The God Culture: The Law is What Redeems Us

It seems Timothy Jay Schwab of The God Culture is finished telling his version of Philippine history and has now moved on to reveal his more explicitly theological doctrines. The gist of his history about the Philippines is that Filipinos are Israelites and the Philippines is one of the two witnesses who will rise up in the last days and condemn the nations. The other witness is the Kurds who Tim teaches are also Israelites. The condemnation of the nations by the Philippines in the last days will consist in the restoration of the Mosaic law in all its fullness. It was crucial that Tim lay down his historical foundation because now he can teach what the restoration of the law means.

In several recent videos he has given his teaching about the sabbath and about what the Apostle Paul "really said" regarding the law. According to Tim Paul had to actually relearn how to keep the Mosaic law. You see Paul was a Pharisee which means he only knew the Pharisaical way to keep the law which is not the correct way.

https://youtu.be/9Id0VB5fM5M?t=1821

30:22 However Paul kept the Pharisee law in his teachings back then but Pharisee teachings. Ok? Those do not attribute to him keeping the actual law because the Pharisee law is not the law. Therefore having been a Pharisee it did not mean Paul understood the law or the Bible any better than anyone else. He would have to relearn, really unlearn first, and then relearn the entire law because they had leavened pretty much all of it and turned it against, so Paul was learning really a new law when you think about it.

Who taught Paul the correct way to keep the law? The implication is Jesus Christ did when Paul went to Arabia for three years. Tim says that after relearning how to keep the law the Apostle Paul then taught Gentile Christians to do the same. From circumcision to sacrifices to the dietary commands all 613 laws are still in effect. Keeping them is necessary to one's salvation and to being grafted into the kingdom. If you don't keep the law then you are not in relationship with Yahuah. If you are not in relationship with Yahuah then you are not saved.

The following video is a brief presentation of how Timothy Jay Schwab of The God Culture teaches men are saved.  In short it is not faith in Christ which redeems us. The law of Moses is what redeems us.

While this video is a mash up of three God Culture videos, it accurately depicts the teaching of Timothy Jay Schwab of The God Culture regarding salvation. The transcript with sources is as follows:

We are The God Culture, a group of independent researchers with no affiliation to any denomination nor organization whatsoever.

The Law of Sin and Death. What is it? NOT The Law of Moses! WHAT DID PAUL SAY? at 0:28

People ask at times how do we know we are saved? Well, are you keeping the sabbath? That is the sign of one who is saved and in relationship with Him. 

Sabbath Series: Part 1. What is the Sabbath? Did it pass away? The Biblical Truth. at 27:46

So this is another example that we aren't to just have faith in Yahusha. That’s not enough. That’s not it.  No, no, no, no. We are to keep His commandments.

Sabbath Series: Part 5: The End Times Sabbath at 19:30

For we know that the law is spiritual.  Which law is he talking about? He's talking about the law of Moses. Operating in the Spirit is operating in the law of Moses.

The Law of Sin and Death. What is it? NOT The Law of Moses! WHAT DID PAUL SAY?" at 16:55

The law written by the very finger of Yahuah Himself.  The law is what redeems us.

The Law of Sin and Death. What is it? NOT The Law of Moses! WHAT DID PAUL SAY?" at 39:35

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The Law of Sin and Death. What is it? NOT The Law of Moses! WHAT DID PAUL SAY? at 1:02:29

The text shown on screen is a list of all 613 laws of the Law of Moses which can be found at the following link:

613 Laws of the Old Testament

I posted this video a few weeks ago to see how it would fare. The God Culture saw it and responded in two ways. First it appears Tim had this to say: 

10:02 Now, in other words, when you die to the law of sin and death you keep the law of Moses. That's what he's saying. And he said that in Romans 7 and 8. And we made that clear in those videos yet our words taken out of context and someone attempted to try to frame that we were saying that salvation through the law which is ridiculous and pretty stupid frankly. To not keep the law of Moses is to live in the law of sin and death that's it because they're opposites, you're in one or you're in the other. There's no gray area in between. Paul doesn't leave any gray area. You're in one or you're in the other.  He says there are only two laws in this respect. 

Again, is there salvation through the law? No. One is not saved by keeping the law.  That is Pharisee doctrine, not what Paul says. Paul is clear there is only salvation through Yahushah Hamashiach. 

