Newsletter: Hot days make for icy weather, Philippine study finds

[THIS IS A PRESS RELEASE]

The Philippines, like other tropical countries, is known more for its balmy climate than for hailstorms. But a new Philippine study—the first of its kind—has found that the country’s hottest days are, in fact, more likely to produce hail.

The largest hailstones ever recorded in the Philippines fell in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, on May 8, 2020. An infrared image from the HIMAWARI-8 weather satellite taken at the time shows the convective system associated with this hail event. The inset panel on the upper right shows the corresponding radar reflectivity scan suggesting high amounts of precipitation in the area. In the lower right are photos of hailstones recovered from the event. SOURCE: Ibañez et al., 2025

Hailstorms are so few and far between in the Philippines that, even in an age of pervasive social media updates, they are still met with amazement and astonishment.

Newsletter: Philippines’ Digital Workforce Emerges as Economic Force, Taxumo Report Shows

[THIS IS A PRESS RELEASE]

The country’s digital workforce, from gig economy freelancers to online sellers and micro-business owners, is rapidly transforming how Filipinos earn and how they pay taxes.

Newsletter: An Average Salary of More Than HK$5,000 Despite Minimum Wage Freeze by the Government

10/21/2020 07:34:27 PM

Author's note: Hong Kong's Labor Department has made some drastic movements in September, including the freezing of Minimum Allowable Wage for the first time. 

Despite that, a recent study by HelperChoice showed significant improvements, from a slight increase in average salary, wage partition by district, and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on foreign domestic workers' employment.

All of this news, and more, in the press release below. Read on:

Kaspersky study: 51% of work-from-home professionals watch adult content on the same devices they use for working from home

05/08/2020 01:01:32 PM

While work-from-home arrangements became more prevalent during the ongoing-yet-unfortunate time of the pandemic, the line between privacy and work-life goes thinner to a blurry extent. This was due to social distancing measures becoming a common thing nowadays and workers have been adjusting to the new kind of professional environment.

Observations and Tools

11/13/2013 2:31:32 PM

” Ito ang problema sa atin: kapag "tulong" ang nilalaman ng post, hindi pinapansin. Kapag "pangbubulyaw" naman sa mga opinyon ukol sa bagyo ang nilalaman - bumebenta.”

Sa totoo lang, hindi naman sa nagiging tagapag-hatol ako o ano ha? Pero ito lang naman ang mga naoobserbahan ko sa mga social networking sites lately.

Socio-Political Impact

11:54:04 PM | 5/9/2013 | Thursday

Matindi ba ang impact ng social media pagdating sa 2013 midterm elections? Oo naman.

Sa totoo lang, nagsimula ang ganito mula pa noong 2010 presidential elections, naging venue ng ilang kandidato ang mga social networking websites na tulad ng Facebook at Twitter.