In A Nutshell

04/08/2025

Here’s a cool piece of trivia for today in Philippine history:

On August 4, 1851, the El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel II was officially established. This bank later became the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)—making it the first bank in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its original office was located in Intramuros, Manila, and it played a major role in shaping the country’s financial system.

💰 So next time you pass by a BPI branch, you’re looking at a piece of living history that’s been around for over 170 years!

04/08/2025

🎸 "Wind of Change" by Scorpions is more than just a rock ballad—it’s a time capsule of hope and transformation. Released in 1991, the song was written by lead vocalist Klaus Meine after the band’s visit to Moscow during the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989. That experience, set against the backdrop of the Cold War’s final days, inspired lyrics that captured the spirit of political and social change sweeping through Eastern Europe.

🌍 The song’s iconic whistled intro and evocative lines like “I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park, listening to the wind of change” reflect a yearning for unity and peace. It became an anthem for the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, symbolizing a new era of international brotherhood.

📀 With over 14 million copies sold, it’s one of the best-selling singles of all time, and the most successful single ever by a German artist. The band even presented a gold record and royalties to Mikhail Gorbachev to support children’s hospitals in the USSR.

29/05/2025

PUBLIC ADVISORY

In light of the recent reported cases of MPOX (Monkeypox) within the Davao Region, the Office of the Executive Judge of RTC XI – Davao City has issued a memorandum mandating the strict wearing of face masks within the Hall of Justice.

This directive applies to all employees, clients, and visitors effective immediately.

Let us all cooperate and take this precaution seriously for everyone’s health and safety. Please wear your mask properly at all times while inside the premises.

Stay safe, Davao! 💚

28/05/2025

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

18/05/2025

Good morning. Happy Monday! ☺️

12/05/2025

LOOK: Here is the partial and unofficial result of local elections in COTABATO Province, aggregated from the COMELEC Data (as of 3:50AM)

12/05/2025

LOOK: Here is the partial and unofficial result of local elections in KIDAPAWAN CITY, aggregated from the COMELEC Data (as of 3:41AM)

12/05/2025

LOOK: Here is the partial and unofficial result of local elections in DAVAO CITY, aggregated from the COMELEC Data (as of 3:30AM)

12/05/2025

ATM: Explosive eruption happening at Kanlaon Volcano, according to PHIVOLCS.

12/05/2025

LOOK: Here is the partial and unofficial result of local elections in COTABATO Province, aggregated from the COMELEC Data (as of 10:47PM)

*GOVERNOR

MENDOZA, LALA
(NP) - 402,686 votes

PIÑOL, MANNY
(NPC) - 242,316 votes

ADAJAR, MANUEL
(IND) - 2,472 votes

*VICE-GOVERNOR

TARAY, ELLA
(LAKAS) - 335,667 votes

PIÑOL, EFREN
(PDPLBN) - 278,509 votes

11/05/2025

11/05/2025

I-check at i-verify ninyo ang VOTER STATUS and PRECINCT # ninyo! Details: https://governmentph.com/comelec-precinct-finder/