It may sound confusing but it's actually very simple. It has become confusing because Pharisees have gotten their hands in it and mixed it up.  We receive Him in making a decision to make Him our Lord. I mean a real decision not just saying a prayer and in fact a prayer is not even required. However we are saved if we continue in that relationship and this where the law comes in because if you claim Messiah is your lord you cannot serve the law of sin and death any longer. If you serve the law of sin and death He is not your Lord. Sorry but He's not. He can't be. You cannot serve two masters, right? He said that. And there is no reconciling the two opposite laws as somehow the same. 

https://youtu.be/8AT2mw2nHoY?t=602

What Tim is saying can be visualized like this:

Silly Tim. Grace and law do not mix!

Tim is attempting to shove grace inside the law hole. It does not work that way. Only law fits in the law hole. Grace goes elsewhere. You cannot combine the two. They cancel each other out.

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

The confusion stems from Tim saying several contradictory things including faith in Christ is not enough, the law is what redeems us, the law does not save us, we are saved by relationship with Christ, that relationship entails keeping the Mosaic law, to walk in newness of life is to keep the Mosaic law, salvation is sure, and salvation can be lost.  All those statements contradict each other. Despite his rejection of the idea a close look at his doctrine reveals that for Tim salvation does come through keeping the law. But law keeping must be coupled with faith in Christ or else it is in vain. They are synergistic and go together. Like love and marriage you can't have one without the other.  For Tim to say all he says about the law and then tell his audience salvation does not come from the law is disingenuous. His doctrine is entirely legalistic. He hardly ever mentions the grace of Jesus Christ. Timothy Jay Schwab is a graceless law hole.

I stand by this video 100%. It accurately depicts Tim's heretical doctrine. Faith in Christ is not enough. The law is what redeems us. There are 613 laws which must be kept in order to maintain our relationship with Christ and be grafted into the kingdom. Of all those laws Tim harps on the sabbath the most. Listen to his videos on Colossians 2 and 3 as well as Grafted Into the Kingdom for further confirmation.

The second response of The God Culture to this video was to have it removed for allegedly violating their copyright.

The hypocrisy here is unbelievable. All I did was take some audio, splice it up, and make a video that is protected under fair use laws. The whole point is to show the stupidity of Timothy's salvation doctrine which is, "We aren't to just have faith in Yahusha, That's not enough" and "The law is what redeems us." No one who saw this video could ever be fooled into thinking The God Culture made it nor is it designed to fool people into thinking such.

I submitted the proper counter notification and was given this notice:

The God Culture were given 10 days to show proof that they had begun "court action against" me or the video would be restored. They failed to provide such proof and the video has now been restored.

Contrast my experience to a channel called Youtube Flare who has reposted The God Culture's videos IN FULL and with his own added intro and outro since 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp3deY6yUfQ

He has even monetized these videos!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp3deY6yUfQ

This channel has modified and monetized The God Culture's videos since 2017 and they don't know about it? Or they don't care? For a group so allegedly protective of their copyrights that doesn't smell right at all.

But it gets even worse. The God Culture has tried to shut me down because I use screenshots of their videos when I write about them. They claim that it is a copyright violation to do so. But in their video "Was the Apostle Paul the Son of Perdition" they do this very same thing using screenshots from a video to illustrate what they are talking about!

https://youtu.be/Vb_i--GeRNU?t=2702

The text says:

Ophirian Heritage Conservatory
"Son of Perdition Part 1"
Uploaded April 15, 2020
Screenshot May 25, 2020
Used in accordance with the Fair Use Act

What a bunch of hypocrites. The issue here is not my use of screenshots or parodying their logo or anything having to do with alleged libel or copyright violations, neither of which I am guilty. The real issue is that I have stepped up to expose The God Culture for the frauds that they are. I have proven several times how their research about the Philippines is erroneous and amounts to copy/pasting from blogs and Wikipedia as well as manipulating and misinterpreting other sources like the Periplus of the Erythean Sea.  And they are very, very, very angry that the truth about them has come out. They want me and my blog gone and to that end they will do whatever it takes including threatening, or perhaps even actually bringing, legal action.

http://philippinefails.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-god-culture-noah-landed-on-mt.html?showComment=1591165801324#c5678370493820712538

Stop Cyber Criminal. This blog as all of this fraud's material are filled with Cyber Libel, Negligence, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Copyright Infringement, etc. He has been reported to the authorities and this will be dealt with. In the meantime, understand this is outrageous fraud in misrepresentation. We are no longer addressing this sheer stupidity and childish, criminal behavior. Watch our videos which are not represented here, test them and prove all things for yourself because David Roxas is a criminal whose time to reap his reward is very near.

