, Foreign Pogo Workers Rescued in Tarlac Raid
Authorities from various government agencies rescued 371 Filipinos and 497 foreigners from a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) allegedly involved in human trafficking in Bamban town, Tarlac province, on Wednesday.
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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Technology
Tags: China, POGO, Police, gambling
Gov’t Not Proposing Any New Taxes Until Next Year
Gov’t Not Proposing Any New Taxes Until Next Year
THE Philippines will not be imposing new taxes until next year, Finance Secretary Ralph Rector said yesterday as the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed him as the country’s Finance chief. Recto told the CA finance committee that the government is pursuing only tax measures that “are already in the advance stages in Congress” and made the assurance that there will be no new tax measures until at least next year.
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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: News and Events, Politics
Tags: BIR, government
Google, Meta, Microsoft Ramp Up Key PHL Projects
Google, Meta, Microsoft Ramp Up Key PHL Projects
GOOGLE is on track to complete its project to connect the Philippines, Taiwan and the United States through the latest state-of-the-art multicore fiber (MCF) technology which will offer faster and cheaper internet connectivity.
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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Technology
Tags: companies, google, sea cable
Top 25 Most Spoken Languages in the World 2024
Top 25 Most Spoken Languages in the World 2024
English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindi stand out as the world’s most spoken languages, with approximately 1.5 billion, 1.1 billion, and 610 million speakers worldwide. These languages are not only widely spoken but are also experiencing rapid growth.
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Published at 2024-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, People
Tags: Chinese, English, English language, Tagalog, language
Pinoys Flag TikTok Account Posting Dubious Info on West PH Sea
Pinoys Flag TikTok Account Posting Dubious Info on West PH Sea
Filipinos flagged a TikTok account spreading some dubious information about maritime tensions in the West Philippine Sea involving Chinese and Philippine vessels. A Reddit user on Monday raised alarm over the TikTok account @mediaunlock which posts clips of news presenters talking about aggressions in the West Philippine Sea.
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Published at 2024-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Legal, News and Events, Politics
Tags: China, South China Sea, TikTok
Embattled Masungi Georeserve Park Faces Threat from Wind Farm Project
Embattled Masungi Georeserve Park Faces Threat from Wind Farm Project
Lawmakers have filed resolutions to investigate reported drilling operations within the Masungi geopark, which has faced numerous threats. Despite the energy firm saying it holds the necessary permits, conservationists say some indigenous groups living in the area have no idea of the wind project
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Published at 2024-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Fauna and flora, Technology
Tags: National Park, Natural Park, Nature, environment, windenergy
Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Digital Equity in Enhanced Learning Environments
Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Digital Equity in Enhanced Learning Environments
Discussing strategies to ensure digital equity in enhanced learning environments.
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Published at 2024-01-24 by NPS-School
Categories: Education
LOOK: What It’s Like Visiting a Korean Aesthetic Clinic for the First Time
LOOK: What It’s Like Visiting a Korean Aesthetic Clinic for the First Time
K-pop, K-food, and K-drama aside, K-beauty also has the country in a chokehold. Many dream of achieving “glass skin,” hoarding Korea’s best skincare products, or copping that dewy “no-makeup makeup look” just like their favorite K-pop idols. So, it only makes sense that a South Korean aesthetic clinic finally landed on Philippine shores!
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Published at 2024-01-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Arts, Health, Technology
Tags: Beautiful, Health, skin
US-based Pinay Cinematographer on the Important Role of DoPs
US-based Pinay Cinematographer on the Important Role of DoPs
Some seem to think that cinematography is just about operating a camera. They’re not wrong. But this important aspect of filmmaking goes beyond that as United States-based Filipino cinematographer Bettina Campomanes pointed out.
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Published at 2024-01-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Entertainment, Technology
Tags: Cinema, filmmaking
Everything You Need to Know about the South China Sea Dispute
Everything You Need to Know about the South China Sea Dispute
Since 2012, China and the Philippines have been embroiled in a tussle over the Scarborough Shoal — both lay claim to it but sovereignty has never been established and it remains effectively under Beijing’s control. The fresh controversy has once again brought the South China Sea dispute to the forefront.
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Published at 2023-09-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Legal, Politics
Tags: China, South China Sea
China Brings out the Big Guns in the South China Sea
China Brings out the Big Guns in the South China Sea
China’s naval pressure campaign against rival nations in the South China Sea has reached unprecedented heights since yearly short-term moratoriums on fishing were lifted, with Chinese ships shadowing Western warships in the region and seeking to interrupt maritime resupply on a submerged, Philippine-claimed island.
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Published at 2023-09-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Legal, Politics
Tags: China, South China Sea
Stronger International Effort Needed to Save Philippine Eagle – PEF
Stronger International Effort Needed to Save Philippine Eagle – PEF
BUTUAN CITY—The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) has pushed for increased international cooperation in captive breeding of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) to strengthen the conservation effort for the world’s rarest raptor.
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Published at 2023-09-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Eagle
How Could It Happen? Fake IDs with Animal Faces Pass SIM Registration
How Could It Happen? Fake IDs with Animal Faces Pass SIM Registration
Could a “monkey” register a subscriber identity module (SIM) card? The answer is yes — at least based on the actual test done by a team from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
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Published at 2023-09-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Legal, Technology
Tags: registration, sim card