FINEST KIND CLINIC AND FISHMARKET.... Discussing medicine, culture, and the joys of cooking Pansit.
We all have a nasty cough, probably a virus.. Not too sick and a low fever so not influenza. But it has exacerbated my asthma so the medicines make my mind too fuzzy to do much.
this weekend is that City fiesta: the city's patron is Mama Maray, the holy shepherdess (in Spanish La Divina Pastora). May 1 is the feast day, but the parade is the day before.
Lots of people return home for the fiesta, so the relatives will probably visit, and lots of parties.
Last Year, Rubio and Qatar got Rwanda and the DRC to sign a peace plan.
A lot of this has to do with local tribal issues and the city of Goma. Of course the peace has since been broken by a Rwandan rebel group, but they are still talking so maybe things will settle down again.
but hey it's hard to find out what is going on there in the English media but luckily Al Jazeerah covers it (Note they are from Qatar, and Qatar worked with Rubio for the original peace plan).
Well, anyway, I am familiar with the Rwanda refugees, the minerals in the area, and the danger of nearby volcanoes to the city of Goma because I try to keep an eye on African news and sometimes place these stories on my Mugabe Blog..
what I was not aware of was that in addition to the problems of disease, Volcanos, rebel attacks, and refugees, there is another problem: Lake Kiva has the potential to be a killer lake:
but it also has the potential to provide electricity via methane extraction to the entire region:
He discusses the problem of CO2 release in smaller lakes but notes it is a danger in Lake Kiva, near the city of Goma, as he explains at the end of the video.
But the solution?
As he explains, the project to harvest Methane for energy also releases the CO2 safely,
from the company's website:
Since 2016, our Kivuwatt facility has been safely and sustainably extracting this biomethane gas, converting it into electricity in our 26 MW plant. This significant contribution represents approximately 30% of Rwanda’s current energy capacity and an accumulated generation of almost 2 TWh since COD. To put it in context, KivuWatt’s electricity production has avoided the emission of 1.1 million tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere, making a real positive environmental contribution while, at the same time, reducing the risk of uncontrolled methane release to the environment.
this is from four years ago:
LINK
A reciprocal access agreement between Manila and Tokyo, which took effect in September 2025, allows JSDF and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel to operate in each other’s territory for exercises and other missions.
so far I haven't seen helicopters, Warthogs or other planes going over us: We are near to FtMagsaysay, where usually the AFP teach jungle warfare and survival techniuest to the visiting iliatry.
Earlier today, a convoy of 4 cruise ships ran the Strait of Hormuz at full speed, sailing under fire through the Iranian-declared minefield. pic.twitter.com/5fYSqEYcLr
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 19, 2026
Posted so i can watch it later on my tablet.
the covid was a man made virus that escaped a Chinese lab that was doing gain of function research that was forbidden in the USA by Obama.
But the WHO overreacted: and what is not in this video is how it harmed poorer countries like the Philippines.
we had to pay for a thirty dollar test for our drivers to deliver our rice to Manila. And the town mayor had to hand out rice to our poorer neighborhoods because a lot of folks couldn't work, and many OFW etc. came home.
and many local farmers are digging for gold instead of preparing their fields for rice, because the imported rice undercuts the selling price and because the price of diesel and fertilizer makes it more expensive to grow and harvest.
We are green and sell organic rice, but since we no longer have waterbuffalo and use a harvester thresher instead of harvesting by hand and then using our small thresher, you can see the problem: Modern agriculture needs oil.
well, anyway, last year there were reports about economic zones and investment in Luzon. Clark and Subic are two areas this is being done.
from last year:
from today:
the full US announcement is HERE.
Excerpt:
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg today announced the United States’ and the Philippines’ plans to establish a 4,000-acre industrial hub to secure inputs vital to American and global supply chains. The site is located in the Luzon Economic Corridor of the Philippines. The site—the first of its kind—is being designated by the Philippines as an Economic Security Zone, a new model for AI-native investment acceleration hubs being developed under the Pax Silica Initiative.
... Enhanced Operational Certainty: The Economic Security Zone is intended to fuse American expertise in institutions and legal regimes – internationally enforceable contracts, transparent regulatory standards, and expert dispute resolution – with enhanced access to the Philippines’ outstanding workforce and talent, mineral endowments, energy resources, and strategic position at the crossroads of Indo-Pacific trade.
...more at thee Pax Silica website of the US State Dept:
If the 20th century ran on oil and steel, the 21st century runs on compute and the minerals that feed it. This historic declaration hails a new economic security consensus ensuring aligned partners build the AI ecosystem of tomorrow—from energy and critical minerals to high-end manufacturing and models.