What an empty, stupid, malicious threat and accusation. Are they really going to waste their time and money suing me in court over this blog because I have exposed Timothy Jay Schwab for the absolute fraud he is? If they ever do sue me you can be sure it will be posted here for all to see what morons this group of fake researchers actually is. 

Retards in the Government 159

It's your weekly compendium of foolishness and corruption in the Philippine government. 

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/13/2020639/pnp-probe-victim-blaming-social-media-posts-among-its-ranks

Philippine National Police chief, Police Gen. Archie Gamboa has ordered the Directorate for Police Community Relations under PMGen Dionardo Carlos to investigate reports that official police social media accounts were used to post victim-blaming statements. 

Victim blaming, as defined by the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime, is "a devaluing act that occurs when the victim(s) of a crime or an accident is held responsible — in whole or in part — for the crimes that have been committed against them." 

The PNP specifically mentioned the controversial Lucban Municipal Police Station which drew widespread backlash over the past week for a post that said women should not wear short clothing and then report sexual harassment to them. 

“Recently, the Lucban Municipal Police Station social media post drew flak from netizens for allegedly being sexist,” read the Saturday PNP release. 

“The PNP strongly advocates the protection of women and children and maintains a strict set of guidelines for its personnel on the use of social media. Violators may face administrative and even criminal charges, if evidence warrants,” Gamboa said in the release.

PNP posts on Facebook blaming women who are sexually harassed on wearing short clothing. Facebook privileges denied!

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1290802/cayetano-to-filipinos-pursue-true-freedom-implies-revolting-is-just-a-phase

“And when we get older still. Or maybe it’s not just age, rather as we get more experience, see the world and gain more wisdom, we begin to see that true freedom is knowing and understanding the limits of what we can do yet still knowing that we are Free,” he added. 

“Yes, freedom has responsibility as an essential ingredient. One’s freedom is tied to the freedom of others. Our rights are not limitless, but is bounded on all sides by the rights of others,” he said. 

“With knowledge and responsibility we can move freely in that space. Without knowledge and responsibility, our actions affect the freedom of our fellowmen. Or their’s affect ours. And thus the evils of discrimination, prejudice, hate — destroy, rather than prove freedom,” he added.

Cayetano's point is that you can't just run around doing whatever you want. Not that anyone is equating freedom with anarchy. Over all he comes off as very wishy-washy definition of freedom. He is no Patrick Henry that's for sure. "Give me liberty or give me death."

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1292266/rizal-mayor-tagged-in-narcolist-survives-ambush-try

Police are investigating an attempt on the life of Raul Palino, the mayor of Teresa, Rizal, who was previously named by President Duterte as among local officials tied to illegal drugs. 

Col. Renato Alba, Rizal police director, in a text message Tuesday, said Palino was unharmed, but his bodyguard Ruel Santos and driver Joel Balajadia were hurt in the shooting incident. 

According to a police report, the mayor was on board his van, and was on his way home, when the vehicle was shot at around 5 p.m. Monday at E. Rodriguez Ave. in Barangay Poblacion. 

Based on the initial investigation, the lone shooter escaped on foot towards Antipolo City. 

In 2019, Palino was included in the list of 46 politicians, who according to President Duterte were involved in the drug trade. 

Palino had denied the allegation and even sought out the regional police headquarters to clear his name.

Another assassination attempt on a mayor tagged on Duterte's narco-list.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/742826/649-people-including-260-officials-charged-over-cash-aid-anomalies-dilg/story/

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday said close to 400 barangay and local government officials are facing criminal charges for anomalies in the distribution of cash aid for families whose livelihoods were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Apart from this, a total of 663 individuals have been subjected to investigation by the police, including 267 elected barangay and local government officials. 

"The rest, 396, are other government employees or civilian accomplices of those elected local officials," said DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año in a statement. 

