BKA- Fish Farm

02/07/2025

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25/06/2025

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦🇵🇭

Though we may appear tiny on the world map, the Philippines is far from being a small country. To put things in perspective, here’s a simplified visualization showing how our 300,000+ km² archipelago compares to some well-known countries based on their true sizes.

Many of the maps we often encounter, in textbooks, websites, and classrooms, use the Mercator projection, a popular but highly distorted type of map.

The Mercator projection preserves shape and direction, which is useful for navigation, while dramatically enlarging landmasses near the poles, making those near the equator relatively small. As a result, countries like the Philippines can appear deceptively small, while regions such as Greenland seem far larger than they actually are.

The Philippines has a total land area of over 300,000 square kilometers, making it larger than the United Kingdom (around 243,000 km²) and many other European countries. Meanwhile, Greenland, which often appears to rival the size of Africa on a Mercator map, is around 2.1 million km², only about seven times bigger than the Philippines, not dozens of times as it may look.

Though maps give us a glimpse of reality, they can also distort our understanding of the world. That’s why it’s important to always consider the context, such as the type of map projection used, to better interpret the information we see and gain a more accurate view.

19/06/2025

19/06/2025

Garapalan 🤦

REP. BENNY ABANTE, IDINEKLARANG PANALO NG COMELEC SA IKA-ANIM NA DISTRITO NG MAYNILA

Idineklarang panalo ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division si Rep. Benny Abante bilang representante ng ika-anim na distrito ng Maynila.

Ito'y kahit na mas madaming boto sa kanya ang kanyang katunggali na si Joey Uy.

Ayon sa Comelec ay kinansela nila ang certificate of candidacy ni Joey Uy at ang kanyang proklamasyon noon ay maituturing na 'annulled.'

Matatandaang nanalo si Uy sa botong 64,746 laban sa 63,358 na nakuha ni Abante.

Ang nasabing dibisyon din ng Comelec ang nagdesisyon sa Duterte Youth party-list na kanselahin ang kanilang registration.

16/06/2025