<p>We're not done! There's more!<br><br>Did the PRC forget the fact that a small contigent of <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> soldiers from the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> stopped China's ambitions during the height of the Korean War? Not once, not twice, but thrice!<br><br>We're monkeys, you say? Well, that's the might and power of your monkey gods!</p>
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<p>What the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> needs to learn.</p>
<p>If you visit the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> and wonder why despite the extreme heat there're no Heatwave warnings, it's because we are a tropical archipelagic country.<br><br>It means that there is no heatwave in the Philippines as far as the scientific definition and calculation are concerned.<br><br>You should instead</p>
<p>PSA: Use of Real Persons' Likenesses in AI-Generated Images<br><br><a href="https://privacy.gov.ph/notice-to-the-public-use-of-real-persons-likenesses-in-ai-generated-images/" rel="nofollow">privacy.gov.ph/notice-to-th...</a><br><br><a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a><br><br><a href="https://privacy.gov.ph/notice-to-the-public-use-of-real-persons-likenesses-in-ai-generated-images/" rel="nofollow">NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Use of R...</a></p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:swlyufidt5mu6mcywznbtcfc" rel="nofollow">@atradio.fm@bsky.brid.gy</a> , I'm back to listening via online radios. I stopped ten or so years ago because services like TuneIn, Live365, etc., became unrealiable for <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> coverage.<br><br>With <a href="https://atradio.fm" rel="nofollow">atradio.fm</a>, I can save the official stream URLs and it's stored where I can listen easily.<br><br><a href="https://atradio.fm" rel="nofollow">atradio.fm — social internet r...</a></p>
<p>Things Westerners get confused when visiting the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>:<br><br>- KKK: was a decentralized revolutionary organization in Luzon against Spanish occupation, funded secretly by pre-Colonial Royal Class/Clans, Chinese, and some Spanish.<br><br>- MILF: a Moro organization who fought for their Rights.</p>
<p>Here in the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>, using someone's likeness in AI is considered a <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> violation under the Data Privacy Act. Yes, we can sue unathorized use of our likeness and we can go after you even if you're in another country*. ᕦ(ಠ_ಠ)ᕤ<br><br>* There's an inter country process for crossborder cases.</p>
<p>Here in the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>, there is a growing "trend(?)" amongst families with <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> daughters: Creating a Facebook Page and sharing their autistic lives.<br><br>We all know for years that autism discussion and research is mainly dominatid by [white] autistic boys and men. Filipinos are changing this.</p>
<p>They'll survive and fit right in the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> where the majority of us Filipinos ignore DMs or leave it "seen". It's so common even for neurotypicals that "seen" achieved cultural joke status. 😉</p>
<p>To all the Filipinos looking for <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> from the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>, the official website of IBC 13 is here on the Social Web via:<br><br>- ATmosphere: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://ibctv13.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ibctv13.com</span></a></span> <br>- Fediverse: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://ibctv13.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ibctv13.com</span></a></span> <br><br>They should appear on this Feed soon: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zbzto6f4ikilfalip4lpxdtr/feed/newsphil" rel="nofollow">bsky.app/profile/did:...</a></p>
<p>I want to audition for the new season of Pinoy Big Brother, but it's only open for ages 18–35. I'm only 17. 🤪<br><br><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a></p>
<p>〈Understand the Culture and Context〉 when visiting another country. Bringing your own sensitivities will cause frustrations and misunderstandings, to you most especially.<br><br><a href="https://austronesian.youronly.one/understand-culture-context" rel="nofollow">austronesian.youronly.one/understand-c...</a><br><br><a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a> <a href="/tags/tourism/" rel="tag">#Tourism</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/mochott/" rel="tag">#mochott</a><br><br><a href="https://austronesian.youronly.one/understand-culture-context" rel="nofollow">Understand the Culture & Conte...</a></p>
<p>just got married :3</p><p><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#philippines</a> <a href="/tags/tootsea/" rel="tag">#tootSEA</a> <a href="/tags/weddings/" rel="tag">#weddings</a></p>
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<p>My c.im <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> post (I just moved servers and always pin my first post)...</p><p>I'm Drew. I'm an escaped Brit, late 50s, childfree, <a href="/tags/antitheist/" rel="tag">#AntiTheist</a>, former <a href="/tags/musician/" rel="tag">#musician</a>, living in 🇵🇭 since 2019. I'm <a href="/tags/neurodivergent/" rel="tag">#neurodivergent</a> with severe <a href="/tags/cptsd/" rel="tag">#CPTSD</a>. You can ask me about it, I'm trying to get better at discussing it. I can also be abrasive and inconsistent. *shrugs* I am what I am.</p><p>I'm married, I work in <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> and I love animals and nature. My wife and I bought a run-down farm to have a peaceful place to live and now we're accidental hobby farmers. My one-page personal site at <a href="https://www.drewtowler.me" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.drewtowler.me</a> tells my story.</p><p>I may post about: <a href="/tags/dogsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#DogsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/webdev/" rel="tag">#WebDev</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/raspberrypi/" rel="tag">#RaspberryPi</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAI</a> <a href="/tags/fuckai/" rel="tag">#FuckAI</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/infosec/" rel="tag">#InfoSec</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/alexithymia/" rel="tag">#Alexithymia</a> <a href="/tags/synesthesia/" rel="tag">#Synesthesia</a> <a href="/tags/childhoodtrauma/" rel="tag">#ChildhoodTrauma</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/stroke/" rel="tag">#Stroke</a> <a href="/tags/subarachnoidhemorrhage/" rel="tag">#SubarachnoidHemorrhage</a> <a href="/tags/arthritis/" rel="tag">#Arthritis</a> <a href="/tags/trains/" rel="tag">#Trains</a> <a href="/tags/traintracktuesday/" rel="tag">#TrainTrackTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/railways/" rel="tag">#Railways</a> <a href="/tags/modelrailway/" rel="tag">#ModelRailway</a> <a href="/tags/ngauge/" rel="tag">#NGauge</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/silentsunday/" rel="tag">#SilentSunday</a> <a href="/tags/today/" rel="tag">#Today</a> <a href="/tags/3things/" rel="tag">#3Things</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/diy/" rel="tag">#DIY</a> <a href="/tags/farmlife/" rel="tag">#FarmLife</a> <a href="/tags/goatsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#GoatsOfMastodon</a>. I edit posts a lot (including this one).</p><p>I'm bullshit-phobic so I keep my feed as free from politics and religion as I can. That said, I would welcome the annihilation of <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> by any means. If you lived in the Philippines you'd understand. And I support <a href="/tags/palestineaction/" rel="tag">#PalestineAction</a>'s right to exist and protest.</p><p>I see a lot of Starlink-hate on Mastodon. We happily use <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#Starlink</a> - it meant we could buy the land we really wanted and build our house in a peaceful place in the hills where there's no fibre or 4G. For us it was a no-brainer. It's transformed our lives.</p>
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<p>How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines</p><p>At only 21, the tennis phenom Alex Eala is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-alex-eala-became-a-symbol-of-the-philippines" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-alex-eala-became-a-symbol-of-the-philippines"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newyorker.com/culture/the-</span><span class="invisible">lede/how-alex-eala-became-a-symbol-of-the-philippines</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/topnews/" rel="tag">#TopNews</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/eala/" rel="tag">#Eala</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/filipinos/" rel="tag">#Filipinos</a></p>
<p>Age verification comes to the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>. First platforms: Meta and Roblox.<br><br>I wonder when it will affect Bluesky. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bsky.app</span></a></span> and <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:eon2iu7v3x2ukgxkqaf7e5np" rel="nofollow">@safety.bsky.app@bsky.brid.gy</a> should probably prepare and set up <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:ar7c4by46qjdydhdevvrndac" rel="nofollow">@moderation.bsky.app@bsky.brid.gy</a> for the Philippines.</p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> revealing early its entry for <a href="/tags/eurovisionasia/" rel="tag">#EurovisionAsia</a> just turned <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:6trkiu6ntnswu3tst75ofzsb" rel="nofollow">@eurovisionasia.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy</a> into a highly intense and very serious competition.<br><br>The holdouts like <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#Japan</a> <a href="/tags/kazakhstan/" rel="tag">#Kazakhstan</a> should stop having second thoughts. This new song competition is clearly going so be huge.</p>
<p>I don't observe <a href="/tags/christmas/" rel="tag">#Christmas</a> but Merry Christmas <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> !<br><br>September 1st always mark the beginning of Christmas for the <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> people.</p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> just skyrocketed <a href="/tags/eurovisionasia/" rel="tag">#EurovisionAsia</a> as no ordinary broadcasting and singing competition. The "wait-and-see" countries like <a href="/tags/newzealand/" rel="tag">#NewZealand</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/japan/" rel="tag">#Japan</a> <a href="/tags/australia/" rel="tag">#Australia</a> must be regretting their decision not to join.</p><p><a href="/tags/bhutan/" rel="tag">#Bhutan</a> 's entry is not to be dismissed! New at global stage but a force!</p>