Año said of the total 663 individuals, the DILG has filed criminal cases against 397.

Are these new cases or part of the hundreds already filed?

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1860284/Manila/Local-News/Ex-cop-arrested-over-kidnapping-of-BIR-officials

AUTHORITIES arrested on Monday, June 15, a former policeman allegedly involved with the group behind the kidnapping-for-ransom of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) officials since 2019. 

Police Officer 3 Allan Encina Formilleza, who was formerly assigned at the Quezon City Police District but went on absence without leave (Awol) in 2019, was arrested around 11 a.m. in Las Palmas Subdivision, Barangay Caypombo, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.  

Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) spokesperson Major Rannie Lumactod said law enforcers served on Formilleza three arrest warrants issued by the Regional Trial Court National Capital Judicial Region for charges of murder, theft and estafa. 

Lumactod said Formilleza is a member of what they called the “gapos gang” which operates in the National Capital Region and Central Luzon, primarily targeting wealthy BIR officials.

An ex-cop involved with a kidnapping gang but not charged with kidnapping. Maybe that will be forthcoming.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1293015/ombudsman-orders-probe-on-duque-doh-execs-for-irregularities-in-covid-19-response

Ombudsman Samuel Martires has ordered an investigation on Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other officials and employees of the Department of Health (DOH) over alleged irregularities on the agency’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

“I directed the creation of two more investigating teams who will jointly investigate alleged irregularities and anomalies committed by DOH officials and employees, including Health Sec. Francisco Duque, in relation to the response of the DOH during this pandemic,” he added. 

He said the two additional investigating teams will focus on the delayed procurement of personal protective equipment and other medical gear for healthcare workers, and alleged lapses and irregularities that led to the death of medical workers and the rising number of deaths and infected medical frontliners. 

The investigation will also focus on the alleged inaction in the release and processing of benefits and financial assistance for medical frontliners who have contracted COVID-19 and those who have died of the disease, as well as the “confusing and delayed” reporting of COVID-19 related deaths and confirmed cases, according to the Ombudsman.

Duque did said he accepted ultimate responsibility. He will probably issue a statement that he is innocent and welcomes the investigation.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1293121/dumaguete-village-exec-slain-in-front-of-watchmen-officials

A village chief in this city was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen while he was on duty outside the village outpost on Tuesday night. 

Harrison Gonzales of Barangay 1 (Tinago) was gunned down by a lone gunman, who was accompanied by four other men, onboard separate motorcycles in front of village officials and watchmen, who had been on duty with him to implement the nightly curfew in the village. 

Gonzales’ death was the second consecutive shooting incident in this city this week. 

On Monday morning, unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen also shot and killed a businesswoman in front of her husband in Barangay Mangnao, Dumaguete City.

Another assassination of an LGU official.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/16/20/philhealth-seeks-delay-of-universal-healthcare-implementation

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. on Tuesday sought the delay of the implementation of the Universal Healthcare (UHC) Law, as collections this year took a downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic.  

The state insurance agency in a joint hearing recommended the postponement of the implementation of the UHC and its primary care benefit expansion due to lack of funds.  

PhilHealth President Ricardo Morales said the agency was "taking a very prudent approach" on the delivery of new packages under the UHC as its collection of contributions was "about 10 percent" compared last year. 

"The collection from the direct contributors has dropped significantly kasi wala hong negosyo (there's no business). We are falling back on our reserve which we anticipated is going to take a hit," he said. 

"As we get more data, as we see how this pandemic develops, maybe we can begin to plan to deliver packages in the primary healthcare package depends on how things turn out with the COVID-19."

Excuse taxes certainly dropped. But if UHC is relying on booze, cigarette, and lotto taxes then there is definitely going to be a problem. That is not very sustainable.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1292697/govt-owned-research-institute-unable-to-finish-p81-m-worth-of-studies-on-time-coa

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has been flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) for its failure to finish 24 research projects amounting to P81.23 million within the supposed timetable. 

According to COA’s 2019 audit report of the government-owned agency, the backlog was largely due to delays that PIDS encountered in interacting with other government agencies and with problems in hiring qualified staffers. 

“According to Management, the causes of the non-completion of the projects within the original timetable indicated in the projects’ work plans could be attributed to, among others, delays encountered from other government agencies in processing PIDS’ requests for data and difficulty in hiring qualified project staff,” COA said. 

