Dan Vee 🇵🇭 🩺
@toxmemaybe.bsky.social
He/him/his. Humanist Filipino, dreaming of a world where peace, diversity, and equity reign. Internist-medical toxicologist.
Posts are mine and do not reflect positions of my affiliations.
Posts are mine and do not reflect positions of my affiliations.
Misappropriation, #corruption, and gross #incompetence at the national level (especially of the former education secretary S. #Duterte) still plaguing the Philippines.
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
Decades on, Philippines' education spending still not enough
The Philippines fails to meet the recommended education spending benchmark of 4% to 6% of gross domestic product
www.rappler.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Misappropriation, #corruption, and gross #incompetence at the national level (especially of the former education secretary S. #Duterte) still plaguing the Philippines.
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
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Today is #WorldCancerDay. Screening tests are an important tool to find cancers early. Learn about these and other recommended cancer screening tests ⬇️
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Cancer Screening
Cancer screening is any method of looking for cancer before it causes symptoms and may be easier to treat.
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February 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today is #WorldCancerDay. Screening tests are an important tool to find cancers early. Learn about these and other recommended cancer screening tests ⬇️
12/13
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Osmol gap is a surrogate for toxic alcohols, which maim & kill rapidly, since few facilities can test for them directly. We previously noted alcohol caused false positives despite correction. This new data found ~1/5 have a gap at baseline, & almost 50% false pos w/ one of the main calculations used
Ethanol and the Limitations of the Osmol Gap
The osmol gap can help detect and manage those with toxic alcohol exposure, and it is altered by all alcohols including ethanol. The optimal correctio…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Osmol gap is a surrogate for toxic alcohols, which maim & kill rapidly, since few facilities can test for them directly. We previously noted alcohol caused false positives despite correction. This new data found ~1/5 have a gap at baseline, & almost 50% false pos w/ one of the main calculations used
And why not?
One expert on international relations in the Indo-Pacific believes the U.S. should provide its ally the Philippines with the type of sound cannons the Chinese coast guard employs to harass Philippine vessels.
Expert wants US to arm Philippines with sound cannons to fight China’s gray-zone tactics
China recently used sound cannons on Phillipine ships, and and expert wants the U.S. to supply sound cannons to the Phillipines.
www.stripes.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
And why not?
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"Do not lose hope", says @mariaressa.bsky.social to journalists who continue to report the truth even in the hard times of a corrupt government. "Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. Reach across. Stand by your values."
And most important: "Hold the line."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtST...
And most important: "Hold the line."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtST...
'Hold the line': Nobel laureate says Americans should learn from the Philippines’ experience
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Do not lose hope", says @mariaressa.bsky.social to journalists who continue to report the truth even in the hard times of a corrupt government. "Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. Reach across. Stand by your values."
And most important: "Hold the line."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtST...
And most important: "Hold the line."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtST...
February 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#China coast guard ships have maintained their presence within the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) where the #Philippines is entitled to resources under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( #UNCLOS).
February 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#China coast guard ships have maintained their presence within the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) where the #Philippines is entitled to resources under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( #UNCLOS).
#CANADA is the new leader of the #freeworld.
February 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#CANADA is the new leader of the #freeworld.
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SC warns, fines judge in De Lima case over misconduct, neglect of duty
SC warns, fines judge in De Lima case over misconduct, neglect of duty
The Supreme Court said the judge's reasons on the delay in the resolution of De Lima’s motion for bail did not justify the three years to hear and decide on the matter.
abs-cbn.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
SC warns, fines judge in De Lima case over misconduct, neglect of duty
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to safety concerns and corruption. It has never produced a single watt of energy.
READ: tmt.news/2048608
READ: tmt.news/2048608
Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to saf...
tmt.news
February 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to safety concerns and corruption. It has never produced a single watt of energy.
READ: tmt.news/2048608
READ: tmt.news/2048608
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I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
February 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
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A pandemic that started in 2020.
A return of Nazis and trade war in 2025.
What else is this generation going to live through?
A return of Nazis and trade war in 2025.
What else is this generation going to live through?
February 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A pandemic that started in 2020.
A return of Nazis and trade war in 2025.
What else is this generation going to live through?
A return of Nazis and trade war in 2025.
What else is this generation going to live through?
Now who's fault was that?
PCC flags 'competition concerns' in free TV after non-renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise
PCC flags 'competition concerns' in free TV after non-renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise
Regulations that limit the allowed blocktiming deals as well as the nonrenewal of the franchise of ABS CBN Corp have influenced competition practices in the free TV landscape, according to study released by the country's antitrust body.
abs-cbn.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Now who's fault was that?
The uncomfortable truth.
February 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The uncomfortable truth.
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Dear Filipinos in the US.
Biden. "If you are undocumented, you are not a criminal. You are undocumented and need to get your papers in order."
Trump; "If you are undocumented, you are a criminal, and we will deport you."
See the difference?
Biden. "If you are undocumented, you are not a criminal. You are undocumented and need to get your papers in order."
Trump; "If you are undocumented, you are a criminal, and we will deport you."
See the difference?
January 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Dear Filipinos in the US.
Biden. "If you are undocumented, you are not a criminal. You are undocumented and need to get your papers in order."
Trump; "If you are undocumented, you are a criminal, and we will deport you."
See the difference?
Biden. "If you are undocumented, you are not a criminal. You are undocumented and need to get your papers in order."
Trump; "If you are undocumented, you are a criminal, and we will deport you."
See the difference?
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On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/c4hqD
Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/c4hqD
January 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/c4hqD
Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/c4hqD
A great loss.
#EdcelLagman
#EdcelLagman
MANILA, Philippines — Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman died Thursday afternoon, Tabaco Mayor Krisel Lagman said in a statement.
Read more:
tmt.news/2047172
Read more:
tmt.news/2047172
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman dies
MANILA, Philippines — Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman died Thursday afternoon, Tabaco Mayor Krisel Lagman said in a statement.
tmt.news
January 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A great loss.
#EdcelLagman
#EdcelLagman
#Toyota sells 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to remain world's top-selling automaker www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Toyota sells 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to remain world's top-selling automaker
Toyota Motor sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024, it said on Thursday, remaining the world's top-selling automaker for a fifth straight year.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#Toyota sells 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to remain world's top-selling automaker www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Sieg Heil!
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter www.theverge.com/news/602163/...
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter www.theverge.com/news/602163/...
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter
Tesla says more affordable models are coming.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Sieg Heil!
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter www.theverge.com/news/602163/...
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter www.theverge.com/news/602163/...
Filipinos just vote for whoever they can recall. Any wonder they are so easy to please?
MANILA, Philippines — More than half of Filipinos or 59 percent are satisfied with the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
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tmt.news/2046955
Read more:
tmt.news/2046955
SWS: 59% of Pinoys satisfied with Marcos govt
MANILA, Philippines — More than half of Filipinos or 59 percent are satisfied with the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest Socia...
tmt.news
January 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Filipinos just vote for whoever they can recall. Any wonder they are so easy to please?
'Apparent air crash' in Potomac River: Washington police
'Apparent air crash' in Potomac River: Washington police
Multiple crews were responding Wednesday after an "apparent air crash" in the Potomac River in Washington, with Reagan National Airport reporting closed runways due to an ongoing emergency.
abs-cbn.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM