It goes without saying that #Canada’s #LGBTfriendly official policies, like recognizing #GayMarriage, put it high on the list for potential destinations, but so did its points system for assessing potential #immigrants, which awards points based on work experience & education & other factors.
I know our story isn’t necessarily a common one for #GayPeople in the #Philippines & a lot of gay people struggle more to be accepted by their families there.
In a press conference, #PhilippineCoastGuard presented satellite images of #CoralReefs surrounding Scarborough Shoal. Reefs appeared badly scarred, which the PCG said were caused by #Chinese fishermen searching for giant clams.
It's not just Israel that gets to commit a genocide with help from the US. "...the International People’s Tribunal on War Crimes in the Philippines found Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, U.S. President Joe Biden, and the U.S. government guilty of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law against the Filipino people"
Senator #RisaHontiveros welcomed the decision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (#DILG) to strip Bamban, Tarlac Mayor #AliceGuo of supervision over #LocalPolice, citing her ties to “criminals.”
Clownfish of the day: OK, one more clownfish to share. This time we have tomato clownfish in the beautiful reefs of Apo Island. Wide angle photography is not my specialty, but I really like this reef scene with the clownfish moving through the huge anemone arcing across the surface, giant clam in the foreground, and soft corals in the background.
Picture of the day: You all seemed to enjoy the Ocellaris clownfish, so I figured I would share another anemonefish! This beauty is a Clark's Anemonefish, differentiated by the neon blue highlights.
@gowin should you happen to know anybody on the #philippines island of #luzon or even the province of Pangasinan, send my best regards to their woodworking shops ;-)
I just purchased a wooden bowl crafted by Victory Arts & Crafts and like it a lot ;-) #fairtrade thanks to Contigo who are not yet federated...
BINI members Maloi from Batangas and Aiah from Cebu challenge each other to guess the meaning of common phrases in their native languages Tagalog (Batangueño dialect) and Cebuano.
"At least seven Chinese crew members of a foreign aggregate carrier were detained by the #Philippines Coast Guard in San Felipe town in this province on Thursday for illegal entry after they failed to present proper documents during an inspection.... Commander Euphraim Jayson Diciano, head of the PCG station in #Zambales, said the Hyperline 988, a vessel registered in #SierraLeone..was being held in the vicinity waters off Barangay Sindol
Picture of the day: An ocellaris clownfish dancing among the tentacles of its anemone host. These fish were everywhere in Dumaguete, Philippines but they are in constant motion, so they are not easy to capture.