“PIDS requested for time extension in consultation with the partner agencies, in the case of externally-funded projects,” it added. 

However, the COA report showed that at least one of the projects left unfinished dated back to 2017, while eight others started in 2018. Of the P81.23 million fund, PIDS has already spent P56.32 million. 

COA advised PIDS to exert more care in formulating a project plan, to ensure that research projects could be completed within a feasible timeframe.

So PIDS could not hire qualified people and had problems working with other government agencies. Sounds like the red tape culture has not abated.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1106288

A Maguindanao village official and his son were killed while another was wounded in an ambush in the North Cotabato town of Midsayap on Wednesday. 

Lt. Col, John Miridel Calinga, Midsayap municipal police chief, said police and elements of the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion have launched a manhunt to get the perpetrators of the the incident. 

Calinga identified the victims as Paitin Lando, 53, a village official of Datu Piang, Maguindanao, and his 18-year-old son, Noron Mulod. They both instantly died from multiple gunshot wounds. 

Injured was Sued Kalambo, 21, driver of the motorbike hired by Lando and his son.  

“The attack could be related to a ‘rido’ involving the village official’s family and that of the ambushers,” Calinga said.

So there were three people riding the motorcycle. Just anther LGU shot dead.

Coronavirus Lockdown: Elder Abuse, DingDong Delivery, and More!

The lockdowns of the past two and a half months has been devastating to the economy. While there is a slow and positive recovery post-lockdown the extent of the damage is just now coming to light.

Unless one could work from home or one's job was considered essential it was probably lost.

https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/06/05/2018860/lockdowns-destroy-jobs-5-million-filipinos-april

Five million more Filipinos were left jobless by the pandemic and government-initiated lockdowns in April, in the clearest sign of socioeconomic damage from the health crisis that saw businesses getting shuttered and people staying home. 

While state officials said some job losses were temporary and could have since recovered with Metro Manila’s reopening, observers cautioned the situation may be far worse than the numbers are telling, with displaced migrant workers not counted in the official tally. Labor groups said the government shares the blame for growing unemployment.

The jobless rate hit 17.7% in April, surging from last year’s 5.1%, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. The figure was the highest since April 2005 when the government made methodological changes on how unemployment is computed.  

In absolute terms, movement restrictions threw 7.3 million Filipinos out of their workplace during the survey period, up from 2.3 million a year ago, PSA data showed.

Hopefully those jobs will come back. However the DOLE 2,068 establishments have shuttered due to the pandemic and only 69,000 people lost their jobs.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1289156/dole-over-2000-establishments-closed-down-due-to-covid-19

At least 2,068 establishments in the country have so far closed down due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. 

According to Bello, the closure of these establishments rendered some 69,022 workers jobless. 

The Labor chief issued the statement as he clarified the figures on the effect of COVID-19 on the labor sector. 

(The actual number of unemployed reached only 69,000 and those who said they have closed down were 2,068 companies or employers. The 7.3 million earlier reported was just an estimate, it is not actual or factual.)

The 7.3 million figure is from the Philippine Statistics Authority and is based on real data. Who is right and who is wrong? The DOLE or the PSA? Why can't these bureaucracies get their numbers straight?

The DEpEd is forcing classes online which is a huge problem for many who do not have internet access or proper devices for online learning.  The City of Manila is helping to fill that gap.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/06/07/2019222/manila-sets-p994-million-tablets-laptops

The Manila City government will buy 110,000 tablet devices equipped with SIM cards and 11,000 laptops with pocket WiFi devices worth P994 million for students and teachers in preparation for upcoming online classes. 

Mayor Isko Moreno announced this on Friday evening after convening the Local School Board of the city in preparation for this school year’s online classes. 

Moreno told members of the board he doesn’t want kids going to schools that are not properly equipped. 

“We are the capital of the nation… I want you to focus all your effort on this,” he said. 

He said that each educational tablet device will be equipped with SIM cards with 10 GB bandwidth monthly as well as free 2GB data allocation for YouTube. 

“I want to focus on the real problem that they need bandwidth,” he said. 

Likewise, Domagoso said that 11,000 laptops with pocket WiFi devices would be issued to public school teachers for the online classes. 

