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Why the Philippines Is The Only Former Spanish Colony That Doesn’t Speak Spanish
In our history classes in the Philippines, students were taught that the Spaniards didn’t teach them Spanish because they wanted us to be ignorant. But how come the other countries which were under their colonization like Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela have Spanish as their official language? The truth is, it was a matter of logistics. Spain would have preferred to establish Spanish as an official language to all their colonies, yet, Philippines is an exemption to that because of the archipelago. The archipelago was populated by various ethnic groups who spoke over a hundred different languages. Translating all those languages to Spanish was not possible. Instead, the friars decided to…
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Isko Moreno Defended Himself on the Divisoria Public Market Sale
Isko Moreno Defended Himself on the Divisoria Public Market Sale. He says that it was meant to raise funds for the city’s pandemic response. The Divisoria Public Market was sold to Festina Holdings Inc. for P1.45 billion. According to the report, the Manila City Council presided over by Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna issued two resolutions in 2020 authorizing Moreno to approve the sale and conduct public bidding on the 3,700 square-meter property. The City Hall had stood by the sale of the public market to generate funds through real estate tax on land properties. Isko Moreno said that it was not him who entered into an onerous contract on the…
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President-elect Yoon backs Telemedicine practice in South Korea amid COVID.
Telemedicine is technically illegal in South Korea and has only been allowed under emergency COVID measure since 2020. However, the increase in its users and support from President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol who sees it as an “inevitable reality” suggest it may remain part of the healthcare system. According to Yoon, it is really convenient to get treatment via a phone call and have drugs delivered through a single process. He wishes this can be expanded even after COVID ends. He also added that making a trip to the hospital can be burdensome when you are ill. There are a total of 2 million people who are under home care for COVID…
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First Smart Carts in the Philippines Introduced by Manny Villar
Manny Villar, a business tycoon in the Philippines gave the public a pleasant surprise when he introduced the country’s first-ever smart carts. The smart carts are grocery store carts that are equipped with a gadget where you can automatically scan products you want to purchase. There is also a smart scanner where you can quickly look at the products information including the price. In addition, you can compare the prices and get the best deals on the items. The smart carts are ideal when you are working on your budget and shopping list. It can change your grocery shopping experience as it allows you to see the running total of…
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Did you know that the Russian Submarine “Typhoon” is capable of making half of Europe disappear in minutes?
Typhoon is a submarine built for nuclear war. Named after sharks, this could devastate up to two hundred targets with warheads six times as powerful as those that exploded over Hiroshima. The Akula-class submarines, also known as Typhoon-class, were some of the most terrifying weapons ever created. Russia’s Typhoon-class submarines were true Cold War leviathans. The missile-firing submarines were designed to operate in the Arctic under pack ice. A typical Typhoon was more than 1.5 times longer than a football field and three times as tall as the average American house. Each u-boat stretched to nearly 600 feet long and was wider than the average American house-and almost three times…