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 by Bea Mae B. Masujer  COMMENT:           A set perspective in every society affects the social being and even the lives of each individual. South Korea a known country in our generation for paving the way of entertainment industry for producing high quality Korean dramas and excellent Korean pop idols performances that bring happiness and positivity to every fan in the entire world, but despite of achieving this huge success and declared their nation as a developed country the serious and concerning topic about mental health issues is neglected and arguably least welcome in their society. The fact that their society hardly acknowledges that mental health illness such as depression is just like any other illness that needed to be cured and attention too. According to the Harvard International Review report last year 95 percent of South Koreans are being stressed with staggering rates of depression among elderly, 20 percent only of South Korean po...

  b y Adrian T. Organo          Baao authorities arrested two individuals with different crime committed in their separate operation last, April 18 and 19.          A 24-year-old battery thief was jailed at Baao Police Station last April 19, 2023, the suspect was caught in the act after he tried to detach the battery wires from a tricycle. But he was seen by the tricycle owner and then tried to run away from the incident but thanks to the bystanders in the area he was caught and was turned over to the police station. On the other news, a senior citizen from Baao Camarines Sur was arrested by the authorities for the crime of murder it's reportedly that the court decided not to recommend him any bail for his case, further details by this murder case was not disclose by the authorities including the name of the victim nor where the crime occur. Meanwhile the suspect is now at the Baao Police for proper...

By Zarah Mae B. Negado     Photo from The Japan Times             Numbers of affected civilians including death and injuries in Sudan during the heavy war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Paramilitary Rapid support Forces (RSF) increased.          The war between two forces began on April, 15 in the multiple cities around Sudan, Africa’s third largest country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country’s military leadership lead by Gen. Abdel -Fattah Burhan, the commander of the armed forces, and Gen.Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. The two generals are former allies who jointly orchestrated the October 2021 military coup that derailed Sudan's short-lived transition to democracy but soon after tension arose between the two causing this war to happen. On Sunday, the two parties agreed for a th...

  By Bea Mae B. Masujer          Philippines government appealed suspension on last February 3, 2023 for International Criminal Court decision to war on drugs reopen investigation. Photo from TM []           Upon the International Criminal Court decision on the held pre-trial chamber last January 26, 2023 authorizing Prosecutor Karim Khan to resume his investigation about the brutal war on drugs campaign that happened in the Philippines under the former administration Duterte. Philippines government requested a suspension to resume the investigation but Prosecutor Khan reject their request, since according to him “The Philippines has failed to show any error in the decision, let alone identified any error which materially affects the decision” on his submission last April 4, 2023 and added “Instead, the chamber reasonably and correctly considered the materials submitted by the Philippines and ...

  by Aprille Paula O. Salvino Photo from PIИKƆHELLΛ W2 On Saturday, April 22, Blackpink once again performs at Coachella stage following their weekend 1 performance with another high-energy and equally impressive performance. BLACKPINK were the first K-pop act to perform at Coachella in 2019, and they are the first K-pop headliners this year. An elaborate synchronized drone display preceded their weekend 1 set, changing colors and taking the form as a caterpillar, astronaut, paper crane, and other shapes. Members Jisso, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa of the girl group Blackpink perform some of their most popular songs, such as "Pink Venom," "How You Like That," "Kill This Love," "Pretty Savage," "Whistle," and "Kick It," before moving on to sing their individual solo singles: Jennie began with her brand-new song "You and Me," Jisoo sang her most recent single "Flower," and Rosé sang a rendition of her songs "...

  By Bea Mae B. Masujer Photo from AsianWaiki           Astro member Moon Bin was found dead in his home at Gangnam District of Seoul last Wednesday, April 19, 2023.           According to the exclusive report from Yonhap News TV, Moon Bin a south Korean singer and part of the K-pop group Astro, passed away yesterday around 8:10 pm, his lifeless body was found in his home by his manager who immediately called the authorities to report the tragic incident. In regards to the cause of death, Police official commented to Yonhap News TV, “We believe that Moon Bin died by suicide, we are considering an autopsy to investigate the exact cause of death”.          And his mortuary is being set up at the funeral home of Asian Hospital in Seoul, South Korea and the funeral will be held quietly.                  Meanwhile, Moon Bin’s agency Fantagiao...

  By: Adrian Organo Photo by REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Abu Dhabi: On Sunday, April 16, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva once again proposed establishing a group of countries not involved in the Ukraine and Russia war that will broker peace. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had discussed the issue earlier this week with the leaders of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Xi Jinping, respectively. In Abu Dhabi, where he had just returned from a trip to Asia, the president of Brazil told the reporters that he was attempting to assemble a group of leaders who "prefer to talk about peace rather than war." The group should include states that are not "encouraging" violence, the president stressed, and those that are sending weapons should be persuaded to stop. Lastly, President Lula da Silva stated that the group of nations should have no connection to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well a...