Domagoso said these devices would be distributed prior to the opening of school year 2020-2021.

Free Wi-Fi, bandwidth and tablets. Hopefully these devices get used properly.

When they say the coronavirus has affected everything they mean it!

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1105792

Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has advised cockpit operators in the province to prepare guidelines and recommendations for their operation despite the continued ban on cockfighting. 

In an interview on Saturday, Defensor said he met with cockpit operators on Friday after he received an advisory from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) dated June 11 that bans cockfighting until it is allowed by the President, the department, or the Inter-Agency on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. 

Cockfighting is a huge business in Iloilo province with at least one cockpit in almost all 43 local government units. 

“Our direction of the discussion is we have no option but to wait for the guidance from the national government but we better prepare guidelines,” he said.

Cockfighting is big business throughout the nation. What will the cockpit look like in a post-COVID-19 world? That is what they are trying to decide.

It's funny how taxes on cigarettes and alcohol as well as proceeds from gambling go to pay for healthcare. Ironic having unhealthy activities finance the health system

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/742485/pcso-loses-p13-billion-due-to-covid-19-garma/story/

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has lost around P13 billion in earnings amid the implementation of the community quarantine due to COVID-19. 

Due to the threat of COVID-19, the gaming operation of PCSO has been suspended since March. 

Garma said they have already written to the Office of the President regarding the resumption of their lotto outlet operations. 

The PCSO will implement health protocols, including requiring the gaming public to wear face masks, as well as social distancing. 

It will also require betting booths to have a screen or protection between agents and bettors. 

Garma said the agency has also proposed a digital system for betting. 

Why not reopen the lotto? Everything else is reopening albeit with strict control measures.

"Ding-dong!" "Who is it?" "Ding-dong delivery!"

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/379057/dingdong-dantes-to-launch-dingdong-delivery-app-to-help-displaced-entertainment-workers

As the entertainment industry is put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, actor Dingdong Dantes is set to launch a delivery app to help out displaced showbiz workers. 

The app, aptly called DingDong PH, is the brainchild of Dantes, who admitted that he was not that in tune with technology prior to the pandemic. 

DingDong PH came about after Dantes got inspiration from a problem he and his wife, Marian Rivera, had to deal with involving the latter’s flower business. 

(One time, she had to deliver flowers to a client. The flowers were delivered to the wrong house, and then they got damaged.) 

Dantes shared that after he stepped up by delivering the flowers himself to the client, the idea for creating DingDong PH was born. 

“Doon nagsimula ‘yung idea, at lumawak na lang siya (That is where I got the idea, which expanded as time went by). In the past weeks, after talking with friends who share the same vision and passion, an idea was developed, hence the birth of Doorbell Technologies,” he said. 

“’Yung riders na gagamitin natin, ‘yung nawalan ng trabaho dito sa industriya namin (The riders we are going to hire are those who lost their jobs in our industry),” he added. 

Dantes has yet to announce when the app will exactly be launched, but Rivera has already given fans a teaser for DingDong PH via Instagram on June 7.

So it's just a motorcycle delivery service that will be staffed by those in the entertainment industry who have lost their jobs. But what happens when they get recalled to their jobs?

OFWs have been particularly hard hit by the lockdown and pandemic.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1290857/stranded-ofws-slept-under-flyover

Since June 1, around 400 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) have been forced to camp out in front of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) and under the airport’s elevated expressway while waiting for their flights to their respective destinations. 

Most of the stranded workers spent days and nights sleeping there, hoping to catch a flight home, before officials finally swept them up on Friday. 

While the last batch of OFWs and probinsyanos stranded for two weeks at Naia were finally transported on Friday to a quarantine facility here in Manila, their sorry ordeal brought to the fore anew vague and contradictory policies for these stranded individuals. 

For days, their bags and clothes were their only refuge against the elements, relying on the kindness of strangers who dropped offrelief goods for them. 

“We really couldn’t do anything, even when we requested that officials at least accommodate pregnant women and give them a comfortable place to sleep in,” Reiza Daquitan, an OFW hopeful who was supposed to fly out to Macau last March before the lockdown, told Radyo Inquirer in an interview last Wednesday. “Instead we’re living like pigs, like garbage here.” 

Most of them were OFW hopefuls like May Ann Cayog whose prospects of employment abroad were dashed by the pandemic. 

