Yeah, it will still be hot: it is technically still spring going into summer in the northern hemisphere. But scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will do a lot to lower the temperatures. Although the expected onset of La Niña in a few months means a wetter rainy season. 😕
(FYI, there are three seasons in the #Philippines: cold and dry [Nov to Feb], hot and dry [Mar to May], and hot and wet [Jun to Oct].)
NAIA Terminal 3 is a (literally) hot mess and it deserves it's reputation as being one of the worst in the world. But we already have an alternative. #Philippines#AirTravel
I have nothing against him. There are meanings behind road names, and “Lawton Ave” is not a positive meaning since the US transferred control of the camp to the Philippines.
The camp was originally known as “Fort William McKinley”. It was established in 1901 during the Philippine-American War.
Henry Ware Lawton was killed during the Philippine-American War, and thus, it is understandable it was named after him.
However, after the war and the #US occupation of the #Philippines, the connection of the name started to, allow me to say, “degrade”.
By 1949-05-14, the US officially transferred control of the camp to the Philippines, and it was renamed to “Fort Bonifacio”, in honour of the #Filipino hero, war veteran, first revolutionary general, and the founder of #KKK, Gat Andres Bonifacio.
This effectively and logically changed the meaning of “Lawton Ave”. It is no longer about Lawton's achievements, as that was from the American perspective.
From the Filipino perspective, “Lawton Ave” means:
Mortal enemy #1
Multiple failed attacks against President Emilio Aguinaldo.
First and only US General killed during the Philippine-American War
Highest ranking American officer killed in both the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars
First US general killed in overseas action
As a human being, those are definitely not a good way to honor someone, regardless if they were an enemy or not.
Imagine this, a Filipino tour guide explaining the history of Fort Bonifacio and they're on a bus traversing Lawton Ave. Do you think a Filipino guide will only mention how Lawton was a hero, especially when he was only a hero from the eyes of the Americans?
It is only very important to rename Lawton Ave in Fort Bonifacio to Gerónimo Ave.
General Gerónimo was the Filipino sharpshooter who fell General Lawton.
We should honor General Gerónimo for valiantly facing a battle where the infamous (Filipino perspective) General Lawton was in the midst of it.
In addition, it will be the Filipino people's final honor to General Henry Ware Lawton. Though he was an enemy of the Filipino people, he still deserves respect as a soldier and as a human being.
Renaming his namesakes is an act of respect and honor. We should not remember him as an enemy, no matter his personal disposition for/against the Filipino people. He was a soldier. He did his job. He fell on duty during the war.
Typhoon #Ewiniar (#AghonPH) has begun to rapidly intensify now that it has moved away from the islands of the #Philippines. Current forecasts estimate a peak intensity of 220 km/h by Tuesday 🌀
TIL, that the beloved @pinoy's favorite brewery, San Miguel, has a new wheat # beer: #CervezBlanca, which is being exported globally from the #Philippines.
They definitely took their time with this one, but at least it's better than the other local wheat beer, #BrewKettle
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
Feb 2024 article. An airborne mobile radar will be huge for the #WestPHSea
#Sweden is likely to offer a Lease/finance arrangement similar to the one
it has with #Thailand. This is more
cost-effective than an outright sale
even compared to a "budget" fighter jet
such as the #FA50.
It's also expected to further sweeten
the deal with the offer of an #Saab2000Erieye early warning system as part of the Gripen package #Philippines
The 2024 dialogue will be held from May 31 to June 2, with Philippine President #FerdinandMarcosJr scheduled to give the keynote speech in the evening of May 31.
This will be the first time a Philippine head of state will deliver the keynote speech at the annual event. #Philippines
#Washington’s focus on competition with #China since the mid-to-late 2010s sparked changes, the report says, and its operations with allies #Japan, the #Philippines and #Australia are more important.
The shift towards more frequent and larger exercises with more partners followed prior trends but along a much steeper trajectory that is set to continue beyond 2024. #SouthChinaSea
In anticipation of a big announcement by the Department of National Defense this June, here's a tidy presentation of the #Gripen's capabilities. #Philippines#JAS39