  By: Zarah Mae B.Negado  Photo by: Philippine star The Department of Health's (DOH) officer-in-charge, Maria Rosario Vergeire, announced last April 12 that experts have already given the go-signal for the second booster of the COVID-19 vaccine to the general adult population. Vergeire Said the DOH is finalizing the guidelines for giving second booster shots to healthy people aged 18 and above. The Department of Health also gave assurance that the country has a sufficient supply of vaccines for the second booster immunization of the general population based on the updated emergency use authorization of the Food and Drug Administration and the positive recommendation of the Health Technology Assessment Council, it can already use the vaccines that are now available as a second booster for the general population. Vergeire said that as of March, 23.8 million individuals had received their first booster shot, while 4.4 million had received their second booster shot. The increase i...

  By : Aprille Paula O. Salvino Airstrike attack on a Myanmar village this week  killed a total of 165 individuals including civilians and children.  Considered one of the deadliest attacks since the military coup in 2021. On Thursday, April 11, Myanmar’s air force dropped multiple bombs on a village ceremony in Sagaing region, particularly in Pazigyi village, where hundreds of locals gathered for the opening of a local administration office. The new town office was being opened under the authority of the shadow National Unity Government (NGU), for the people as part of anti-junta resistance or a ceremony held by anti-coup groups in Myanmar. But the supposedly village ceremony turned to chaos and tragedy after a military airstrike attack at least 165 people were killed, including civilians and children. Photo by: Kyunhla Activists Group           On Wednesday, the day after the attack, the Myanmar military force confirmed that they had launch...

  by Bea Mae B. Masujer Photo by Asintado News          The body of a delivery rider who was swept away by the flood has been found past 10 a.m earlier on Thursday, April12 in Del Rosario Banao, Iriga City.           After a delivery rider name Romel Carlo Tomenio Y Pletado was reported missing for more than a day because he was swept away by the flood during typhoon ‘Amang’ last April 12, his body was been found with no sign of life by the authorities along with 5 remaining parcel which supposedly he should deliver. The search operation was led by Buhi rescuers and some concerned residents from Iriga City who helped throughout the operation. Romel Carlo Tomenio Y Pletado's funeral was held in their house in Sagrada, Buhi and his family is deeply saddened by his sudden loss.  Source from (2023, April 14). Delivery rider na natangay ng baha sa Camarines Sur natagpuan na. Brigada News FM Bicol. Retrieved April 14, 20...

By Bea Mae B. Masujer  Via her Instagram Millie Bobby Brown on Tuesday, April 11 announced her engagement to her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi. Instagram post of @milliebobbybrown      A photo of her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi hugging her from her back, with an engagement ring worn on her left hand and with a photo caption “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, I want’em all'' Millie Brown happily shared to the public that she was now engaged to her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi at the age of 19. Millie Brown started her acting career at the age of 9 years old in which her first played role was the young Alice on ABC’s Once Upon a Time in Wonderland year 2013 and gained recognition from the public as a good actress after she portrayed the role Eleven in the Netflix hit science fiction series Stranger Things and to her iconic role from the movie Enola Holmes season 1 and 2 released on the year 2022. For her major association awards, she was nominated for Outstanding Supportin...

  by Adrian T. Organo   Photo by ABS-CBN News LRT fare increases for the use and purpose to improve LRT services were deferred by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, April 10.  The Department of Transportation (DOTr) approved fare increases for train Lines Rail Transit (LRT) 1 and 2, in accordance with the orders of President Marcos. Additionally, MRT-3 fare adjustment was also deferred by the President. Fare increases of these 3 public transportation was to be use for improving technical capabilities, services and facilities with an aims to give new comfortable space of transportation for the commuters, but the date of implementation is still haven’t released yet by DOTr and according to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, he said on Tuesday that it will take a few months before it will officially implement. Then once it is implemented the minimum fare for both LRT 1 and LRT 2 will increase to 14 pesos from 12 pesos, while the maximum fare for LRT 1 will incre...

  by Princess T. Rull  French President Emmanuel Macron's comments made last April 7, 2023, over Europe’s priorities on Taiwan, raised questions from the public regarding the matter of EU Global Ties.  Photo from Reuters           In an interview with French newspaper Les Echos and Politico Europe published last Sunday, April 9. The interviewer asked, “The question we need to answer, as Europeans, is the following: is it in our interest to accelerate (a crisis) in Taiwan?”.   President Macron then answered “no” and said,  “The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and take our cue from the U.S agenda and a Chinese overreaction” . He added, saying Europe “should not be caught up in a disordering of the world and crises that aren’t ours”.       These remarks garnered attention from the public as well as created a debate and divided public opinion. Experts r...

  by Aprille Paula O. Salvino       In 2022 the Philippines ranked No. 1 in The World Risk Index, which means that the Philippines is first among the 193 countries that are exposed to disaster risk caused by climate change, according to the global risk index.      The issue of Climate change has been around for a long time. In 2017 President Rodrigo Rao Duterte approved and signed the Instrument of Accession to join the Paris Agreement to limit global warming and climate change. According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Paris Agreement aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the agreement aims to increase the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of climate cha...