Cayog, who hailed from Davao, was supposed to fly out to Saudi Arabia via Manila to work as a domestic worker when President Duterte declared the entire island of Luzon under lockdown in March 17. 

Last month, Cayug successfully booked a flight back to Davao scheduled on May 23, she said. Her flight was later moved to June 1, then June 4, and then June 8, until she was told her next schedule was on July 1. 

“It’s like they don’t have any conscience, no hearts,” she said in an interview. 

As of Friday, transport officials swept up around 175 people toVillamor Air Base to be quarantined and be tested for the coronavirus. 

They would also be temporarily housed there while the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of the Interior and Local Government worked out travel accommodations for them. 

They were likewise provided facilitation assistance to secure necessary travel documents as required by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, according to the Department of Transportation. 

They were already brought home via Cebu Pacific flights to Visayas and Mindanao. 

Another 250 who took shelter under a flyover near Naia, are slated to be transported by the PCG transport team to appropriate accommodation facilities.

Well at least the government got those people out of those conditions. But why were they allowed to wallow in the mire for so long?

Why do the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise? DICT undersecretary Rio has an answer.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/742053/ex-dict-official-rio-covid-cases-rose-because-iatf-didn-t-listen-to-recommendations/story/

"Last Sunday, June 7, I have to break my silence to reach out to the IATF that if they only depend on StaySafe as the government contact tracing app, we would never be able to flatten this pandemic curve which will mean more deaths and may damage our economy that may take years to recover," he said. 

"It is also to point out to IATF that had they approved the Covid-19 Central Platform endorsed by both [DICT Secretary Gregorio] Honasan and [National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) chief implementer Secretary Carlito] Galvez submitted to them last April 29, this rise in the curve that we are experiencing now would not have happened. For the sake of our people and country, I hope IATF will listen this time," he added.

The DOH says the cause for the rise in cases is more testing and the clearing of a backlog of thousands of tests already done. They claim there are at least 2,200 more cases to clear.

According to the CHR the forced quarantines have lead to an increase n domestic abuse.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1291743/elder-abuse-increased-during-covid-19-pandemic-chr-official

“Around the world, there is emerging evidence that violence, abuse, and neglect of older persons increased due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In the country, we are still unaware of their actual situation within homes, institutions, and communities,” Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Aging and the Human Rights of Older Persons, said in a statement, coinciding the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

If the CHR Is unaware of the actual situation then why are they making such statements? The don't provide any evidence whatsoever to bolster their claim.

A Filipina in Dubai has been recognized for her efforts helping to feed people affected by the pandemic.

https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/on-the-radar/2020/06/15/2021059/unemployed-pinay-internationally-recognized-feeding-jobless-dubai

An unemployed Filipina living in Dubai that has been giving 200 free meals every day to the city's jobless migrants during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was given a grant to cook 10,000 more meals for her Good Samaritan initiative. 

"Every day since Eid Al Fitr, the mother of three has been taking out more than Dh500 from her own pocket to feed over 400 people, who have lost their jobs because of challenges arising from the pandemic," Khaleej Times said in a report today. 

"She buys over 50kg of rice, 60kg of chicken, and nearly 25 dozen eggs to cook two meals a day. People in need can pick up the food directly from her apartment, practising social distancing at all times. But for some expats who cannot afford to pay for transportation, Feby personally delivers the free meals to their homes in Dubai's Satwa area." 

According to Khaleej Times, Feby calls her personal project "Ayuda" (Filipino for "help"), which began when she saw fellow Filipinos lining up for free food outside the building where she lives. She said she felt for her fellowmen because she thought, "What if it was my family who lost our income during the pandemic?" 

"We're poor, to be honest. But it's not a reason for me not to help, you know?" Feby told South China Morning Post in an earlier feature. 

"Life is so hard and they don't have anyone to depend on." 

Feby recalled that she started the effort when she was able to buy about 500 dirhams' worth of groceries, including 30 frozen chickens and sacks of rice, from her own family's month's worth of allowance. 

At first, she relied on her husband's income. But when the word spread about her initiative, many are now donating, including a famous Emirati blogger who donated 10,000 dirhams. 

This lady who has no job and money of her own and admits her family is poor used her husband's income to pay for her project. At least now people are donating and she does not have to take her husband's money.

