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#SciFeature 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 🇵🇭
At first glance, the Philippines may seem small on a world map, but appearances can be misleading. With over 300,000 km² of land spread across its islands, the country is actually larger than many assume.
This misconception largely comes from the Mercator projection, one of the most commonly used map styles. While it preserves shape and direction, making it useful for navigation, it significantly distorts size. Areas near the poles appear much larger, while countries closer to the equator, like the Philippines, are minimized.
Because of this, places like Greenland often look enormous, sometimes comparable to Africa, when in reality, it spans about 2.1 million km², roughly seven times the size of the Philippines, not dramatically larger as maps may suggest. Meanwhile, the Philippines even exceeds the land area of the United Kingdom, which measures around 243,000 km².
Maps help us understand the world, but they don’t always tell the full story. Recognizing how projections influence what we see allows us to better interpret global size and scale, and appreciate the Philippines for its true geographic extent. #Philippines #map #cartography
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A major ADB study exposes the depths of poverty among older Filipinos. For one,they rely mostly for income from fragile remittances and unpredictable family support. For another,the country’s pension system is broken; it is ranked nearly last in the world.
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Evidence compiled by CNN suggests that the United States military was responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, in what is the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel's almost week-long war with Iran.
CNN's Isobel Yeung reports.
Read more: cnn.it/4reiEUw
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A New York Times investigation indicates that it was a US strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, mostly children. nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world…
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez doubled down on his opposition to the attack on Iran by the US and Israel, warning that the conflict risked playing ‘Russian roulette’ with the lives of millions reut.rs/405NnYP
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STATEMENT OF MAYOR JOY BELMONTE
I urge Congressman Bong Suntay to apologize for the inappropriate remarks that he made at a recent House committee hearing.
His words directly contradict the spirit of empowerment that we have worked hard to build here in Quezon City. Over the years, we have embraced the difficult work of establishing protections for women, constantly striving to honor their rights by creating safe spaces and opportunities for them.
In this context, it is truly disappointing to witness Congressman Suntay’s casual display of objectification, on Women’s Month no less. But what makes this incident especially troubling is the fact that, as a former member of our City Council, he was part of the body that passed our Gender and Development Code.
Moreover, he was the majority floor leader of the city council when we passed the Bawal Bastos Ordinance, which declares that lewd, malicious, and demeaning remarks and acts have no place in public life. Quezon City instituted this policy in 2016—ahead of the national Safe Spaces Act.
Our policies are a declaration of our city’s values—of what we stand for and what we refuse to tolerate. We expect our elected officials to be the first to live by them.
Thus, it is clear to me: We must not hesitate to push back against any act that undermines the dignity of our women. We must continue to stand for their safety, dignity, and equality—without exception and without compromise.
We call on Congressman Suntay to take full accountability for his remarks, issue a proper apology, and conduct himself with the dignity that his office—and our city—demand. Our people deserve no less.
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Al Jazeera investigation raises fundamental questions over deadliest single attack of US-Israeli war on Iran that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.
The findings reveal school separate from adjacent military site and questions the air attack pattern aje.news/9ni8de
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I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time. Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, but only through reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue.
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President Trump, who said he would avoid needless foreign wars, has embraced military power with few limits.
Here’s how many countries the US has attacked since he took office aje.news/1dak0q
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BREAKING: The death toll from a strike that hit a school in southern Iran has risen to 85 people, an official says on Iranian state TV.
Follow AP's live updates for more. apnews.com/live/live-updates…
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Netanyahu and Trump's war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.
Trump has turned 'America First' into 'Israel First'—which always means 'America Last'.
Our Powerful Armed Forces are prepared for this day and will teach the aggressors the lesson they deserve
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A CBS News producer who left the network after an almost half-century tenure issued a dire warning in a farewell memo.
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'GONE TOO SOON'
Children were killed in Duterte's war on illegal drugs. They were 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17 years old. They had homework to finish, exams the next day, Mass to attend, and most especially dreams to achieve.
Some were asleep, some were getting ready for school. But they were killed and became part of the thousands of Filipinos killed in the bloody war that the previous administration waged. As the ICC case against Duterte moves forward, families demand justice. For them, the search for accountability is inseparable from grief — and from the lives they say were taken too soon. | @AdrianINQ
READ MORE: inqnews.net/liveslosttoosoon
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Here are all the journalism terms you need to know, defined: poynter.org/reporting-editin…
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Don’t you think it’s interesting timing that zaldy co broke his silence, so to speak, just ahead of the inc rally?
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Guard, may umamin ng mga krimen dito! Pakitawag ng pulis!
'WE'RE ALL GUILTY'
Naniniwala si Sen. Alan Peter Cayeteno na guilty ang lahat sa vote-buying, pandaraya, pagnanakaw, at pagsisinungaling.
Kaya sinabi rin niya na mahalaga na magsisi sa mga pagkakasala.
"Wala talagang pagbabago ‘pag walang repentance," dagdag pa ni Cayetano sa Facebook Live.
Mainit na isyu ngayon ang mga maanomalyang flood control project na umano'y pinagmumulan ng katiwalian, na kinasasangkutan ng ilang opisyal ng pamahalaan at politiko.