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the problem is corruption.
Don't tell the Chicago style pope that he needs to preach thou shalt not steal, not vote Democrat so we can keep our pedophile protecting bishops rich.
(sorry, Three Hail Marys for my snide remarks)
Of course the problem is the IMF is threatening the Philippines because they have a big debt.
and this story says: Watch where you invest.
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StrategyPage has a summary of what's happening in the PHilippines LINK
Major events last year include improvements in infrastructure with many new roads and upgrades to airports and shipping facilities. This comes after years of little improvement. The difference has been noticeable to most Filipinos. Problems remain including high unemployment, escalating inflation, the local currency, the peso losing more value versus the dollar and general economic stagnation.
this video explains what is going on (is it accurate? I don't know, but we are seeinng Japan moving businesses into the Philippines.
And remember: China and Chinoy families run the economy here. Second thing to remember: Taiwan was once Japanese.
So while checking local headlines (still trying to impeach Sarah, an ongoing story), I saw this story:
US President Donald Trump said Thursday Washington and Tehran were “very close” to a peace deal and insisted that Iran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, a key sticking point in negotiations....
At the same time, a ceasefire came into effect between Israel and Lebanon — a 10-day truce — with Trump saying he expected the two countries’ leaders at the White House within “four or five days.”
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on the other hand, the Inquirer has an editorial that is happy that Filipinos lowered their birth rate::
Among poorer families, the fertility rate translates to 2.8 children per woman, compared to those from richer households, with a rate of only 1.1 child. The highest fertility rate of 3.1 children is seen among those with lower education levels, the same situation in adolescent girls who become mothers at ages 15 to 19.
so most of the lower birth rate is among the growing middle class: But the poor are still having fewer children (3 instead of seven as in the past).
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in other local news, the cost of gasoline/diesel is going down.
Good news for the farmers.
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and organ harvesting is the next big thing.
Euthanasia and Organ Harvesting Reveal Western Medicine’s Utilitarian Drift
— Epoch Times Opinion (@EpochOpinion) April 16, 2026
"The clear message sent by conjoining euthanasia and organ harvesting—with the active support of organ transplant medical associations, I am sorry to report—is that the deaths of the sick, disabled, and…
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Organ harvesting in the Philippines:. From last year.
In a harrowing turn of events, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has unveiled a chilling network of organ traffickers operating in Bulacan. The alleged leader, still at large, is reportedly a head nurse at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)
read the whole article.
Then there is this:
"... a light will shine through that window, a beam of light will come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany ... and you will suddenly realize that you must go to the polls and vote for Obama" - Barack Obama Lebanon, New Hampshire.
January 7, 2008.
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Seriously: The Language guy who is from Venezuela and knows a little about South American left wing Catholics connects the dots.
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But for myself, the reason I am so sarcastic about this is that the Pope is saying we love people and we want to stop the killing, but in the meanwhile he appoints a pro euthanasia bioethicist to the Prolife board in the Vatican.
In a second incident, also that year, Pegoraro appeared to support two members of the academy who publicly favored assisted suicide as a tactic to prevent the legalization of voluntary euthanasia in Italy. “We are in a specific context, with a choice to be made between two options, neither of which — assisted suicide or euthanasia — represents the Catholic position,” Pegoraro told the French Catholic newspaper La Croix. But stating that he believed some kind of law was a foregone conclusion, he said that of the two possibilities, “assisted suicide is the one that most restricts abuses because it would be accompanied by four strict conditions: the person asking for help must be conscious and able to express it freely, have an irreversible illness, experience unbearable suffering, and depend on life-sustaining treatment such as a respirator.”
That last part is a lie. Respirators are extraordinary treatment, and under Catholic moral laws since Pius XII time you can stop or refuse extraordinary treatment. But in today's bioethics, it means you can starve a person to death by calling feeding a medical treatment.
As for guidelines meaning safety, anyone familiar with the literature knows that is a lie.
This is not a complicated matter, and Europe and now the US is sliding into a Brave New World of eugenics and euthanasia. But the Pope's appointed expert isn't bothered by that. And of course, the Democratic party in the US is busy supporting politicians who will pass these laws. But don't condemn murdering grandmom (or your grandkid) because if you don't go along with the entire seamless garment political agenda of what is now the Democratic party, you aren't allowed to say you are Catholic.
Bishop VonGalen call your office: The Pope needs a talking to.