Some teachers were got on video doing a very stupid stunt.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1291617/teachers-in-graduation-mask-sharing-probed

A viral video featuring pupils and their parents in what seemed like a graduation ceremony at a small village in Camarines Norte’s capital town of Daet is now being investigated by the Department of Education (DepEd) for possible breach of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protocols. 

A source, who asked not to be named for lack of authority to speak to the media, confirmed that the video showing children being made to share a single face mask for their “graduation” photo happened at a makeshift graduation shed in Dogongan village.
The source, a DepEd local employee, said the department’s provincial office had directed the school’s principal to explain the incident in writing. 

In the video, at least three students who donned white togas were made to stand one by one in front of a tarpaulin as a graduation march song played. 

A woman was orchestrating the event. She posed with the first boy, who was wearing a face mask, for the photo with the boy holding what looked like a graduation certificate. 

The tarpaulin in the background for the photo session read “Daet North District, Dogongan Elementary School, 58th Graduation Exercise” with the time of 8:30 a.m. and date of June 10, 2020. 

Instead of leading the boy out with his mask on, the woman asked him to remove the mask to be passed on and worn by the next “graduate.” After the second pupil’s photo was taken, she removed the mask and placed it on the face of the next pupil waiting to be photographed.

Instead of giving each child their own face mask the teachers had them share a single one! Pretty stupid.

Robot doctors will be helping human doctors in Bulacan monitor their COVID-19 patients.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1292157/robot-doctors-to-aid-front-liners-in-bulacan

In this Bulacan capital, medical doctors will be getting an extra pair of hands, albeit robotic, to monitor the health condition of COVID-19 patients. 

These roving robot doctors are equipped with a camera to allow doctors and nurses to monitor their movements and sensor arms that can be controlled remotely to adjust to the position of the patient. 

The “Rovidocs” are programmed using a computer tablet and are outfitted with a thermal scanner to detect fever, a tray for medicines and a nozzle spray, and a liquid tank for disinfection. 

In effect, they will reduce the exposure of doctors and nurses to COVID-19 patients, said Prof. Jayson Victoriano, creator of the Rovidocs. 

“The robots will still be customized to get a patient’s pulse rate, blood pressure and body temperature,” Victoriano said while presenting the prototype at the provincial capitol here. 

The robots can make sure medicines are delivered on time and monitor the hourly status of the patients. 

Three of these Rovidocs will be commissioned by the provincial government and stationed at the Bulacan Infection Control Center in Bulacan Medical Center here. Each robot costs P150,000.

The future has finally arrived in the Philippines.

You know what the only way to fight COVID-19 is?  Duterte does!

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1292148/duterte-says-hell-oversee-distribution-of-miracle-pill-if-it-becomes-available

“The only way to fight COVID is [by taking a] vaccine — or maybe a miracle pill that would kill it, just as an antibiotic would kill bacteria.  But this virus cannot be killed by an antibiotic. It really your body that will produce ng antibodies,” the President said, speaking partly in Filipino, in his late Monday night briefing. 

“Now there’s a pill — I hope it’s true — that will fight and it can, maybe, kill the virus. That’s good. When that arrives, when its already available, I will order it. I will distribute it I will personally supervise the distribution,” he added.

Well perhaps China will come through with a vaccine and distribute to the Philippines first!

Local i*mart Illegally Burns Their Garbage

i*mart is a Philippine based convenience store not unlike 711 or Munsterific. As with every business you would think they follow the law but when it comes to RA 9003 one i*mart simply does not care.  RA 9003 forbids the burning of garbage yet this i*mart has a burn pile right out in front for all to see.

I did not catch the employee lighting this fire on camera but you can see his back as he enters the store to retrieve more garbage to burn. It's a rare thing to catch such a flagrant violation of the law in person. It appears they do it in the early morning as well.

The first picture shows the bag on fire and the second shows the large flame with i*mart in the background. 

A few days later the same thing. A burn pile in the early morning.  Who is burning the trash when the business is closed? The security guard on duty of course. I saw him do it with my own eyes. 

What is so hard about collecting the garbage and placing it in a secure location until it can be properly disposed of? The garbage truck passes by practically every day of the week.  Something could be worked out with them.  There simply is no excuse for anyone, especially a business, to burn  their garbage.