That viral pictureIt’s too bad that we don’t have space on this page for cartoons, because I would have asked for one to illustrate this piece for this week. Last week, a picture I took of that same scene and which I (perhaps stupidly) posted on Facebook went viral. As psychologists will tell us, the same picture can mean very different things to different people. Historians, journalists and critics will exhaust the complexity of the big picture; they like landscapes. My little experiment with a picture that went viral just showed us how.

U.S. deploys transport planes to assist in ‘Julian’ relief opsKC-130J Hercules of the U.S III Marine Expeditionary Force at Villamor Airbase in Pasay City. MANILA, Philippines — The United States has deployed personnel and aircraft to the Philippines to support relief efforts in Batanes following the devastation caused by Typhoon Julian (Krathon). The Philippine Air Force announced that two KC-130J Hercules transport planes from the U.S. III Marine Expeditionary Force arrived at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Saturday afternoon, October 5, delivering personnel and equipment. “These aircraft, which departed from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, will assist in the ongoing relief efforts in the province of Batanes, which was severely affected by Typhoon Julian,” the Philippine Airforce said. According to a report by the Philippine News Agency, the following supplies have been distributed to assist affected communities, with the help of U.S. transport planes:1,000 family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has designated five ranking officials to new posts, effective on Wednesday, October 9. The reorganization is aligned with the order issued by PNP Chief General Rommel Marbil on Saturday, October 5. Article continues after this advertisementBelow is the list of names of the police officers and their new assignments, based on the order:Police Major General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. – Officer-in-Charge, Office of the Deputy Chief, PNP for AdministrationPolice Major General Sidney Hernia – Acting Regional Director, National Capital Region Police OfficePolice Brigadier General Benjamin Sembrano – Acting Director, PNP Forensic GroupPolice Brigadier General Constancio Chinayog Jr. – Acting Director for Personnel and RecordsPolice Colonel Jeffrey Decena – Acting Deputy Regional Director for Administration, Police Regional Office 3

MILAN — Italian prosecutors on Saturday accused seven people and two sub-contractors of crimes, including fraud and breaching airplane safety rules following an investigation into suspected flawed parts produced by an Italian company for Boeing. The prosecutors launched their investigation in late 2021 after Boeing said some parts for its 787 Dreamliner plane supplied by a company working for Italian aerospace group Leonardo had been improperly manufactured. "This resulted in the realization of airplane parts with significantly lower static and stress resistance characteristics, with repercussions on aviation safety," the prosecutors in the southern city of Brindisi said. The two men are "convinced that they have acted respecting fully the law," their lawyer told Reuters. Aerospace experts working with prosecutors certified at least 4,829 non-compliant components made of titanium and 1,158 made of aluminum, the prosecutors said.

Wello Lingolingo drilled the game-winning off the glass jumper to give the UE Red Warriors their fifth straight win at the expense of the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 63-62, in the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on October 6, 2024. Eclipsing their win-total last season, Lingolingo and the Red Warriors rose to 5-2 and tied their longest winning run in 10 years or since Season 77 in 2014. Video by Niel Victor Masoy

More than 100 elephants at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai province were moved to higher ground to escape rapidly rising flood waters. (AFP)Two elephants drowned during flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai, their sanctuary said Sunday, as local authorities evacuated visitors from their hotels and shops closed in the city centre. More than 100 elephants at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai province were moved to higher ground to escape rapidly rising flood waters, an employee who gave her name as Dada, told AFP. But two elephants -- named in local media as 16-year-old Fahsai and 40-year-old Ploython, who was blind -- were found dead on Saturday. "My worst nightmare came true when I saw my elephants floating in the water," Saengduean Chailert, the director of the Elephant Nature Park in northern Thailand, told local media.

SEOUL, South KoreaAug. 9, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Coway Co., Ltd., the "Best Life Solution Company," announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Coway Financial ResultsSoon Tae Kim"Coway achieved both external expansion and profitability driven by strong sales of our key product lines like the ice water purifiers and BEREX lineup," said, Coway's Chief Financial Officer. AdvertisementCumulative revenue for 2024 now stands at KRW 2,084.1 billion (+6.6% YoY) with an operating profit of KRW 404.9 billion (+9.5% YoY). In South Korea, domestic business generated KRW 655.7 billion in revenue for the second quarter, making an 11.1% increase compared to the previous year. Since being founded, Coway has become a leader in the environmental home appliances industry, with intensive research, engineering, development, and customer service.

