Concerning are arrivals from South Korea w/c fell 14% in 1Q 2025: "Let’s not forget that that source market was really the key driver of our [tourism] rebound. We should need to be very, very mindful, be cautious, and seek solutions to deal with that." #travel #tourism #Philippines

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/04/09/foreign-tourist-arrivals-stay-unchanged-at-6-million-for-2025/

The Angels fend off defending champion in 5 sets to clinch game 1 of the best-of-3 All-Filipino Conference finals.

6-foot middle blocker MJ Phillips delivered 5 points during Petro Gazz’s strong 10-4 start in the 5th set, providing a comfortable cushion that proved too much for the Cool Smashers to overcome. Game 2 is on Thursday.

#Philippines #Asian #PVL #Volleyball #Creamline #PetroGazz #PVL2025 #Sports

https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/pvl-premier-league-match-results-petro-gazz-angels-creamline-cool-smashers-all-filipino-finals-april-8-2025/

Les Volcans se réveillent !
https://buff.ly/46zZ3HB

Beaucoups d'éruptions sont répertoriées, en #Indonesia, le #Kilauea à #Hawaii, le #Kanlaon au #Philippines, #Etna en #Italy ou #Sakurajima au #Japan

La terre se réveille en colère.

The #Philippines Are Destroying #IRL #Nuisance Streamers... #sog #yt

https://youtu.be/wbQjoYd909M

Idk, some people seem to think that their degenerate behaviors are the norm, and mistake Asian kindness and politeness… In Asia, the norm is that if one becomes a habitual line-stepper, folks will put them in their place. Ass-whoppin.

In the first two months of the year, international passenger traffic grew by 9.1 percent in RPK, capacity was up by 6.6 percent in ASK, and PLF rose by almost two percent to average 81.4 percent. #aviation #airlines #IATA #tourism #travel #Philippines

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/04/07/asia-pacific-carriers-see-growth-in-passenger-data-capacity/

Date and Time: 04/08/2025 - 05:30 PM
Magnitude: 4.3
Location: Tarragona (Davao Oriental)

https://earthquake.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/2025_Earthquake_Information/April/2025_0408_0930_B1F.html

Girl group BINI is reshaping the sound and soul of the Filipino music industry. Their message is clear: success tastes even sweeter when it's shared, earned, and true to who you are.

And what this says is, "The future of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) is fierce and female."

#Philippines #Asian #OPM #Music #BINI #Women #Ppop #TootSEA

https://billboardphilippines.com/events/the-executive-edition/from-rising-stars-to-role-models-bini-on-finding-empowerment-and-shaping-what-it-means-to-be-a-modern-filipina/

PHIVOLCS has raised Alert Level 3 over Kanlaon Volcano as an explosive eruption is in progress. The volcano is showing intensified magmatic unrest, with ash emissions, inflation, and high sulfur dioxide levels.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2050842/kanlaon-volcano-goes-on-explosive-eruption-remains-on-alert-no-3

Earthquake!! Stay Safe

PH, Finland eye rules-based regional defense partnership https://www.byteseu.com/900749/ #Cooperation #Defense #Finland #News #partnership #Philippines #TopBanner

Unpunished Crimes
Gwynne Dyer

https://gwynnedyer.com/2025/unpunished-crimes/

#CatLoaf from work

The Philippine and U.S. air forces kicked off joint exercises Monday aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing "strategic deterrence," Manila's military said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-us-joint-drills-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #us #china #southchinasea

#Earthquake (#lindol) M4.1 strikes 106 km NE of #Tandag (#Philippines) 9 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1792000

What's a good rice cooker to use for brown rice? Does it matter what rice cooker one uses? Any tips on cooking brown rice?

Lotus Blossom espionage group targets multiple industries with different versions of Sagerunex and hacking tools

The Lotus Blossom espionage group has been conducting cyber espionage campaigns targeting government, manufacturing, telecommunications, and media sectors in the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The group employs various versions of the Sagerunex backdoor, including new variants that use cloud services like Dropbox, Twitter, and Zimbra for command and control. Lotus Blossom utilizes multiple hacking tools and techniques to maintain long-term persistence in compromised networks. The attacks involve multi-stage operations, including reconnaissance, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. The group has been active since at least 2012 and continues to evolve its tactics and malware to evade detection.

Pulse ID: 67f038f22c3d7acc43c35cb7
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67f038f22c3d7acc43c35cb7
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-04-04 19:54:26

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

Somnomed ( #SOM ) has released " United States of America tariff update " on Mon 07 Apr at 15:22 AEST #Philippines #UnitedStates #Australia #media #ASX
https://grafa.com/asset/somnomed-ltd-10043-som.asx?utm_source=asxmktsensitive&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=som.asx

#Child begging livestreams are actively promoted by TikTok's #algorithm and #TikTok profits from the #content despite having policies against begging

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/06/profiting-from-misery-how-tiktok-makes-money-from-child-begging-livestreams

Growing up in #1990s #Philippines, I can't help but see some weird parallels here in #Australia today...

- Loss of individual liberty
- Widespread government #corruption
- Dumb and negligent #corporations
- Obsession with private school
- Prudish religious culture
- Public feel helpless to change
- #Authoritarianism by default
- #Wealth determines your #worth as a person
- Massive and growing wealth inequality

What happened here in #Oz? We used to be the lucky country.

Now we're just a #mess.