JUST IN. We’ve received reports of an earthquake felt in Metro Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday, December 5.
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Maps twist our perception of the world
Here are 20 to rethink it:
1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are
(map by @neilrkaye)
From today, primary research from authors from 70+ countries classified by the World Bank as low-income or lower-middle-income economies accepted for publication in @Nature or Nature research journals can be published Gold OA at no cost: bit.ly/3GOMvPd@NaturePortfolio
“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.”
~Turkish Proverb
Actually I'm super excited sa huge (14.8+ million) support base ni VP @lenirobredo, and what we'll do in the coming years. The possibilities are endless. Wag lang bibitaw. 😉🌸
Tough day for Leni supporters, but the campaign was reminiscent of Bersih protests in Malaysia, & 212 rallies in Indonesia, forces which continued to shape politics for many years (despite not being in power). The ‘Pink revolution’ looked like the start of something bigger.
expect the following revisions of history: renaming of NAIA to MIA, removal of Cory and Ninoy from the 500 peso bill, february 25 as a working day, pro-marcos and "golden years of the philippines" propaganda through deped, more grand infrastructure to mask national debt.
The Philippines was once described by a Facebook executive as “patient zero” in the global disinformation epidemic, but over the years, the government has done little to stop the deluge. Now researchers fear voters have become conditioned to the problem. nyti.ms/3923aR2
Things are getting tense here. The 7pm deadline is looming and the chairman’s ruling—that we leave our ballots to be deposited later under the supervision of watchers—is vastly unpopular. Why is there no @COMELEC representative here? facebook.com/590712208/post…