Marcos forms office to protect children from online sexual abuseMANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of a presidential office to prevent the continued rise of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) cases in the Philippines. Marcos issued Executive Order 67 on Friday creating the Presidential Office for Child Protection under the Office of the President. This approach aims to "[strengthen] existing institutional and legal framework on child protection," Marcos said in his EO. From 2021 to 2022, a staggering 72% of all child abuse cases on average involved sexual abuse or assault, according to data collected by the Council for the Welfare of Children in government hospitals. From 2021 to 2022, a staggering 72% of all child abuse cases on average involved sexual abuse or assault, according to data collected by the CWC in government hospitals.

Mr. Foyou Li, Future FinTech's Chairman of the Board, said, "Mr. Hu Li is an excellent executive, having joined the Company five years ago, and he has made many outstanding contributions during this period. Further, Mr. Li has played an important role as the Company transitioned into a fintech company with a diversified portfolio of financial services businesses. Mr. Li has accumulated deep knowledge of our new business and rich management experience during the past five years with the Company. About Future Fintech Group Inc.AdvertisementFuture FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) is a comprehensive financial and digital technology service provider. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements.

SB19, Gloc-9 release joint track 'Kalakal'MANILA, Philippines — P-pop kings SB19 and rapper Gloc-9 released their joint single “Kalakal” in all digital music platforms worldwide via Sony Music Entertainment. The collaboration finds both music titans taking their creative direction to previously uncharted places and harnessing their gifts with a balance of star power and dynamism. According to SB19, they reached out to Gloc-9 first for a potential partnership after performing together on the well-received "Pagtatag! Sir Gloc-9 also approached the material with his own creative stamp and further solidified the storytelling aspects of our final output. RELATED: WATCH: Sandara Park, SB19, G22 share stage at Acer Day 2024

Jonvic Remulla for his efforts in securing a commitment from the owner of MT Terranova to provide compensation for oil spill victims in the province but said it was also important to seek accountability for the resulting maritime pollution. But … the bigger crime is environmental destruction caused by the oil spill,” Jay Lim, project officer of TK, a public interest law firm based here, said in an interview on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT“This should be the main focus of local and national governments: Polluters must pay,” he said. READ: Senate probe on MT Terranova oil spill set Aug. 13He estimated the compensation to be around “P12 million a day” starting on July 26, the day after the sinking. Ronnel Arambulo, vice chair of the national fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, said they would monitor the outcome of the meeting between Remulla and Terranova representatives.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte “encroached” upon the legislative powers of Congress when he issued an order that essentially allowed the now-banned Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) to set up shop and thrive in the country. 13 during a hearing of the House committee on public order and safety on Wednesday. READ: Pogo probe spotlight on Duterte possible, says HontiverosBoth laws make no mention of online gambling, Luistro noted, and the phrase was used for the first time in relation to Pagcor’s functions in EO 13, which Duterte signed in February 2017. Luistro on Wednesday said: “There is a principle in law: when the law does not provide, we should not provide. “Don’t you think the President encroached upon the power of Congress when he issued EO 13?” Luistro, also a lawyer and former professor at Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, asked Roque.

Utang na loob vs gratitudeI looked up the meaning of utang na loob on the internet and to no avail did I get a good answer – or a literal translation at the very least. I do think, however, that utang na loob is a valuable trait we Filipinos have but must however be taken in its proper context. The sense of entitlement by such parents is seen as utang na loob for the people that raised them, fed them and sent them to school. I am certain that my siblings will have the same kind of gratitude for everything our parents have given us. I believe that when our acts of love and service to our family is processed properly, then we can apply the value of utang na loob to its full potential.

Citizens were urged to stop using three types of unsafe whitening products as they were found to contain excessive levels of mercury, which can be harmful to health. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health was notified by the Hospital Authority about a case of mercury poisoning involving a 43-year-old female patient. She was diagnosed with proteinuria after using two skin-whitening cream products for a few weeks, and her urine and blood samples were found to have mercury levels exceeding the reference ranges. The Government Laboratory tested one of the products -- labeled as "Goree Beauty Cream" -- the patient used and found that the mercury level in the product exceeded the maximum permitted limit by 23,000 times. A total of 352 boxes of the three types of whitening creams were seized from a retailer in Central, where a 40-year-old man-in-charge and a 45-year-old saleswoman were arrested in a follow-up investigation.

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China.org.cn on the young athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:  Paris 2024 Olympics: The power of youth on the arenaDo you remember what you did on the summer break after you finished elementary school? Zheng Haohao, a girl from southern China's Guangdong Province, wrote in her summer schedule: Compete in the Olympics. As the youngest athlete at the Paris 2024, she competed for Team China in the women's Park Skateboarding event. With professional training, Zheng Haohao gradually grew into a front-ranking skateboarder in China, and began to "skate" into larger arenas. AdvertisementChina Mosaichttp://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htmParis 2024 Olympics: The power of youth on the arenahttp://www.china.org.cn/video/2024-08/08/content_117356359.htmAdvertisement