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Dumaguete City | Death Star, The Artificial Sun of China

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The Artificial Sun of China You’ve read that correctly, an Artificial Sun. China has built and tested Artificial Sun.  But the application of this technology is not to replace the actual Sun. Though it’s cool to think of it that way since China is a Superpower. But, China’s Artificial Sun has a more powerful purpose. It  is a Nuclear Fusion Reactor. A Tokamak Fusion Reactor. It’s a massive nuclear fusion reactor called Artificial Sun. The Artificial Sun has reportedly generated temperatures 10 times hotter than the Sun’s surface.  If you wear your conspiracy hat, do you think this is a death star that China will use to conquer the world?  Well, my opinion is different from that. As you see, energy or electricity will be a problem in the future.  We don’t want coal because it’s not sustainable and has damaging effects on the planet's temperature. Even China is distancing itself from the use of coal, or operating coal power plants and looking for better sources. Renewable energy soun

Dumaguete City | President Duterte Stay-At-Home Order for Unvaccinated Person

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Dumaguete City | President Duterte Stay-At-Home Order for Unvaccinated Person President Duterte Stay-At-Home Order  Dumaguete City - President Duterte has given orders to request unvaccinated people to stay at home. He’s empowering the Barangay Captains to convince their constituents to stay at home if they’re not vaccinated, and may only leave their houses for essential activities. Or risk getting arrested for violating this order. This is a strong statement from the President of the Philippines, and one that is necessary. What made the president decide to issue a stay-at-home order for unvaccinated Filipino citizens? Well, we may not have the exact reason why. But here are some simple logic that might be the explanation of the stay-at-home order: Covid-19 Will Plague the Country A rise of the Covid-19 cases after the Holidays was evident. Christmas and New Year gave us plenty of reasons to celebrate, and some of us might have been too reckless. Lowering your guard down against Covid

Dumaguete City | Covid-19 is Here to Stay in the Philippines, and we Will Lose our Jobs

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Dumaguete City | Covid-19 is Here to Stay in the Philippines, and we Will Lose our Jobs Covid-19 is Here to Stay in the Philippines Covid-19 will not be leaving. If you’re still hoping that everything will go back to the way things were, think again. Because as what we are seeing, that’s not going to happen any time soon.  The Covid-19 Virus and First World Countries A virus has the capability to create new versions of itself when it transfers to different hosts. Like if Covid will infect someone, then that person passes it on to another person, and if this process is repeated several thousands of times, it will create new versions of itself. Such as what was heard with Delta and Omicron. Poor countries like the Philippines are closely preventing these transmissions because we cannot afford a breakout. But for first-world countries, they allow big gatherings, they let their citizens walk around without facemasks, and basically let the virus create new versions of itself. And it’s my pe

Surviving Year 2021 | The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)

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  Surviving Year 2021 | The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) The Metro Manila Film Festival (2021) The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2021 suffered a low turn-out, for a good reason.  The movie ticket price is pointed out as one of the causes for the MMFF’s failure. You will spend at least 450 pesos to watch an MMFF 2021 entry. That is a significant amount of money during a time of uncertainty and when every peso saved is necessary. Personally, I don’t want the festival to fail or run to a closure. That would be a very sad day for the common people who are working in the movie industry. But unfortunately, the behaviors of the producers, even before the pandemic, is heading to a trajectory of the festival's cliff dive. This is a big presumption from my end, and the festival might recover next year. But for the MMFF 2021, here is my personal opinion on why it generated low ticket sales. Top Four (4) Reasons why the Metro Manila Festival 2021 was not a Success The Threat of Covid-

Voltes V: Legacy - An Epic Ride TV Series Adaptation by GMA Network

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Voltes V: Legacy - An Epic Ride TV Series Adaptation by GMA Network GMA Network is making a TV adaptation series of the famous anime classic Voltes-V. The adaptation is titled Voltes-V Legacy and is set to be released anytime in the Year 2022. For someone who grew up watching the anime version, this looks wildly exciting. Finally, we will get to see the hero robot once again protecting the Earth and defeating bad guys. Voltes-V Legacy also has a Filipino cast which adds more thrill to the excitement.  But, as excited as I am, a small portion of thought remains in my mind that this may be another disappointment. Voltes-V Legacy can either be an epic ride or just a repeat of Victor Magtanngol. For the past two decades, GMA Network has not seemed to invest in quality Computer Generated (CG) Effects. Notably the famous snake scene of Victor Magtanngo l among many others. Aside from the poor CG Effect, we should also look out for inappropriate make-up. A very common example of this is a “w

The Destruction of Typhoon Odette in Negros Oriental

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The Destruction of Typhoon Odette in Negros Oriental Negros Oriental Meets Category 5 Typhoon Odette Typhoon Odette left thousands of families in Negros Oriental asking for help. Last December 16, 2021, typhoon Odette with an international name of Rai brought the destructive power of a Category 5 hurricane in the Visayas region of the Philippines. This is only 8 years after Typhoon Yolanda. Though we might have assumed that after Yolanda government agencies have learnt from experiences. But apparently, one crucial mistake has recurred. But just a short disclaimer, this is just my own personal opinion from the information I have when Typhoon Odette made its landfall in Visayas. And my own view of the situation may be different than others. I am also a survivor of Yolanda, thus how it feels like inside a Category 5 Typhoon.  Lack if Warning The same as Typhoon Yolanda, there was no clear warning of how powerful Typhoon Odette was. Before its landfall, many thought that it was only a Cate

Dumaguete City | Are Private Hospitals Re-using Covid PPE's?

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Dumaguete City | Are Private Hospitals Re-using Covid PPE's? Tyvek suits are disposable, or are they? I recently took my children to the hospital for their vaccination. And on my way to park my vehicle at the back of the hospital, I noticed that there were Tyvek suits hanged at the hospital’s laundry area.  Hanged of what seems to be for reuse. So why I am raising this concern in one of the hospitals here in Dumaguete City? Tyvek suits are also used in the industry that I work for. Workers wear this kind of protective clothing when dealing with hazardous chemicals.  And for what I know, Tyvek suits are disposable?  They are thrown in the garbage bins after each use to dispose of the chemicals that the worker has come in contact with. In the case of medical front liners, the Covid-19 virus they come in contact with. A health practice to make sure that the virus is contained and will not spread.  I am raising this issue for two reasons. First, I would presume that they will apply ble