For Fiel Pareja, social media has offered a chance to pray, dance and lip-sync Christian pop music for the benefit of his 1.6 million followers.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/04/23/asia-pacific/philippines-tiktok-priests/

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew his candidacy for a senate seat, the election commission's spokesperson said.

https://www.gulf-times.com/story/706219/Philippines-Duterte-withdraws-candidacy-for-a-sena

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MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros's trip to Taiwan for several discussions may revolve around regional stability issues and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) concerns, but she and Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen made sure to share a light moment. In a tweet from Tsai's official Twitter account, it appears that aside from Taiwanese officials, Hontiveros also had a chance to meet Think Think, the Taiwanese president's cat. 'Pleased to welcome a delegation led by #Philippines Senator @RisaHontiveros to #Taiwan, & to introduce her to my cat Think Think.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1768579/hontiveros-taiwan-presidents-cat-meet-in-taipei

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A man in the Philippines uses a robot to order bubble tea in Singapore. On March 3, TikTok user FrodoBots showed how he did it in a minute-long clip. He remotely controlled a robot on wheels to order a drink from a HeyTea store in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands. As a result, the TikTok video gathered more than 140,000 views and 9,400 likes at the time of writing. How did the robot order milk tea in Singapore? I thought this was going to be a smooth ride, but boy was I wrong! #robot #delivery #singapore #philippines #virtualdrive #crypto #gaming pic.

https://technology.inquirer.net/121917/man-in-the-philippines-uses-robot-to-order-milk-tea-in-singapore

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