#HeatIndices have hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in various regions in the #Philippines, as the weather phenomenon #El Nino intensifies the heat enveloping the nation in its summer months of March to May. #BurningEarth
The #DepEd is just full of smartasses really, they thought that by moving classes in 2020 to August they can minimize the disruption in education brought by #COVID.
It did minimize it alright, but only for 2020 and 2021. Eventually we will have to return to face-to-face classes, which we did starting 2022 IIRC. Their hubris in keeping children in classes no matter what didn't make them think that we are a tropical country; that their foresight-less act means there will still be classes in April and May, the hottest months in this climate. They're now forced to move it back to June which they will have to do gradually. This brings more disruption as it means students will only get a one-month long vacation instead of the usual two, and the moving schedules mean planning school events far ahead become less certain.
Very cool DepEd. Truly the brightest and bestest of the country. :kokoro_yes: :reimu_sigh:
I'm working on a term paper about Filipino heritage expression and genealogy. One of the references I'm using, "Tracing Your Philippine Ancestors" by Lee W. Vance, was published in 1980. The only copy of it I can find is in the UP Diliman Main Library, and it's only for room use.
Does anyone here have any leads where I can find a copy that I can buy or browse for long periods of time?
I'm well past joking about the extremely hot weather in the #Philippines. I'm literally in survival mode. We almost never leave our airconditioned room (electricity bill be damned) because it's impossible to spend more than a few minutes outside. Sometimes I even find it hard to breathe in the hot air heavy with humidity. I don't know why this isn't a national emergency.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
There has been relative calm in the #TaiwanStrait since the #Biden-#Xi summit, after a period of high tension in which Chinese warships and planes would regularly approach #Taiwan. At the same time however, there has been increasing friction in the #SouthChinaSea between #China and neighbouring countries, particularly the #Philippines, a #US ally. #WestPHSea
The #BrahMos aren’t the only mid-range missile systems on Philippine soil in April 2024.
In mid-April, the #UnitedStates’ 1st Multi-Domain Task Force deployed the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system to Northern #Luzon for military exercises. #Balikatan2024
The #MobileRadar is the second unit of the four long-range surveillance radars from #Japan, three of them are fixed, ordered by the Department of National Defense under a P5.5-billion government-to-government deal.
#Beijing, based on the report, budgeted over $296 billion for its military in 2023, a 6% increase from its spending the year prior. The figure represents 12% of the world’s military expenditures and over 50% of the #Asia and #Oceania region.The figures are estimates of #SIPRI, as #China’s publicly declared military budget is much lower. #TootSEA#Philippines