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TwitPics: Flooding in the Philippines after torrential rains

Bryan Simpson — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:41:42 +0000

Torrential rains from tropical storm Ketsana has caused the worst flooding in decades in the Philippine capital of Manila and nearby provinces, reports BBC News.

BBC News also reports that 72 people are feared dead and more than 250,000 have been driven from their homes.

Twitterers in the Philippines have been posting incredible TwitPics depicting the flooding. One Twitterer even shows optimism. Here’s a sample:

“The flooded part of my school. T.T” per @tinkuhh:

“Flooded too in front of DLSU.” per @tinkuhh:

“Ust hospital yesterday at about 3 pm” per @RainGao:

“nakakatakot ung underpass sa ayala.:( (frightening underpass ung sa ayala.: ( )” per @aacharl:

“Heavy Rainfall on Metro Manila Yesterday” per @reahguevarra:

“Clear skies and some sun above Katipunan Ave.” per @thewittleprince:

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Rare Megamouth shark found in Philippines, then eaten

Britni Day — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Per National Geographic: A Megamouth shark, one of the rarest sharks in the world, was found by fisherman in the Philippines and then eaten.

The fisherman from the town of Donsol caught the 13 foot 1,102 pound Megamouth while fishing for mackerel says National Geographic. According to the article, this was only the 41st Megamouth to ever be found since the once thought extinct shark reappeared in 1976.

World Wildlife Fund Philippines local project manager Elson Aca identified the shark and then explained to the fisherman that they shouldn’t eat the shark, said National Geographic. Shark meat is considered a delicacy in the Philippines and the shark was butchered and cooked.

A variety of reactions from the Twitterverse:

Budjette (Manila, Philippines) Rare megamouth shark caught&eaten by Pinoy fishermen http://tr.im/indV i wonder if they turned it into adobo 07 Apr 2009 from web

tristanx (Toronto, Canada) I have to admit, reading this made me a little sad. Ultra-rare “megamouth” shark caught, butchered, eaten: http://bit.ly/3PDfyi 07 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

faltobelli (Undisclosed) It’s not survival of the fittest, it’s extinction of the tastiest as proved by Philippine fishermen who ate a mega rare megamouth shark 07 Apr 2009 from web

noxo (London, U.K.) This saddens and angers me: Extremely Rare Megamouth Shark Found and Eaten http://twurl.nl/z7qldl (RT @NatGeoSociety) 07 Apr 2009 from TwitterFox

mishmashmush (Undisclosed) So a group of fishermen caught and ate the ubber rare Megamouth Shark. It was cooked in coconut milk. I think I’m making Thai tonight. 07 Apr 2009 from web

buwayahman (Philippines) I don’t get it. Given a choice between starving to death or eating a rare megamouth shark, wouldn’t you eat the shark? http://bit.ly/770g2 07 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

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Featured TwitPic: Lights out at McDonalds in Philippines

Craig Kanalley — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:50:00 +0000

“Earth hour at mc donalds silver city. #earthhour #voteearth #manila” (Posted by @mrmacchiato, Manila, Philippines, March 28, 2009)

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International Women’s Day

David Mac Dougall — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:29:00 +0000

March 8th is International Women’s Day, and news sources round the globe are marking the date with diverse reporting on women’s issues.
China’s Xinhua News, has a feature on the everyday lives of women in Gaza. Voice of America reports on a women’s conference in Liberia, while the Jamaica Observer looks at the roles of several high-profile women in Jamaican society.

Here’s how women in the Twitterverse are spending their day on 8th March:

@WelshTart (Manchester, England) On my way to Manchester Town Hall 2 celebrate International Womens Day – here come the girls….

@SuzeMuse (Ottawa, Canada) Just saw a flock of geese fly over. And with that, Spring has arrived. Still Had to scrape my windows this morning. Oh, Canada.

@kse_ (St. Petersburg, Russia) I would like to wish every female on twitter a Happy International Womens Day!

@laurakendrick (Incheon, South Korea) I’m bleaching my roots… Big piles of happiness

@ExMi (Johannesburg, South Africa) My kid is learning more and more new words every day. He’s so funny and so smart. *this* is why i love being a mommy.

@brevity (Manila, Philippines) Sittin beside the UST field. Guy stops dead infront, takes a portrait of me & walks on. Hoping he shot in P mode & RAW.

You can read more about International Women’s Day at the official website. Photo website Flickr also has thousands of photographs tagged with “international women’s day” to browse.

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