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Eat Bulaga Hosts Leave Tape, Inc.

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On 31 May 2023, surely I was not the only one who was surprised to see that Eat Bulaga was airing a replay that day. Later, TVJ or Tito (Sotto), Vic (Sotto) and Joey (de Leon) announced what truly happened. Apparently, the new management of Tape Inc prevented them from airing live. On the same day, the three veteran hosts announced that they were disengaging themselves from Tape, Inc. The other hosts – Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Allan K, Ryan Agoncillo, Paolo Ballesteros, Maine Mendoza, and Ryzza Mae Dizon – followed suit. Here's a clip about that announcement. The Surprise That Eat Bulaga Made True to its name "Eat Bulaga" made a surprise on 31 May 2023. The longest noontime show in the Philippines surprised the nation with an unexpected end. The word bulaga  is synonymous to surprise  in English. Recently, Eat Bulaga  was enveloped with "rumors" that the show was ending, rebranding, hosts being replaced, and moving out to another network. Here's a clip

Some Funny Names You Will Find in the Philippines

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Filipinos, generally, have a huge sense of humor. Most foreign bloggers would agree based on their published contents. Anyway, here are some proofs of Filipinos' sense of humor. Funny Business Names in the Philippines Restaurants / Small Eateries / Carinderia / Café Tulo-Laway Crispy Pata Angels Goto Heaven Gutom Jones Steak Side Brewhuh Coffee Bar McOnad Tapsilogan Café Pindot Café Rasso Tsoko Early Bread Shops Bread Pit Monay Lisa Other Food Shops Itlog Ni Tatay Fish of Mine Miss Sago Laundry Services Labadabadoo Kuskos Balungos Washing Well Wash Ko Laba Mo Wash Ko Lang Labadami Labango La Bandera Ola Other Establishments Harry Water (water dispensing) Baywash Carwash Edgar Scissorhand (a salon) Googol Manya Kins

The Parable Of The Unforgiving So-Called Servants

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They preach about forgiveness; but they do not practice what they preach. What I am writing here is addressed to the priests, bishops, archbishops, cardinals and nuns of the Catholic Church, whether religious or diocesan. To Forgive and To Love You must have heard or read the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18:23-35. If you are a priest, a nun, a pastor or a priest of higher position such as a bishop, I am sure that you know about this parable. For that reason, I would no longer quote Matthew's gospel here. Instead, I am going to write about The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 2:5–11. Before reading the passage, if you are a religious leader of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, I want you to pause for a little while and think why I am addressing this post to you all. Reflect on the lines that I have emphasized. Forgiveness for the Offender 2 Cor 2:5–11 But if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but to some extent — not to exaggerate it —

Pandemic Lockdowns: How Effective?

It's been more than a year; the pandemic has not ended yet. Despite the vaccinations, why is there a surge? Despite the current lockdown, COVID cases more than doubled in 11 days (66,895 active cases before the lockdown on 5 August; 106,672 cases on 16 August). I think, the lockdown will only delay transmission of the virus. Once the people start to roam again the cities and other places, there goes the dreadful COVID again. Perhaps, even for just a week, IATF could have implemented ALL-STAY-HOME-NO-ONE-GOES-OUT policy. In case of emergency, call an emergency hotline. Rescue and medical teams pick up the patient. The problem is: do we have a hotline? How many ambulances do we have? Well, that should not be a problem. Everything can be planned. Circuit Breaker: Total Lockdown Here's an actual scenario. A friend visited my sister on her birthday. She stopped her car in front of the house. Without getting off, she rolled down her window and had a quick chat with my sister. My sist

Which App and Devices Broadcast Live Streams With Shorter Delays?

How real is real time when live streaming a TV broadcast? While my sister and I were watching the same program on TV, I could hear from my room that the audio coming from the living room and my room were not synchronized. I could hear the audio of my TV ahead from that in the living room. So, I already know for a fact that a TV broadcast via cable has seconds delay compared to watching a program via air antenna (terrestrial). Cable TV Broadcast vs Live Streaming on the Net Outside my room, my sisters were watching GMA News on TV; while I was watching the same program via live streaming on my iPhone. I could clearly hear that the audio from the TV was ahead from that of my iPhone.  YouTube App vs Facebook App On iPhone, if live streaming via YouTube app, there was a delay of 20s10 (seconds). With Facebook app, the delay was only 10s19 (seconds).  Therefore, that makes live streaming on Facebook app nearer to real time compared to live streaming on YouTube app. Facebook Mobil

COVID-19 Pandemic: The 30-Day Quarantine

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Day 32 The 30-day quarantine was extended to until 30 April 2020. On this day, there were 1.95 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 of which 126,000 had died - a mortality rate of 6.45%. Day 21 Background What is like being locked down inside a community quarantine? It's first for me, and perhaps to everyone else. How would one see life then – seriously? Hopefully? Angrily? When dengue epidemic hit the Philippines in 2019, it caused more than 46,000 cases with 622 deaths in 7 months. No town or city was quarantined for the reason that dengue was not communicable from human to human. In the case of COVID-19, there are only 307 cases as of this writing, yet the whole Luzon and parts of Visayas and Mindanao are under quarantine. With dengue, it takes one mosquito bite to get sick. With COVID-19, infection is exponential. In 1906, Mary Mallon did not know, that she was a carrier of typhoid bacteria. Wherever she cooked, people near her would develop typhoid fever

Banks & Large Corporations Using Blockchain

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Ever heard of a company called IBM? Of course you have! Well we are here to tell you that both IBM and UBS are investing in a project titled “ Batavia.” The project involves more than just these two giants. It also involves the Bank of Montreal, Estre Bank, Commerzbank and Ciaxbank all whom which to start using this new technology with real transactions this year. The combined Market value of those companies is over $300 Billion!! These are very intelligent corporations that have thousands of analyst evaluating the best investment opportunities.  And they have chosen to invest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. They believe that the technology has the potential to change the banking industry forever. Blockchain technology allows for almost immediate transfer of money worldwide. Don’t understand what blockchain technology or cryptocurrencies are? The revolutionary Bitcoin Breakthrough has got you covered! With our step-by-step guide you will be an expert in b