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(Interaksyon) A government institution blamed malware after its Facebook page posted a lewd photo of a woman on its Stories on Thursday evening.

The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) was the latest victim in the spate of hacked government pages that have happened since April.

The commission on June 15 posted a photo of a woman with a see-through outfit with a text linking to a website through the text “SWIPE UP.”

The Facebook Story earned the attention of Filipino Facebook and Twitter users who posted about the unusual content.

“Halatang manyak mga taga-Komisyon [sa] Wikang Filipino,” a Twitter user wrote, sharing a screengrab of the post.

“Two hours na po na nakababad ang Story sa Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Sayang ang buwis na binabayad kung ganito kawalang-silbi ng mga nasa gobyerno,” the user added.

“Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino My Day yarn [‘yan]?? Warning: ‘Wag niyo click ‘yung link dun, or swipe up kasi [dadalhin] kayo nun sa mga malicious webpages…” a Facebook user commented.

By 11:33 p.m., hours after the post, KWF’s director-general released a statement about the issue and said their page was hacked… Read More

(FoxNews) A deep earthquake shook part of the Philippines southwest of the capital on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.

The 6.2 magnitude morning earthquake was near Hukay and about 75 miles below the surface, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Deep quakes are often widely felt but with less potential to cause major damage. Hukay is about 87 miles from Manila.

The Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries, but its assessment was ongoing.

The Philippines experiences regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults around the ocean… Read More

(Radio TVHK) A Chinese navy training ship arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a three-day goodwill visit to the Philippines.

More than 300 people, including the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, welcomed the Qi Jiguang at the port.

It’s the final stop for the ship on its Southeast Asian tour through Vietnam, Thailand and Brunei.

The Chinese embassy said the vessel will be open to the public for two hours each day.

This is the first visit to the Philippines by the Qi Jiguang, which is also the first Chinese navy ship to visit the country since Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won the presidency last year.

Rival territorial claims by Beijing and Manila in regional waters have affected bilateral relations, and there are hopes that the visit by the training vessel could boost ties… Read More

(Cyprus Mail) At least 14,000 people evacuated from around a volcano spewing lava and noxious gases in the central Philippines may remain displaced from their homes for months, authorities warned on Tuesday.

Incandescent lava was seen flowing slowly from the mouth of the 2,462-metre (8,077-foot) Mayon volcano, which was placed on a high alert level last week following seismic tremors and hundreds of rockfall events.

“Based on our previous experiences, this volcanic activity may persist for a few months,” Teresito Bacolcol, chief of the state volcanology and seismology agency, told DZMM radio, adding that residents usually living within a 6 km (3.7 miles) radius of the volcano would have to stay in evacuation centres.

Roughly 14,000 people have been evacuated and are sheltering in schools and community centres, disaster agency data show… Read More

(BDN Main) MONSON, Maine — Marilou Ranta never considered herself or her restaurant elite like the culinary gems of Portland, Boston and New York that typically receive national recognition.

But last week, the Philippines-born chef, who owns a fine dining restaurant in the small Piscataquis County town of Monson — or “the boonies,” as she likes to call it — found herself at an opera house in Chicago, buzzing with nerves and surrounded by culinary luminaries from across America.

On the day of her restaurant’s fifth anniversary, she gave an acceptance speech for a distinguished James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality, saying she never dreamed of such success.

The James Beard Awards are among the highest accolades in the country’s culinary and food media industries. Ranta’s restaurant, The Quarry, was the only one of 10 Maine semifinalists to advance to the finals… Read More

(PRNewswire) – True stories of successful Overseas Filipinos are making the rounds globally, in time for Independence Day in the Philippines.

Videos featuring Charmaine “Charm” Espinoza, a Filipina caregiver in the United Kingdom and Dan Johnson “DJ” Noblesa, a Filipino barista in Italy, can be viewed in Times Square in New York, and LA billboards in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California from June 12 to June 13.

The videos are part of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Creative Communications (OPACC)’s new country branding campaign ‘We Give the World Our Best – The Philippines, featuring the true stories of Overseas Filipinos giving their best, wherever they are in the world.

OFWs in the global spotlight

Charm and DJ’s videos had also earlier appeared in New York Times Square and Dubai’s La Mer City Walk, two of the most prominent and modern cities in the world.

UK nurse May Parsons, meanwhile, was the face of the bus ad shown in London on no less than the day of King Charles III’s coronation. May was the first nurse to have administered the COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom, which was very much recognized by the UK government…. Read More

(Radio TV) Chief Executive John Lee on Friday hailed Hong Kong’s ties with the Philippines, and said the SAR’s potential accession to a regional trade pact could further boost Southeast Asian economies.

In a speech at a consular reception marking the Philippines’ Independence Day, he congratulated Manila on joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership last week.

He said Hong Kong had received positive feedback on its own application to joined the RCEP trade deal, which is the world’s largest free-trade agreement.

“Hong Kong’s bid to join the RCEP would certainly add further impetus to the region,” Lee said. “We have submitted our formal accession request last year, and we are much encouraged by the positive responses of quite a number of RCEP members.

“In particular, I am thankful to the Philippines for the support given to Hong Kong in the course of seeking accession to the RCEP as soon as possible… Read More

(AsiaOne) BEIJING – China’s largest naval training ship sailed for the Philippines on Friday (June 9), its last stop of a regional “friendly” tour, amid growing unease over Chinese maritime activities in the South China Sea.

The giant training vessel, Qijiguang, bigger than a typical destroyer, left Brunei on Thursday for the Philippines as part an around 40-day trip which has included stops in Vietnam and Thailand before Brunei.

At the end of its trip, Qijiguang and its crew of 476 navy students and officers would have passed through the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand and West Pacific.

Training conducted by the ship, named after a Ming dynasty general who fought against Japanese pirates, would focus on navigation, anti-piracy and shooting exercises with light-weight weapons, according to Chinese state media, which had described its passage in the region as “friendly”.

Its impending arrival in the Philippines comes amid tensions with its neighbours over the South China Sea, which China mostly claims but parts of which are also claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines… Read More